Galapagos

M.H. Jackson has worked in the Galà pagos Islands as a naturalist guide and has done research and led tours to the islands for various organizations. He is now teaching sciences at St. Michael's University School, Victoria, B.C. His wife, Monica, prepared many of the drawings and maps for this book.

"Jackson tells delightful little stories through this unusual natural history guide. This is unusual because it's so uplifting. The Galàpagos 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 Galàpagos 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

• PrefaceGalÁpagos National Park Rules Acknowledgements1. 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 Life12. Conservation in the Islands 13. Visiting the IslandsSelected 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