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

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

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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' names...

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Main Author: Hennessy, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Ann) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
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.
Ecology.
Extinct reptiles.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Rare reptiles.
Restoration ecology.
Galapagos Islands > Environmental conditions.
Galapagos Islands.

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