The amber forest : a reconstruction of a vanished world / George Poinar, Jr., and Roberta Poinar ; w...
The amber forest : a reconstruction of a vanished world / George Poinar, Jr., and Roberta Poinar ; w...
The amber forest : a reconstruction of a vanished world / George Poinar, Jr., and Roberta Poinar ; with photographs and drawings by the authors.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1999.
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T0393850
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English
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Physical content
xviii, 239 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction. From Where and Whence. Why Select Amber for Study? How Biased Are Amber Samples? Structure of Tropical Forests -- 2. The Amber Forest. The Plants. Plant-Feeding Insects. Aquatic Biota. Social Insects. Predators. Parasites and parasitoids. Vertebrates -- 3. Reconstruction of the Ambe...
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Publisher
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1999.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
George and Roberta Poinar are world leaders in the study of amber fossils and have spent years examining the uniquely rich supply that has survived from the ancient forests of the Dominican Republic. They draw on their research here to reconstruct in words, drawings, and spectacular color photographs the ecosystem that existed on the island of Hisp...
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The amber forest : a reconstruction of a vanished world / George Poinar, Jr., and Roberta Poinar ; with photographs and drawings by the authors.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-228) and index.
Transferred from N560.4509729/1.
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c1999.
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T0393850
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74VvE4j3LVm3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvE4j3LVm3
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ISBN
0691057281(pbk.) :
9780691028880 (cloth : alk. paper)
0691028885 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780691028880 :
0691028885 :
9780691057286(pbk.) :
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560.45097293
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991011768929702626
