Indice de contenidos de este libro
Let´s start with Hawaii
I) Presentation
The rules of the game: How to use The Laws
Attitudes and recommendations in the field
The players: The species
The field game: The Andean-Patagonian Forests
Origin, isolation and evolution
Random games and more: Cards and genetic variation
II) The Laws of the Forest
The leaves of the trees
The seduction of the flowers
The temptation of the fruit
The growth and death of the plants
Pure and mixed forests
Resistance and adaptation: Lack of water
Low temperatures
Fire, volcanoes and earthquakes
The Ice: past and present
The lakes and the forest
III) Along the paths of the Forest
Flora
The trees
The Conifers
The Araucaria
The Alerce: giant of the forest
The Andean Cypress
The Ciprés de las Guaytecas
The flowering trees
The Nothofagus: Lenga, Ñire, Raulí, Roble Pellín, Coihue, Guindo
The myrtle Arrayán
The Winter´s Bark
The Maitén
Growing under the trees: the understory
The Colihue cane
The Bushes
Plants that grow on other plants: The epiphytes
The Hemiparasites
Lianas and creepers
Mosses
Lichens
Fems
The Forest Fungi
Fauna
The insects
Insects and flowers
Insects harming plants
The Amphibians
The Reptiles
The Birds
Birds that feed on insects
Woodpeckers
Thorn-tailed Rayadito
Chucao Tapaculo and Black-throated Huet-huet
Birds that feed on nectar of flowers
Green-backed Firecrown
Birds that base their diet on fruits and seeds
Austral Parakeet
Birds of varied diet
White-crested Elaenia
Austral Thrush
Chilean Pigeon
Scavengers and birds of prey in or near the Forest
The Andean Condor
Black-chested Buzzard-eagle
Crested Caracara and White-throated Caracara
Austral Pigmy-Owl
Waterfowl
Great Grebe and some relatives
Torrent Duck
The Mammals
The Monito del Monte
The Rodents
The Bats
The Deers: The Huemul and the Pudú
The Foxes
The Guanaco
The Huillín (Large River Otter)
The Felines
The Foreign Legion: introduced species
Us as part of Nature
Bibliography
List of species
Acknowledgements
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