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A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics

A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics

by Marco Lambertini  •  John Venerella (Translator)

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 338 PAGES

A compact guide to the world's tropical zone, organized by biome. It's a good overview of the ecology of forests, mangroves, coral reefs, deserts, and grasslands found between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer. A useful companion for travelers to tropical latitudes. With color photographs and color plates illustrating a sampling of the most conspicuous birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, and fish.  (CON17, $30.00)


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