Mena, Carlos F.
Understanding Invasive Species in the Galapagos Islands
Part I. From the Molecular
1. A Preliminary Assessment of the Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Guava,
María de Lourdes Torres, Bernardo Gutiérrez
2. Genetic Consequences of Invasive Species in the Galapagos Islands
Jaime A. Chaves
Part II. To the Ecosystem
3. Interactions Among Exotics: Guava and Its Associated Fauna in the Highlands of San Cristobal
Stella de la Torre, Isabel Villarruel, Anais Córdova-Páez, Ximena Herrera-Alvarez
4. A Study Contrasting Two Congener Plant Species:
Hugo Valdebenito
5. Quinine Tree Invasion and Control in Galapagos: A Case Study
Heinke Jäger
6. Allelopathic Impacts of the Invasive Tree
Gonzalo Rivas-Torres, María Gloria Rivas
7. The Hitchhiker Wave: Non-native Small Terrestrial Vertebrates in the Galapagos
Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia
Part III. To the Landscape
8. Multi-scale Remote Sensing of Introduced and Invasive Species: An Overview of Approaches and Perspectives
Stephen J. Walsh
9. Remote Sensing of Invasive Species in the Galapagos Islands: Comparison of Pixel-Based, Principal Component, and Object-Oriented Image Classification Approaches
Carolina Sampedro, Carlos F. Mena
10. Stakeholder Perceptions of Invasive Species and Participatory Remote Sensing in the Galapagos Islands
Laura Brewington
11. A Conceptual Framework for the Management of a Highly Valued Invasive Tree in the Galapagos Islands
Gonzalo Rivas-Torres, Damian C. Adams
Keywords: Environment, Nature Conservation, Environmental Geography, Biodiversity, Conservation Biology/Ecology
- Editor
- Mena, Carlos F.
- Torres, María de Lourdes
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2018
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands
- Page amount
- 27 pages
- Category
- Natural Sciences
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9783319671772
- Printed ISBN
- 978-3-319-67176-5