ABSTRACT
The book integrates the knowledge and reflections of 30 scientists, of which many have dedicated a substantial part of their professional life to the Galapagos archipelago, to the conservation of its biodiversity and to the sustainable management of its resources. The book can be considered a milestone on the way to the successful conservation and sustainable development of this unique world heritage site.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|102 pages
The evolutionary context
chapter 5|13 pages
The boat, the bay, and the museum
Significance of the 1905–1906 Galápagos expedition of the California Academy of Sciences
part II|78 pages
Biodiversity assessment and monitoring of change
chapter 7|14 pages
Monitoring the Galápagos ecosystem
Challenges, pitfalls and a vision for the future
chapter 8|24 pages
The neglected majority
Biodiversity inventories as an integral part of conservation biology
chapter 9|22 pages
The power of long-term monitoring to understand mechanisms of ecosystem change
The case of the Galápagos Marine Reserve
chapter 10|13 pages
Wildlife health monitoring and disease management
Protecting the biodiversity of Galápagos
part III|62 pages
A systemic approach
chapter 12|16 pages
Fifty years of eradication as a conservation tool in Galápagos
What are the limits?
chapter 13|29 pages
Food web structure of the Galápagos Marine Reserve after a decade of protection
Insights from trophic modeling
chapter 14|12 pages
Mediated Modeling
A useful tool for a collaborative and integrated assessment of the Galápagos?
part IV|46 pages
Reconciliation of conservation with socio-economic development
chapter 16|11 pages
The value of ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation
A challenge for the Galápagos
