Thursday, October 22, 2009

New species found in Galapagos Islands

British team finds new life in the waters of Galapagos
WIRED SCIENCE
27 August 2009
By Katie Scott


British researchers have found several new species of life – and some that were thought to be extinct – during an in-depth study documenting some of the world’s rarest and most fragile coral reefs.

A team from the University of Southhampton's School of Geography has spent three years in the Galapagos Islands studying the reefs of the northern Wolf and Darwin Islands as part of the government-funded Darwin Initiative project.

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Galapagos Islands with GreenTracks

 

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