Galapagos
We have put together a great list of books about
the Galapagos Islands; world famous for their
unique plants and animals, and the hints these gave to
Charles Darwin in forming his ideas on evolution. They are
the world's least altered set of tropical oceanic islands..
Paul D Stewart
The Galapagos archipelago is made up of thirteen main islands and more than
sixty other islets, rocks and reefs, scattered over four hundred kilometres
of open ocean. Sitting at a confluence of four major ocean currents, the
islands are actually the summits of vast undersea volcanoes, and are
steadily on the march. How has such an odd assortment of life managed to
find a footing in this unruly world? Micro-climates and altitude have
combined to form discrete environmental zones: perfect habitats for the
islands' diverse fauna - marine iguanas, petrels, blue-footed boobies and
giant tortoises being but a famous few.
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softcover | 2006 | #159173 | £18.99
Jonathan R Green
Collection of stunning photographs of the Galapagos Islands taken by
Jonathan Green during his time spent on the islands over 14 years. He aims
to communicate through his photographs what it feels like to be part of
this unique environment. Includes introductory chapters on the history,
geology, climate and ocean currents of the islands. Also provides an
overview of the process of evolution on these remote islands, and the
effect of introduced plants and animals.
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hardcover | 2002 | #139537 | £34.95
Paul Stewart and Tilda Swinton
Galapagos is a rare insight into an incredible landscape, a natural
laboratory and an exquisite evolutionary habitat that Darwin described as a
'world within itself'. Both fragile and furious, the Galapagos is unlike
any other place on earth.
This 2-disc set contains a special feature: Lonesome George and the
Battle for Galapagos. Region 2 restrictions.
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DVD | 2006 | #162057 | £17.99
Stewart B. Peck
The core
of the book is an account of the 486 species of beetles now known from the
archipelago, with details on their distribution and bionomics.
This work will serve entomologists, island ecologists, evolutionary
biologists, and conservation scientists as a framework to further the study
and protection of the beetles, the fauna and flora in general, and the
islands themselves. It is a contribution to a comparative global
understanding of the origin, evolution, and ecological structuring of
oceanic island beetle faunas.
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softcover | 2006 | #156997 | £26.50
John Kricher
The Galapagos Islands are a paradise for birders, botanists, geologists,
and snorkelers, with many islands still devoid of human habitation. Since
they lie more than 600 miles west of South America and were never connected
to the mainland, almost all plant and animal life arrived here by chance.
As Charles Darwin discovered, the evolution of plants and animals is more
visible here than anywhere else on earth.
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softcover | 2006 | #157957 | £12.95
Nigel Sitwell
Much more than a map - the Galapagos Explorer contains a large number of
colour photos of a range of endemic animals and some plants from this most
famous of island archipelagos. There's a map of Darwin's route during his
brief but highly significant visit to the islands in 1835, a diagram of the
main ocean currents influencing Galapagos, and another diagram illustrating
the "hot spot" theory of volcano formation.
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map | 2006 | #153673 | £9.99
Andy Swash and Robert Still
New edition of this superb guide, which describes and illustrates nearly
all the birds, mammals and reptiles of the Galapagos islands in a single
pocket-sized book. The colour plates combine photographs (500) and
illustrations (20), with text and maps on facing pages to facilitate
identification.
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softcover | Edition 2 | 2006 | #155238 | £16.99
Les Beletsky and David Pearson
Provides the information needed to find, identify, and learn
about Ecuador's magnificent animal and plant life. Contains
illustrations on more than 500 of Ecuador's most common insects,
amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals with accompanying
information on identification, behaviour, habitats, common
plants, and parks and reserves in the region.
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softcover | 2005 | #151845 | £18.99
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