num_pages: 248
description: A lively, lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its seventeen marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants, and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. Includes a lengthy appendix of practical advice for the tropical traveler.
language: English
title: Tropical Nature: Life and Death in the Rain Forests of Central and South America
titlecomplete: Tropical Nature: Life and Death in the Rain Forests of Central and South America
genres: Biology, Science, Nature, Ecology, Science Nature, College, Travel, Nonfiction, Natural History, Environment
ratings_count: 719
publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons