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The Galapagos Marine Reserve

A Dynamic Social-Ecological System

  • Third volume in the series Social and Ecological Sustainability in the Galapagos Islands
  • Guides management and conservation actions oriented to maintain, restore and improve the ecosystems services and goods we get from the ocean
  • Considers the complex issues that affect the delicate nature of the Galapagos Marine Reserve
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Synthesis of Populations, Communities and Ecosystem Processes in the GMR

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Coral Research in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

      • Joshua S. Feingold, Peter W. Glynn
      Pages 3-22
    3. Elasmobranchs of the Galapagos Marine Reserve

      • Alex R. Hearn, David Acuña, James T. Ketchum, Cesar Peñaherrera, Jonathan Green, Andrea Marshall et al.
      Pages 23-59
    4. The Galapagos Sea Lion: Adaptation to Spatial and Temporal Diversity of Marine Resources Within the Archipelago

      • Fritz Trillmich, Jana W. E. Jeglinski, Kristine Meise, Paolo Piedrahita
      Pages 61-70
    5. Flexibility in the Foraging Strategies of the Galapagos Sea Lion Inferred from a Multiple Approach Analysis

      • Diego Páez-Rosas, Marjorie Riofrío-Lazo, David Aurioles-Gamboa
      Pages 71-80
    6. Ecosystem-Based Management for Rocky Shores of the Galapagos Islands

      • Luis Vinueza, Annie Post, Paulina Guarderas, Franz Smith, Federico Idrovo
      Pages 81-107
    7. Remote Sensing of the Marine Environment: Challenges and Opportunities in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador

      • Laura Brewington, Brian G. Frizzelle, Stephen J. Walsh, Carlos F. Mena, Carolina Sampedro
      Pages 109-136
  3. Coupled Socio-Ecological Marine Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
    2. Development of the Galápagos Marine Reserve

      • Günther Reck
      Pages 139-158
    3. Fishery Science in Galapagos: From a Resource-Focused to a Social–Ecological Systems Approach

      • Mauricio Castrejón, Omar Defeo, Günther Reck, Anthony Charles
      Pages 159-185
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 307-314

About this book

This book focuses on how marine systems respond to natural and anthropogenic perturbations (ENSO, overfishing, pollution, tourism, invasive species, climate-change). Authors explain in their chapters how this information can guide management and conservation actions to help orient and better manage, restore and sustain the ecosystems services and goods that are derived from the ocean, while considering the complex issues that affect the delicate nature of the Islands. This book will contribute to a new understanding of the Galapagos Islands and marine ecosystems.​     

Editors and Affiliations

  • Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador

    Judith Denkinger, Luis Vinueza

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