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Ecotourism and Economic Growth in the Galapagos: An Island Economy-wide Analysis [PDF]

This paper raises questions about the compatibility of "ecotourism and conservation in the unique environment of the Galapagos Islands. It updates a 1999 economy-wide analysis that predicted that increases in tourism would result in rapid economic as ...
Hardner, Jared, Stewart, Micki, Taylor, J. Edward +2 more
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Narrative evolution: Learning from students' talk about species variation [PDF]

, 2001
Learners do not always enjoy productive interactions with Multimedia Interactive Learning Environments. Their attention can be distracted away from the educational focus intended by designers and teachers through poor design and operational inadequacy ...
Corben, Sara +5 more
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Urban Land Cover Change in Ecologically Fragile Environments: The Case of the Galapagos Islands

, 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, C. Mena, Leo Zurita-Arthos +2 more
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Review of One Health in the Galápagos Islands (Part 1): historical perspective, invasive species, and emerging infectious diseases

Frontiers in Conservation Science
The Galápagos archipelago is a vast reservoir of terrestrial and marine biodiversity, owing in large part to its relatively recent volcanic genesis and colonization by humans.
Isabel A. Jimenez +3 more
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Genetic variation in the invasive avian parasite, Philornis downsi (Diptera, Muscidae) on the Galápagos archipelago

BMC Ecology, 2008
Background Understanding the dispersal and genetic structure of invasive insects across islands is important for designing management plans that are appropriate at spatial and temporal scales.
Donnellan Steve +3 more
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Back pages of No. 59, 1998 [PDF]

, 1998
Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos ...

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Construction and abstraction: contrasting methods of supporting model building in learning science [PDF]

, 2002
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du Boulay, Benedict, Luckin, Rosemary
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Predation by Mammal‐Eating Bigg's Killer Whales (Orcinus orca rectipinnus) May Shape the Unique Social Structure of “Resident” Fish‐Eating Killer Whales (O. o. ater) in the North Pacific