Kricher, John C.

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KRICHER, John C.

KRICHER, John C. American, b. 1944. Genres: Environmental sciences/Ecology. Career: Ecologist and writer. Wheaton College, Norton, MA, began as assistant professor, became associate professor, 1970-80, professor of biology, 1980-. Publications: A Field Guide to Eastern Forests, North America, 1988; A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals, Plants, and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics, 1989, rev. ed., 1997; Peterson First Guide to Dinosaurs, 1990; Peterson First Guide to Seashores, 1992; A Field Guide to the Ecology of Western Forests, 1993; A Field Guide to California and Pacific Northwest Forests, 1993, rev. ed., 1998; A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain and Southwest Forests, 1993, rev. ed., 1998; Peterson First Guide to Forests, 1994; Galapagos, 2002. Address: Department of Biology, Wheaton College, Norton, MA 02766, U.S.A.