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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. 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 valu 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.
I took this book with me to the jungle. It was the best thing I've read on the ecology of the Amazon and other neotropical areas. One thing I learned is that neotropic means the tropics of the New World. The book manages to take dull science and make it live. The author is a biologist or botanist but also an excellent writer. He breaks down the various aspects of the ecology of the neotropics, from trees and plants to birds and insects.
University Of Puerto Rico
Fascinating to read about what I observed in situ, i.e. Lea I took this book with me to the jungle. It was the best thing I've read on the ecology of the Amazon and other neotropical areas. One thing I learned is that neotropic means the tropics of the New World. The book manages to take dull science and make it live.
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The author is a biologist or botanist but also an excellent writer. He breaks down the various aspects of the ecology of the neotropics, from trees and plants to birds and insects. Fascinating to read about what I observed in situ, i.e. Leaf-cutter ants, trogons, toucans, antbirds, and so much more. I will finish this book and probably buy the new revised version. Finished.wonderful way to understand the multiplicity of the neotropic world. Definitely one of the best books I've read all year, if not in the past couple of years.
I'm sure I'll have more to say on it once we're back from our trip, but I think it's fair to say I'm even more excited about it now that I've read this book. In fact, if I didn't have a trip booked to Central/South America already, I would have to book one shortly after finishing this, if not by the time I finished chapter 2. Full to the brim of excellent citations but also extremely readable even for a lay Definitely one of the best books I've read all year, if not in the past couple of years. I'm sure I'll have more to say on it once we're back from our trip, but I think it's fair to say I'm even more excited about it now that I've read this book.
In fact, if I didn't have a trip booked to Central/South America already, I would have to book one shortly after finishing this, if not by the time I finished chapter 2. Full to the brim of excellent citations but also extremely readable even for a lay reader, it strikes just about the perfect balance between interesting and way too much information. The appendix alone 'Let's be careful out there' should be required reading all on it's own. So yes, not sure I can enthuse enough about this book. A great introduction to the natural history of Latin America, covering the theoretical like explanations for its incredible biodiversity, and acting as a general guidebook to the plants and animals of the region's various ecosystems from the emblematic Amazon rainforest to the lesser known savannas and mountain tops. The author's knowledge is both extensive and in depth, though for the specialist interested in specific areas the bibliography would be of greater use. Now if only all regions of th A great introduction to the natural history of Latin America, covering the theoretical like explanations for its incredible biodiversity, and acting as a general guidebook to the plants and animals of the region's various ecosystems from the emblematic Amazon rainforest to the lesser known savannas and mountain tops.
The author's knowledge is both extensive and in depth, though for the specialist interested in specific areas the bibliography would be of greater use. Now if only all regions of the world had such a handy, comprehensive and interesting guide.