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Spatial distribution of bat species on Hispaniola island, the Greater Antilles
(2022)Hispaniola shows the highest environmental heterogeneity among the Greater Antilles mainly due to its complex land relief, encompassing a high ecosystemic heterogeineity, and bats as one o the most representative group of ... -
Spatial distribution of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Samaná Bay, Dominican Republic
(2012)Observations of humpback whales (location, number and social groupings) were collected on board commercial whale watch vessels in January, February and March, 1999 to 2011, at the eastern end of Samaná Bay and the surrounding ... -
Spatial genetic structure of hatchlings of Cyclura ricordii (Reptilia: Iguanidae) in Pedernales province, Dominican Republic is inconsistent with natal philopatry
(2015)Cyclura ricordii is an endemic iguana from Hispaniola and is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN. The main threats are predation by introduced mammals, habitat destruction and hunting. The present study focused on ... -
Spatial patterns of biomass and aboveground net primary productivity in a mangrove ecosystem in the Dominican Republic
(2003)The objective of this study was to quantify spatial patterns in above and below ground biomass, primary productivity, and growth efficiency along a tidal gradient in a 4700-ha mangrove forest in the Dominican Republic. We ... -
Spatial segregation between phenotypes of the diablotin Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata during the non-breeding period
(2023)Despite growing support for ecosystem-based approaches, conservation is mostly implemented at the species level. However, genetic differentiation exists within this taxonomic level, putting genetically distinct populations ... -
Special educational programmes at the National Zoological Park, Santo Domingo
(1981)El artículo describe los programas y actividades educativas del Parque Zoológico Nacional (ZOODOM) de Santo Domingo, capital de República Dominicana, orientadas a la enseñanza de las ciencias naturales, en particular, ... -
Special places in our oceans : an introduction to ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs)
(2016)This brochure provides background information on ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs), which have been described through a series of regional workshops convened by the CBD Secretariat. It also sheds ... -
Special places in the ocean : a decade of describing ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs)
(2021)In an effort spanning more than a decade, over 300 of these special marine areas have been described around the world, through a scientific and technical process involving more than 500 experts from 144 countries. EBSAs ... -
Speciation, heterochrony, and genetic variation in Hispaniolan Palm-Tanagers
(1990)We documented levels of genetic variability for two species of Hispaniolan palm-tanagers. Significant differences between age classes in levels of genetic heterozygosity were concordant with an age dimorphism in foraging ... -
Species assemblages of insular Caribbean Sticta (lichenized Ascomycota: Peltigerales) over ecological and evolutionary time scales
(2023)Phylogenetic approaches to macroevolution have provided unique insight into evolutionary relationships, ancestral ranges, and diversification patterns for many taxa. Similar frameworks have also been developed to assess ... -
Species diversity, habitat distribution, and blood meal analysis of Haematophagous Dipterans collected by CDC-UV light traps in the Dominican Republic
(2022)Haematophagous insects cause major economic losses by both direct damage and the transmission of pathogens. However, the biting Diptera species in the Caribbean region have been poorly documented. During 2021, CDC downdraft ... -
Species+
(2023)Species+, developed by UNEP-WCMC and the CITES Secretariat, is a website designed to assist Parties with implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Convention ... -
Stable isotopes reveal seasonal dietary responses to agroforestry in a venomous mammal, the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus)
(2022)While trends in tropical deforestation are alarming, conservation biologists are increasingly recognizing the potential for species survival in human-modified landscapes. Identifying the factors underlying such persistence, ... -
State of biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean
(2010)Of All the world’s regions, Latin America and the Caribbean has the greatest biological diversity. This informational leaflet provides a better understanding of the value asset that we are losing and offers suggestions on ... -
State of climate action 2023
(2023)The State of Climate Action 2023 provides the world’s most comprehensive roadmap of how to close the gap in climate action across sectors to limit global warming to 1.5°C. It finds that recent progress toward 1.5°C-aligned ... -
State of the Cartagena Convention Area : an assessment of marine pollution from land-based sources and activities in the Wider Caribbean Region
(2019)The State of the Convention Area (SOCAR)is the first such region-wide assessment undertaken by the Secretariat, and is a baseline assessment of the state of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR) coastal and marine environment ... -
State of the climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021
(2022)The report on the state of the climate in Latin America and the Caribbean, the second of its kind, is a critical source of science-based information and data. Informed by science, this report serves to support climate-related ... -
Status and trends of Caribbean coral reefs : 1970-2012
(2014)This work is the most comprehensive analysis and compilation of information on coral reef in the Caribbean over the past 40 years. Although the report clearly shows that there has been an ongoing decline in coral cover and ... -
Status and trends of coral reefs of the Caribbean region
(2021)Content: 1. Geographic information and context -- 2. Summary of data contributed to this report -- 3. Status of coral reefs in the Caribbean region -- 4. Subregional trends in the cover of live hard coral and algae within ... -
Status of Caribbean coral reefs after bleaching and hurricanes in 2005
(2008)The most extreme coral bleaching and mortality event to hit the Wider Caribbean (including Atlantic) coral reefs occurred in 2005. This was during the warmest year ever recorded, eclipsing the 9 warmest years that had ...