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Evolution: Education and Outreach, 2018 Background The Galápagos archipelago is known worldwide for its contributions to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection, and the islands continue to support studies in evolutionary biology.
Clayton Mazur +3 more
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Galapagos land iguanas as ecosystem engineers [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Declines of large-bodied herbivorous reptiles are well documented, but the consequences for ecosystem function are not. Understanding how large-bodied herbivorous reptiles engineer ecosystems is relevant given the current interest in ...
Washington Tapia, James P. Gibbs
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HEALTH EVALUATION OF GALAPAGOS HAWKS (BUTEO GALAPAGOENSIS) ON SANTIAGO ISLAND, GALAPAGOS [PDF]
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2012 Galapagos Hawks (Buteo galapagoensis), the only endemic, diurnal raptor species in Galapagos, are currently distributed on eight Galapagos Islands having been extirpated from three of the human-inhabited islands. In January 2009, we performed health assessments of 89 Galapagos Hawks on Santiago Island, Galapagos.
Sharon L, Deem +2 more
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Coatings, 2020 The Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) have a unique ecosystem on Earth due to their outstanding biodiversity and geological features. This also extends to their subterranean heritage, such as volcanic caves, with plenty of secondary mineral deposits, including
A. Miller +10 more
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UAV MONITORING FOR ENVIROMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN GALAPAGOS ISLANDS [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2016 In the Galapagos Islands, where 97% of the territory is protected and ecosystem dynamics are highly vulnerable, timely and accurate information is key for decision making.
D. Ballaria +4 more
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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 +3 more
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Understanding the sources of marine litter in remote islands: The Galapagos islands as a case study.
Environmental PollutionDetermining the sources of marine litter is necessary to mitigate this increasing global problem. Plastic bottles are useful tracers of marine litter and constitute the main item (24%) stranding on remote beaches in the Galapagos Islands. The aim of this
Alba Benito-Kaesbach +7 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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Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 2020 This research reports the effects of Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak on expected tourism revenues for preservation in the Galapagos Islands, a well-known international tourism destination.
J. Díaz-Sánchez, Moisés Obaco
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Известия высших учебных заведений: Геология и разведкаBackground. 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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