The Galapagos were once known to the sailors and pirates who encountered them as Las Encantadas: the enchanted islands, home to marvellous creatures and dramatic volcanic scenery. This captivating history of the world's most famous islands charts their evolution from deserted wilderness to profoundly important scientific resource and now global tourist destination. The Galapago...
The Galapagos were once known to the sailors and pirates who encountered them as Las Encantadas: the enchanted islands, home to marvellous creatures and dramatic volcanic scenery. This captivating history of the world's most famous islands charts their evolution from deserted wilderness to profoundly important scientific resource and now global tourist destination. The Galapagos' rich diversity of species made it the cradle of evolutionary theory. Its scientific treasures have always been explored in surprising ways: Darwin rode on the back of tortoises, flung iguanas into the sea and attacked hawks with hats in the process of his discovery. And its lessons are far from exhausted: recently, Darwin's celebrated finches have helped biologists to film evolution in real time. The islands are famous throughout the world - recognition that brings with it 170,000 tourists a year and widespread development, as well as bitter clashes between environmentalists and local inhabitants. More than ever, we must be alert to the significance of this unique location - because what happens here foreshadows the fate of threatened ecosystems everywhere on earth.
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亨利•尼科尔斯(Henry Nicholls),作家、广播节目主持人,在演化生物学、环境保护及科学史方面颇有研究。长期为《自然》(Nature)、《新科学家》(New Scientist)、《BBC野生生物》(BBC Wildlife)等知名刊物撰稿。著有《熊猫之路》(The Way of Panda)等书。他的头一本书《孤独的乔治》(Lonesome George)就讲述了加拉帕戈斯群岛及全球性保护的故事。从2008年开始,尼克尔斯成为加拉帕戈斯保护基金会半年刊《加拉帕戈斯记事》(Galapagos Matters)的编辑。2002年至2009年,尼克尔斯还任职科学史季刊《奋进》(Endeavour)总编。目前,他已成为《奋进》的编委会成员。
亨利•尼科尔斯(Henry Nicholls),作家、广播节目主持人,在演化生物学、环境保护及科学史方面颇有研究。长期为《自然》(Nature)、《新科学家》(New Scientist)、《BBC野生生物》(BBC Wildlife)等知名刊物撰稿。著有《熊猫之路》(The Way of Panda)等书。他的头一本书《孤独的乔治》(Lonesome George)就讲述了加拉帕戈斯群岛及全球性保护的故事。从2008年开始,尼克尔斯成为加拉帕戈斯保护基金会半年刊《加拉帕戈斯记事》(Galapagos Matters)的编辑。2002年至2009年,尼克尔斯还任职科学史季刊《奋进》(Endeavour)总编。目前,他已成为《奋进》的编委会成员。
0 有用 豆腐粉 2024-07-13 01:47:59 美国
12/14/22:前序就已经非常吸引人了,当下生态旅游最神圣的地点,在二战时期竟然被美国征用为军事基地。被派遣的士兵抱怨这里只有无尽的岩石……