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Author : A. Gunther
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9785881974893
Author : British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology,Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Testudinidae
ISBN : RMS:RMSSTGE1000000640$$$Y
Author : Günther
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBS:UBBS-00111322
Author : Albert Carl-Ludwig-Gotthielf Günther
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:882734925
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128175552
Galapagos Giant Tortoises brings together researchers and conservationists to share the most up-to-date knowledge of Galapagos giant tortoises. Despite being icons of the world-famous Galapagos Archipelago and the target of more than 50 years of conservation research and management, Galapagos giant tortoise evolution and much of their ecology remained unknown until recently. This book documents the history, the pressing conservation issues, and success stories recovering several of the 15 different species of Galapagos tortoises from near extinction.The book begins with an overview of the history of the relationship between humans and Galapagos giant tortoises, starting from initial heavy exploitation of tortoises by pirates and whalers, and extending to the start of the modern conservation era in the 1960s. The book then shifts to biology, describing Galapagos tortoise evolution, taxonomy, ecology, habitats, reproduction, and behavior. Next the decades of conservation efforts and their results are reviewed, including issues of captive breeding, invasive species, introduced diseases, and de-extinction, as well as the current status and distribution of every species. The final portion of the book turns to four case studies of restoration, and then looks ahead to the future of all tortoise populations.The latest volume in the Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscape series, Galapagos Giant Tortoises is a valuable resource for researchers and conservationists, as well as students of biology, wildlife conservation, and herpetology. Provides a comprehensive overview of the Galapagos giant tortoise species as written and edited by the world’s leading experts Presents examples of restoration of tortoise populations following the near extinction of many of them Describes conservation strategies to ensure the full recovery of all extant species Explores recent efforts using replacement tortoises for extinct species to restore island ecosystems
Author : IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Nature conservation
ISBN : 9782880329860
Author : Royal Society (Great Britain)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UVA:X002000784
Author : Alfred Sherwood Romer, Nelda E. Wright, Tilly Edinger, and Richard Van Frank
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 1640 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780813710877
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : Geology
ISBN : UCBK:C084557481
Author : Marcelo S. de la Fuente,Juliana Sterli,Ignacio Maniel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319005188
The extended continental South American turtle record (Norian to Lujanian) allows us to follow the evolution of this reptile clade from its origins. Several significant stem turtle taxa such as: Palaeochersis talampayensis and Condorchelys antiqua provide information on the first steps of turtle evolution. Others such as: Chubutemys copelloi or Patagoniaemys gasparinae provide clues to the origin of the bizarre horned tortoises of the clade Meiolaniidae. The panpleurodiran species such as Notoemys laticentralis or Notoemys zapatocaensis shed light on the origin of modern pleurodiran turtles. This book explores aquatic and terrestrial cryptodiran turtles, South Gondwana pleurodiran turtles, North Gondwana pleurodiran turtles; Meiolaniforms and early differentiation of Mesozoic turtles.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11361632
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Classification
ISBN : WISC:89119913432
Author : Diego Quiroga,Ana Sevilla
Publisher : Springer
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319340524
The book explores how Darwin ́s legendary and mythologized visit to the Galapagos affected the socioecosystems of the Islands, as well as the cultural and intellectual traditions of Ecuador and Latin America. It highlights in what way the connection between Darwin and the Galapagos has had real, enduring and paradoxical effects in the Archipelago. This Twenty Century construct of the Galapagos as the cradle of Darwin’s theory and insights triggered not only the definition of the Galapagos as a living natural laboratory but also the production of a series of conservation practices and the reshaping of the Galapagos as a tourism destination with an increasingly important flow of tourists that potentially threaten its fragile ecosystems. The book argues that the idea of a Darwinian living laboratory has been limited by the success of the very same constructs that promote its conservation. It suggests critical interpretations of this paradox by questioning many of the dichotomies that have been created to understand nature and its conservation. We also explore some possible ways in which Darwin's ideas can be used to better understand the social and natural threats facing the Islands and to develop sustainable and successful management practices.
Author : Elizabeth Hennessy
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780300232745
An insightful exploration of the iconic Galápagos tortoises, and how their fate is inextricably linked to our own in a rapidly changing world The Galápagos archipelago is often viewed as a last foothold of pristine nature. For sixty years, conservationists have worked to restore this evolutionary Eden after centuries of exploitation at the hands of pirates, whalers, and island settlers. This book tells the story of the islands' namesakes--the giant tortoises--as coveted food sources, objects of natural history, and famous icons of conservation and tourism. By doing so, it brings into stark relief the paradoxical, and impossible, goal of conserving species by trying to restore a past state of prehistoric evolution. The tortoises, Elizabeth Hennessy demonstrates, are not prehistoric, but rather microcosms whose stories show how deeply human and nonhuman life are entangled. In a world where evolution is thoroughly shaped by global history, Hennessy puts forward a vision for conservation based on reckoning with the past, rather than trying to erase it.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1250 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11548494
