Darwin, Darwinism and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands
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Darwin, Darwinism and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands

The Legacy of Darwin and its New Applications

Herausgegeben: Quiroga, Diego; Sevilla, Ana
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The book explores how Darwin´s legendary and mythologized visit to the Galapagos affected the socioecosystems of the Islands, as well as the cultural and intellectual traditions of Ecuador and Latin America. It highlights in what way the connection between Darwin and the Galapagos has had real, enduring and paradoxical effects in the Archipelago. This Twenty Century construct of the Galapagos as the cradle of Darwin's theory and insights triggered not only the definition of the Galapagos as a living natural laboratory but also the production of a series of conservation practices and the resha...