TY - BOOK AU - D'Orso,Michael TI - Plundering paradise: the hand of man on the GalpĖ€agos islands SN - 0060193905 AV - GF852.G35 D67 2002 U1 - 304.2/8 21 PY - 2002/// CY - New York PB - HarperCollins KW - Human influence on nature KW - Galapagos Islands KW - Environmental degradation KW - Environmental protection KW - Ecuador KW - Economic conditions KW - Politics and government N1 - Map on endpapers; Includes bibliographical references; Booklist starred, November 2002; Publisher's Weekly, October 2002; Kirkus Starred, September 2002; Adult; Follett Library Resources N2 - Describes the history of exploration on the Galapagos Islands throughout the twentieth century, and examines their dichotomy of beauty and corruption at the turn of the twenty-first ER -