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'Close Call for Galápagos Native' - Long-Term Ecology Laboratory research featured in Science
Dr Cynthia Froyd, Prof. Kathy Willis and Emily Coffey of the Long-Term Ecology Laboratory, together with colleagues at the University of Bern and the Charles Darwin Research Station Galápagos, have published a paper in Science entitled 'Fossil Pollen as a Guide to Conservation in the Galápagos'.
Their work presents paleoecological evidence from the last 8000 years showing that six presumed introduced or doubtfully native species are in fact native to the Galápagos archipelago. The findings have substantial implications not only for conservation in Galápagos, but for the management of introduced species and pantropical weeds in general.
The full news article and an interview with Dr Froyd are available via podcast on the Science website.
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