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Article: Cano, E.B. (ed.). 2006. Biodiversidad de Guatemala.(book)(Book review)

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CANO, E. B. (ed.). 2006. Biodiversidad de Guatemala. Vol. 1. Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala. vi + 674 pp. Paperback, ISBN 99922-2-272-7, US$80.

At last, a scientific book on part of Guatemala's biodiversity. This new book brings to mind Janzen (1983), Costa Rican Natural History, for its large page size and treatment of the natural history of a Central American country, but is printed on heavier paper, has some colored illustrations, and has 52 as contrasted with 174 contributing authors. Its 36 chapters are written in English (12) or Spanish (24), and each has an English Abstract and a Spanish Resumen. Each is of several pages, and the ...

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