photographs by Christian Ziegler ; text by Egbert Giles Leigh, Jr.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2002.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xii, 292 pages :
Other Physical Details
color illustrations ;
Dimensions
31 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
1. What Is Special about Tropical Forests? -- 2. The Life of Plants -- 3. Eating and Being Eaten -- 4. Animals -- 5. Why Tropical Forests Matter.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"In A Magic Web, photographer Christian Ziegler and ecologist Egbert Giles Leigh, Jr., invite readers to enter the marvelous world of Barro Colorado Island. This book is a combination of photography and text written by an active scientist who has spent half a lifetime trying to understand the tropical forest. Photographs of the forest reveal the wonderful diversity of its inhabitants, and show many of the activities that give it its character and lend structure to its community. Drawing on decades of work on Barro Colorado Island, Egbert Leigh explains how the forest works."--Jacket.