Water security and agricultural systems in the Galapagos Islands: vulnerabilities under uncertain future climate and land use pathways

Autor: Homero A. Paltán, Fátima L. Benítez, Manuel Narvaez, Cristina Mateus, Carlos F. Mena

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Water, Vol 5 (2023)

The Galapagos Islands, a hotspot of ecological richness, face challenging climatic and development conditions which undermine regional water security. Yet, the way by which these conditions may change in the future is highly uncertain. In this study,

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Land Cover Classification of Complex Agroecosystems in the Non-Protected Highlands of the Galapagos Islands

Autor: Francisco J. Laso, Fátima L. Benítez, Gonzalo Rivas-Torres, Carolina Sampedro, Javier Arce-Nazario

Publikováno v: Remote Sensing, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 65 (2019)

The humid highlands of the Galapagos are the islands’ most biologically productive regions and a key habitat for endemic animal and plant species. These areas are crucial for the region’s food security and for the control of invasive plants, but

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Evaluation of geostatistical techniques to estimate the spatial distribution of aboveground biomass in the Amazon rainforest using high-resolution remote sensing data

Autor: Antonio Roberto Formaggio, Liana O. Anderson, Fátima L. Benítez

Publikováno v: Acta Amazonica, Vol 46, Iss 2, Pp 151-160 (2016)
Acta Amazonica, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 151-160, Published: JUN 2016
Acta Amazonica v.46 n.2 2016
Acta Amazonica
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The spatial distribution of forest biomass in the Amazon is heterogeneous with a temporal and spatial variation, especially in relation to the different vegetation types of this biome. Biomass estimated in this region varies significantly depending o

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A Synthesis of the Galápagos: Natural History, Human Conflict, and the Destiny of an Archipelago

Autor: Guillermo Paz-y-Miño-C, Author, Avelina Espinosa, Author

There are hundreds of books and thousands of scientific articles about the Galápagos. This volume is distinctive. The authors, Guillermo Paz-y-Miño-C and Avelina Espinosa, synthesize, integrate, and conceptualize the most recent evolutionary-biol

The Geographies of COVID-19 : Geospatial Stories of a Global Pandemic

Autor: Melinda Laituri, Robert B. Richardson, Junghwan Kim

This volume of case studies focuses on the geographies of COVID-19 around the world. These geographies are located in both time and space concentrating on both first- and second-order impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. First-order impacts are those a