Green Phoenix Restoring the Tropical Forests of Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Name: Green Phoenix Restoring the Tropical Forests of Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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ISBN: 9780195161779

ISBN-10: 0195161777

ISBN-13: 9780195161779

Edition: N/A

Authors: William Allen

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Can we prevent the destruction of the world's tropical forests? In the fire-scarred hills of Costa Rica, award-winning science writer William Allen found a remarkable answer: we can not only prevent their destruction--we can bring them back to their former glory. In Green Phoenix, Allen tells the gripping story of a large group of Costa Rican and American scientists and volunteers who set out to save the tropical forests in the northwestern section of the country. It was an area badly damaged by the fires of ranchers and small farmers; in many places a few strands of forest strung across a charred landscape. Despite the widely held belief that tropical forests, once lost, are lost forever,…

Book details

List price: $53.00
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/9/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Prologue: The Contrafuego



In the Place of the Tree with Ears



The Nucleus



Canon del Tigre



The Ant and the Acacia



The Tree with Ears



The Fires of Guanacaste



The Living Dead



The Battle Plan



Advancing through the World of Wounds



A Tropical Christmas Catalogue



Earthquakes



Little Dances



The Clifftop and the Volcano



Home Runs



The Green Magician



Touch of the Money Spider



The Rising Phoenix



Area de Conservacion Guanacaste



A Time of War



The Vigilant



Life Jackets


Epilogue: Lessons from a Tropical Kitty Hawk


Bibliography


Index