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Neotropical Companion : an Introduction To the Animals, Plants and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics, Revised and Expanded (2ND 97 Edition)
by John Kricher  Publisher Comments 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. It is the most comprehensive one...
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Galapagos: The Islands That Changed the World
by Paul D. Stewart Publisher Comments Rocky, fragile, beautiful, strange: the Galápagos archipelago is unlike any other place on earth. Its geology, its unique flora and fauna, and its striking role in human history intersect in surprising and dynamic ways. This book is the most wide...
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Wild Shores of Patagonia: The Valdes Peninsula and Punta Tombo
by Jasmine Rossi Synopsis Patagonia, on the southern tip of South America, is one of the world's greatest wildlife habitats. This book is an illustrated window on the life-and-death struggles of the wild animals that live there, including photographs of killer whales, elephant...
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Jungle of the Maya
by Douglas Goodell Publisher Comments This enchanted land, steeped in history and sheathed in forest, is so exquisitely photographed and engagingly described in Jungle of the Maya you can almost hear the bellow of howler monkeys above and the rustle of army ants below as you turn the pages...
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Wildlife of the Galapagos (Princeton Pocket Guides)
by Julian Fitter Publisher Comments The Galápagos is a truly special place. Unlike the rest of the world's archipelagoes, it still has 95 percent of its prehuman quota of species. Wildlife of the Galápagos is the most superbly illustrated and comprehensive identification guide...
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Tarantulas Marmosets & Other Stories
by Nick Gordon Publisher Comments Tarantulas, Marmosets and Other Stories tells of what really is involved at the cutting edge of wildlife filming. For almost a decade, wildlife explorer and award-winning photographer Nick Gordon has lived in the Amazon basin, capturing the dazzling...
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Galapagos: A Natural History
by John C. Kricher Synopsis The Galapagos Islands are a paradise for birders, botanists, geologists, and snorkelers, with many islands still devoid of human habitation. Since they lie more than 600 miles west of South America and were never connected to the mainland, almost all...
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Wild Amazon: A Photographer's Incredible Journey
by Nick Gordon Publisher Comments This book is a stunning book by British wildlife photographer and filmmaker, Nick Gordon. Nick has spent over 12 years of his life in Amazonia where he first went there to try and find, see and photograph that most elusive and highly dangerous cat, the...
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Amazon Expeditions: My Quest for the Ice-Age Equator
by Paul Colinvaux Publisher Comments In this vivid memoir of a life in science, ecologist Paul Colinvaux takes his readers from the Alaskan tundra to steamy Amazon jungles, from the Galapagos Islands (before tourists had arrived) to the high Andes and the Darien Gap in Panama. He recounts...
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Wild Caribbean: The Hidden Wonders of the World's Most Famous Islands
by Michael Bright Publisher Comments In our minds the Caribbean is the embodiment of Paradise. We need only close our eyes to see clearly the sparkling turquoise waters, white beaches, and lush tropical forests. Yet hidden just beyond this familiar scene is another world--the wild Caribbean,...
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Neotropical Rainforest Mammals a Field Guide 2ND Edition
by Louise Emmons Publisher Comments Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, the first color-illustrated field guide to these marvelously diverse and elusive creatures, has enjoyed tremendous success since its initial publication in 1990. Ecotourists and field researchers alike have applauded this...
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The Mammals of Costa Rica: A Natural History and Field Guide
by Mark Wainwright Book News Annotation With 400 color and b&w drawings, synthesis of the scientific literature, and details from firsthand observation, this almost- pocket guide (5x8") offers accounts of all of Costa Rica's readily identifiable terrestrial and freshwater mammals...
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Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands: An Identification Guide, 2nd Edition
by Andy Swash Publisher Comments This simple-to-use, pocket-size volume offers a comprehensive guide to the unique wildlife of the Galapagos, encompassing all the birds, mammals, and reptiles a visitor to these extraordinary islands might encounter. The second edition corrects and...
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In the Heart of the Amazon Forest
by Walter Henry Bates Synopsis Inspired by Penguins innovative Great Ideas series, our new Great Journeys series presents the most incredible tours, voyages, treks, expeditions, and travels ever writtenfrom Isabella Birds exaltation in the dangers of grizzlies, rattlesnakes, and...
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Bradt Galapagos Wildlife (Bradt Travel Guide Galapagos Wildlife)
by David Horwell Publisher Comments The enchanting Galapagos Islands lie off the west coast of Ecuador. With no links to the mainland, the flora and fauna evolved in isolation, remaining undocumented until Charles Darwin's first visit on HMS Beagle in 1835. Galapagos Wildlife: A Visitor's...
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Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica (Corrie Herring Hooks)
by Carrol L. Henderson Publisher Comments At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts an astonishing array of plants and animals--over half a million species! Ecotourists, birders, and biologists come from around the world to immerse themselves in the country's unspoiled rain...
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Cloud Forest (Penguin Nature Classics)
by Peter Matthiessen Synopsis Peter Matthiessen crisscrossed 10,000 miles of the South American wilderness, from the Amazon rain forests to Machu Picchu, high in the Andes, down to Tierra del Fuego and back. He followed the trails of old explorers, encountered river bandits, wild...
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Inagua: An Island Sojourn (Wilder Places)
by Gilbert C Klingel Publisher Comments Inagua is the adventurous story of a scientific expedition begun by chance and misfortune when Gilbert Klingel and his partner were shipwrecked on the coral reef of Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas. While his partner chose to return to the comforts of...
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A Guide to the Carnivores of Central America: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation
by Carlos L De La Rosa Publisher Comments Carnivores such as pumas, jaguars, and ocelots have roamed the neotropical forests of Central America for millennia. Enshrined in the myths of the ancient Maya, they still inspire awe in the region's current inhabitants, as well as in the ecotourists and...
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Neotropical Rainforest Mammals: A Field Guide
by Louise Emmons Publisher Comments Neotropical Rainforest Mammals is the first color-illustrated field guide to the marvelously diverse fauna of Central and South American rainforests. It is an ideal introduction for people living or working in the tropical rainforests or for tourists...
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