Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Hennessy, Elizabeth Ann
Titre(s) : On the backs of tortoises [Texte imprimé] : Darwin, the Galápagos, and the fate of an evolutionary Eden / Elizabeth Hennessy
Publication : New Haven : Yale university press, 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIX-310 p.) : ill. ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 223-297. Index
"The Galápagos archipelago is often viewed as a last foothold of pristine nature.
For sixty years, conservationists have worked to restore this evolutionary Eden after
centuries of exploitation at the hands of pirates, whalers, and island settlers. This
book tells the story of the islands' namesakes--the giant tortoises--as coveted food
sources, objects of natural history, and famous icons of conservation and tourism.
By doing so, it brings into stark relief the paradoxical, and impossible, goal of
conserving species by trying to restore a past state of prehistoric evolution. The
tortoises, Elizabeth Hennessy demonstrates, are not prehistoric, but rather microcosms
whose stories show how deeply human and nonhuman life are entangled. In a world where
evolution is thoroughly shaped by global history, Hennessy puts forward a vision for
conservation based on reckoning with the past, rather than trying to erase it."--Provided
by publisher
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Darwin, the Galápagos, and the fate of an evolutionary Eden
Sujet(s) : Tortue géante des Galapagos -- Conservation
Évolution (biologie) -- Histoire -- Galápagos, Îles (Équateur)
Restauration écologique
Indice(s) Dewey :
508.866 5 (23e éd.) = Histoire naturelle - Îles Galápagos
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780300232745 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb472764103
Notice n° :
FRBNF47276410
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : What we stand on ; In Darwin's footsteps ; What's in a name? ; The many worlds
at world's end ; Making a natural laboratory ; Restoring evolution ; Laboratory
life ; All the way down.