From where and whence. Why select amber for study? ; How biased are amber samples? ; Structure of tropical forests

The amber forest. The plants ; Plant-feeding insects ; Aquatic biota ; Social insects ; Predators ; Parasites and parasitoids ; Vertebrates

Reconstruction of the amber forest. General conclusions

Amber today. Handling, photographing, and preserving amber ; Amber imitations and forgeries ; Tissue preservation and ancient DNA in amber

Appendix A: Frequency of organisms in Dominican amber

Appendix B. Biota. in Dominican amber.