Table of Contents

• Preface
• GalÁpagos National Park Rules
• Acknowledgements
• 1. Historical Background
• 2. Environmental Setting
• 3. Colonisation, Evolution, and Ecology
• 4. Plant Life
• 5. Reptiles
• 6. Seabirds
• 7. Coastal Birds and Migrants
• 8. Land Birds
• 9. Native Mammals
• 10. Terrestrial Invertebrates
• 11. Intertidal and Marine Life
• 12. Conservation in the Islands
• 13. Visiting the Islands
• Selected Bibliography
• Appendix 1: Checklist of Plants and Animals
• Appendix 2: Glossary of Terms
• Appendix 3: Units and Conversions
• Appendix 4: Information for Supporters of GalÁpagaos Conservation
• Index

About the Author

Michael H Jackson

Reviews

"Jackson tells delightful little stories through this unusual natural history guide. This is unusual because it's so uplifting. The Galà pagos Islands are a place of wonder, with such rich, abundant wildlife and natural history that readers will yearn to experience them first-hand and not just through a book. But this guide will do for a start. [Here] is the kind of book that belongs in every nature lover's library." -- Margaret Mironiwicz, The Globe and Mail "The book is more than a simple guide, it contains information gleaned from the extensive literature existing on the Galà pagos Islands, combining it with first-hand experience of the author, who worked in the archipelago as a naturalist guide and as a zoologist." -- Marinus Hoogmoed