Footsteps in the Jungle: Adventures in the Scientific Exploration of American Tropics
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (909 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1566631378 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 319 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Illustrations not seen by PW. . He fails to comment on, perhaps even to notice, the most striking fact of all: in the fewer than 200 years since Alexander von Humboldt first began exploring the tropics, ecologist Daniel Janzen is struggling to re-create tropical forests ravaged in Costa Rica for short-term economic gain. From Publishers Weekly Maslow (Torrid Zone) offers a collection of 13 superficial biographical sketches of individuals who have brought the American tropics alive for the rest of us. The profiles fall flat, however, in part because each chapter is so abbreviated that little depth is achieved and in part because each contains almost random snippets taken from the writing of its subject. The biggest shortcoming is best exemplified in a line Maslow writes in his sketch of Henry Walter Bates: "we never make much headway on the
They were the first to color the chorus of tropical birds; the first to know the swiftness of the jaguar; the first to learn the loves of the orchid family and to collect the daunting variety of moths and butterflies and beetles; the first to run the rivers of the , to climb the Andes, and to dive the coral reefs of the Caribbean; and the first to unearth the ruins of America's pre-Columbian civilizations. Maslow invites you to tag along into the field as he follows the explorers on their voyages and expeditions, offering a companion guide to their discoveries and a context for their imaginative quests.. “They were and are,” Mr. Jonathan Maslow here portrays thir
I enjoyed reading about these unsung pioneers of tropical research I enjoyed reading about these unsung pioneers of tropical research. A good read for all who are interested in tropical biology. Should be a mandatory reading for University students studying in the fields of the Life Sciences.