A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction To The Animals, Plants And Ecosystems Of The New World Tropics Download Free (EPUB, PDF)

                
              
A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction To The Animals, Plants And Ecosystems Of The New World Tropics Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
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-volume guide to the Neotropics available today. Widely praised in its first edition, it remains a book of unparalleled value to tourists, students, and scientists alike. 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. As enthusiastic readers of the first edition will attest, this is a charming book. Wearing his learning lightly and writing with ease and humor, John Kricher presents the complexities of tropical ecology as accessible and nonintimidating. Kricher is so thoroughly knowledgeable and the book is so complete in its coverage that general readers and ecotourists will not need any other book to help them identify and understand the plants and animals, from birds to bugs, that they will encounter in their travels to the New World tropics. At the same time, it will fascinate armchair travelers and students who may get no closer to the Neotropics than this engagingly written book.
Hardcover: 504 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press; 2nd Revised edition (September 29, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0691044333
ISBN-13: 978-0691044330
Product Dimensions:  9.3 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
Average Customer Review:  4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #737,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)   #16 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Ecosystems > Tropical   #569 in Books > Textbooks > Science & Mathematics > Biology & Life Sciences > Ecology   #723 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Natural History
We have just returned (Dec. 1998) from an eight day trip on the Rio Negro and  Rivers. Kricher's book is the perfect companion. Can be read in advance to prepare yourself for the astounding diversity of species and environments or consulted for immediate information through an excellent index. The well written and thorough text is a joy to read. Be warned the variety of animal, plant and insect species is unbelievable and Kricher's book is not a field guide. He does cover many of the common species, but if you are a bird, plant, reptile or insect nut, then bring appropriate field guides.
I am working and living in Belize. I found The Neotropical Companion to be an articulate explanation of how the New World tropics functions and grows. The fact that Kircher's written style is organized, interesting and insightful is an added bonus.
This book will make you feel close to the Neotropics, to the great scientists (Darwin, Wallace, Humboldt) who have visited there in the past, and to those scientists who are conducting leading research in the Neotropics today. It would merit 5 stars even if there were similar books out there, which there aren't.
A must read for visitors to the tropics, those interested in how natural systems function, or anyone interested in nature!
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