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Técnicos de Medio Ambiente advierten daño a humedal en Samaná violenta acuerdos
(2023)Artículo sobre los resultados del levantamiento realizado entre los días 8 y 11 de diciembre del año 2023 por el Departamento Provincial de Samaná del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente en los manglares de la playa El Alemán o ... -
The 1932 expedition of David Fairchild to the Caribbean on board Utowana : botanizing in Beata, Saona, Trinidad, Tobago, and Tortola islands
(2022)Research conducted in the Archive and Library of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, the U.S. National Archives, and the U.S. National Herbarium allowed us to reconstruct field work performed by David Fairchild (1869–1954) ... -
The Abundance of fishes in shallow, algal/seagrass habitats in the waters surrounding Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic
(2004)No information exists on the fish fauna in the shallow, algal/seagrass habitat surrounding Parque Nacional deł Este, Dominican Republic. In order to assess the current status offish populations near the park, 63 two-minutes ... -
The Amazon sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), a new exotic species established in the Dominican Republic
(2020)Abstract: The correct identity and occurrence of the introduced armored catfish, locally known as “devil fish” or “pleco” in the Dominican Republic, is briefly described. Specimens were collected from six sites in the ... -
The ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic
(2014)This study examined ant species richness in Jaragua National Park (Pedernales Province, Dominican Republic). Ants were sampled at 15 sites during late March and early April, 2012. Habitats sampled included dry forest, beach ... -
The biodiversity of Hispaniolan mollusca
(2016)Hispaniola as the second largest Island of the Greater Antilles host a remarkable mosaic biodiversity of terrestrial mollusca as a result of its turbulent natural history: repeated joining and separation of multiple sets ... -
The birds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic
(1931)The book is an ornithological treatise on the avifauna of the island of Hispaniola (divided between the nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic) in the Caribbean. It is based on the fieldwork carried out, and collections ... -
The birds of Hispaniola, Haiti and the Dominican Republic : an annotated checklist
(2003)[Este recurso no está disponible en formato electrónico para consulta en línea o descarga]. Hispaniola, the island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic, boasts 145 breeding species including three endemics. The ... -
The Birds of Hispaniola: Haiti and the Dominican Republic, by Allan Keith, James Wiley, Steven Latta, and José Ottenwalder, 2003; and Birds of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, by Steven Latta et al., 2006
(2007)Review of two books on birds of Hispaniola. -
The Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity Program (CARICOMP)
(2001)CARICOMP is a regional scientific program to study land-sea interaction processes in the Caribbean coastal zone. It has been collecting data since 1992, when a Data Management Centre was established at the University of ... -
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Strategic & Implementation Plan 2021-2025 : empowering people to act on climate change
(2021)The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre’s (CCCCC) Strategic and Implementation Plan 2021-2025, Empowering People to Act on Climate Change1 provides direction and focuses the efforts of the CCCCC on how to contribute ... -
The Caribbean islands biodiversity hotspot : ecosystem profile [final version]
(2019)Despite their small land area, the Caribbean Islands support one of the highest numbers of globally threatened species of any hotspot in the world. The Caribbean Islands are a biodiversity-rich archipelago that comprises ... -
The Caribbean Magnolia species (Magnoliaceae) : assessment of the genetic diversity and the underlying evolutionary history
(2020)This PhD thesis discusses the importance of conserving the genus Magnolia, particularly in the Americas, where most of the diversity of the genus is found. Magnolia trees provide a range of services, including cultural ... -
The CCCCC communication strategy : towards climate change awareness and knowledge management in the Caribbean 2020-2025 : final communication strategy & implementation plan
(2021)Baastel recently developed “The CCCCC Strategic & Implementation Plan 2021-2025, Building Resilience. Securing our Future” on behalf of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC). In addition to the overall ... -
The cloud forest in the Dominican Republic : diversity and conservation status
(2019)The study of the forest in rainy environments of the Dominican Republic reveals the presence of four types of vegetation formations, clearly differentiated from each other in terms of their floristic and biogeographical ... -
The complete checklist of the birds of the West Indies : version 1.1
(2019)The «Complete checklist of the birds of the West Indies» aims to document all of the species of birds observed in the West Indies along with the species status in a number of different categories, including abundance, ... -
The composition of wintering bird communities in an agricultural landscape of the Northwestern Dominican Republic
(2019)Hispaniola, the second largest and most topographically complex island in the Antilles of the Caribbean, is home to a wide variety of habitats for resident birds as well as overwintering migrants from North America. Over ... -
The conservation atlas of tropical forests : the Americas
(1996)The threats to the rainforests of tropical America have been at the centre of international environmental concerns now for a couple of decades. Yet the material in this up-to-date and authoritative atlas highlights the ... -
The designation and management of Ramsar Sites : a practitioner’s guide
(2017)This guide is aimed primarily at those involved in the management of Ramsar Sites, to help promote better understanding of the processes involved based on guidance provided by the Ramsar Convention and good practices ... -
The disconnect between knowledge and perceptions : a study of fishermen’s local ecological knowledge and their perception of the state of fisheries and how these are managed in the Dominican Republic
(2022)Understanding what fishers know about the ecology of the fish they catch, and how they perceive the state and management of their fisheries can guide efforts towards more sustainable fishing practices. We tested relationships ...