
Galapagos Giant Tortoises
Description
Key Features
- Provides a comprehensive overview of the Galapagos giant tortoise species as written and edited by the world’s leading experts
- Presents examples of restoration of tortoise populations following the near extinction of many of them
- Describes conservation strategies to ensure the full recovery of all extant species
- Explores recent efforts using replacement tortoises for extinct species to restore island ecosystems
Readership
Table of Contents
Section I: Overview
1. The Galapagos: Island Home of Giant Tortoises
2. Galapagos tortoises: Protagonists in the spectacle of life on EarthSection II: History of Human - Tortoise Interactions
3. Human perceptions of Galapagos tortoises through history
4. The era of exploitation: 1700-1959
5. Darwin and the Galapagos giant tortoises
6. The Collectors: Beginnings of scientific inquiry and the lasting impacts of living and museum collectionsSection III: Natural History
7. Evolution and phylogenetics
8. Morphology
9. Reproduction
10. Thermoregulation
11. Behavior and Diet
12. Population biology
13. Movement ecology
14. Habitats
15. Role in Ecosystems
16. Galapagos Tortoises in a Changing ClimateSection IV: Conservation: Slow Rescue from Near Destruction
17. History of Galapagos tortoise conservation
18. Tortoise health
19. Invasive Species: Impacts, Control, and Eradication
20. Tortoise Populations after 60 Years of ConservationSection V: Restoration Case Studies
21. Española Island: From Near Extinction to Recovery
22. Pinzón Island: A Century of Zero Tortoise Hatchlings to a Growing Population
23. Floreana and Pinta Islands: Restoring Tortoise Populations through Lost Lineage Recovery
24. Santa Fe Island: Return of tortoises via a replacement speciesSection VI: Into the Future
25. Beyond rescue to full recovery
Product details
- No. of pages: 536
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2020
- Published: November 7, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128175545
- eBook ISBN: 9780128175552