The role of endangered species reintroduction in ecosystem restoration: Tortoise-cactus interactions on Española Island, Galápagos

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 88-93

  Gibbs, James P ^a,b   Marquez, Cruz ^c   Sterling, Eleanor J ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH STATION   (Ecuador)

^c DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cactus; Endangered species; Gal pagos Islands; Geochelone; Opuntia; Reintroduction; Restoration ecology; Tortoise

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GRAZING PRESSURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED DISPERSAL; TURTLE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ECUADOR; ESPANOLA; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CACTACEAE; GEOCHELONE; GEOCHELONE NIGRA HOODENSIS; OPUNTIA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 40949147007     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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