[HTML][HTML] The effects of climate change on wildlife biodiversity of the Galapagos Islands

A Dueñas, G Jiménez-Uzcátegui, T Bosker - Climate Change Ecology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Galapagos Islands are one of the most productive marine ecosystems in the
world. The convergence of four ocean currents and the isolation of these islands create a …

Declines and recovery in endangered Galapagos pinnipeds during the El Niño event

D Páez-Rosas, J Torres, E Espinoza, A Marchetti… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Currently, the Galapagos sea lion (GSL, Zalophus wollebaeki) and Galapagos fur seal (GFS,
Arctocephalus galapagoensis) are among the most important endemic species for …

Systematic long-term planning of 100% renewable energy to 2050 in Heritage cities: Unified case study of the City of Cuenca and the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador

D Icaza, D Borge-Diez, S Pulla-Galindo - Renewable Energy Focus, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of 100% renewable energy in World Heritage Sites (UNESCO locations)
requires specific analysis and design, because of their unique social, historical, and …

The Effects of Climatic Variability on the Feeding Ecology of the Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna lewini) in the Tropical Eastern Pacific

C Arnés-Urgellés, P Salinas-de-León… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Climatic variability changes ocean productivity and generates systematic cascading effects
in marine food webs. Studying the feeding ecology of top predators, such as sharks, can …

Variability in the energy reserves of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) of the southeastern Pacific Ocean: A temporal and intra-individual perspective

J Lazo-Andrade, FA Guzmán-Rivas, P Barría… - Marine Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The temporal dynamics of energy reserves are associated with the physiological processes
(ie, reproduction) in marine fishes, in which storage organs play a key role for efficient …

California sea lions interfere with striped marlin hunting behaviour in multi-species predator aggregations

MJ Hansen, R Kurvers, M Licht… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The open ocean offers a suite of ecological conditions promoting the occurrence of multi-
species predator aggregations. These mixed predator aggregations typically hunt large …

Dirofilaria immitis Identified in Galapagos Sea Lions (Zalophus wollebaeki): A Wildlife Health and Conservation Concern

TM Gregory, I Livingston… - The Journal of …, 2023 - meridian.allenpress.com
ABSTRACT The Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki), an endemic and endangered
pinniped, faces an increasing threat due to infectious diseases related to domestic animals …

Occurrence of Mycoplasmas in Galapagos Sea Lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) and their Association with Other Respiratory Pathogens

MS Sarzosa, P Duignan… - The Journal of …, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
During the 2018 breeding season, an outbreak of respiratory disease occurred among
Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) that inhabit rookeries near urban areas with …

[PDF][PDF] Northernmost Record of the Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki): Sightings along the Mexican Central Pacific and the Gulf of California during La Niña …

FR Elorriaga-Verplancken, JE Morales-Vázquez… - Aquatic …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Most organisms within the trophic web are affected by significant fluctuations in sea surface
temperature (SST)—from phytoplankton (Fischer et al., 2020) to top predators such as …

DNA‐metabarcoding supports trophic flexibility and reveals new prey species for the Galapagos sea lion

DO Urquía, S Anslan, P Asadobay… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical ecosystems are challenging for pinnipeds due to fluctuating food availability.
According to previous research, the Galapagos sea lion (GSL, Zalophus wollebaeki) adopts …