Are the iconic Galapagos Islands a climate change hotspot?
Limnology in the Galápagos: Are the inland waters of these iconic islands a hotspot for climate change?
The Galapagos National Park was established in 1959, based on its historical relevance associated with Charles Darwin’s Voyage and its rare and endemic biodiversity, composed of unique vertebrates and plant communities (Rozzi et al. 2010). In 1978, Galapagos was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a critical factor associated with this National Park (Rozzi et al. 2010).
Main objectives
- Create a baseline of knowledge about the lagoons.
- Highlight the Galapagos Islands as a key point in the study of climate change.
The program is an umbrella for the multidisciplinary group through the "Galapagos Network of Aquatic Ecosystems Monitoring."
Photos: Luciana Barbosa
SOME PUBLICATIONS
-KANNAN, M. S. ; BARBOSA, L. G. ; SOTO, L. M. ; LOPEZ, C. . Studies of lentic inland water ecosystems in the Galapagos archipelago: Current state of knowledge and bibliometric analysis.. Inland Waters, v. 1, p. 1-47, 2024.
LINK: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20442041.2024.2395148
- LÓPEZ, CARLOS ; STEINITZ'KANNAN, MIRIAM ; DOMÍNGUEZ'GRANDA, LUIS ; SOTO, LUZ MARINA ; GOMES'BARBOSA, LUCIANA ; KARPOWICZ, MACIEJ ; SANTOS'SILVA, EDINALDO NELSON ; ARCIFA, MARLENE SOFIA ; MARRONE, FEDERICO . Loss of a freshwater copepod species from El Junco Lake, Galápagos, following the introduction and eradication of the Nile tilapia.Aquatic Conserv. (online), v. 1, p. 1-6, 2021.
LINK: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aqc.3718