Galapagos by Paul D Stewart
The Galapagos archipelago is made up of thirteen main islands and more than sixty other islets, rocks and reefs, scattered over four hundred kilometres of open ocean. Sitting at a confluence of four major ocean currents, the islands are actually the summits of vast undersea volcanoes, and are steadily on the march. How has such an odd assortment of life managed to find a footing in this unruly world? Micro-climates and altitude have combined to form discrete environmental zones: perfect habitats for the islands diverse fauna marine iguanas, petrels, blue-footed boobies and giant tortoises being but a famous few. Galapagos is a rare insight into an incredible landscape, a natural laboratory and an exquisite evolutionary habitat that Darwin described as a 'world within itself'. Both fragile and furious, the Galapagos is unlike any other place on earth.
"The sumptuous illustrations had me positively drooling to gawp at the giant tortoises bellowing as they copulate incessantly in the warm rain, to feel the Galapagos hawk land with a thunk on my backpack..this is a rich tale of triumph and tragedy well told..." -- Peter Marren * BBC Wildlife magazine *
"The definitive single volume on the Galapagos that ecotourists and readers from all walks of life have been awaiting."" -- Margaret Lowman, author of Life in the Treetops and co- author of It's a Jungle Up There: More Tales from the Treetops"
"The definitive single volume on the Galapagos that ecotourists and readers from all walks of life have been awaiting."" -- Margaret Lowman, author of Life in the Treetops and co- author of It's a Jungle Up There: More Tales from the Treetops"
Paul D. Stewart is an Emmy award-winning wildlife cameraman with the BBC's Natural History Unit and has published numerous articles in leading science and conservation journals.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780563493563 |
| ISBN 10 | 0563493569 |
| Title | Galapagos |
| Author | Paul D Stewart |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 2006-09-07 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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