Curriculum
IOI Spring Break 2008 (3/8 – 3/23)
Coastal Socio-Ecology (3 credits)
Dr. Agnes Gelin, University of Marseille, currently freelance in Galapagos with IADB, PNG, CDF
Synopsis:
We will study coastal environments and their importance in the Galapagos Islands (Coastal lagoons, Mangrove ecosystems, Sea grass meadows, Coral reef ecosystems) including definition and characteristics of marine biology, chemical composition, notions of eco-physiology, biological consequences, phenotypic plasticity, generalities and adapting processes.
This will be put into relation of management of Marine Protected Areas, the Galapagos Marine Reserve, participative management, the actual state of the aquatic communities and habitats and the recent UNESCO declaration and consequences.
Last but not certainly not least we will relate the above to the traditional Fisheries in the Galapagos Marine Reserve from a socio-economic point of view analyzing work alternatives for and future of the Galapagos fishermen.
Readings:
- Línea Base de la Reserva Marina de Galapagos. Fundación Charles Darwin
- Informe Galapagos 2006-2007. Fundación Charles Darwin, Parque Nacional Galapagos, INGALA.
- Hickman & Zimmerman, 2000. A field guide to Crustaceans of Galapagos, Sugar Spring Press.
- Hickman, 1998. A field guide to Sea Stars and other Echinoderms of Galapagos, Sugar Spring Press.
- Hickman & Finet, 1999. A field guide to Marine Mollusks of Galapagos, Sugar Spring Press.
- Other scientific papers, publications, reports (TBA)