Paz-y-Miño-C, Guillermo. <br/><br/>
A Synthesis of the Galápagos :  Natural History, Human Conflict, and the Destiny of an Archipelago / 
Guillermo Paz-y-Miño-C y Avelina Espinosa 
 - United Kingdom ;  Cambridge Scholars Publishing,  2024. 
 - 570 p. :  ilus., tablas, mapas,  21 x 15 cm. 
<br/><br/> There are hundreds of books and thousands of scientific articles about the Galápagos. This volume is distinctive. The authors, Guillermo Paz-y-Miño-C and Avelina Espinosa, synthesize, integrate, and conceptualize the most recent evolutionary-biology research being conducted in the archipelago's terrestrial and aquatic environments; the conflicts resulting from human interactions with nature, including local population growth and tourism practices in the context of short- and long-term conservation efforts; and make predictions about the destiny of the Galápagos' unique biodiversity and landscapes under various scenarios of climate-change impacts, urbanization trends, diversification of tourism, and conservation investments. Offering over 260 figures and diagrams, this work will appeal to a broad audience, including professors in academia, college instructors, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and research undergraduates. Another target audience is study-abroad and international field-trip instructors and their students who travel to the Galápagos year-round. Science writers and policymakers will find in this book useful information to discuss and debate about imminent environmental threats to afflict the Galápagos as a consequence of human population growth, tourism practices, and climate change. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781036401870 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Natural History. Historia natural. Human Conflict. Conflictos humanos. Galápagos. 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>508