A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics

Superb new travelling companion, which provides overviews of the geology, climate, soils, plants, animals and major ecosystems of the Tropics, covering South and Central America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Oceania, and the Caribbean. Special features include chapters on the conservation status of the Tropics and how to prepare with `caution without obsession' for tropical dangers such as infectious diseases and charging rhinoceroses. Lavishly illustrated by Kitty Capua.