The Galápagos : a natural laboratory for the Earth sciences /

• Other Authors: Harpp, Karen S.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ : Washington, DC : John Wiley & Sons-American Geophysical Union, 2014.
• Series: Geophysical monograph ; 204.
• Subjects: Geology > Galapagos Islands.; Biodiversity > Galapagos Islands.; Biogeography > Galapagos Islands.; SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > General.; Biodiversity.; Biogeography.; Geology.; Galapagos Islands.; Electronic books.

"The Galapagos Islands are renown for their unique flora and fauna, inspiring Charles Darwin in the elaboration of his theory of evolution. Yet in his Voyage of the Beagle, published in 1839, Darwin also remarked on the fascinating geology and volcanic origin of these enchanted Islands. Since t...