Science and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands

Science and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9781461457947
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Book Synopsis Science and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands by : Stephen J. Walsh

Download or read book Science and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands written by Stephen J. Walsh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this launch of the Galapagos series, this book provides a broad “framing” assessment of the current status of social and ecological systems in the Galapagos Islands, and the feedback that explicitly links people to the environment. It also highlights the challenges to conservation imposed by tourism in the Galapagos Islands and the attendant migration of people from mainland Ecuador to service the burgeoning tourism industry. Further, there is an emphasize on the status of the terrestrial and marine environments that form the very foundation of the deep attraction to the Islands by tourists, residents, scholars, and conservationists.


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