Historical Ecology and Archaeology in the Galápagos Islands - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Historical Ecology and Archaeology in the Galápagos Islands write by Peter W. Stahl. This book was released on 2020-01-20. Historical Ecology and Archaeology in the Galápagos Islands available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Galápagos Islands are one of the world’s premiere nature attractions, home to unique ecosystems widely thought to be untouched and pristine. Historical Ecology and Archaeology in the Galápagos Islands reveals that the archipelago is not as isolated as many imagine, examining how centuries of human occupation have transformed its landscape. This book shows that the island chain has been a part of global networks since its discovery in 1535 and traces the changes caused by human colonization. Central to this history is the sugar plantation Hacienda El Progreso on San Cristóbal Island. Here, zooarchaeological and archaeobotanical evidence documents the introduction of exotic species and landscape transformations, and material evidence attests that inhabitants maintained connections to the outside world for consumer goods. Beyond illuminating the human history of the islands, the authors also look at the impact of visitors to Galápagos National Park today, raising questions about tourism’s role in biological conservation, preservation, and restoration. A volume in the series Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology, edited by Victor D. Thompson
Historical Ecology in the Galapagos Islands
Historical Ecology in the Galapagos Islands - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Historical Ecology in the Galapagos Islands write by Paul A.. Colinvaux. This book was released on 1976. Historical Ecology in the Galapagos Islands available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Environmental Historical Archaeology of the Galápagos Islands
Environmental Historical Archaeology of the Galápagos Islands - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Environmental Historical Archaeology of the Galápagos Islands write by Fernando Astudillo Campos. This book was released on 2017. Environmental Historical Archaeology of the Galápagos Islands available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. After their discovery in 1535, the Galápagos Islands remained sporadically inhabited until 1832 when they were legally annexed to the Republic of Ecuador. For three centuries, the archipelago was visited by pirates and whalers and was later the location of industrial size plantations, one prison, and an American army base. Today, the archipelago is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the Americas. These events have permanently modified the local landscape but also the terrestrial and maritime ecology. In this research, I explore the ecological effects of the initial human occupation of the archipelago. The overall goals are to explore the initial human-plant interactions during the 19th century and how social, economic, and political relations formed the social landscapes of the early occupation of San Cristóbal Island. I combine the theoretical frameworks of Historical Ecology with the methodological frameworks of Environmental Historical Archaeology and Garden Archaeology. The integrated analysis of historical written records, historical cartography, and microbotanical remains were the research model. The internal layout and agricultural lands of Hacienda "El Progreso" (1870-1904) were studied.
Science and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands
Science and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Science and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands write by Stephen J. Walsh. This book was released on 2012-12-05. Science and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this launch of the Galapagos series, this book provides a broad “framing” assessment of the current status of social and ecological systems in the Galapagos Islands, and the feedback that explicitly links people to the environment. It also highlights the challenges to conservation imposed by tourism in the Galapagos Islands and the attendant migration of people from mainland Ecuador to service the burgeoning tourism industry. Further, there is an emphasize on the status of the terrestrial and marine environments that form the very foundation of the deep attraction to the Islands by tourists, residents, scholars, and conservationists.
Disease Ecology
Disease Ecology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Disease Ecology write by Patricia G. Parker. This book was released on 2017-10-26. Disease Ecology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book provides the first collection of chapters written by scientists who have contributed to the understanding of disease ecology in the Galapagos Islands, an iconic and historic natural site. The Galapagos Archipelago straddles the equator in the eastern Pacific Ocean, almost 1000 km off the coast of Ecuador, and includes 13 major islands, numerous smaller satellite islands, and many more even smaller islets. The wildlife on the Galapagos Islands today represents one of the best-preserved wild communities of plants and animals in the world, owing to the location of the islands at the intersection of major ocean currents, the commitment by Ecuador for the vast majority of the area to be left undeveloped, and the protection provided by the Galapagos National Park. Most of the animal species in Galapagos are endemic, occurring nowhere else. But they are descendants of ancestors that colonized earlier, and then, isolated from their mainland origins, evolved into forms that are recognized as distinct today. Since 2001, many of the authors of this book have been part of a four-institution partnership investigating the threats posed by pathogens to Galapagos avifauna. They approach the topic of disease ecology in a novel manner, starting with the history of arrival of both the birds themselves and the pathogens. This synthetic approach requires the integration of themes from veterinary medicine, epidemiology, population genetics, and phylogenetics.
