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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 ... -
The Dominican Republic : A birding trip report : Mar / Apr 2022
(2022)"A Dominican Republic itinerary writes itself, with the majority of birding time being dedicated to the southwest, where almost the complete suite of the endemics are to be found. An additional short leg to the north is ... -
The Dominican Republic : a country between rain forest and desert : contributions to the ecology of a Caribbean island
(1997)[Este recurso no está disponible en formato electrónico para consulta en línea o descarga]. An introduction to the ecology of the Dominican Republic is presented and many specific environmental problems are discussed in ... -
The environmental tragedy of Latin America and the Caribbean
(2020)This book is the result of a collective analysis undertaken at the invitation of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) as part of the discussions supporting preparations for the thirty-eighth ... -
The evolution of CITES : a reference to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora : 11th edition - 2018
(2018)The «Evolution of CITES» became 30 years of age in 2018 and has gone through 10 major updates since its first publication in 1988. -
The evolutionary history of the Caribbean magnolias (Magnoliaceae) : testing species delimitations and biogeographical hypotheses using molecular data
(2022)The Caribbean islands provide an ideal setting for studying biodiversity, given their complex geological and environmental history, and their historical and current geographical proximity to the American mainland. Magnolia, ... -
The faces of Grupo Jaragua
(2005)Grupo Jaragua is a non-governmental organization (NGO) in the Dominican Republic that exemplifies a conservation group that works well — sometimes under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. With a staff of only 13 ... -
The forests of the Dominican Republic
(1922)Physiographic divisions -- Temperature and rainfall -- The general relations of the forest vegetation -- The evergreen hardwood forest type -- The partly evergreen hardwood type -- The pine forest type -- Thorn forest ... -
The future is now : science for achieving sustainable development
(2019)The present Global Sustainable Development Report was prepared following the decision of the United Nations Member States at the 2016 high-level political forum for sustainable development. The report draws upon an ... -
The genus Agaricus in the Caribbean. Nine new taxa mostly based on collections from the Dominican Republic
(2018)Field collections of Agaricus were collected in the Dominican Republic from 2009–2016 with the intent to evaluate the diversity in this genus, which was quasi-unknown in this country. In the same period, studies on tropical ... -
The genus Leptostylopsis of Hispaniola (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Acanthocinini)
(2009)The generic differences and similarities between Leptostylus LeConte and Leptostylopsis Dillon (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Acanthocinini) are discussed. Leptostylopsis is redescribed and the following species are transferred ... -
The genus Syspira Simon, 1895 (Araneae: Miturgidae) from Hispaniola, with the description of four new species
(2020)The species of Syspira Simon from Hispaniola are revised and detailed documentation is provided for all known species from this island. Four new species (Syspira alayoni sp. n., S. armasi sp. n., S. barbacoa sp. n., and ... -
The Global Climate Risk Index 2021
(2021)The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 analyses and ranks to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of climate related extreme weather events (storms, floods, heatwaves etc.). The most recent data ... -
The Golden Swallow Project (Proyecto Golondrina Verde) : Hispaniolan & Jamaican Golden Swallows
(2013)Aerial insectivore species in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean are almost completely absent from the scientific literature. The paucity of work being conducted on this guild makes broad-scale and comparative population ... -
The habitats of Leptochloopsis virgata in the Dominican Republic
(2010)This paper deals with the Leptochloopsis virgata esparto patches growing in the Dominican Republic. These communities thrive mostly in shaded areas, as happens in the southwest of the island and the Cibao valley, where ... -
The herpetogeography of Hispaniola, West Indies
(1980)The modern West Indian island of Hispaniola is in actuality a fusion of two formerly separate islands, each of which presumably supported a distinctive herpetofauna. With the union of these two paleoislands, there has been ...