Costa Rican Natural History
by Daniel H. JanzenFormat: Bound Book
Pub. Date: 2018-12-14
Publisher(s): University of Chicago Press
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Summary
This volume is a synthesis of existing knowledge about the flora and fauna of Costa Rica. The major portion of the book consists of detailed accounts of agricultural species, vegetation, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, and insects. "This is an extraordinary, virtually unique work. . . . The tremendous amount of original, previously unpublished, firsthand information is remarkable."-Peter H. Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden "An essential resource for anyone interested in tropical biology. . . . It can be used both as an encyclopedia-a source of facts on specific organisms-and as a source of ideas and generalizations about tropical ecology."-Alan P. Smith, Ecology
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Searchers on That Rich Coast: Costa Rican Field Biology, 1400-1980 | |
| The Central American Dispersal Route: Biotic History and Palaeogeography | |
| Climate | |
| Geology | |
| Soils | |
| Agriculture Introduction Species Accounts | |
| Plants Introduction Checklist of Trees Species Accounts | |
| Reptiles and Amphibians Introduction Checklist of Reptiles and Amphibians Species Accounts | |
| Mammals Introduction Checklist of Mammals Species Accounts | |
| Birds Introduction Checklist of Birds Species Accounts | |
| Insects Introduction Checklist of Insects Species Accounts Addresses of Contributors | |
| Index | |
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