- Charles Darwin Foundation

Results

My Experience Rearing Flies in Galapagos

Carlos Espinosa/CDF

Species Database Platyactaea dovii (Stimpson, 1871)

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Species Database Graphis anfractuosa (Eschw.) Eschw.

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.

Getting to know the plants and insects on farms in Galapagos

Carlos Espinosa/CDF

Species Database Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs

Juan Manuel Garcia-CDF

Natural History Collections

The Charles Darwin Foundation is home to the largest Natural History Collections of endemic, native and introduced species of Galapagos in Ecuador, with more than 135,000 specimens and 7,500 species across four Collections: Marine, Vertebrate, Terrestrial Invertebrate and a Herbarium.