Darwin, Darwinism and conservation in the Galapagos Islands : the legacy of Darwin and its new applications /: the legacy of Darwin and its new applications. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Diego Quiroga, Ana Sevilla, editors.
• Editors: Quiroga, Diego; Sevilla, Ana
• Contents: Foreword -- 1. Darwin?s Galapagos Myth -- 2. On the Origin of Species and the Galapagos Islands -- 3. The Galapagos Islands and the Ecuadorean State: Early Encounters -- 4. Darwinians, Anti-Darwinians and the Galapagos (1835-1935) -- 5. Mythologizing Darwin?s Islands -- 6. Mythologizing Darwin?s Islands -- 7. Darwinism in Latin America: Reception and Introduction -- 8. The Charles Darwin Foundation: some critical remarks about its history and trends -- 9. Darwin, Emergent Process and the Conservation of Galapagos Ecosystems -- 10. Darwinian Emergence, Conservation and Restoration: Novel Ecosystems and Hybrid Environments.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 164 pages), color illustrations, color maps
• Subjects: 508.8665; Environment; Natural history -- Galapagos Islands; Nature Conservation; Evolution (Biology); Marine Sciences; Natural history; Science -- Life Sciences -- Evolution; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Marine Biology; Evolution; Limnology (freshwater); Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Conservation of the environment; Galapagos Islands; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319340500; 3319340506; 9783319340524; 3319340522
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.