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'On The Backs Of Tortoises' Challenges Us To Consider How Much Of Life Is Intertwined

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'On The Backs Of Tortoises' Challenges Us To Consider How Much Of Life Is Intertwined

November 1, 2019 • Nominally an environmental and social history of the Galápagos Islands, it lays bare the entangled issues confronting us as we attempt conservation efforts while facing a sweeping ecological crisis.

Dozens Of Nonnative Marine Species Have Invaded The Galapagos Islands

The sea squirt Ascidia sydneiensis, a tubelike animal that squirts water out of its body when alarmed, is one of 48 additional nonnative marine species in the Galapagos Islands documented in a newly published study. Previously, researchers knew of only five. Courtesy of Jim Carlton hide caption

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Dozens Of Nonnative Marine Species Have Invaded The Galapagos Islands

March 28, 2019 • The number of alien species, likely brought by ship traffic, stunned scientists. And they suspect that the foothold of such creatures may have been underestimated in other tropical habitats, too.

Dozens Of Nonnative Marine Species Have Invaded The Galapagos Islands

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