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A Synthesis of the Galápagos
Guillermo Paz-y-Miño-CAvelina Espinosa
其他書名
Natural History, Human Conflict, and the Destiny of an Archipelago
出版Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2024-03-08
主題Nature / GeneralScience / Life Sciences / Biology
ISBN103640188X9781036401887
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=zdYBEQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋There are hundreds of books and thousands of scientific articles about the Galápagos. This volume is distinctive. The authors, Guillermo Paz-y-Miño-C and Avelina Espinosa, synthesize, integrate, and conceptualize the most recent evolutionary-biology research being conducted in the archipelago’s terrestrial and aquatic environments; the conflicts resulting from human interactions with nature, including local population growth and tourism practices in the context of short- and long-term conservation efforts; and make predictions about the destiny of the Galápagos’ unique biodiversity and landscapes under various scenarios of climate-change impacts, urbanization trends, diversification of tourism, and conservation investments. Offering over 260 figures and diagrams, this work will appeal to a broad audience, including professors in academia, college instructors, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and research undergraduates. Another target audience is study-abroad and international field-trip instructors and their students who travel to the Galápagos year-round. Science writers and policymakers will find in this book useful information to discuss and debate about imminent environmental threats to afflict the Galápagos as a consequence of human population growth, tourism practices, and climate change.