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V. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Restoration
New Approaches
PLAN GALAPAGOS: AN INSTRUMENT FOR THE HOLISTIC SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROVINCE
Ana Rousseaud, Eliecer Cruz, Edwin Naula, Ángel Ramos, Marianita Granda, Mónica Calvopiña, Patricia León, Danny Sanchez, Fabián Zapata, José Guerrero, Lucio Gabriel, and Esteban Falconí
RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS: A PARTICIPATORY AND COLLABORATIVE PROCESS AMONG RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND CIVIL SOCIETY
Iván Cedeño, Mónica Calvopiña, Arturo Izurieta, Nicolas Moity, Byron Delgado and Eliecer Cruz
BIOSECURITY IN GALAPAGOS IS VITAL FOR PROTECTING HUMAN HEALTH, THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND BIODIVERSITY
Marilyn Cruz, Mónica Ramos, Viviana Duque, Mariela Cedeño, Martín Espinosa, Alberto Vélez,Ronal Azuero, Manuel Mejia, David Arana and Rommel Iturbide
Human Systems
ESTIMATION AND FORECASTING OF WATER DEMAND IN PUERTO AYORA
María Fernanda Reyes, Nemanja Trifunović, Saroj Sharma and Maria D. Kennedy
MEASUREMENT OF EXHAUST FUMES PRODUCED BY WATER TAXIS IN PUERTO AYORA
Marco Orozco, Patricio Gallardo and Juan Pablo Díaz
THE PROVINCIAL ORDINANCE FOR THE RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION OF PLASTICS IN GALAPAGOS: A CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE ANOTHER WAY OF LIFE
Ashleigh Klingman
INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP IN GALAPAGOS: CITIES IN PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS
Jaime Eduardo López Andrade and John Alejandro Dunn Insua
AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION Marianita Granda León FOOD NETWORKS, POWER, AND SOCIAL STRUCTURES IN GALAPAGOS: THE MARKETING SYSTEM FOR POTATOES AND TOMATOES BETWEEN THE ISLANDS AND THE MAINLAND
Juan Carlos Guzmán, Patric Hollenstein, Ïñigo Arrazola, María Rosa Yumbla and Pedro Almagro
IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES IN ISLAND FARMING
Paulina Couenberg and José Poma
Tourism
BEHAVIOR AND TRENDS IN TOURISM IN GALAPAGOS BETWEEN 2007 AND 2015
Juan Carlos Izurieta
NATURALIST GUIDE REPORTS: AN EXAMPLE OF PARTICIPATORY SCIENCE FOR MONITORING IMPACTS OF TOURISM IN THE PROTECTED AREAS OF GALAPAGOS
María Casafont, Gabriela Erazo, Mariuxi Farias and Juan Carlos Izurieta
ANALYSIS OF EXPERIENTIAL FISHING AS AN ALTERNATIVE MODE OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN GALAPAGOS
Gabriela Erazo, María Casafont and Mariuxi Farías
Marine Management
ANALYSIS OF AGREEMENTS REACHED IN THE PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT BOARD 2010-2015
Elvis Llerena, Tania Quisingo and Roberto Maldonado
FROM RESISTANCE TO ACCEPTANCE: CHANGED PERSPECTIVES OF THE GALAPAGOS MARINE RESERVE AMONG MANTA’S TUNA FISHERMEN
Nadine Kliffen, Jessica Clara Maria Berkes and Jorge Ramírez González
THE DANGER OF CARIJOA RIISEI INVADING THE GALAPAGOS MARINE RESERVE
Inti Keith and Priscilla C. Martínez
REPORT ON THE POPULATION STATUS OF HAMMERHEAD SHARKS IN THE GALAPAGOS MARINE RESERVE
César Peñaherrera-Palma, Eduardo Espinoza, Alex R. Hearn, James Ketchum, Jayson M. Semmens and Pete Klimley
TEN YEARS OF TRACKING SHARK MOVEMENTS HIGHLIGHT THE ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE NORTHERN ISLANDS: DARWIN AND WOLF
Alex Hearn, Eduardo Espinoza, James Ketchum, Jonathan Green, César Peñaherrera, Randall Arauz, Chris Fischer, Todd Steiner, George Shillinger, Scott Henderson, Sandra Bessudo, German Soler and A. Peter Klimley
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Restoration
RESTORATION OF THE BLACKBERRY-INVADED SCALESIA FOREST: IMPACTS ON THE VEGETATION, INVERTEBRATES, AND BIRDS
Heinke Jäger, Sascha Buchholz, Arno Cimadom, Sabine Tebbich, Jacqueline Rodríguez, Denisse Barrera, Anna Walentowitz, Mareike Breuer, Alonso Carrión, Christian Sevilla and Charlotte Causton
GALAPAGOS LANDBIRDS (PASSERINES, CUCKOOS, AND DOVES): STATUS, THREATS, AND KNOWLEDGE GAPS
Birgit Fessl, David Anchundia, Jorge Carrión, Arno Cimadom, Javier Cotin, Francesca Cunninghame, Michael Dvorak, Denis Mosquera, Erwin Nemeth, Christian Sevilla, Sabine Tebbich, Beate Wendelin and Charlotte Causton
LONG-TERM CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT TO SAVE THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED MANGROVE FINCH (CAMARHYNCHUS HELIOBATES)
Francesca Cunninghame, Birgit Fessl, Christian Sevilla, Glyn Young and Nicole La Greco
NATURAL HISTORY AND CONSERVATION PROSPECTS OF THE FLOREANA MOCKINGBIRD (MIMUS TRIFASCIATUS)
Luis Ortiz-Catedral, Christian Sevilla, Glyn Young and Danny Rueda
GIANT TORTOISE RESTORATION INITIATIVE: BEYOND RESCUE TO FULL RECOVERY
Washington Tapia, James P. Gibbs, Danny Rueda, Jorge Carrión, Fredy Villalba, Jeffreys Málaga, Galo Quezada, Daniel Lara, Adalgisa Caccone and Linda J. Cayot
TOTAL NUMBER AND CURRENT STATUS OF SPECIES INTRODUCED AND INTERCEPTED IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
Charlotte E. Causton, Heinke Jäger, M. Verónica Toral Granda, Marilyn Cruz, Manuel Mejía, Erika Guerrero and Christian Sevilla
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