Ecuador and Its Galápagos Islands

The Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide

David L. Pearson, Les Beletsky (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

485 Seiten

2000
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-12-084814-0 (ISBN)

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Combining general ecological information with basic species and plant identification, this text includes lists of wildlife reserves, other significant sites and present conservation techniques.

Ecotravellers to Ecuador want to experience tropical forests and other stunning habitats and catch glimpses of exotic wildlife, such as toucans and parrots, monkeys and anteaters, frogs and toads, and crocodiles and snakes. On the Galápagos Islands, curious visitors want to see with their own eyes the exotic, unique, and tame wildlife that stimulated Charles Darwin to formulate the theory of evolution. This book provides the information you need to find, identify, and learn about Ecuador's magnificent animal and plant life. The authors, professional biologists, selected for color illustrations more than 500 of Ecuador's most common insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals--the species you are most likely to see. In one easy-to-carry, entertainingly written, beautifully illustrated book, you will have as constant companion on your journey, information on identification, behavior, habitats, common plants, and parks and reserves in the region.

David L. Pearson is a Research Professor in the Department of Biology at Arizona State University. His research is concentrated on ecological interactions among communities of species. He has studied habitats from desert grasslands and coral atolls to tropical rainforests and has written more than 75 scientific articles. Having conducted ecological research in Brazil, Peru and Ecuador intermittently during the past 30 years, he has become involved with environmental education and ecotourism in the region and is co-author of The New Key to Ecuador and the Galápagos, a tourist's guide to hotels, restaurants, and places of natural interest; of Ecuador and Its Galápagos Islands: The Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide; and of Perú: The Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide. Les Beletsky is a professional wildlife biologist and university zoology teacher. Prior to taking up writing wildlife guides, he conducted many years of field research into the ecology and behavior of birds, publishing many scientific reports and writing two books. An avid ecotraveler, he has visited numerous sites in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australia. He currently makes his home in Seattle, Washington.

Foreword.
Preface.
Ecotourism: Travel for the Environmentally Concerned.
Ecuador: Geography and Habitats.
Parks and Reserves: Brief Descriptions.
How to Use this Book: Ecology and Natural History.
Amphibians.
Reptiles.
Birds.
Mammals.
Insects and Other Arthropods.
Galapagos Wildlife.
References and Additional Reading.
Habitat Photos.
Identification Plates.
WCS Conservation Work in Latin America.
Species Index.
General Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.3.2000
Reihe/Serie	Ecotravellers Wildlife Guides
Verlagsort	San Diego
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	800 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Südamerika
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	0-12-084814-7 / 0120848147
ISBN-13	978-0-12-084814-0 / 9780120848140
Zustand	Neuware