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The impact of the Galapagos Islands on the dynamics of the equatorial East Pacific [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Small changes in the sea-surface temperature (SST) distribution in the equatorial Pacific are known to have large consequences for the weather and climate on regional and even global scales. A detailed knowledge of the SST patterns is therefore necessary
Brentnall, Stuart James, Brentnall, S.J.
core  

Progressive colonization and restricted gene flow shape island-dependent population structure in Galapagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Steinfartz S, Glaberman S, Lanterbecq D, et al. Progressive colonization and restricted gene flow shape island-dependent population structure in Galapagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). BMC Evolutionary biology.
Marquez, C   +52 more
core   +2 more sources

Counting cases, conserving species: addressing highly pathogenic avian influenza in wildlife

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has become a critical threat to wildlife, shifting from a seasonal epizootic to a persistent, year‐round panzootic with global consequences. Here, we summarise the origin, evolutionary mechanisms, and expanding host range of the current H5N1 virus (clade 2.3.4.4b) and assess its impact on wildlife. Over
Ulrich Knief   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two new species of Utetheisa Hübner (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Arctiinae) from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

open access: yesZooKeys, 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

Marketing Tourism In The Galapagos Islands: Ecotourism Or Greenwashing? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Tourism accounts for approximately 7.5% - 15% of the world’s total employment and is the world’s most important service industry.  In heavily frequented tourist destinations such as the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, the importance is ...
Self, Donald R.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Hell's Itch: A Self‐Case Report

open access: yesJEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hell's itch is a severely distressing dermatological condition characterized by the onset of incessant itching and intolerable pain 2–3 days post‐sunburn. It is underdiagnosed and underreported, and no definitive management framework has yet been developed.
Kai Peter Moors, Willem I. Visser
wiley   +1 more source

Lichens of the Galapagos Islands [PDF]

open access: yesBotanical Gazette, 1913
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
openaire   +1 more source

On the botanical history and nomenclature of the New World genus Piscidia (Fabaceae)

open access: yesNordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Piscidia L. (Fabaceae) is a New World genus with nine recognized taxa (seven species and two varieties). The previous nomenclatural revisions, made in 1910 and in 1969, are revisited here. The names Derris grandifolia Heyde & Lux ex Donn.Sm. and P. cubensis Urb. required step II lectotypifications, with an epitype for the latter name.
Camila Sánchez‐ Vega   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alien species pathways to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
Alien species, one of the biggest threats to natural ecosystems worldwide, are of particular concern for oceanic archipelagos such as Galápagos. To enable more effective management of alien species, we reviewed, collated and analysed all available ...
M Verónica Toral-Granda   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Open letter: The need for a site‐based biodiversity standard measuring and certifying impacts from nature‐based projects

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Despite growing investment in restoration, weak accountability and poor biodiversity monitoring mean many projects fail to achieve ecological recovery. The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS) offers a practical way to ensure that restoration finance delivers measurable gains for nature.
David Bartholomew   +254 more
wiley   +1 more source

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