Sarapiquí Chronicle : A Naturalist in Costa Rica. Revised and Expanded Edition. / / Allen M. Young

• Autore: Young Allen M.
• Pubblicazione: Albuquerque, New Mexico : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 2017; ©2017
• Edizione: Revised and expanded edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (370 pages)
• Disciplina: 508.7286
• Soggetto topico: Butterflies - Costa Rica - Sarapiquí; Natural history - Costa Rica - Sarapiquí
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Leeward into the land of clouds -- Windward across a mountain ridge and into Sarapiquí -- Natural history studies of morpho butterflies -- Observing butterfly roosts on a steep mountainside -- Encounters with cicadas and other forest insects -- Along the edges of the rainforest : pharmacological butterflies and orchid bees -- Personal reflections -- New beginnings.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Young... brings the trained eye of an entomologist and an unabashed admiration for the beauty of nature to this engaging and informative account of his experiences during twenty-one years of fieldwork in Costa Rica's rainforests."- Publishers Weekly "A splendid read. For newcomers to the moist tropics, and for any but the most sated old-timers, it can be commended for an entertaining account of a locality where life is lived to the full-by all species, including the human observer."-Norman Myers, New Scientist The abundant insect life of the rainforests of northeastern Costa Rica is the subject of this engaging book, first published over twenty-five years ago and now including two new chapters on the rise of ecotourism in the region.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sarapiquí Chronicle
• ISBN: 9780826357823; 0826357822
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910968324503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II