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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810243803321

Autore

Allen William <1952->

Titolo

Green Phoenix : Restoring the Tropical Forests of Guanacaste, Costa Rica / / by William Allen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : OUP USA, 2003

ISBN

0-19-028983-X

9786610532742

0-19-534757-9

1-4237-8428-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p. ) : 8pp halfton plates and numerous line drawings

Disciplina

333.75/153/0972866

Soggetti

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.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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



answer: we can not only prevent their destruction - we can bring them back to their former glory. 'Green Phoenix' reveals how the tropical forests in the northwestern section of the country were saved.