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Effects of the feral goat population explosion on Alcedo Volcano (Isabela, Galapagos) between 1986 and 1996

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: During the first week of April 1986, before the overwhelming presence of goats, we sampled terrestrial macro- invertebrates on Alcedo Volcano along an altitudinal transect from the seashore to the top. Vegetation composition and structure at all sampling sites were described and photographs were taken. In 1996, when the Alcedo feral goat population had exploded to an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 and before large scale goat control began, the same transect was resampled and redocumented. In this contribution, site descriptions are summarized, compared between 1986 and 1996 and illustrated with a series of photographs.

Source: AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

Authors: Desender, Konjev, Baert, Leon, Maelfait, Jean-Pierre, Verdyck, Peter

Institutions: Charles Darwin Foundation, Institute of Natural Sciences, Delphinus Medical Technologies (United States)

Language: English

Topic: Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: green

Funders: Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Fundación Charles Darwin, National Park Service

OpenAlex ID: W2593061814

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