Author: Kricher, John
Title: A Neotropical Companion : An Introduction to the Animals, Plants and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics
Description: Princeton, Princeton University Press, (1999). 2nd Printing, orig.cloth. 24x15cm, (18),451,(32)p. 32pp color photoplates.. Minor rubbing. VG. dustwrapper. ¶ Contents: Tropical Climates & Ecosystems; Rainforest Structure & Diversity;How a Rainforest Functions; Evolutionary Patterns in the Tropics; Complexities of Coevolution & Ecology of Fruit; The Neotropical Pharmacy; Living Off the Land in the Tropics; Rivers Thorugh Rainforest; Introduction to the Andes & Tepuis; Savannas & Dry Forests; Coastal Ecosystems: Mangroves, Seagrass & Coral Reefs; Neotropical Birds; A Rainforest Bestiary; Deforestation & Conservation of Biodiversity; Appendix.

Keywords: New World Ecology, Neotropical, Ecosystems, Ecosystem, Plant Geography, Biology Botany, Zoology Tropical, Latin America, Tropics