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William Bensted-Smith-CDF
Marine biodiversity research

The introduction of alien species is arguably the most important driver of biodiversity loss for oceanic islands. Our work seeks to evaluate the effects of alien invasive species, climate change, and other anthropogenic pressures on the biodiversity of the Galapagos Marine Reserve and the Eastern Tropical Pacific in order to better sustain coastal communities and prevent marine species extinction.

Studying Coral Reefs in the Darwin and Wolf Expedition 2017
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Ornithoica vicina (Walker, 1849)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Arthonia follmanniana Diederich
Pennaria disticha Goldfuss, 1820
Species Database Pennaria disticha Goldfuss, 1820
Galapagos 360 - Google Street View
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Haliscera bigelowi Kramp, 1947
Chelonoidis porteri (Rothschild, 1903)
Species Database Chelonoidis porteri (Rothschild, 1903)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Cetiosaccus galapagensis Gilbert, 1938
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Derbesia marina (Lyngbye) Solier
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Physalis pubescens L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Fuertesimalva insularis (Kearney) Fryxell
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Lycium boerhaviifolium L.f.
Ipomoea triloba L.
Species Database Ipomoea triloba L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Opuntia echios Howell
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Buridrillia deroyorum Emerson & J. H. McLean, 1992
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Lycium minimum C.L. Hitchc.
Gossypium darwinii G. Watt
Species Database Gossypium darwinii G. Watt
US 501(c)(3) Friends of Charles Darwin Foundation Launches to Protect Galapagos
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Bostrychia calliptera (Montagne) Montagne