SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. Frameworks & Perspectives. ( Signed ): Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands Series
Language: English
Published by Springer, New York, 2012
Series: Book 1 of 9 - Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands
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1st edition, 2012. A Near Fine copy. INSCRIBED by Walsh on half title page. 8vo., 243 pp., bound in publishers glossy illustrated paper covered boards. Minor signs of shelf wear only; text appears unmarked.
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- Title
- SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. Frameworks & Perspectives. ( Signed ): Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands Series
- Author
- Walsh, Stephen J. and Carlos F. Mena, editors
- Publisher
- Springer, New York
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Signed
- Signed
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1461457939
- ISBN 13
- 9781461457930
- Edition
- 1st edition.
- Series
- Book 1 of 9: Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands
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The recent passing of “Lonesome George,” the last remaining Giant Tortoise from Pinta Island in the Galapagos Archipelago of Ecuador, marks a sad farewell to yet another species from Planet Earth. The vulnerability of island ecosystems is particularly striking, especially given the expanding human imprint in many of these fragile settings and the corresponding risk of accelerated human development on native and endemic flora and fauna, many of which are iconic or emblematic species used to identify special places, like the Galapagos Islands, an internationally renowned Protected Area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In this volume, and the books to come as part of this Galapagos Series, we explore scientific approaches and conservation perspectives to address the challenges of social-ecological sustainability in island ecosystems, with a special emphasis on the social, terrestrial, and marine sub-systems of the Galapagos and their integrated and linked effects. In this initial volume, we include chapters from scientists, managers, and conservationists that explore contexts and explanations of historical, contemporary, and alternative futures for the Galapagos Islands to set the stage for more focused books in the Series on topics ranging from evolution, history of scientific engagement in the Galapagos, tourism and population migration, and marine ecology of the Galapagos Marine Reserve.
While this book launches the Galapagos Book Series, it also offers a broad and exploratory statement of threats to the Galapagos Islands, such as invasive species and the direct and indirect impacts of human migration, as motivation for subsequent studies and books to benefit science and society in the Galapagos Islands, also with the goal of creating a global template to examine other similarly challenged island ecosystems around the world.
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