Buch, Englisch, 536 Seiten, Format (B × H): 221 mm x 278 mm, Gewicht: 1712 g
Buch, Englisch, 536 Seiten, Format (B × H): 221 mm x 278 mm, Gewicht: 1712 g
ISBN: 978-0-12-817554-5
Verlag: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Zielgruppe
<p>Conservationists, researchers, and students in wildlife conservation, conservation biology, herpetology, captive breeding, habitat management, and invasive species control worldwide; visitors to the Galapagos Islands</p>
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tiergenetik, Reproduktion
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Biogeographie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Naturschutzbiologie, Biodiversität
- Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Tierhaltung
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeresbiologie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Reptilien
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Biodiversität
Weitere Infos & Material
Section I: Overview 1. The Galapagos: Island Home of Giant Tortoises 2. Galapagos tortoises: Protagonists in the spectacle of life on Earth
Section II: History of Human - Tortoise Interactions 3. Human perceptions of Galapagos tortoises through history 4. The era of exploitation: 1700-1959 5. Darwin and the Galapagos giant tortoises 6. The Collectors: Beginnings of scientific inquiry and the lasting impacts of living and museum collections
Section III: Natural History 7. Evolution and phylogenetics 8. Morphology 9. Reproduction 10. Thermoregulation 11. Behavior and Diet 12. Population biology 13. Movement ecology 14. Habitats 15. Role in Ecosystems 16. Galapagos Tortoises in a Changing Climate
Section IV: Conservation: Slow Rescue from Near Destruction 17. History of Galapagos tortoise conservation 18. Tortoise health 19. Invasive Species: Impacts, Control, and Eradication 20. Tortoise Populations after 60 Years of Conservation
Section V: Restoration Case Studies 21. Española Island: From Near Extinction to Recovery 22. Pinzón Island: A Century of Zero Tortoise Hatchlings to a Growing Population 23. Floreana and Pinta Islands: Restoring Tortoise Populations through Lost Lineage Recovery 24. Santa Fe Island: Return of tortoises via a replacement species
Section VI: Into the Future 25. Beyond rescue to full recovery