Green Phoenix : restoring the tropical forests of Guanacaste, Costa Rica / / William Allen ; with illustrations by Sandra Burton
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| Autore: |
Allen William <1952->
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| Titolo: |
Green Phoenix : restoring the tropical forests of Guanacaste, Costa Rica / / William Allen ; with illustrations by Sandra Burton
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (332 p. ) : 8pp halfton plates and numerous line drawings |
| Disciplina: | 333.75/153/0972866 |
| Soggetto topico: | Rain forest ecology - Costa Rica - Guanacaste National Park |
| Restoration ecology - Costa Rica - Guanacaste National Park | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Guanacaste National Park (Costa Rica) |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Green Phoenix |
| ISBN: | 0-19-028983-X |
| 9786610532742 | |
| 0-19-534757-9 | |
| 1-4237-8428-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910810243803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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