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Un Tejido Magico: El Bosque Tropical de Isla Barro Colorado (Spanish Edition)
Contributor(s): Leigh, Egbert Giles (Text by (Art, Photo Books)), Ziegler, Christian (Photographer)
ISBN: 193562394X     ISBN-13: 9781935623946
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
OUR PRICE:   $47.45  
Product Type: Hardcover
Language: Spanish
Published: June 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences - Biology
- Photography | Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals
- Nature | Ecology
Physical Information: (1.25 lbs) 384 pages
 
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Barro Colorado Island is the crown jewel of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, and the most thoroughly studied tropical rainforest on Earth. This book reveals the extreme interconnections of life in a tropical forest, with lavishly beautiful full-color photographs. It gives an eyewitness view of the fascinating biodiversity, ecology, and evolution of tropical forests. A Magic Web has particular value for scientists and environmentalists, as it offers a comprehensive review of more than 100 years of biological research of a tropical rainforest. It comprises the most important ecological and evolutionary processes that shape life in a tropical forest and contribute to its incredible diversity. Lastly, this beautiful volume clearly shows why the conservation of tropical forests are vital for Earth's future.

Isla de Barro Colorado es la joya de la corona del Instituto Smithsonian de Investigaciones Tropicales, y la selva tropical m s estudiado en la Tierra. Este libro revela las interconexiones extremas de la vida en un bosque tropical, con ricamente hermosas fotograf as a todo color. Da una vista ocular de la fascinante biodiversidad, la ecolog a y la evoluci n de los bosques tropicales. Un Tejido M gico tiene un valor especial para los cient ficos y los ecologistas, ya que ofrece una revisi n completa de m s de 100 a os de investigaci n biol gica de la selva tropical. Se compone de los procesos ecol gicos y evolutivos m s importantes que dan forma a la vida en un bosque tropical y contribuyen a su incre ble diversidad. Por ltimo, este hermoso volumen muestra claramente por qu la conservaci n de los bosques tropicales son vitales para el futuro de la Tierra.