Costa Rican Natural History

Daniel H. Janzen

ISBN 10: 0226393348 / ISBN 13: 9780226393346

Published by University of Chicago Press, 1983

About this Item

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Cover faded, scuffed and corners creased. Previous owner's name on first page. No discerned tears or writing in book.
Contents include:
Searchers on That Rich Coast: Costa Rican Field Biology, 1400?1980
The Central American Dispersal Route: Biotic History and Palaeogeography
Climate
Geology
Soils
Agriculture
Plants
Reptiles and Amphibians
Mammals
Birds
Insects.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1789094237471

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Costa Rican Natural History
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226393348
• ISBN 13: 9780226393346
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 4th Printing
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 8.52W x 10.97H x 1.26D inches 8.52 inches width by 10.97 inches height by 1.26 inches depth
• Weight: 67 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Nature
  • Non-fiction
  • History

About this title

Synopsis

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 The tremendous amount of original, previously unpublished, firsthand information is remarkable."—Peter H. Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden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