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A Neotropical Companion Is An Extraordinarily Readable Introduction To The American Tropics, The Lands Of Central And South America, Their Remarkable Rainforests And Other Ecosystems, And The Creatures That Live There. This Second Edition Has Been Substantially Revised And Expanded To Incorporate The Abundance Of New Scientific Information That Has Been Produced Since It Was First Published In 1989. Major Additions Have Been Made To Every Chapter, And New Chapters Have Been Added On Neotropical Ecosystems, Human Ecology, And The Effects Of Deforestation. Biodiversity And Its Preservation Are Discussed Throughout The Book, And Neotropical Evolution Is Described In Detail. This New Edition Offers All New Drawings And Photographs, Many Of Them In Color. Tropical Climates And Ecosystems -- Rainforest Structure And Diversity -- How A Rainforest Functions -- Evolutionary Patterns In The Tropics -- Complexities Of Coevolution And Ecology Of Fruit -- The Neotropical Pharmacy -- Living Off The Land In The Tropics -- Rivers Through Rainforest -- Introduction To The Andes And Tepuis -- Savannas And Dry Forests -- Coastal Ecosystems : Mangroves, Seagrass, And Coral Reefs -- Neotropical Birds -

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Author

John Kricher

Publisher

Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780691044330

Category

science

Subjects

Fiction, History, Biology

Rating

4.3 / 5 (8 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14