101. Ecuador General Information. Travel To Ecuador, Location, Geography, Protected A General information about Ecuador, all you will need to travel to Ecuador andits galapagos Islands. http://www.galapagos-ecuador.com/country.html

galapagos-ecuador.com Home Galapagos Islands Amazon Rainforest Hotels in Quito ... Contact Us Weather Links: Weather Wunderground Ecuador El Niño / La Niña ... NOAA Weather - Ecuador TRAVEL TO ECUADOR GENERAL INFORMATION Location Packing Money Diversity ... Insurance Location Continental Ecuador is located on the northwestern coast of South America, between Colombia to the north and Peru to the south and east. It is crossed by the Equator, from where derives its name. Ecuador also owns the Galapagos Islands, located approximately 970 kilometers westward off the coast. It is one of the smallest countries in South America, with 256,370 square kilometers. Mainland local time is -5 GMT (US Eastern Standard Time) year round. The Galapagos are on -6 GMT (US Central Standard Time) year round. TOP Geography and Climate Ecuador is crossed from north to south by the Andes, which divides it’s continental territory in three big regions, generally known as Costa (Western Lowlands), Sierra (Andes) and Oriente (Amazon). These three regions are at no more than a 30-minute flight from each other and at a maximum of eight hours by car, which allows seeing dramatic changes in the landscape and sensations in a very short period of time.

102. Illegal Fishing Threatens Galápagos Islands Waters Editor s Note Jennifer Hile, a correspondent for National Geographic On The galapagos Islands Marine Reserve is one of the largest in the world. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/03/0312_040312_TVgalapagos.html

Site Index Subscribe Shop Search Top 15 Most Popular Stories NEWS Front Page Environment Health Offbeat ... Video in the News SPECIAL SERIES The Genographic Project Pulse of the Planet National Geographic Channel RESOURCES (What's this?) Contact Us Front Page National Geographic Channel Jennifer Hile National Geographic On Assignment March 12, 2004 The 100-foot (33-meter) Guadalupe River About 90 percent of the reptiles, half the birds, and one-third of the plants here exist nowhere else. There's so little fresh water and the volcanic landscape is so inhospitable, only a narrow, unique spectrum of creatures thrive. Deep-diving marine iguanas and tortoises the size of dinner tables gives the islands a fairytale quality. Cordoning off the islands as parkland was intended to preserve this place, freeing it from the crushing pressures of a burgeoning human population. But within days of arriving, one of my first impressions was of how much impact humans are having on this fragile ecosystem. Underwater Gold Rush When the reserve was created by Ecuador in 1959, hardly anyone lived on these islands. An illegal fishing boom beginning in the early 90s changed that permanently. Fishermen from Ecuador poured in with dreams of easy money, encouraged by commercial boats from Asia paying big money for high-end delicacies like shark fins and sea cucumbers.

103. Did Galápagos Turtle Lineage Survive Ancient Blast? Offer for 1 year subscription to National Geographic Magazine for $19. Science galapagos Giant Tortoise. ARTICLE TOOLS. Email This Story http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/10/1002_031002_galapagostortoise.ht

Site Index Subscribe Shop Search Top 15 Most Popular Stories NEWS Front Page Environment Health Offbeat ... Video in the News SPECIAL SERIES The Genographic Project Pulse of the Planet National Geographic Channel RESOURCES (What's this?) Contact Us Front Page John Roach for National Geographic News October 2, 2003 "The only lineage that probably survived the eruption was the one that repopulated the region," said Luciano Beheregaray, a molecular ecologist at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. The tortoises are believed to belong to one species ( Geochelone nigra ) with 14 different subspecies spread throughout islands, including three species that have been hunted to extinction since humans arrived in the 1600s. Science Other members of the group include Claudio Ciofi, Adalgisa Caccone, and Jeffrey Powell at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut; Dennis Geist at the University of Idaho in Moscow; and James Gibbs at State University of New York in Syracuse. According to the new research, the tortoises that live on Volcano Alcedo on Isabela Island today are descendants of the lone surviving lineage of the volcanic catastrophe, and they carry a record of the eruption in their genes. "Our study shows that we can infer specific historical events in a population using DNA markers from extant individuals," said Beheregaray.

