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Understanding science in conservation: A Q method approach on the galαpagos islands [PDF]

, 2012
The variety of perspectives that conservation practitioners and scientists from different disciplinary backgrounds have towards the role of science in conservation add to the already complex nature of most contemporary conservation challenges, and may ...
Cairns, Rose C
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Priorities for ecological research on cetaceans in the Galápagos Islands

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Located in the eastern tropical Pacific, the Galápagos Islands are an oceanic insular ecosystem subject to strong environmental variability driven by local and regional processes.
Daniel M. Palacios, Daniel M. Palacios, Mauricio Cantor, Mauricio Cantor   +3 more
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Female farmers in the Galapagos: An invisible force

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2023
Despite the crucial contributions of women to agriculture and food security, female farmers in the Galapagos Islands face persistent challenges that hinder the recognition and valuation of their work.
Ekaterina Gualoto
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First Recorded Evidence of Invasive Rodent Predation on a Critically Endangered Galápagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) Nestling in the Galápagos Islands

Birds
The Galápagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) is a long-lived Critically Endangered seabird endemic to the Galápagos Islands and faces severe threats from invasive species, particularly rodents.
Isabela Tapia-Jaramillo, Joel Arica, Alejandra Espín, Víctor Carrión, Juan Pablo Mayorga, Christian Sevilla, Eliécer Cruz, Paola Sangolquí   +7 more
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Repowering Feasibility Study of a Current Hybrid Renewable System. Case Study, Galapagos Islands

Electricity, 2021
Renewable sources on islands seem to be the most attractive option to decarbonize and lower the price of electricity; currently, most islands do so by replacing their diesel generators with wind or solar sources, along with energy storage.
Paul Arévalo, Marcos Tostado-Véliz, Francisco Jurado   +2 more
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Nature management history and prospects for improving environmental monitoring in Galapagos Islands (Republic of Ecuador)

Известия высших учебных заведений: Геология и разведка
Background. The system of environmental monitoring in the Republic of Ecuador and its history is considered using the Galapagos Islands as an example.
M. L. Rosero Vallejo, O. A. Khlebosolova
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Water security and agricultural systems in the Galapagos Islands: vulnerabilities under uncertain future climate and land use pathways

Frontiers in Water, 2023
The Galapagos Islands, a hotspot of ecological richness, face challenging climatic and development conditions which undermine regional water security. Yet, the way by which these conditions may change in the future is highly uncertain.
Homero A. Paltán, Homero A. Paltán, Fátima L. Benítez, Fátima L. Benítez, Manuel Narvaez, Cristina Mateus, Cristina Mateus, Carlos F. Mena   +7 more
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Teaching the tourists in Galápagos: what do Galápagos National Park guides know, think, and teach tourists about evolution?

Evolution: Education and Outreach, 2017
Background Evolution is everywhere in Galápagos, especially regarding the role the islands have played in the history of evolutionary thought. In turn, the Galápagos National Park guides are in a unique position as informal science educators, as they are
Sehoya Cotner, Clayton Mazur, Tiffany Galush, Randy Moore   +3 more
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Two new species of Utetheisa Hübner (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Arctiinae) from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

ZooKeys, 2009
Two new species, Utetheisa connerorum and Utetheisa henrii (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Arctiinae) are described from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The latter inhabits the highlands of San Cristobal Island while the former is widely distributed on most of ...
Lazaro Roque-Albelo, Bernard Landry
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity and differentiation of the Chelonus (Microchelonus) species of the Galapagos archipelago (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cheloninae) [PDF]

Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Despite the significance of the Galapagos archipelago, the richness of diverse groups such as braconid wasps remains poorly studied. Seven species of chelonine Braconidae are recorded for the Galapagos islands for the first time: Chelonus buscki Viereck,
Ada L. Sandoval-B, Scott Richard Shaw, Henri W. Herrera, Carlos E. Sarmiento   +3 more
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