Browsing by Subject "Galapagos Islands"
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Analysis of Public Outreach at Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos : Recommendations for Improving Financial Stability through Public Outreach
(2013-05)The Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) is an international organization that has fought for the conservation of the Galapagos Islands since 1959 by conducting scientific research and providing technical assistance for the ... -
Biological Studies with the Charles Darwin Research Station: Fish Maturation Rates for Fisheries Management, Native Plant Restoration, Plankton Ecology for Future MPAs, and Megafauna Community Assessment
(2017-02-28)As part of an internship program with the Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS) in Galapagos, Ecuador, a variety of projects were conducted by students regarding marine ecology and native terrestrial plant restoration. ... -
Datazone Biodiversity Project : Research Dissemination and Science Outreach in the Galapagos Islands
(2013-05)The Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) is an international organization founded in 1959 to conduct scientific research in the Galapagos Islands. The CDF operates the Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS), based out of Santa ... -
Determining the Age of the Parasitic Invasive Fly Philornis downsi Using the Fluorescent Pigment Pterin
(2017-02-16)Philornis downsi, an invasive fly in the Galapagos Islands, negatively affects land bird species. Fly eggs in bird nests hatch into parasitic larvae that feed on the blood and flesh of chicks, decreasing fledgling success. ... -
The Galapagos Islands Land Bird Conservation and Philornis downsi Projects
(2018-05)As part of the international research program through the biology department I had the opportunity to be involved with research at the Charles Darwin Research Station. Through the Charles Darwin Research Station I was ... -
Galápagos Verde 2050
(2018-05)Galápagos Verde 2050 is a large scale and widespread conservation project that began in January of 2014 through the Charles Darwin Research Station. The two goals of the project include restoring degraded ecosystems, and ... -
Geographic Search Tool for Taxonomic Records in the Galápagos Islands
(2019-05)The goal of this project was to create a geographic search tool to show where data was collected in the archipelago for the Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos, Ecuador. First, I efficiently updated about 28,000 ... -
In Darwin's Footsteps : Surveying, Documenting, and Preserving Biodiversity in the Galapagos Islands
(2012-04)Charles Darwin remarked that its natural history is "eminently curious, and well deserves attention." Since its discovery by a wayward Spanish bishop in 1535, the biodiversity of the Galapagos Islands has piqued the curiosity ... -
International Research Fellowship with the Charles Darwin Research Station : Conservation and Management of Land Birds in the Galápagos Islands
(2018-03-05)The Galápagos Islands are currently experiencing a massive population decline of several land bird species including the Galápagos Flycatcher and the Vermillion Flycatcher. One of the most imminent threats to these land ... -
International Research Fellowship with the Charles Darwin Research Station: Sustainable Ecological Restoration in the Galápagos Islands
(2018-03-07)The Galápagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago located 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, are home to ecosystems and endemic species found nowhere else in the world. Historically, human populations here have been very low, ... -
A Novel Procedure to Process Ocean Whitefish, Caulolatilus princeps, Otoliths in the Galapagos Marine Reserve
(2019-05)Ocean Whitefish (Caulolatilus princeps) is an endemic species in the Galapagos Marine Reserve, Ecuador and is important economically in both the artisanal fishery and as a local food source. However, little is known about ...