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Galapagos Giant Tortoises (Hardcover)
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Galapagos Giant Tortoises (Hardcover)
Series: Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes
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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.
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