Cornell U. Press

Acid rain in the Adirondacks; an environmental history.

Jenkins (Wildlife Conservation Society) chronicles the deposition of acids and mercury from fossil fuel combustion onto the Adirondack Mountains region, and how researchers measured the acid rain and traced it ecological effects. Color graphs and maps illustrate sulfur, nitrogen, calcium, and mercury cycling in both forests and lakes. Previously published as Acid rain and the Adirondacks: a research summary by the Acid Lakes Survey Corporation in 2005. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Tropical plants of Costa Rica; a guide to native and exotic flora. (reprint, 2005)

In this renamed reprint of A Guide to Tropical Plants of Costa Rica (Zona Tropical, 2005), a Monteverde botanist introduces ecotourists and others to the flora of this country's diverse habitats. Organized into the categories of "painted" treetops, other common trees, roadside/garden ornamentals, fruits and crops, living fences and reforestration, special habitats, typical tropical groups, and conspicuous grasses, Zuchowski presents species accounts for some 400 plants with comments on their ethnobotanical and other uses. The guide includes photos by a noted botanical photographer, a map, glossary, and list of featured species by family. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)