Galápagos: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Abbreviations
Chronology
Galápagos at a Glance
PART I. Thematic Essays
	Geology, Volcanoes, and Lava
	Climate, Currents, and Weather
	Darwin in Galápagos
	The Mysteries of Floreana Island
	Baltra and World War II
	Giant Tortoises: The Galápagos of Galápagos
	Darwin’s Finches
	Evolution in Galápagos: The Work of Rosemary and Peter Grant
	Plants and Vegetative Zones
	Tourism
	Invasive Species
	The Future of Galápagos
PART II. Topical Entries
	Agassiz, Louis and Elizabeth
	Agriculture
	Albatross
	Angermeyers
	Baltra Pine
	Baur, Georg
	Beaches
	Beebe, Charles William
	Berlanga, Fray Tomás de
	Biosecurity
	Birds
	Blackberry
	Boats of Note
	Boobies
	Bowman, Robert I.
	California Academy of Sciences Expedition 1905–1906
	Casa Matriz
	Charles Darwin Foundation and Research Station
	Climate Change
	Cobos, Manuel Julián
	Coffee
	Colnett, James
	Colonization by Plants and Animals
	Cowley, Ambrose
	Creationism
	Dampier, William
	Darling, Sarah
	Darwin, Charles Robert
	Darwin’s Finches: Truth and Legend
	Darwin’s Name in Galápagos
	Eibl-Eibesfeldt, Irenäus
	Fawkes, Guy
	Filiate Science Antrorse: A Search for Utopia
	The First Biological Research Station
	Fish
	FitzRoy, Robert
	Flightless Cormorants
	Frigatebirds
	Galápagos
	Galápagos Hawk
	Galápagos Marine Reserve
	Galápagos National Park
	Galápagos Penguin
	Galápagos Tomato
	Geckos
	Gould, John and Elizabeth
	Governance: Galápagos Governing Council
	Hawai‘i: Comparisons with Galápagos
	Hitler in Galápagos?
	HMS Beagle
	Hooker, Joseph Dalton
	Hotel Galápagos
	Huxley, Julian Sorell
	Hydrothermal Vents
	Intentionally Introduced Invaders
	International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
	Invertebrates
	Jessica
	Kicker Rock
	Lack, David
	Land Iguanas
	Lava Lizards
	Lawson, Nicholas
	Lonesome George
	Lowe, Percy
	Mammals
	Mangroves
	Maps
	Marine Iguana
	Melville, Herman
	Mockingbirds
	Movies
	Names of Islands
	Naturalist Guides
	Norwegians
	Opuntia (Prickly Pear Cactus)
	Orchils
	Palo Santo (Bursera spp.)
	Penal Colonies
	Philornis downsi
	Pirates and Whalers
	Post Office Bay
	Project Isabela
	Protecting Wildlife Before GNP
	Quinine
	Rays and Sharks
	Reiser, Saydee
	Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
	Rules of Galápagos National Park
	Salt and Minas de Sal
	Scalesia
	Sea Lions and Fur Sea Lions
	Sea Turtles
	Snakes
	Special Law of 1998
	Stokes, Pringle
	Svaap
	Towns
	UNESCO World Heritage Site
	Van Straelen, Victor
	Villamil, José María
	Von Hagen, Victor Wolfgang
	Voyage of the Beagle, The
	Wall of Tears
	Watkins, Patrick
	Waved Albatross
	Wittmers
	Wolf, Theodor
PART III. Primary Documents
	Document 1: Tomás Berlanga Discovers Galápagos, 1535
	Document 2: A Literary Pirate Visits Galápagos, 1684
	Document 3: Ambrose Cowley Names Some Islands in Galápagos, 1688
	Document 4: Woodes Rogers Describes His Tour of the Islands, 1709
	Document 5: David Porter Describes Some of the Islands’ Plants and Animals, 1812
	Document 6: David Porter Wonders about the Origin of Galápagos’ Strange Animals, 1812
	Document 7: George Byron Finds “As Wild and Desolate a Scene as Imagination Can Picture,” 1825
	Document 8: “Our Respiration Now Became Difficult”: An Eyewitness Account of a Terrifying Volcanic Eruption in Galápagos, 1825
	Document 9: Charles Darwin’s First Impressions of Galápagos, 1835
	Document 10: Charles Darwin’s Strange Encounters with Marine Iguanas, 1839
	Document 11: Charles Darwin’s Voyage of the Beagle, the World’s Most Famous Writing about Galápagos, 1845
	Document 12: Herman Melville and the Desolation of Galápagos, 1854
	Document 13: Agassiz Disagrees with Darwin, 1872
Appendix 1: The Major Islands and Their Visitor Sites
Appendix 2: Darwin Aboard the Beagle
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author