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Tropical Nature: Life and Death in the Rain Forest of Central and South America

by Adrian Forsyth

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ISBN13: 9780684187105
ISBN10: 0684187108
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SmithsonianIt invites an appreciation of biology as few other books do and does so with extraordinary grace and humor.

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Scientific AmericanIn 17 chapters, each a brief essay on tropical nature observed, these two young field biologists have made a model of contemporary natural history, cheerfully speculative, concerned as much with large pattern as with diversity, chemically informed, thoroughly ecological and Darwinian to the core.

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E. O. WilsonTropical Nature is superior by virtue of its freshness and authority. It is an account of the extraordinary richness of the tropical forests by two gifted young biologists who have recently experienced it and are experts on their subject. They write with the crispness of journalists sending dispatches from the field.

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It invites an appreciation of biology as few other books do and does so with extraordinary grace and humor.

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Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Illustrations

Foreword

Preface

In Memoriam

Introduction: A Temperate View of Tropical Life

1. IN THE REALM OF THE TROPICS FERTILITY

3. CANYONS OF LIGHT

4. HANGERS-ON

5. MATAPALO

6. LISTEN TO THE FLOWERS

7. "EAT ME"

8. BUGS AND DRUGS

9. CREEPING SOCIALISTS

10. ARMY ANTS ARTFUL GUISES SOUTHBOUND JERRY'S MAGGOT

14. SINGING IN THE RAIN

15. NIGHT WALKS

16. THE ETERNAL TROPICS

17. PARADISE LOST?

Appendix: Tropical Travel--A Beginner's Guide

Further Reading

Index

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queenofbeasts, May 15, 2009 (view all comments by queenofbeasts)
I found this book to be extremely interesting. The authors had a easy to read writing style with a sense of humor.They encompassed a wide range of information and make connections to their own experiences. The organization of the book into short chapters made the reading easier, but there was a ton of information and it would be nice to space out the reading to reflect.

Overall, I learned a lot from this book. There are a lot of biology processes that are described, but the authors did a nice job of simplifying them down. I would recommend people to read this book looking to widen their perspectives on the complexity of life.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780684187105
Subtitle:
Life and Death in the Rain Forests of Central and South America
With:
Landry, Sarah
Illustrator:
Landry, Sarah
Author:
Forsyth, Adrian
Author:
Miyata, Ken
Author:
Miyata, Ken
Publisher:
Touchstone Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
General science
Subject:
Nature
Subject:
Ecology
Subject:
Central America
Subject:
Ecology - Ecosystems
Subject:
Forests & Forestry
Subject:
Forests and forestry
Subject:
Rain forest ecology
Subject:
Life Sciences - Ecology
Subject:
Life Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems
Subject:
General Science
Subject:
Rain forest ecology -- Central America.
Subject:
Rain forest ecology -- South America.
Copyright:
1984
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series Volume:
23
Publication Date:
January 1987
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
8.44x5.50x.72 in. .56 lbs.
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