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Oceanographic Conditions in the Galapagos Archipelago and Their Relationships with Life on the Islands

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Upwelling Ecosystems

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The Galapagos Islands, formed by the emerging tops of huge submarine volcenoes rising from the sea floor, are located on the equator about 900 km west of the South American mainland.

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  1. Institut für Meereskunde an der Universität, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 2300, Kiel, Germany

    Rolf Boje

  2. Department of Oceanography, The University of Liverpool, Bedford Street North, P. O. Box 147, L69 3BX, Liverpool, GB

    Matthias Tomczak

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Houvenaghel, G.T. (1978). Oceanographic Conditions in the Galapagos Archipelago and Their Relationships with Life on the Islands. In: Boje, R., Tomczak, M. (eds) Upwelling Ecosystems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66985-9_15

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