The Galapagos Marine Reserve

Part I: Synthesis of populations, communities and ecosystem processes in the GMR.- Coral Research in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.- Elasmobranchs of the Galapagos Marine Reserve.- The Galapagos sea lion: adaptation to spatial and temporal diversity of marine resources within the archipelago.- Reduced complexity of foraging behavior of the Galapagos sea lion inferred from a multiple approach analysis.- Ecosystem based management.- Remote Sensing of the Marine Environment: Challenges and Opportunities in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.- Part II: Coupled socio-ecological marine systems.- Development of the Galapagos Marine Reserve.- Fishery science in Galapagos: From a resource-focused to a social-ecological system approach.- Collaborative approach to fisheries management as a way to increase the effectiveness of future regulations in the Galapagos archipelago.- The birth of sport fishing in the Galapagos Marine Reserve: adaptation, emergence and complexities.- Shifting baselines in the Galapagos whitefish fishery: Using fisher's anecdotes to reassess fisheries management: the case of the Galapagos grouper.- Pollution as an emerging threat for the conservation of the Galapagos Marine Reserve: Environmental Impacts and Management Perspectives.- Assessing human wildlife conflicts and benefits of Galapagos Sea lions on San Cristobal Island.- Index.