A. Kuhbier, J. A. Alcover and C. Guerau
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H. Caspers
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Article
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1986
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## 93 centorythepopulationsof giant'tortoises were devast,ated, to the extent t,hat by1787 only6000-8000 were left on the granitic islands. During a t,hree year period, no less than 13,000 were removed on ships. A t the time, they were the chief export of the Seychelles. In Aldabra, the population