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The Galápagos : exploring Darwin's tapestry
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The Galápagos : exploring Darwin's tapestry

Author: John Hess
Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : English
Summary:
"Evolutionary ecologist and photographer John Hess presents the Galápagos in stunning photographs and insightful prose, celebrating the archipelago as a unique place to appreciate the achievements of Charles Darwin and other biologists as well as a place for visitors to experience the wonders of the natural world"--Provided by publisher.
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Genre/Form: Pictorial works
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John Hess
ISBN: 9780826218377 0826218377
OCLC Number: 263146723
Notes: Includes index.
Description: xiii, 188 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.
Contents: The Archipelago --
Physical forces --
Weaving an island tapestry --
The nature of desert --
Cliffs and rocky shorelines --
Lagoons and beaches --
Of highlands and humans --
Galapagos royalty --
Flightless cormorant --
Marine iguana --
Waved albatross --
The frigatebirds --
Galapagos tortoise --
The boobies --
Swallow-tailed gull --
Preserving the sacred.
Responsibility: John Hess.

Abstract:

"Evolutionary ecologist and photographer John Hess presents the Galápagos in stunning photographs and insightful prose, celebrating the archipelago as a unique place to appreciate the achievements of Charles Darwin and other biologists as well as a place for visitors to experience the wonders of the natural world"--Provided by publisher.

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