Beschreibung:
Robert H. Robichaux is associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona. David Yetman is a research social scientist at the University of Arizona and host of the television show The Desert Speaks.
Introduces the tropical deciduous forest of the Alamos region of Sonora, describing its biodiversity and the current threats to its existence. The book's contributors present the most up-to-date scientific knowledge of this threatened ecosystem. They review the natural history and ecology of its flora and fauna and explore how native peoples use the forest's many resources.