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Karen S. Harpp - The Galapagos: A Natural Laboratory for the Earth Sciences - 9781118852415 - V9781118852415
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The Galapagos: A Natural Laboratory for the Earth Sciences

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Description for The Galapagos: A Natural Laboratory for the Earth Sciences Hardback. Editor(s): Harpp, Karen S.; Mittelstaedt, Eric; D'Ozouville, Noemi; Graham, David W. Series: Geophysical Monograph Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLSEG; RB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 444 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1476.

The Galápagos 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 Galápagos 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 of recent research into the origin and nature of ocean islands, from their ... Read more

Volume highlights include:

  • Case studies in biogeographical, hydrological, and chronological perspective
  • Understanding the connection between geological processes and biodiversity
  • Synthesis of decades of interdisciplinary research in physical processes from surface to deep interior of the earth
  • In-depth discussion of the concept of the island acting as a natural laboratory for earth scientists
  • Integrated understanding of the Galápagos region from a geological perspective

Collectively, The Galápagos presents case studies illustrating the Galápagos Archipelago as a dynamic natural laboratory for the earth sciences. This book would be of special interest to a multidisciplinary audience in earth sciences, including petrologists, volcanologists, geochronologists, geochemists, and geobiologists.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Series
Geophysical Monograph Series
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781118852415
SKU
V9781118852415
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-18

About Karen S. Harpp
Karen Harpp is a geochemist and volcanologist in the Geology Department at Colgate University, in upstate New York, USA. She and her students have been exploring the Galápagos for many years, studying the origins of the volcanic islands across the archipelago using land- and sea-based research methods. Eric Mittelstaedt is a geodynamicist and geophysicist in the Department of ... Read more

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