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ECUADOR & GALAPAGOS
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Birds of Ecuador, A Field Guide
• Paul Greenfield
• Robert Ridgely
FIELD GUIDE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 740 PAGES
Ecuador has its own field guide -- a comprehensive, exhaustively researched handbook to nearly 1,600 species featuring 96 glorious color plates, all by Paul Greenfield. Two decades in the making, it's an indispensable companion for birdwatching in Ecuador (and adjacent countries). It also weighs in at four pounds. With detailed range maps and descriptions of each species by Bob Ridgely. The same authors have published an accompanying guide to the status, distribution and taxonomy of the birds of Ecuador available separately (EDR07), or as a set (EDR 14).
(EDR08, $55.00) |
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Charles Darwin Slept Here
• John Woram
HISTORY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 441 PAGES
Not just for the birds, Galapagos has been host to assorted and colorful buccaneers, eccentric colonists, scientists and adventurers. In this well-researched, anecdotal history, John Woram recounts with verve and humor the human history of the archipelago. With archival drawings, maps and extensive notes.
(GPS71, $27.95) |
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Ecuador in Focus, A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture
• Wilma Roos
• Omer van Renterghem
GUIDEBOOK •
2000 •
PAPER
• 100 PAGES
This slim guide describes the history of Ecuador, its cultural heritage and current political, environmental and economic challenges. With maps, photographs and some travel information. It's an excellent synopsis from an unabashedly left-leaning perspective, strong on facts.
(EDR02, $12.95) |
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A Field Guide to Sea Stars and Other Echinoderms of the Galapagos
• Cleveland P. Hickman
FIELD GUIDE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 83 PAGES
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
A spiral-bound field guide illustrating 62 species of sea stars, urchins and sea cucumbers, including endemic species. With 100 color photographs and information on distribution and natural history.
(GPS31, $18.95) |
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Galapagos Islands Map
• ITMB
2006 •
MAP
At a 1:420,000 scale, this convenient full color map, printed on tear and water-resistant paper, shows the archipelago in detail, with major features of each island, topography and visitor sites clearly indicated. With drawings and text by publisher and traveler Hilary Bradt. One Side. 27 X 39 inches.
(GPS06, $11.95) |
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Galapagos, A Natural History
• John Kricher
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 221 PAGES
A lively, compact natural history of the islands and their role in evolutionary thought by a favorite author. Kricher (A Neotropical Companion) includes an island-by-island synopsis and a survey of recent conservation efforts in his wide-ranging overview. With chapters on human history, geology, setting, Darwin, tortoises, reptiles, birds, and sea creatures. In a clear tribute to Charles Robert Darwin, he takes his chapter titles from comments by Darwin scattered throughout the Galapagos section of Voyage of the Beagle. With 50 color photographs, 27 black-and-white, and illustrations.
(GPS57, $22.95) |
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Marine Life of the Galapagos
• Pierre Constant
FIELD GUIDE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 307 PAGES
Subtitled "A Diver's Guide to the Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and Other Marine Animals," this compact Odyssey Guide features 288 color photographs of fish and invertebrates, maps, plans and dive information. Most of the book is devoted to color plates (grouped in sections) and one-paragraph, shorthand descriptions with identification information, behavior and range.
(GPS56, $24.95) |
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Odyssey Guide Galapagos
• Pierre Constant
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 316 PAGES
Subtitled "A Natural History Guide," this compact book is an illustrated overview of the islands -- and especially the wildlife -- with 70 sketch maps, 180 color photographs and island-by-island descriptions.
(GPS20, $24.95) |
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