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UNINA9910810243803321 |
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Allen William <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Green Phoenix : Restoring the Tropical Forests of Guanacaste, Costa Rica / / by William Allen |
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New York, : OUP USA, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-028983-X |
9786610532742 |
0-19-534757-9 |
1-4237-8428-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (332 p. ) : 8pp halfton plates and numerous line drawings |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Restoration ecology - Costa Rica - Guanacaste National Park |
Rain forest ecology - Costa Rica - Guanacaste National Park |
Gardens, Landscape Architecture & Parks |
Art, Architecture & Applied Arts |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue: The Contrafuego -- Part I: In the Place of the Tree with Ears -- 1. The Nucleus -- 2. Cañón del Tigre -- 3. The Ant and the Acacia -- 4. The Tree with Ears -- 5. The Fires of Guanacaste -- 6. The Living Dead -- 7. The Battle Plan -- Part II: Advancing through the World of Wounds -- 8. A Tropical Christmas Catalogue -- 9. Earthquakes -- 10. Little Dances -- 11. The Clifftop and the Volcano -- 12. Home Runs -- 13. The Green Magician -- 14. Touch of the Money Spider -- Part III: The Rising Phoenix -- 15. Area de Conservación Guanacaste -- 16. A Time of War -- 17. The Vigilant -- 18. Life Jackets -- Epilogue: Lessons from a Tropical Kitty Hawk -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Can we prevent the destruction of the world's tropical forests? In the fire-scarred hills of Costa Rica, science writer William Allen found an |
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