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The Ecotraveller's Wildlife Guide Peru (Ecotravellers Wildlife Guides) - Softcover

Pearson, David L.; Beletsky, Les

 
9780125480659: The Ecotraveller's Wildlife Guide Peru (Ecotravellers Wildlife Guides)

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Nature buffs and environmentalist travelers will enjoy this compact but fact-filled guide (it's produced for the Wildlife Conservation Society) to the flora and fauna of Per· and the parks and reserves where they may be found. Pearson and Beletsky (both are biologists, Pearson at Arizona State U.) introduce the subject of ecotourism before turning to Per·, its geography, habitats, parks and reserves, and the detailed chapters listing amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, insects, and other arthropods. Many color and b&w photos and drawings are included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

David L. Pearson is a Research Professor in the Department of Biology at Arizona State University. His research is concentrated on ecological interactions among communities of species. He has studied habitats from desert grasslands and coral atolls to tropical rainforests and has written more than 75 scientific articles. Having conducted ecological research in Brazil, Peru and Ecuador intermittently during the past 30 years, he has become involved with environmental education and ecotourism in the region and is co-author of The New Key to Ecuador and the Galápagos, a tourist's guide to hotels, restaurants, and places of natural interest; of Ecuador and Its Galápagos Islands: The Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide; and of Perú: The Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide.

Les Beletsky is a professional wildlife biologist and university zoology teacher. Prior to taking up writing wildlife guides, he conducted many years of field research into the ecology and behavior of birds, publishing many scientific reports and writing two books. An avid ecotraveler, he has visited numerous sites in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australia. He currently makes his home in Seattle, Washington.

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