A comparison of sizing methods for a long-term renewable hybrid system. Case study: Galapagos Islands 2031

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Cano ◽  
Paul Arévalo ◽  
F. Jurado
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid System ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
Galapagos Islands ◽  
Galápagos Islands

This research compared different sizing methods to improve the current autonomous hybrid system in the Galapagos Islands in 2031, analyzing the loss of power supply probability (LPSP).

The Family Cladoniaceae (Lecanorales) in the Galapagos Islands

Phytotaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alba Yánez ◽  
Teuvo Ahti ◽  
Frank Bungartz
Keyword(s):  
Galapagos Islands ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Galápagos Islands ◽  
Diagnostic Characteristics ◽  
The Family ◽  
Lichen Flora

As part of an ongoing comprehensive inventory of the Galapagos lichen flora, all species in the Cladoniaceae from the archipelago have been revised using both historic and recent collections. A total of twenty-six species is reported here, one species of Cladia and twenty-five Cladonia species. One species, Cladonia bungartzii, is described as new to science; seven are records new to Ecuador and the Galapagos: Cladonia corymbosula, C. polyscypha, C. pulverulenta, C. pyxidata, C. aff. sphacelata, and C. strepsilis. Four species have previously been reported from Ecuador, but are new to Galapagos: C. cartilaginea, C. chlorophaea, C. dactylota, and C. grayi. Eight species previously reported cannot be confirmed here. Detailed descriptions are presented for all species. They include diagnostic characteristics to distinguish similar species. An identification key to all Galapagos Cladoniaceae is provided. A brief discussion highlights the importance of baseline inventories and uses the Galapagos Cladoniaceae as a case study to discuss important aspects of lichen biogeography in Galapagos.

Toward a Theory of Quality in Cruise-Based Interpretive Guiding

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam H. Ham ◽  
Betty Weiler
Keyword(s):  
Galapagos Islands ◽  
Behavioral Theory ◽  
Galápagos Islands ◽  
Interpretive Guide

A case study of cruise-based nature tourists in Alaska and the Galapagos Islands is used to examine the theoretical underpinnings of “quality” in nature-based interpretive guiding. Fixed-response and open-ended questionnaire items were used to examine the prominence of eight dimensions of quality drawn from research on effective interpretation. Results indicate that passengers define quality guides as those who are passionate, insightful, enjoyable, relevant, and easy-to-follow. Corroborating these dimensions of quality were passengers’ open-ended statements about the attributes they associate with an ideal interpretive guide. The findings seem consistent with prior research on interpretation and are grounded in behavioral theory.

scholarly journals Exploring conservation discourses in the Galapagos Islands: A case study of the Galapagos giant tortoises

AMBIO ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 706-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Benitez-Capistros ◽  
Jean Hugé ◽  
Farid Dahdouh-Guebas ◽  
Nico Koedam
Keyword(s):  
Galapagos Islands ◽  
Galápagos Islands

Giant Tortoises as Ecological Engineers: A Long-term Quasi-experiment in the Galápagos Islands

Biotropica ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Gibbs ◽  
Eleanor J. Sterling ◽  
F. Javier Zabala
Keyword(s):  
Galapagos Islands ◽  
Galápagos Islands ◽  
Ecological Engineers ◽  
Quasi Experiment

An amalgamated meter-thick sedimentary package enabled by the 2011 Tohoku tsunami in El Garrapatero, Galapagos Islands

2013 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Elizabeth Martin Arcos ◽  
BreanynTiel MacInnes ◽  
Patricia Arreaga ◽  
Frances Rivera-Hernandez ◽  
Robert Weiss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Tide ◽  
Galapagos Islands ◽  
Coastal Hazards ◽  
Galápagos Islands ◽  
Coastal System ◽  
2011 Tohoku Tsunami ◽  
Sand Sheet ◽  
Geomorphological Changes ◽  
Tohoku Tsunami

Tsunamis and storms instigate sedimentological and geomorphological changes to the coastal system, both long-term and ephemeral. To accurately predict future coastal hazards, one must identify the records that are generated by the processes associated with these hazards and recognize what will be preserved. Using eyewitness accounts, photographs, and sedimentology, this study documents pre- and post-tsunami conditions and constrains the timing and process of depositional events during and following the 11 March 2011 Tohoku tsunami in the coastal system at El Garrapatero, Galapagos Islands. While the tsunami acted as both an erosional and depositional agent, the thick, fan-like sand sheet in El Garrapatero was primarily emplaced by overwash deposition during high tide from swell waves occurring between 19–25 March and 17–22 April 2011. The swell waves were only able to access the terrestrial coastal system via a channel carved by the 2011 Tohoku tsunami through the barrier sand dune. This combined deposit could result in an overestimation of the hazard if interpreted to be the result of only one event (either tsunami or wind-generated waves). An analogous sand layer, younger than 1390–1530 calyr BP, may record a similar, prior event.

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