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Invasive species of the Galapagos Islands
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Invasive species of the Galapagos Islands
Alex Holderness
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Plants
- Lanatana shrub
- Mysore Rasberry
- Guava
Photo by: http://www.galapagoscruise.com.ec/galapagos-discovery
The First Humans
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- Possible visitation by Incan explorers (1400's)
- Bishop of Panama (1535)
- Refugees of Pizzaro (1546)
- Buccaneers and Whalers (1600-1800)
- Germans and Ecuadorians (1807-1930's)
Animals
Plants
- 543 insect species
- 1/4 total insect fuana
- 36 registered vertabrate species
- Mammals are the most devastating
Photos by: http://www.galapagospark.org/nophprg.php?page=parque_nacional_introducidas_plantas_san_cristobal
http://www.darwinfoundation.org/en/science-research/invasive-species/invasive-plants/
http://www.darwinfoundation.org/datazone/checklists/706/
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Photo by: http://www.go2peru.com/peru_guide/puno/photo_reed_boats_uros.htm
- 750 invasive species
- 95% of native species remain
- 90% intentionally brought by humans
- Mostly found on uninhabited islands
Overview
Chimborazo
- History of human development
- Introduced Plants
- Introduced animals
- Prevention
- Inactie since 550 A.D.
- 20,564
- Vicuna
- four summits
Quinine
Black Berry
- Introduced in the 1940's
- Santa Cruz
- Community transformer
- Antimalaria
- Introduced to San Cristobal and Santa Cruz in 1970
- Now found on Isabella, Florena and Santiago
- Potential to cover 12% of the archipelago
- Grows to 13 feet and spreads horizontally
Photo by:http://www.galapagos.org/conservation/conservation/project-areas/ecosystem-restoration/controlling-invasive-plants/
Prevention
- Biological and chemical control
- Physical removal
- Strict policy
designed by Péter Puklus for Prezi
Sources
http://www.galapagos.org/conservation/conservation/conservationchallenges/invasive-species/
http://www.galapagos.org/conservation/conservation/project-areas/ecosystem-restoration/controlling-invasive-plants/
http://www.galapagosislands.com/galapagos-history/galapagos-modern-history.html
http://www.esf.edu/efb/parry/invasivesseminar_readings/Zavaleta_etal_2001.pdf
Animal Photos by:http://animal-dream.com/rat.html
http://howtoconserve.org/2015/10/09/galapagos-goats/
http://www.galapagospark.org/nophprg.php?page=parque_nacional_introducidas_cerdos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilapia
http://sitmeanssit.com/dog-training-mu/austin-dog-training/how-to-be-a-pack-leader-with-your-dogs/
now.tufts.edu/cat-eating-bird
wikipedia.org/chimborazo