| Description |
1 online resource (xlviii, 494 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-478) and index. |
| Contents |
PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; DISTRIBUTION AND "COMMONNESS" OF PLANTS; LIMITATIONS OF THIS GUIDE; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; ILLUSTRATED PLANT TERMS; PALMS AND PALMLIKE PLANTS; TALL TREES; SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES; WOODY VINES (LIANAS); HERBACEOUS VINES; HERBS; GRASSES AND SEDGES; FERNS AND OTHER SEEDLESS PLANTS; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; INDEX. |
| Summary |
At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts one of the widest varieties of plants in the wold, with habitats ranging from tidal mangrove swamps, and lowland rainforests, to dry tropical evergreen and deciduous forests. Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica is a must-have reference guide for beginner and expert naturalists alike. It provides a thorough survey of more than 850 plant species, each entry accompanied by color photos and a concise yet detailed narrative description. Plants are conveniently grouped by the different types of vegetation: palms, tall trees, shrubs, wood. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Plants -- Costa Rica -- Identification.
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Plants. |
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Costa Rica. |
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Plants -- Costa Rica -- Pictorial works.
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| Genre/Form |
Pictorial works.
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Field guides.
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Electronic books.
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Guidebooks.
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Illustrated works.
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Illustrated works.
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| Added Author |
Magnuson, Barbara L., 1952-
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Kimball, Larry D., 1946-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gargiullo, Margaret B., 1942- Field guide to plants of Costa Rica. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 (DLC) 2006035979 |
| ISBN |
0198040679 (electronic book) |
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9780198040675 (electronic book) |
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9780199720033 (electronic book) |
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0199720037 (electronic book) |
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1281162698 |
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9781281162694 |
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0195188241 (Cloth) |
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019518825X (Paper) |
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9780195188240 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780195188257 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
9786611162696 |
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