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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Prescottia oligantha (Sw.) Lindl.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Bulbostylis juncoides (Vahl) Kük. ex Herter
Euphorbia galapageia B.L. Rob. & Greenm.
Species Database Euphorbia galapageia B.L. Rob. & Greenm.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Phlebodium pseudoaureum (Cav.) Lellinger
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Parietaria debilis G. Forst.
Phalacrocorax harrisi Rothschild, 1898
Species Database Phalacrocorax harrisi Rothschild, 1898
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Manaxius galapagensis (Kensley & Hickman, 2001)
Rashid Cruz-CDF
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Euphorbia abdita (D.G. Burch) Radcl.-Sm.
Species Database Euphorbia abdita (D.G. Burch) Radcl.-Sm.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Najas guadelupensis (Spreng.) Magnus
Geospiza conirostris Ridgway, 1890
Species Database Geospiza conirostris Ridgway, 1890
Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby
Species Database Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby
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Celebrating the life of Ans Thurkow-Hartmans
Spheniscus mendiculus Sundevall, 1871
Species Database Spheniscus mendiculus Sundevall, 1871
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Asyndetus cavagnaroi Bickel & Sinclair, 1997
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Olcella lupina Wheeler & Forrest, 2003
Ipomoea quamoclit L.
Species Database Ipomoea quamoclit L.
Study of Invertebrates: A tool to support Floreana Island’s Restoration

Ecological restoration requires a clear understanding of existing biodiversity. In 2022, the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) and the Galápagos National Park Directorate conducted the first baseline study of invertebrate communities on Floreana Island. Over 15,000 specimens were collected from both agricultural areas and National Park land.

Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C. Presl.
Species Database Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C. Presl.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Lucilia setosa (James, 1966)