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
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue: The Contrafuego
  • Part I: In the Place of the Tree with Ears
  • 1 The Nucleus
  • 2. CaÃ"ón del Tigre
  • 3. The Ant and the Acacia
  • 4. The Tree with Ears
  • 5. The Fires of Guanacaste
  • 6. The Living Dead
  • 7. The Battle Plan
  • Part II: Advancing through the World of Wounds
  • 8. A Tropical Christmas Catalogue
  • 9. Earthquakes
  • 10. Little Dances
  • 11. The Clifftop and the Volcano
  • 12. Home Runs
  • 13. The Green Magician
  • 14. Touch of the Money SpiderPart III:The Rising Phoenix
  • 15. Area de Conservación Guanacaste
  • 16. A Time of War
  • 17. The Vigilant
  • 18. Life Jackets
  • Epilogue: Lessons from a Tropical Kitty Hawk
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Photo Section

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