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Book Synopsis
This field guide highlights nearly 100 species of plants and animals that were significant to the ancient Maya and that continue to inhabit the Maya region today.

Trade Review
"Part field guide, part book of vignettes discussing the animals and plants most commonly seen in the Maya area, this fine guide provides a fresh synthesis of anthropological and biological research that will serve as an engaging and practical resource for visitors, students, and burgeoning naturalists." Paul R. Ehrlich, President, Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University

Table of Contents
  • Foreword by Carlos Galindo-Leal
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • The Ancient Maya
    • 1. The Maya Today
    • 2. History—The Peopling of Mesoamerica to the Spanish Conquest
    • 3. Maya Culture
  • Animals and Plants of the Ancient Maya
    • 4. Pine-Oak Forest
    • 5. Cloud Forest
    • 6. Tropical Forest
    • 7. Savanna
    • 8. Mangrove
    • 9. Coral Reef
  • The Environment Today
  • Works Consulted
  • Index

Animals and Plants of the Ancient Maya

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    A Paperback / softback by Victoria Schlesinger, Carlos Galindo-Leal, Juan C. Chab Medina

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/03/2002
      ISBN13: 9780292777606, 978-0292777606
      ISBN10: 0292777604

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This field guide highlights nearly 100 species of plants and animals that were significant to the ancient Maya and that continue to inhabit the Maya region today.

      Trade Review
      "Part field guide, part book of vignettes discussing the animals and plants most commonly seen in the Maya area, this fine guide provides a fresh synthesis of anthropological and biological research that will serve as an engaging and practical resource for visitors, students, and burgeoning naturalists." Paul R. Ehrlich, President, Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University

      Table of Contents
      • Foreword by Carlos Galindo-Leal
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction
      • The Ancient Maya
        • 1. The Maya Today
        • 2. History—The Peopling of Mesoamerica to the Spanish Conquest
        • 3. Maya Culture
      • Animals and Plants of the Ancient Maya
        • 4. Pine-Oak Forest
        • 5. Cloud Forest
        • 6. Tropical Forest
        • 7. Savanna
        • 8. Mangrove
        • 9. Coral Reef
      • The Environment Today
      • Works Consulted
      • Index

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