Summary

The introduction includes a reminder of the heuristic value of insularity, whence the parallel drawn between the islands and the planet with regard to the evolution of the contemporary world. It is shown in the first part of the book that however original it may be, nature in the Galápagos has in fact become an issue in multiple uses. A twofold intention is shown in the first chapter. Nature in the Galápagos is described, with the tumultuous geology and climatic irregularities resulting from ...