Part I: Synthesis of populations, communities and ecosystem processes in the GMR -- Coral Research in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador -- Elasmobranchs of the Galapagos Marine Reserve -- The Galapagos sea lion: adaptation to spatial and temporal diversity of marine resources within the archipelago -- Reduced complexity of foraging behavior of the Galapagos sea lion inferred from a multiple approach analysis -- Ecosystem based management -- Remote Sensing of the Marine Environment: Challenges and Opportunities in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador -- Part II: Coupled socio-ecological marine systems -- Development of the Galapagos Marine Reserve -- Fishery science in Galapagos: From a resource-focused to a social-ecological system approach -- Collaborative approach to fisheries management as a way to increase the effectiveness of future regulations in the Galapagos archipelago -- The birth of sport fishing in the Galapagos Marine Reserve:  adaptation, emergence and complexities -- Shifting baselines in the Galapagos whitefish fishery: Using fisher's anecdotes to reassess fisheries management: the case of the Galapagos grouper -- Pollution as an emerging threat for the conservation of the Galapagos Marine Reserve: Environmental Impacts and Management Perspectives -- Assessing human wildlife conflicts and benefits of Galapagos Sea lions on San Cristobal Island -- Index.        .