Galapagos (eBook)

A Natural History Second Edition

John C. Kricher, Kevin Loughlin (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
496 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-24253-8 (ISBN)

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A richly illustrated nature tour of Galapagos-now expanded, thoroughly updated, and with more than 650 color photographsGalapagos is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and profusely illustrated natural history of this spectacular archipelago. Offering much more information than identification guides, the book provides detailed accounts and more than 650 color photographs of the islands' habitats, marine life, reptiles, birds, mammals, and plants, making the book a virtual nature tour of Galapagos.Galapagos experts John Kricher and Kevin Loughlin have thoroughly revised the original text, bringing all the taxonomy up to date and adding a wealth of new information. Individual chapters cover geology, ecology, human history, Darwin's finches and how Darwin came to his theory of natural selection from his visit to the islands, Galapagos tortoises, marine and land iguanas, mammals, seabirds, landbirds, marine life, and conservation challenges and initiatives. The concluding chapter covers each of the individual islands, including landing sites, unique plant and animal species, and points of interest, and serves as a wonderful guide for visitors as they move from island to island or plan a trip to Galapagos.With its combination of rich text and splendid photos, Galapagos is essential reading for the ecotraveler and nature enthusiast alike.Now with more than 650 color photographs, showing habitats, geology, marine life, and all the commonly encountered reptiles, birds, mammals, and plantsFeatures a detailed island-by-island guide, including landing sites and what visitors can expectEssential reading for the ecotraveler and nature enthusiast

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.11.2022
• Zusatzinfo: 665 color + 7 b/w illus. 4 maps.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Schlagworte: Agnatha • American flamingo • Arid • Band-rumped storm petrel • barnacle • Barn Owl • bird • Bird nest • Blue-footed booby • Bobolink • brown pelican • Cactus • California condor • California sea lion • Cattle Egret • Charles Darwin • Chilean flamingo • Common cactus finch • Conolophus marthae • cormoran • crustacean • darwin's finches • David Lack • Ecology • endemism • female • Finch • Fire ant • Fishing • Flier (fish) • Flightless cormorant • Floreana Mockingbird • frigatebird • fur seal • Gannet • Gecko • giant tortoise • great blue heron • Great frigatebird • Guanay cormorant • Guano • Hawaiian Islands • Homing pigeon • huey long • Humboldt Current • Humboldt penguin • Hybrid iguana • Iguana • insect • komodo dragon • Lava gull • Lava heron • Mammal • Mangrove • Mangrove finch • Marine iguana • Medium ground finch • Medium tree finch • Microlophus • mockingbird • Mosasaur • Nazca booby • On the Origin of Species • Opuntia • Ornithology • Oystercatcher • parrotfish • pinniped • predation • Red-billed tropicbird • Red-footed booby • Sabine's gull • Scalesia • seabird • Sea Cucumber • sea Lion • sea turtle • Sharp-beaked ground finch • Short-Eared Owl • Shrub • Small ground finch • Smooth-billed ani • Solanum cheesmaniae • South America • sperm whale • Storm petrel • Swallow-tailed gull • tern • Tetraodontidae • The Voyage of the Beagle • Tropicbird • Vampire finch • Vegetation • Vermilion flycatcher • wader • wandering albatross • Waved albatross • whale • White-cheeked pintail • Woodpecker finch
• ISBN-10: 0-691-24253-4 / 0691242534
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-24253-8 / 9780691242538