Océanos

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Generamos ciencia para enfrentar las amenazas que ponen en riesgo la salud de los océanos.

Los océanos sostienen los sistemas ambientales del planeta y su salud determina la del resto de los ecosistemas. Sin embargo, la sobreexplotación, el cambio climático, la contaminación, las especies invasoras y la falta de gobernanza efectiva amenazan seriamente su sostenibilidad.

A través de la investigación generamos evidencia científica para identificar estos desafíos y proponer soluciones de conservación.

Donde los Océanos se Encuentran con la Conservación

Foto: Alex Hearn

Nuestros proyectos incluyen áreas como: Ecología Marina, Oceanografía Física y Biológica, Ciencias Pesqueras y Biodiversidad Costera y Marina.

Proyectos de Investigación

Presentamos los proyectos y sus científicos líderes:

Oceans

Oceans are at the base of all our environmental and ecological systems. The health of the oceans determines the health of the rest of our planet. Resource extraction, climate change, pollution, and invasive species stress marine systems and threaten the future of our oceans’ well-being. The lack of effective governance and social institutions present challenges for ocean conservation and sustainability.

Our projects include topics in: Marine Ecology, Physical & Biological Oceanography, Fisheries, and Coastal & Marine Life.

Let’s meet the impactful projects and their researchers:

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Genetic connectivity and health of cetaceans in Galapagos and Equatorial waters with other regions of the Pacific

Researcher: Daniela Alarcón

Año: 2024

Distribution, demography and habitat use of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the feeding, breeding and roosting areas of the Galapagos

Researchers: Daniela Alarcón, Juan Pablo Muñoz

Year: 2024

Abundance, distribution and vital range of cetaceans in Galapagos

Researchers: Daniela Alarcón, Diana Pazmiño, Hector Guzmán, Juan Pablo Muñoz, Ari Friedlaende, Javier Oña, Martín Narváez Judith Denkinger, Robert Pitman, Juan José Álava

Year: 2024

Detection of oceanographic events in the Galapagos Marine Reserve using (Stegastes arcifrons) and (Stegastes beebei), and other species of herbivores, as indicator species

Researchers: Margarita Brandt, Juan Manuel Álava, Michael Kingsford

Year: 2024

Taxonomy of marine algae in the Galapagos Islands

Researcher: Margarita Brandt, John Bruno, Todd Vision

Year: 2024

Status and growth of hermatypic corals at Punta Pitt, San Cristóbal and other sites in the Galapagos Marine Reserve

Researchers: Margarita Brandt, Nicolás Dávalos, John Bruno, Paúl Rosero, Anna Shvets, César Zambrano, Cheryl Logan, Nikki Traylor- Knowles, Michael Connelly, Santiago Rosero

Year: 2024

Habitat use and monitoring of migratory movements of the oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) population in the Galapagos Islands

Researcher: Michel Guerrero

Year: 2024

Hermandad Marine Reserve Baseline

Researcher: Alex Hearn

Year: 2024

Impacts of ocean change on the Galapagos marine ecosystem

Researcher: Adrian Marchetti, Harvey Seim, Scott Gifford

Year: 2024

Understanding the biology of fish species of commercial interest in the Galapagos Marine Reserve, their reproductive aspects, spawning areas, geochemical aspects and heavy metal contamination within the food chain

Researchers: Laia Muñoz, Carlos A. Valle, Steven Emslie, Jaime Ocampo, Diego Quiroga, Francisco Rubianes, Peter Grewe, María de Lourdes Torres

Year: 2024

Trophic control of fisheries production in the Galapagos and beyond

Researchers: Janet Nye

Year: 2024

Rays as model organisms to understand movement patterns and habitat use

Researchers: Diana Pazmiño, Alex Hearn, Lynne van Herwerden, Floriaan Devloo-Delva, Lauren Goodman, Natalia Andrade, Michel Guerrero, Micaela Stacey, Diego Ortiz

Year: 2024

Spatiotemporal dynamics of the marine ecosystem of the southeast of the Galapagos archipelago

Researchers: Marjorie Riofrío-Lazo, Francisco Arreguín Sánchez, Günther Reck, Diego Páez Rosas, Manuel J. Zetina, Andrew W. Trites

Year: 2024

Trophic ecology, population dynamics and impact assessment of introduced small mammals in priority conservation areas on San Cristóbal Island, Galapagos

Researchers: Marjorie Riofrío-Lazo, Diego Páez Rosas, Günther Reck, Francisco Arreguín, Manuel Zetina

Year: 2024

Movement patterns and habitat use of juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks

Researchers: John Bruno, Savannah Ryburn

Year: 2023

Research expeditions on the Galapagos marine ecosystem

Researchers: Adrian Marchetti, Harvey Seim, Scott Gifford

Year: 2023

Quantifying the source and composition of marine organic aerosols in the Galapagos Islands

Researcher: William Vizuete

Year: 2020

Characterisation of the canchalagua population (Chiton goodalli and Chiton sulcatus) on San Cristóbal Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, for the recommendation of management measures: non-genetic

Researcher: Margarita Brandt, Omar Hernando Ávila – Poveda, Cristina Vintimilla Palacios, Quetzalli Yasu Abadía – Chanona

Year: 2019

Applied genetics and chemistry: how can sharks seized from the Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 ship contribute to the conservation of Pacific shark populations?

Researcher: Juan Manuel Guayasamín

Year: 2017

DNA sequencing of Galapagos seaweeds: A critical need to understand the marine biota

Researchers: Todd Vision, Paul Gabrielson

Year: 2017

Fish and marine invertebrates served in restaurants and their relationship with the tourism industry in Galapagos

Researcher: Margarita Brandt

Year: 2016

Modeling fisheries in the Galapagos Islands

Researchers: Steve Walsh, Kim Engie, Phil Page, Brian Frizzelle

Year: 2016

Assessing the role of mangroves as essential breeding grounds for snappers (Lutjanidae) and grunts (Haemilidae) on Isabela, Santa Cruz and San Cristóbal Islands

Researcher: Joel Fodrie

Year: 2015