GALAPAGOS : A Natural History Guide

Jackson, Michael H.

ISBN 10: 0919813100 / ISBN 13: 9780919813106

Published by Univ of Calgary Press, Calgary, Canada, 1985

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5th Printing of 1991. Text/Strong & sound w/hilighting to pgs 47-51.BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated soft cover/VG w/light edge wear & faint creasing to lower front corner. PO stamp to front cover verso. Map of the Galapagos Archilelago precedes 13 chapters: 1, Historical Background; 2, Environmental Setting; 3, Colonisation, Evolution & Ecology; 4, Plant Life; 5, Reptiles; 6, Seabirds; 7, Coastal Birds & Migrants; 8, Land Birds; 9, Mammals; 10, Terrestrial Invertebrates; 11, Intertidal & Marine Life; 12, Conservation in the Islands; and, 13, Visiting the Islands, followed by 3 appendices.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: GALAPAGOS : A Natural History Guide
• Publisher: Univ of Calgary Press, Calgary, Canada
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0919813100
• ISBN 13: 9780919813106
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Michael H. Jackson (Photographer)
• Edition: First Edition, 5th Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel/Travelogue/Tour Guides
  • Nature/Ecology/Environment/Conservation
  • Manual/Guide/Handbook/Instruction

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Synopsis

A comprehensive guide to the natural history of the Galapagos Islands. This easy-to-use guidebook cover human history in the archipelago, the Galapagos physical environment, the arrival and establishment of organisms, evolutionary and ecological relationships, and includes detailed natural histories of the flora and fauna.