A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals, Plants, and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics

A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals, Plants, and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics
ISBN-10
0691009740
ISBN-13
9780691009742
Category
Nature
Pages
451
Language
English
Published
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Author
John C. Kricher

Description

Widely praised, "A Neotropical Companion" is an extraordinarily readable introduction to the American tropics, the lands of Central and South America, their rainforests and other ecosystems, and the creatures that live there. 177 color illustrations.

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