Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. Albert C Uy University of Miami Department of Biology Coral Gables, Florida 33146 USA E‐mail: Kricher, John. The first chapter gives an overview of tropical ecology, providing a nice background on the rich history of tropical fieldwork including thatĭo we need a textbook in tropical ecology? J. Tropical ecology has 15 chapters and is broadly organized into four sections: a large section dealing with biodiversity in tropical rain forests, a section on productivity and nutrient cycling, a section on other ecosystems in the tropics, and a final section on human ecology in the tropics, including relevant issues in conservation.
Having taught general ecology and a field course in tropical ecology, I read Kricher's textbook with this question in mind. John Kricher starts the Introduction of his new textbook Tropical ecology with the question: “Is tropical ecology unique within the study of ecology?” With several great textbooks in ecology already in the market, Kricher's question essentially echoes my own of whether or not tropical ecology needs its own textbook. Key words: ecology John Kricher textbook tropical ecology tropics.
Do we need a textbook in tropical ecology? J.
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