Green Phoenix : Restoring the Tropical Forests of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

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Can we prevent the destruction of the world's tropical forests? In the fire-scarred hills of Costa Rica, award-winning science writer William Allen found a remarkable answer: we can not only prevent their destruction--we can bring them back to their former glory. In Green Phoenix, Allen tells t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Allen, William
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cary : Oxford University Press, USA, 2001.
Temas:
Rain forest ecology > Costa Rica > Guanacaste National Park.
Restoration ecology > Costa Rica > Guanacaste National Park.
Rain forest ecology
Restoration ecology
Guanacaste National Park (Costa Rica)
Costa Rica > Guanacaste National Park
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Sumario:Can we prevent the destruction of the world's tropical forests? In the fire-scarred hills of Costa Rica, award-winning science writer William Allen found a remarkable answer: we can not only prevent their destruction--we can bring them back to their former glory. In Green Phoenix, Allen tells the gripping story of a large group of Costa Rican and American scientists and volunteers who set out to save the tropical forests in the northwestern section of the country. It was an area badly damaged by the fires of ranchers and small farmers; in many places a few strands of forest strung across a cha.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (611 pages)
ISBN:9780195347579
0195347579

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