A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics
Contributors: Kitty Capua (Illustrator); John Venerella (Translator)
Edition: Rev Ed edition
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press
Published: May 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780226468280
Subjects: Plant life: general; Travel & holiday guides; Wild animals; Nature; Travel; Tropics; Reference; Nature / Reference; General; Natural History
First sentence: On any conventional map of the world you can see two parallel lines traced around the planet.
Description: "Every year hundreds of thousands of travelers head for the Tropics to thrill to the raucous call of a howler monkey booming across the emerald cathedral of a rainforest, or the marvel at a brightly colored clown fish gliding fearlessly among the stinging tentacles of a sea anemone on a coral reef.

Ranging from South and Central America to Africa, Southeast Asia, Oceania, and the Caribbean, A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics provides engaging overviews of the geology, climate, soils, plants, animals, and major ecosystems of the Tropics. The book is illustrated throughout with color plates, photographs, and drawings."--BOOK JACKET.