The socio-ecological systems (SESs) framework provides cross-disciplinary insight into
complex environmental problems. Numerous studies have applied the SES framework to …

In the Galapagos, as elsewhere, tourism is promoted as a means of reconciling biodiversity
conservation interests with the economic aspirations of local populations. However, the …

Galapagos is often cited as an example of the conflicts that are emerging between resource
conservation and economic development in island ecosystems, as the pressures associated …

An insightful exploration of the iconic Galápagos tortoises, and how their fate is inextricably
linked to our own in a rapidly changing world The Galápagos archipelago is often viewed as …

Our Galapagos fishers agent-based model (GF-ABM) considers strategies of household
livelihood alternatives with the central proposition that fishers are being “pushed” and …

Seamounts provide oases of hard substrate in the deep sea that are frequently associated
with locally enhanced biological productivity and diversity. There is now increasing …

In many areas, finding alternate livelihoods for fishers has been promoted to alleviate
environmental strain but encountered difficulty because of often understudied, multiple roles …

Oceanic islands have usually a unique set of organisms that gives them their distinctive
character and make them laboratories for biological studies, places of employment for …

Introduced species have been identified as a major threat to the native and endemic species
in many oceanic islands (Whittaker 1998). In the case of the Galapagos, many of these …

The short visit that Charles Darwin made to the Galapagos Islands had an important, albeit
mythicized influence in Darwin and his ideas. Conversely and often less recognized …