104. April 16, 2004, Hour Two: Evolution, The Galapagos, And The “Tooth And Cla Where are the galapagos Islands and why are these isolated islands GeographyStandard 16 Understands the changes that occur in the meaning, use, http://www.sciencefriday.com/kids/sfkc20040416-2.html

Science Friday Making Science Radioactive With Host Ira Flatow Science Friday Home Page from National Public Radio with host Ira Flatow Science Friday Kids' Connection tm in association with Kidsnet April 16, 2004, Hour Two: Evolution, the Galapagos, and the “Tooth and Claw” Play Program Summary Guests Books/Articles Related Links and Resources ... SFKC Home Program Summary In 1995, at the Charles Darwin Scientific Research Center in the Galapagos, local fishermen staged a strike to protest limits on fishing imposed by the Ecuadorian government. At the center of the conflict was Chantal Blanton, an American woman, who was the director of the Charles Darwin Research Station. As the story broke about the battle between fishermen and conservationists, a playwright living a continent away was listening to the radio and got an idea. Inspired by real-life events—the conflict between scientists’ work, conservationists’ work and the troubles they got into when they began placing restrictions on the fishermen’s activities—Ira’s guest Michael Hollinger wrote “Tooth and Claw” a new play that opened recently at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York. What happens when priorities conflict—when economics clash with environmental ideals? Ira and his guest talk about Darwin, drama, evolution, conservation, and the environment and how art and life inspire each other.

105. Expert Geographer Page! Use the sites on this page to answer the following questions about the geographyof the islands of Aruba, Ascension, galapagos, Prince Edward, and Shetland. http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/shipwreck/ge

Geographer The role of the geographer is to examine the land features of the islands. Before beginning your research, learn more about what a geographer does. Tell me about my job as a geographer! http://www.career.edu.my/path/desc.asp?career_id=174 As the geographer, you will be examining the land on each island. Your teacher will give you an observation journal to record your findings. Use the sites on this page to answer the following questions about the geography of the islands of Aruba, Ascension, Galapagos, Prince Edward, and Shetland. 1.What is the soil like? 2.Are there hills and mountains? 3.What are the beaches like? In addition to those questions, keep your eyes open for other information relating to the physical characteristics of the islands. Some islands may have more information than others do, but the most important thing is that you write down everything you can! Be as complete as possible. It will help you later when you rejoin your group and compare information. If you have trouble with some of the vocabulary, use a geography glossary to help you define the words.

106. Galapagos Tourism galapagos Tourism. Go to All TED Cases Emory, Jerry. Managing Anothergalapagos Species Man National Geographic Magazine 173/1 146-154. http://gurukul.ucc.american.edu/ted/galapag.htm

TED Case Studies Galapagos Tourism Go to All TED Cases CORAL case SHARK case BARRIER case SEACUKE case GUANO Go to Super Page

107. Galapagos Geology Web Page WELCOME to galapagos GEOLOGY ON THE WEB. For those interested in natural history, He made many important observations of galapagos geology and drew http://www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/Galapagos.html

W ELCOME to G ALAPAGOS G EOLOGY ON THE W EB . For those interested in natural history, there are few places quite as facinating as the Galapagos. The intention of this web site is to provide information on the Galapagos Islands to both scientists and non-scientists alike. Charles Darwin was the first geologist to explore the Galapagos. He made many important observations of Galapagos geology and drew conclusions that remain valid today. Darwin was also fascinated by the remarkable and unique biota of the islands. His careful biological observations later led him to propose a theory, that of natural selection , that revolutionized the way scientists think of life. While the emphasis of this web site is on geology, we too have found Galapagos wildlife difficult to ignore, so you will find many images and observations on biology, as well as geology, on this site. We hope you enjoy your visit. If you are interested in news about the recent oil spill in the Galapagos and how you can help, see the Charles Darwin Foundation Web Site A Brief Introduction to Galapagos Geology Some geological background on the Galapagos.

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