Costa Rican Natural History
University of Chicago Press, 1983
Cloth: 978-0-226-39332-2 | Paper: 978-0-226-39334-6 | Electronic: 978-0-226-16120-4
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226161204.001.0001
Cloth: 978-0-226-39332-2 | Paper: 978-0-226-39334-6 | Electronic: 978-0-226-16120-4
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226161204.001.0001
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ABOUT THIS BOOKTABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK
This volume is a synthesis of existing knowledge about the flora and fauna of Costa Rica. The major portion of the book consists of detailed accounts of agricultural species, vegetation, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, and insects.
"This is an extraordinary, virtually unique work. . . . The tremendous amount of original, previously unpublished, firsthand information is remarkable."—Peter H. Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden
"An essential resource for anyone interested in tropical biology. . . . It can be used both as an encyclopedia—a source of facts on specific organisms—and as a source of ideas and generalizations about tropical ecology."—Alan P. Smith, Ecology
"This is an extraordinary, virtually unique work. . . . The tremendous amount of original, previously unpublished, firsthand information is remarkable."—Peter H. Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden
"An essential resource for anyone interested in tropical biology. . . . It can be used both as an encyclopedia—a source of facts on specific organisms—and as a source of ideas and generalizations about tropical ecology."—Alan P. Smith, Ecology
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Searchers on That Rich Coast: Costa Rican Field Biology, 1400–1980
2. The Central American Dispersal Route: Biotic History and Palaeogeography
3. Climate
4. Geology
5. Soils
Introduction
Species Accounts
Introduction
Checklist of Trees
Species Accounts
Introduction
Checklist of Reptiles and Amphibians
Species Accounts
Introduction
Checklist of Mammals
Species Accounts
Introduction
Checklist of Birds
Species Accounts
Introduction
Checklists of Insects
Species Accounts
Addresses of Contributors
Index