El Niño in the Galapagos Islands: The 1982–1983 Event.
Edited by Gary Robinson and Eugenia M. del Pino .-- Quito, Ecuador : Charles Darwin Foundation, 1985.
bilingual (English–Spanish). ill. ; 529 pp. ; 28 x 21 cm. Contribution 388 of the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands. ISBN: None.
The 1982–1983 El Niño was one of the most severe environmental disturbances ever recorded in the Galapagos Islands. To document its impacts, the Charles Darwin Foundation compiled this landmark volume, bringing together contributions from scientists and residents who witnessed the event. The book examines the oceanographic and meteorological processes that drove El Niño and documents its cascading effects on marine ecosystems, terrestrial flora and fauna, and human communities across the archipelago. Covering topics ranging from coral bleaching, seabird breeding failures and marine iguana mortality to changes in fisheries, vegetation and local livelihoods, the volume provides one of the most comprehensive scientific records of an extreme climatic event in Galapagos. Published in both English and Spanish, it remains an essential historical reference for understanding ecosystem responses to climate variability and for informing conservation and management strategies.
