This book has all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about Brazil's magnificent animal and plant life.
In this update of the 2002 Academic Press edition, Pearson (life sciences, Arizona State U.) and Beletsky (a wildlife biologist) offer a guide to an ecotourist's paradise. They provide details on the "mega-diverse" but threatened habitats of Brazil's Amazon and Patanal regions, wildlife profiles, and maps of park and reserve locations. Color illustrations feature flora as well as fauna. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Ch. 1Ecotourism : travel for the environmentally concerned1Ch. 2Geography and habitats8Ch. 3Parks and reserves : brief descriptions33Ch. 4Environmental threats and conservation39Ch. 5How to use this book : ecology and natural history51Ch. 6Insects and other arthropods60Ch. 7Amphibians79Ch. 8Reptiles97Ch. 9Birds121Ch. 10Mammals201Ch. 11Freshwater fish of the Amazon239