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Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
How to Use This Book
Chapter 1. Welcome to the Torrid Zone
Chapter 2. Why It Is Hot, Humid, and Rainy in the Tropics
Chapter 3. Rain Forest: The Realm of the Plants
Chapter 4. Finding Animals in Rain Forest
Chapter 5. Sun Plus Rain Equals Rain Forest
Chapter 6. Essential Dirt: Soils and Cycling
Chapter 7. If a Tree Falls ... Rain Forest Disturbance Dynamics
Chapter 8. Evolutionary Cornucopia
Chapter 9. Why Are There So Many Species?
Chapter 10. Tropical Intimacy: Mutualism and Coevolution
Chapter 11. Evolutionary Arms Races: More Coevolution, More Complexity
Chapter 12. Cruising the Rivers to the Sea
Chapter 13. Scaling the Andes
Chapter 14. Don’t Miss the Savannas and Dry Forests
Chapter 15. Neotropical Birds: The Bustling Crowd
Chapter 16. From Monkeys to Tarantulas: Endless Eccentricities
Chapter 17. Human Ecology in the Tropics
Chapter 18. The Future of the Neotropics
Appendix. Words of Caution: Be Sure to Read This
Further Reading
Index