Screen LibraryThe Galápagos : a natural laboratory for the Earth sciences /
"The Galapagos Islands are renown for their unique flora and fauna, inspiring Charles Darwin in the elaboration of his theory of evolution. Yet in his Voyage of the Beagle, published in 1839, Darwin also remarked on the fascinating geology and volcanic origin of these enchanted Islands. Since t...
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John Wiley & Sons-American Geophysical Union,
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| Publisher Address: | Hoboken, NJ : Washington, DC : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Geophysical monograph series ;
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118852538 |
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"The Galapagos Islands are renown for their unique flora and fauna, inspiring Charles Darwin in the elaboration of his theory of evolution. Yet in his Voyage of the Beagle, published in 1839, Darwin also remarked on the fascinating geology and volcanic origin of these enchanted Islands. Since then, the Galapagos continue to provide scientists with inspiration and invaluable information about ocean island formation and evolution, mantle plumes, and the deep Earth. Motivated by an interdisciplinary Chapman Conference held in the Islands, this AGU volume provides cross-disciplinary collection o "This book has an international broad scope. It should be of interest to a wide multi-disciplinary audience in USA, European countries and other countries"-- |
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"Co-publication between the American Geophysical Union and John Wiley & Sons, Inc."--Title page verso. Includes index. Machine generated contents note: Table of Contents for Galapagos Monograph Foreword: Peter Grant and Randal Keynes Introductio Contrasting Volcanism in Hawai'i and Galapagos Galapagos and Easter: A Tale of Two Hotspot Eruption Rates for Fernandina Volcano: A New Chronology at the Galapagos Hotspot Center Galapagos Magma Chambers The Geology and Geochemistry of Isla Floreana, Galapagos: A Different Type of Late-Stage Ocean Island Volcanism Plate Tectonics, Evolution, and the Survival of Species: A Modern Day Hotspot A Paleogeographic Model of the Galapagos Islands and Biogeographical and Evol |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781118852682 (ePub) 1118852680 (ePub) 9781118852569 (Adobe PDF) 1118852567 (Adobe PDF) 9781118852538 (electronic bk.) 1118852532 (electronic bk.) 1306979684 (ebk) 9781306979689 (ebk) 1118852419 (hardback) 9781118852415 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | QE349 |
| CLC: | Q958.577.6-64 |