Lost Worlds

Adventures in the Tropical Rainforest

By: Bruce M. Beehler

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Paperback | 1 August 2009 | Edition Number 1

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Perhaps it is not possible to experience all the mysterious sounds, the unfamiliar smells, and the spectacular sights of a tropical rainforest without ever visiting one. But this exhilarating and honest book comes wondrously close to taking the reader on such a journey. Bruce M. Beehler, a widely traveled expert on birds and tropical ecology, recounts fascinating details from twelve field trips he has taken to the tropics over the past three decades. As a researcher, he brings to life the exotic rainforests and the people who inhabit them; as a conservationist, he makes a plea for better ways of managing rainforests--"a resource that the world cannot do without." Drawing on his experiences in Papua New Guinea, India, Madagascar, Indonesia, the Philippines, Panama, and the Ivory Coast, Beehler describes the surprises--both pleasant and unpleasant--of doing science and conservation in the field. He explains the role that rainforests play in the lives of indigenous peoples and the crucial importance of understanding local cultures, customs, and politics. The author concludes with simple but tough solutions for maintaining rainforest health, expressing fervent hope that his great-grandchildren and others may one day also hear the rainforest whisper its secrets.

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"This is a marvelous account of rain forest field biology and conservation. It captures the life of modern day conservation field biologists unlike any other book I know of."-Thomas E. Lovejoy, The Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment

-- Thomas E. Lovejoy
"I was riveted by this book. What E.O. Wilson conveys for the insect world, Bruce Beehler accomplishes for rainforest birds."-Meg Lowman, author of Life in the Treetops and It's a Jungle Up There

-- Meg Lowman
"[Beehler's] memoir vividly describes the forests and wildlife that are his passion while offering an unromantic view of how 'environmental carpetbaggers' like himself work-warts and all."-Margaret Pizer, Conservation Magazine -- Margaret Pizer * Conservation Magazine *

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Non-Fiction Science Biology, Life Sciences Life Sciences in General Ecological Science Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning Geography Physical Geography & Topography Forests The Environment Conservation of The Environment Conservation of Wildlife & Habitats

Sociology & Anthropology Anthropology Zoology & Animal Sciences Applied Ecology Earth Sciences

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
In the Rainforest	p. 4
In the Zone and on the Plantation	p. 30
On the Trail of Ripley and Ali	p. 54
Wallace's Promised Land	p. 84
Biodiversity and Intrigue across the Inner Line	p. 105
Forest Gardens	p. 128
Local People Really Do Count	p. 155
Pitiful Scraps of Forest	p. 181
Lemurs, Vangas, Chameleons, and Poverty	p. 199
The Lost World	p. 221
Epilogue	p. 249
Bibliography	p. 253
Index	p. 255
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