On the backs of tortoises : Darwin, the Galápagos, and the fate of an evolutionary Eden /

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The Galápagos archipelago is often viewed as a last foothold of pristine nature. For sixty years, conservationists have worked to restore this evolutionary Eden after centuries of exploitation at the hands of pirates, whalers, and island settlers. This book tells the story of the islands' name...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hennessy, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Ann) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Galapagos tortoise.
Galapagos tortoise > Conservation.
Rare reptiles > Galapagos Islands.
Extinct reptiles > Galapagos Islands.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Galapagos Islands.
Restoration ecology > Galapagos Islands.
Reptiles rares > Galápagos.
Reptiles disparus > Galápagos.
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature > Galápagos.
Réhabilitation (Écologie) > Galápagos.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ichthyology & Herpetology.
Ecology
Extinct reptiles
Galapagos tortoise
Nature > Effect of human beings on
Rare reptiles
Restoration ecology
Galapagos Islands > Environmental conditions.
Galápagos > Conditions environnementales.
Galapagos Islands
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