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Effects of motivations in marine protected areas: The case of Galápagos Islands. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One, 2023
Carvache-Franco M   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Evolution\u27s Workshop: God And Science On The Galapagos Islands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
More than any other place on Earth, the Galapagos Islands are the workshop of evolution. Isolated and desolate, they were largely overlooked by early explorers until Charles Darwin arrived there in the 1830s.
Larson, Edward J.
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Klemm Fellowship-Conservation in the Galapagos; Ecuador: Giant Tortoise & Sea Lion Conservation in the Galapagos Islands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The Galapagos Islands have a rich heritage as the birthplace of the theory of evolution by Charles Darwin in 1835. Today, the islands act as a hub for ecotourism, where people from all around the world visit to learn more about the history of the islands
Bechtold, Cameron, Parisi, Rachael Rose
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Tourism and Population Growth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The problems that tourism has created for the Galapagos Islands and the numbers to support the claims.Uncontrolled tourism and population growth was among the 15 issues identified by the World Heritage Committee when it recommended that Galapagos be ...

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First genetic insights of Gonatodescaudiscutatus (Reptilia, Gekkota) in the Galapagos Islands and mainland Ecuador. [PDF]

open access: yesBiodivers Data J, 2023
Altamirano-Ponce L   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

First record of the fungus Entomophthora infecting Philornis downsi, an invasive fly in the Galapagos Islands [PDF]

open access: yes
The vampire y Philornis downsi is an obligate bird parasite that was introduced into the Galapagos Islands, probably accidentally from mainland Ecuador. Subsequently, the y dispersed to most islands in the archipelago, negatively impacting endemic land-
Jonathan S Dregni (20767832)   +5 more
core   +1 more source

SeaWIFS Phytoplankton around the Galapagos Islands in May 1998 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
SeaWiFS documented the rapid demise of El Nino in the waters around the Galapagos Islands. The images show a explosion in plankton growth as the warm El Nino waters blamed for choking off essential ocean nutrients are replaced by deep cold upwelled ...
Horace Mitchell   +3 more
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Galapagos [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Diese Masterarbeit untersucht, wie kulturell geprägte Vorstellungen das Wachstum einer großen Tourismusindustrie auf den Galapagos Inseln begünstigten, die - historisch betrachtet - als 'trocken' und 'unfruchtbar' galten.
Clark, Jonathan
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Potential model of Scalesia pedunculata carbon sequestration through restoration efforts in agricultural fields of Galapagos.

open access: yesPLoS ONE
Scalesia pendunculata Hook.f. is the dominant tree in several highlands' areas of the Galapagos Archipelago, yet in inhabited islands the conversion to agricultural fields has reduced its cover.
Nicolás Velasco   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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