Mission 2008: The Final(e)


By: Aline Thomas




The Overview




Location: Los Galapagos, Ecuador


Targets:

  1. To develop a new preservation strategy for the Galapagos that builds on the current management plan for the Galapagos National Park and Galapagos Marine Reserve by designating the two as a “World Scientific Preserve” that would be managed by an international commission and funded by a multinational trust.

  2. To design and employ a network of environmental sensors to support a comprehensive program of ecosystem monitoring on the islands and surrounding waters.

  3. To design an idealized “village” for permanent residents and visitors that would ensure the lowest possible human impact on island ecosystems.


Quickfacts:

Location: 1000km straight west of mainland Ecuador

Number of Islands: 19 (not including smaller islets)

Area of Land: 7880 km2

Total Area: 50 000 km2

Highest Elevation: 1.645 km

Geology: volcanic islands

Climate: 2 seasons


Links:




  1. Maps of Galapagos

  2. Mission 2008 Homepage

  3. MIT Homepage

  4. Other Galapagos Sites:





Site Map:

  1. Index

    1. Answers to UTF Questions

    2. Biosensors

      1. Abiotics

        1. National Primary Drinking Water Standards

        2. Outbreaks from Public Water Systems

        3. Tables of Approved Methods

      2. Species on Galapagos

      3. Networks

      4. Types (of Devices)

      5. Urban Populations

    3. Climate

      1. El Niño

    4. Marchena Island

    5. Maps of Galapagos

    6. Tourism

      1. Prohibited Items (in Spanish)

    7. Volcanoes




Works Cited:


  1. Biosensors

    1. Robb, Drew. (August 26, 2003) Making Sense of Environmental Sensors Retrieved November 26, 2004, CIO Update, Website: <http://www.cioupdate.com/trends/article.php/3068891>

    2. (n.d) Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks Retrieved November 26, 2004, Georgia Institute of Technology, Broadband & Wireless Networking Laboratory, Website: <http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev29_3/text/biosens.htm>

  2. Biosensors: Abiotics

    1. Thomas M. Frost, "Fresh-water ecosystem", Retrieved November 26, 2004, in AccessScience@McGraw-Hill, http://www.accessscience.com, DOI 10.1036/1097-8542.272500, last modified: March 1, 2002.

    2. (n.d.) A Primer On Water Quality Retrieved Novebember 26, 2004, US Geological Survey, Website: <(n.d.) Analytical Methods for Drinking Water Retrieved November 26, 2004, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Website: <http://www.epa.gov/safewater/methods/methods.html>

    3. (n.d.) AESA Soil Quality Resource Monitoring Program Retrieved November 26, 2004, Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Website: <http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/aesa8402?opendocument>

    4. (n.d.) Health Effects Notebook Retrieved November 26, 2004, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wesite: <http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hapindex.html>

    5. (n.d.) National Ambient Air Quality Standards Retrieved November 26, 2004, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Website: <http://epa.gov/air/criteria.html>

    6. (n.d.) National Ambient Air Quality Standards Retrieved November 26, 2004, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Website: <http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/>

    7. (n.d.) National Public Drinking Water Standards Retrieved November 26, 2004, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Website: <http://www.epa.gov/safewater/consumer/mcl.pdf>

    8. (n.d.) The National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment Retrieved November 26, 2004, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Website: <http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/nata/index.html>

  3. Biosensors: Abiotics: Outbreaks from Public Water Systems

    1. (n.d.) National Primary Drinking Regulations Retrieved November 26, 2004, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Website: <http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2000/May/Day-10/w10763.htm>

  4. Biosensors: Abiotics: Tables of Approved Methods

    1. (n.d.) Analytical Methods for Drinking Water Retrieved November 26, 2004, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Website: <http://www.epa.gov/safewater/methods/methods.html>

  5. Biosensors: Networks

    1. Kobus, Bogdan (n.d) Transboundary Air Quality Monitoring in the Balck Triangle Region Retrieved November 26, 2004, Website: <http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/Telematics/DETERMINE/AirSession/BKobus.html>

    2. (n.d) Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks Retrieved November 26, 2004, Georgia Institute of Technology, Broadband & Wireless Networking Laboratory, Website: <http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev29_3/text/biosens.htm>

  6. Biosensors: Species on Galapagos

    1. (n.d.) Avibase – Bird Checklist of the World Galapagos Retrieved November 26, 2004, Avibase – the world bird database, Website: <http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?pg=checklist&region=ECga>

    2. (n.d.) Ecuador Retrieved November 26, 2004, Website: <http://www.herpbreeder.com/worldspecies/Country/ecuador.htm>

    3. (n.d.) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Retrieved November 26, 2004, CITES, Website: <http://www.cites.org>

    4. Jay R. Harman, "Ecotone", Retrieved November 26, 2004, in AccessScience@McGraw-Hill, http://www.accessscience.com, DOI 10.1036/1097-8542.757471, last modified: April 21, 2004.

