Lost Worlds : Adventures in the Tropical Rainforest

by Bruce M. Beehler

• ISBN13: 9780300158335
• ISBN10: 0300158335
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2009-08-25
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

Scientist-explorer Bruce Beehler takes us on ten expeditions to remote tropical rainforests in this exhilarating book. He describes the wonders of the rainforest, the surprises that awaited him there, and the wisdom of the native peoples. Beehler concludes with important reflections on why thriving rainforests are so vital to the health of our planet and how we can better manage them for everyone's benefit. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Bruce M. Beehler is senior research scientist in the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at Conservation International. He is an internationally known ornithologist and leader of natural history expeditions, and his books include The Birds of Paradise, Birds of New Guinea, and A Naturalist in New Guinea.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
In the Rainforest	p. 4
In the Zone and on the Plantation	p. 30
On the Trail of Ripley and Ali	p. 54
Wallace's Promised Land	p. 84
Biodiversity and Intrigue across the Inner Line	p. 105
Forest Gardens	p. 128
Local People Really Do Count	p. 155
Pitiful Scraps of Forest	p. 181
Lemurs, Vangas, Chameleons, and Poverty	p. 199
The Lost World	p. 221
Epilogue	p. 249
Bibliography	p. 253
Index	p. 255
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