During the next two years, research will be carried out to understand the factors that are causing the decline of Galapagos land birds and develop management actions that can help reverse this decline. The development of an archipelago-wide monitoring system for small land birds is the highest priority. The person contracted for this position will carry out priority research and activities identified in the Land Bird Conservation Plan and will be supervised by the coordinator of the Plan. These activities will involve field work, literature reviews, data management and analysis, working with students and local institutions, and collaborating with scientists with long-standing programs in Galapagos and additional expert collaborators who will be identified during the implementation of this project, as well as park rangers, and the Galapagos community.
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viernes, 17 de enero de 2014
Ornithologists - land bird conservation plan Galapagos Islands
Over the last ten years, populations or subspecies of several endemic
passerine species on the inhabited islands of Galapagos have become
extinct or are in decline. The reasons are not completely understood,
though multiple potential threats are present (parasitism, introduced
mammals, habitat loss, use of pesticides); the most imminent threat
being an invasive fly, Philornis downsi, acting as a nest parasite.
During the next two years, research will be carried out to understand the factors that are causing the decline of Galapagos land birds and develop management actions that can help reverse this decline. The development of an archipelago-wide monitoring system for small land birds is the highest priority. The person contracted for this position will carry out priority research and activities identified in the Land Bird Conservation Plan and will be supervised by the coordinator of the Plan. These activities will involve field work, literature reviews, data management and analysis, working with students and local institutions, and collaborating with scientists with long-standing programs in Galapagos and additional expert collaborators who will be identified during the implementation of this project, as well as park rangers, and the Galapagos community.
During the next two years, research will be carried out to understand the factors that are causing the decline of Galapagos land birds and develop management actions that can help reverse this decline. The development of an archipelago-wide monitoring system for small land birds is the highest priority. The person contracted for this position will carry out priority research and activities identified in the Land Bird Conservation Plan and will be supervised by the coordinator of the Plan. These activities will involve field work, literature reviews, data management and analysis, working with students and local institutions, and collaborating with scientists with long-standing programs in Galapagos and additional expert collaborators who will be identified during the implementation of this project, as well as park rangers, and the Galapagos community.