    5. R. Frankham, "Endangered species", Retrieved November 26, 2004, in AccessScience@McGraw-Hill, http://www.accessscience.com, DOI 10.1036/1097-8542.YB980245, last modified: April 10, 2000.

    6. Ingrid M. Parker, "Invasion ecology", Retrieved November 26, 2004, in AccessScience@McGraw-Hill, http://www.accessscience.com, DOI 10.1036/1097-8542.757488, last modified: July 30, 2002.

    7. Nicholas J. Gottelli, "Island biogeography", Retrieved November 26, 2004, in AccessScience@McGraw-Hill, http://www.accessscience.com, DOI 10.1036/1097-8542.354300, last modified: May 17, 2001.

    8. Chris Harvey, "Invasive species impacts", Retrieved November 26, 2004, in AccessScience@McGraw-Hill, http://www.accessscience.com, DOI 10.1036/1097-8542.YB031305, last modified: January 7, 2003.

  7. Biosensors: Types

    1. Jacobson, K. Bruce (n.d.) Biosensors and Other Medical and Environmental Probes Retrieved November 26, 2004, Website: <http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev29_3/text/biosens.htm>

  8. Biosensors: Urban Populations

    1. Sabrina West, "Population growth and sustainable development", Retrieved November 26, 2004, in AccessScience@McGraw-Hill, http://www.accessscience.com, DOI 10.1036/1097-8542.YB040405, last modified: March 4, 2004.

    2. Anna Steding, "Water resource management", Retrieved November 26, 2004, in AccessScience@McGraw-Hill, http://www.accessscience.com, DOI 10.1036/1097-8542.YB990920, last modified: April 10, 2000.

    3. Robert Bélanger, "Urban geology", Retrieved November 26, 2004, in AccessScience@McGraw-Hill, http://www.accessscience.com, DOI 10.1036/1097-8542.YB040705, last modified: March 4, 2004.

  9. Climate

    1. Slater, Robin.(2004) Guide2Galapagos Retrieved November 26, 2004, Website: <http://galapagos-islands-trail-maps.4t.com/galapagos-islands-climate.html>

  10. El Niño

    1. Snell, Howard L. & Rea, Solanda (December 2000).The 1997-98 El Niño in Galapagos: Can 34 years of data estimate 120 years of pattern? Noticias de Galapagos, 60, Retrieved November 26, 2004, Website: <http://www.darwinfoundation.org/articles/n6000129905.html>

  11. Marchena

    1. White, W. M. Marchena (n.d.) Retrieved November 26, 2004, Cornell University,Department of Geological Sciences, Galapagos Geology on the Web, Website: <http://www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/GalapagosWWW/Marchena.html>

    2. (March 15, 2003) Red Ant Eradication. Retrieved November 26, 2004, Galapagos News, Website: <http://www.darwinfoundation.org/news/news03150302.html>

    3. (September 15, 2002) Fewer Fire Ants in Marchena. Retrieved November 26, 2004, Galapagos News, Website: <http://www.darwinfoundation.org/news/news09150201.html>

    4. (n.d.) Maps of Small Islands. Retrieved November 26, 2004, Website: <http://www.junglephotos.com/galapagos/gmaps/virtualtour/smlislands.shtml>

    5. (n.d.) Galapaguide. Retrieved November 26, 2004, Website: <http://www.galapaguide.com/islands_pinta_marchena_genovesa.htm>

  12. Tourism

    1. Lehenbauer, Erich (n.d.) Ecuador-Travel.net Retrieved November 26, 2004, Website: <http://www.ecuador-travel.net/galapagos.description.htm>

    2. Bensted-Smith, Robert (April 1998) The Special Law for Galapagos. Noticias de Galapagos, 59, Retrieved Novebmer 26, 2004, Website: <http://www.darwinfoundation.org/articles/n5900049816.html>

  13. Volcanoes

    1. Lehenbauer, Erich (n.d.) Ecuador-Travel.net Retrieved November 26, 2004, Website: <http://www.ecuador-travel.net/information.volcano.galapagos.htm>

    2. (n.d.) Galapagos Online Lava Flows and Fields Retrieved November 26, 2004, Galapagos Online, Website: <http://www.galapagosonline.com/Galapagos_Natural_History/Geology/Lava_Fields_and_Flows.htm>

    3. (n.d.) Galapagos Online Volcanoes Retrieved November 26, 2004, Galapagos Online, Website: <http://www.galapagosonline.com/Galapagos_Natural_History/Geology/Volcanoes.html>

    4. (n.d.) Volcanoes of the World Retrieved November 26, 2004, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Department of Mineral Sciences, Website: <http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/>




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