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Advances in Meteorology, 2013 The regional impact of global climate change on the ocean circulation around the Galápagos Archipelago is studied using the Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) configured for a four-level nested domain system.
Yanyun Liu +3 more
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Urban Land Cover Change in Ecologically Fragile Environments: The Case of the Galapagos Islands
Land, 2018 The Galapagos Islands are a unique sanctuary for wildlife and have gone through a fluctuating process of urbanization in the three main inhabited islands. Despite being colonized since the 1800s, it is during the last 25 years that a dramatic increase in
Fátima L. Benítez +2 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Longlining represents a cost-effective fishing modality for catching tuna, but its use is contentious due to the unintended catch of endangered, threatened, and protected (ETP) species.
Mauricio Castrejón, Omar Defeo
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Seed dispersal networks in the Galápagos and the consequences of alien plant invasions
, 2015 Alien plants are a growing threat to the Galápagos unique biota. We evaluated the impact of alien plants on eight seed dispersal networks from two islands of the archipelago. Nearly 10 000 intact seeds from 58 species were recovered from the droppings of
Vargas, Pablo +4 more
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Equatorial Undercurrent Influence on Surface Seawater δ18O Values in the Galápagos
Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 Stable isotopes of oxygen (δ18O) in seawater reflect the combined influences of ocean circulation and atmospheric moisture balance. However, it is difficult to disentangle disparate ocean and atmosphere influences on modern seawater δ18O values, partly ...
Jessica L. Conroy +7 more
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Haemosporidian parasite community in migrating bobolinks on the Galapagos Islands
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2018 Bobolinks (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) migrate from their breeding grounds in North America to their wintering grounds in South America during the fall each year. A small number of Bobolinks stop temporarily in Galapagos, and potentially carry parasites.
Noah G. Perlut +3 more
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Evolutionary History of the Galápagos Rail Revealed by Ancient Mitogenomes and Modern Samples
Diversity, 2020 The biotas of the Galápagos Islands are one of the best studied island systems and have provided a broad model for insular species’ origins and evolution.
Jaime A. Chaves +6 more
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Cotton-Tipped Plastic Swabs for SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR Diagnosis to Prevent Supply Shortages
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 CDC and WHO guidelines for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) diagnosis only recommend synthetic fiber swabs for nasopharyngeal (NP) sampling.
Byron Freire-Paspuel +6 more
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, 2020 Dentro de la Iniciativa de Restauración de Tortugas Gigantes, se realizó la primera descripción de la dieta en estado silvestre de Chelonoidis darwini, especie de tortuga gigantes endémica de la Isla Santiago.
Pillajo Montesdeoca, Pamela Salomé
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Ecological IndicatorsUnderwater photogrammetry is a popular tool for coral community surveys, however, comparing 3D maps over time requires a complicated set of operations. Primarily, it is difficult to align dynamic scenes in order to visualize and measure changes because ...
Matan Yuval, Inti Keith
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