In this volume the Amazon and its adjacent rainforest are presented in all their important
facets: First there is the vast river system itself with its network of white black and
clear water rivers. The different water qualities have an enormous impact on people animals
and plants. On the other hand the people who live along this Rio Mar the ocean river are
described. They are the Caboclos the descendants of the European immigrants and the indigenous
people and it is the different indigenous peoples who have mostly settled along the riverbanks
since the rivers here replace the roads and make contact with other people possible in the
first place. Although these ethnic groups have been in contact with Western civilization for
generations they have surprisingly preserved a number of remarkable traditions that are
described here. The treasure of the Amazon is its plants and animals. Therefore the most
fascinating flowering plants including numerous medicinal plants trees epiphytes and lianas
from different habitats are described in detail and illustrated with excellent photographs.
Finally it is the animals especially in and around the river that have always fascinated
Alexander von Humboldt. Not only is the lifestyle of the legendary pink dolphins piranhas and
tarantulas explained here but the impressive amphibians reptiles and mammals of the jungle
are also discussed.epiphytes and lianas from different habitats are described in detail and
illustrated with excellent photographs. Finally it is the animals especially in and around
the river that have always fascinated Alexander von Humboldt. Not only is the lifestyle of the
legendary pink dolphins piranhas and tarantulas explained here but the impressive amphibians
reptiles and mammals of the jungle are also discussed.epiphytes and lianas from different
habitats are described in detail and illustrated with excellent photographs. Finally it is the
animals especially in and around the river that have always fascinated Alexander von
Humboldt. Not only is the lifestyle of the legendary pink dolphins piranhas and tarantulas
explained here but the impressive amphibians reptiles and mammals of the jungle are also
discussed. This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Faszination Amazonas
by Lothar Staeck published by Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany part of Springer Nature in 2019.
The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the
service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content so that
the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature
works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the
related technologies to support the authors.
