People: Donald L Fejfar, Elijah Watson, Kishan Patel, Nicholas Badhwa, Khristopher Nicholas, Amanda Thompson, Margaret Bentley, and Jill Stewart On the Galapagos Islands, outdated water and sanitation systems along with inadequate water quantity have led to poor water quality with … Read more
People: Steve Walsh, Francisco Laso, Richard Bilsborrow, Brian Frizzelle, Laura Brewington, Yang Shao, Hernando Mattei, and Phil Page. This project is designed to synthesize land cover/land use change (LCLUC) patterns on islands and to assess the drivers of change. We … Read more
This project is funded by the Vice Chancellor of Research Office and the College of Arts and Sciences.
People: Julee Waldrop, Betty Martinez, Alasia Ledford, Amanda Thompson, and Hannah Jahnke This past summer (2019) our team continued to build on prior research performed by Center for Galapagos researchers, as well as Dr. Thompson’s and Hannah Jahnke’s current work. … Read more
People: Xiaoming Liu, Diego Riveros-Iregui This project examines the relationship between precipitation inputs (i.e., fog, rainfall), ecosystem water use, water storage, and water availability, with the goal of assessing the fate of precipitation, evaluating ecosystem function, and determining water availability … Read more
People: Francisco Laso, Steve Walsh, and Javier Arce-Nazario Farmers on the Galapagos Islands face a confluence of environmental and social challenges, including severe droughts, extreme climatic events (El Niño/La Niña), encroaching invasive species, a lack of affordable labor, and relentless … Read more
