LEADER 04170nam 22004935 450 001 9910154622803321 005 20230810001303.0 010 $a9781400885589 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400885589 035 $a(CKB)3710000000941969 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4812124 035 $a(DE-B1597)479676 035 $a(OCoLC)984658226 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400885589 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000941969 100 $a20190523d2017 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe New Neotropical Companion /$fJohn Kricher 210 1$aPrinceton, NJ : $cPrinceton University Press, $d[2017] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (433 pages) $ccolor illustrations, photographs 311 $a0-691-11525-7 311 $a1-4008-8558-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tHow to Use This Book -- $tChapter 1. Welcome to the Torrid Zone -- $tChapter 2. Why It Is Hot, Humid, and Rainy in the Tropics -- $tChapter 3. Rain Forest: The Realm of the Plants -- $tChapter 4. Finding Animals in Rain Forest -- $tChapter 5. Sun Plus Rain Equals Rain Forest -- $tChapter 6. Essential Dirt: Soils and Cycling -- $tChapter 7. If a Tree Falls ... Rain Forest Disturbance Dynamics -- $tChapter 8. Evolutionary Cornucopia -- $tChapter 9. Why Are There So Many Species? -- $tChapter 10. Tropical Intimacy: Mutualism and Coevolution -- $tChapter 11. Evolutionary Arms Races: More Coevolution, More Complexity -- $tChapter 12. Cruising the Rivers to the Sea -- $tChapter 13. Scaling the Andes -- $tChapter 14. Don't Miss the Savannas and Dry Forests -- $tChapter 15. Neotropical Birds: The Bustling Crowd -- $tChapter 16. From Monkeys to Tarantulas: Endless Eccentricities -- $tChapter 17. Human Ecology in the Tropics -- $tChapter 18. The Future of the Neotropics -- $tAppendix. Words of Caution: Be Sure to Read This -- $tFurther Reading -- $tIndex 330 $aThe acclaimed guide to the ecology and natural history of the American tropics-now fully updated and expandedThe New Neotropical Companion is the completely revised and expanded edition of a book that has helped thousands of people to understand the complex ecology and natural history of the most species-rich area on Earth, the American tropics. Featuring stunning color photos throughout, it is a sweeping and cutting-edge account of tropical ecology that includes not only tropical rain forests but also other ecosystems such as cloud forests, rivers, savannas, and mountains. This is the only guide to the American tropics that is all-inclusive, encompassing the entire region's ecology and the amazing relationships among species rather than focusing just on species identification.The New Neotropical Companion is a book unlike any other. Here, you will learn how to recognize distinctive ecological patterns of rain forests and other habitats and to interpret how these remarkable ecosystems function-everything is explained in clear and engaging prose free of jargon. You will also be introduced to the region's astonishing plant and animal life.Informative and entertaining, The New Neotropical Companion is a pleasurable escape for armchair naturalists, and visitors to the American tropics will want to refer to this book before, during, and after their trip.Covers all of tropical AmericaDescribes the species and habitats most likely to be observed by visitorsIncludes every major ecosystem, from lowland rain forests to the high AndesFeatures a wealth of color photos of habitats, plants, and animals 606 $aEcology$zLatin America 606 $aNatural history$zLatin America 606 $aNatural history$zLatin America$vPictorial works 615 0$aEcology 615 0$aNatural history 615 0$aNatural history 676 $a577 700 $aKricher$b John, $0623865 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154622803321 996 $aThe New Neotropical Companion$93417590 997 $aUNINA