"A Neotropical Companion" is an extraordinarily readable introduction to the American tropics, the lands of Central and South America, their remarkable rainforests and other ecosystems, and the creatures that live there. It is the most comprehensive one-volume guide to the Neotropics available today. Widely praised in its first edition, it remains ...
This guide includes 53 full-color plates, 100 color photographs, and more than 60 line drawings. Topics include forest field marks, the varying kinds of forest communities and indicator plants and animals for each type, and the different seasons in the forest.
This guide describes and illustrates the 50 different kinds of forest and related habitats found throughout the United States and Canada, from the boreal forests and tundra of the north to the mangrove swamps, desert scrub, and giant saguaro forests of the south. 55 color plates.
Contained in one easy-to-use, pocket-sized book is information on birds, trees, wildflowers, mushrooms, mammals, insects, reptiles and amphibians, and more. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white.
This complete guide covers 317 of the most common and conspicuous plants and animals of the seashores, from jellyfish and kelp to clams, gulls, and whales. Species are grouped by habitat so readers know what they can expect to see along sandy beaches, in rocky tide pools, or in mud flats.
This comprehensive field guide includes all the flora and fauna you're most likely to see in the forests of California and the Pacific Northwest. With 53 color plates and 80 color photos illustrating trees, birds, mammals, wildflowers, mushrooms, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, moths, and other insects.
Perfect for a vacation on the beach, this coloring book shows all the most common seashore habitats from Maine to California. Children can learn about sea life with these scientifically accurate illustrations.
In one easy-to-carry volume, this comprehensive field guide includes plants and wildlife it would otherwise take ten field guides to cover - all the flora and fauna you're most likely to see in the forest communities of the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest. With 53 color plates and more than 80 color photos illustrating trees, birds, mammals, ...
The Galapagos Islands are a paradise for birders, botanists, geologists, and snorkelers, with many islands still devoid of human habitation. Kricher, a renowned ecologist and Galapagos ecotour guide, presents a detailed natural history of this spectacular archipelago. Photos.
Written by a renowned biologist and illustrated by a leading wildlife artist, this coloring book is unique in its scientific accuracy. Dinosaurs are a favorite with children now, and this book makes learning fun.
This revised introduction to the American tropics and their rainforests, ecosystems and creatures includes chapters on Neotropical ecosystems, human ecology, and the effects of deforestation. Biodiversity and its preservation are also discussed, and Neotropical evolution is described in detail.
Sponsored by The National Wildlife Federation and The National Audubon Society, this is the first coloring book designed especially to teach forest ecology. Features all the common species of North America, shown in line drawings and in color for reference purposes, clear descriptions, and realistic scenes of natural habitats.
Companion volume to Eastern Forests, these are the first field guides that go beyond identification to interpretation, combining wildlife and plant life in a single volume, and providing today's environmentally conscious readers with insightful, intriguing ecological information. 48 color plates. 50 line drawings.
The Galapagos Islands are a paradise for birders, botanists, geologists, and snorkelers, with many islands still devoid of human habitation. Since they lie more than 600 miles west of South America and were never connected to the mainland, almost all plant and animal life arrived here by chance. As Charles Darwin discovered, the evolution of ...
Features more than one hundred dinosaurs and explains how recent scientific discoveries have changed our view of the way these fascinating creatures lived. 100 color illustrations.
Features more than one hundred dinosaurs and explains how recent scientific discoveries have changed our view of the way these fascinating creatures lived. 100 color illustrations.
The idea of a balance of nature has been a dominant part of Western philosophy since before Aristotle, and it persists in the public imagination and even among some ecologists today. In this lively and thought-provoking book, John Kricher demonstrates that nature in fact is not in balance, nor has it ever been at any stage in Earth's history. He ...
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