A5024693736- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- History of Science and Natural History
- Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis
- Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Climate variability and models
- Polar Research and Ecology
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
Charles Darwin Foundation
2009-2025
Universidad Regional Amazónica IKIAM
2018
Secretaría de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación
2018
Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales
2018
Conservation International
2008-2015
Old Dominion University
2008
International Union for Conservation of Nature (United States)
2008
Indonesian Institute of Sciences
2008
University of Hawaii System
2008
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2008
The conservation status of 845 zooxanthellate reef-building coral species was assessed by using International Union for Conservation Nature Red List Criteria. Of the 704 that could be assigned status, 32.8% are in categories with elevated risk extinction. Declines abundance associated bleaching and diseases driven sea surface temperatures, extinction further exacerbated local-scale anthropogenic disturbances. proportion corals threatened has increased dramatically recent decades exceeds most...
A global survey of reef fishes shows that the consequences biodiversity loss are greater than previously anticipated as ecosystem functioning remained unsaturated with addition new species. Additionally, reefs worldwide, particularly those most diverse, highly vulnerable to human impacts widespread and likely worsen due ongoing coastal overpopulation.
Classic marine ecological paradigms view kelp forests as inherently temperate-boreal phenomena replaced by coral reefs in tropical waters. These hinge on the notion that surface waters are too warm and nutrient-depleted to support productivity survival. We present a synthetic oceanographic ecophysiological model accurately identifies all known populations and, using same criteria, predicts existence of >23,500 km(2) unexplored submerged (30- 200-m depth) habitats. Predicted habitats were...
Abstract Aim To delineate biogeographical patterns in Galapagos shallow‐water reef fauna at regional scales. Location Islands. Methods Fishes and macro‐invertebrates were quantitatively censused using underwater visual techniques along more than 500 transects defined depth strata across the archipelago. Data analysed multivariate to define identify species typical of different regions. Results Subtidal communities fishes on shallow reefs differed consistently composition archipelago, with...
Abstract Comparisons between historical and recent ecological datasets indicate that shallow reef habitats across the central Galapagos Archipelago underwent major transformation at time of severe 1982/1983 El Niño warming event. Heavily grazed reefs with crustose coralline algae (‘urchin barrens’) replaced former macroalgal coral habitats, resulting in large local regional declines biodiversity. Following threat assessment workshops, a total five mammals, six birds, reptiles, fishes, one...
Aim To quantify general differences in reef community structure between well-enforced and poorly enforced marine protected areas (MPAs) fished sites across the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP) regional seascape Location The continental margin oceanic islands of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia Ecuador, including World Heritage at Galapagos, Coiba, Cocos Malpelo Methods Densities fishes, mobile sessile invertebrates, macroalgae were quantified using underwater visual surveys 136 'no-take' 54 openly...
Abstract The Galapagos Marine Reserve provides refuge for numerous threatened marine species, including 16 mammals, birds, reptiles and fish currently recognized on the 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, plus an additional 25 endemic fish, mollusc, crustacean, echinoderm, coral macroalgal species that comply with criteria because declining extent occurrence or highly‐localized ranges, hence also qualify inclusion List. restricted ranges are not randomly distributed across archipelago...
The deep ocean, often regarded as the blue planet's last and expansive frontier, presents a formidable challenge for effective conservation management. In partnership with Bezos Earth Fund, we explore challenges potential of deep-ocean research across Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor (CMAR), an transboundary seascape larger than France shared between Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador.A five-year initiative (2024-2028) seeks to bridge gap science, management, governance, user...
We provide photographic evidence for eight fish species from five families, not previously seen within the Galápagos Marine Reserve. Four are native to Central Tropical Pacific and likely arrived during recent El Niño phenomena: Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre, 1927, olivaceus Bloch & Schneider, 1801, Naso hexacanthus (Bleeker, 1855), Chaetodon punctatofasciatus Cuvier, 1831. One is a pantropical species: Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758). The remaining originated...
Galápagos is one of the most pristine archipelagos in world and its conservation relies upon research sensible management. In recent decades both interest in, needs of, islands have increased, yet funds capacity for necessary remained limited. It has become, therefore, increasingly important to identify areas priority assist decision-making conservation. This study identified 50 questions considered priorities future The exercise involved collaboration policy makers, practitioners...
Abstract Throughout the Galápagos, differences in coral reef development and population dynamics were evaluated by monitoring populations from 2000–2019, environmental parameters (sea temperatures, pH, NO 3 − , PO 4 3− ) 2015–19. The chief goal was to explain apparent community between northern (Darwin Wolf) southern (Sta. Cruz, Fernandina, San Cristóbal, Española, Isabela) islands. Site species richness highest at Darwin Wolf. In three most common taxa, a declining North (N)-South (S) trend...