Book ID: 89294
Mittermeier, Russel A., Theo Allofs, Monica Barcellos Harris, Peter SELIGMANN A. OTH.
Pantanal. South America's Wetland Jewel. 2005. 146 col. photogr. 176 p. 4to. Hardcover.
The Pantanal covers 81.000 suqare miles in the middle of South America,extending over parts of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. The Pantanal floodplain is the largest wetland network on Earth. This book reveals theabundant wildlife and beauty of this remarkable eco-system, home to someof the most spectacular concentrations of flora and fauna on the planet.The text explains the Pantanal's ecology, its people, plants andanimals, presented in five chapters: The Pantaneiro: People of thePantanal/ Wetlands/ Grasslands/ Forests of the Pantanal/ Caiman: thecomeback crocodile.