Browsing by Subject "Clima"
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Hurricane impacts on a mangrove forest in the Dominican Republic : damage patterns and early recovery
(2006)On 22 September 1998, Hurricane Georges passed over the Dominican Republic causing extensive damage to a 4700 ha mangrove forest that has been the site of a detailed study of vegetation and ecosystem dynamics since 1994. ... -
Insights from a new high-resolution drought atlas for the Caribbean spanning 1950–2016
(2017)Climate change is expected to increase the severity and frequency of drought in the Caribbean. Understanding drought variability and its trends is therefore critical for improving resiliency and adaptation capacity of this ... -
Interannual and seasonal climatic variability recorded by reef corals, Plio/Pleistocene (Florida) and Mio/Pliocene (Dominican Republic)
(2014)In this study reef corals from two Caribbean and adjacent regions in different periods were investigated. Sclerochronological records of corals from well preserved Miocene to Pleistocene reefs were used to document potential ... -
La Niña
(2023)Recurso informativo y educativo de divulgación general con una breve explicación del fenómeno de origen climático "La Niña", también conocido como la fase fría de "El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). -
El Niño
(2023)Recurso informativo y educativo de divulgación general con una breve explicación del fenómeno de origen climático "El Niño" (FEN), en inglés conocido como "El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). -
The state of the Caribbean climate
(2020)In the Caribbean, weather and climate events recurrently impact economic performance, productivity, livelihoods and quality of life. The record-breaking 2017 hurricane season stands as one of several recent examples that ... -
Tropical cyclones and the organization of mangrove forests : a review
(2020)Background: Many mangrove ecosystems are periodically exposed to high velocity winds and surge from tropical cyclones, and often recover with time and continue to provide numerous societal benefits in the wake of storm ... -
Tropical montane forest ecotones : climate gradients, natural disturbance, and vegetation zonation in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic
(2015)Aim: We examined relationships between climate–disturbance gradients and patterns of vegetation zonation and ecotones on a subtropical mountain range. Location: The study was conducted on the windward slopes of the ...