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The management of the National Park [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
From a special issue: A Brief History of the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands 1959 ...
Smith, G. T. Corley
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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

Improved estimates of age, growth and reproduction for the regionally endemic Galapagos sailfin grouper Mycteroperca olfax (Jenyns, 1840) [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2015
The Galapagos Sailfin grouper, Mycteroperca olfax, locally known as bacalao and listed as vulnerable by the IUCN, is culturally, economically, and ecologically important to the Galapagos archipelago and its people. It is regionally endemic to the Eastern
Paolo Usseglio   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The Executive Council of the Charles Darwin Foundation 1964-1988 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
From a special issue: A Brief History of the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands 1959 ...
Smith, G. T. Corley
core  

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

110 years of Avipoxvirus in the Galapagos Islands.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
The role of disease in regulating populations is controversial, partly owing to the absence of good disease records in historic wildlife populations. We examined birds collected in the Galapagos Islands between 1891 and 1906 that are currently held at ...
Patricia G Parker   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preliminary study of the airborne pollen in the atmosphere of Puerto Ayora (Galapagos Islands, Ecuador) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Galapagos is an archipelago of volcanic islands located 972 km west from the continental Ecuador. They were declared by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve due to their singular environmental value, where a third part of the ...
Jaramillo Díaz, Patricia   +3 more
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A practical, adaptive compliance management framework for improving marine protected area effectiveness

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Noncompliance regularly undermines the effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide. The reasons for and drivers of noncompliance depend on the context (e.g., insufficient funding, capacity, neocolonialism, historical conflict), but the prevalent solution offered to curtail noncompliance tends to be more or better enforcement.
B. Bergseth   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Planning conservation [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
From a special issue: A Brief History of the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands 1959 ...
Smith, G. T. Corley
core  

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