Tropical Nature : Life and Death in the Rain Forests of Central and South America

In The Realm Of The Tropics -- Fertility -- Canyons Of Light -- Hangers-on -- Matapalo -- Listen To The Flowers -- Eat Me -- Bugs And Drugs -- Creeping Socialists -- Army Ants -- Artful Guises -- Southbound -- Jerry's Maggot -- Singing In The Rain -- Night Walks -- The Eternal Tropics -- Paradise Lost? Adrian Forsyth And Kenneth Miyata ; Illustrations By Sarah Landry ; [foreword By Thomas Lovejoy]. A Touchstone Book. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 235-242) And Index. Seventeen marvelous essays introducing the habitats, ecology, plants, and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. 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. A look at the natural history of tropical rain forests in South America, covers insects, birds, animals, and plants Tropical America encompasses a great diversity of habitats.