SCIENCE IN GALAPAGOS

Research programmes play a vital role in conserving the unique flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands. This section, as it develops, will provide an insight into some of the work that is being carried out in the islands.

• Baseline information on the warty sea cucumber Stichopus horrens in Santa Cruz, Galapagos, prior to the commencement of an illegal fishery (pdf)
• The impact of traffic fatalities on lava lizard populations in Santa Cruz, Galapagos
• Plant Research for Conservation in Galapagos (pdf)
  Report for the years 1998 - 2003 and challenges for the future
  by the Botany Department, Charles Darwin Research Station

A list of Galapagos-related articles and publications is available on the Charles Darwin Research Station website. The Galapagos Genetics, Epidemiology and Pathology Laboratory website gives details of current research projects on introduced and emerging infectious disease threats to Galapagos.

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