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Untangling intra-and interspecific effects on body size clines reveals divergent processes structuring convergent patterns in Anolis lizards
(2014)Bergmann’s rule—the tendency for body size to increase in colder environments—remains controversial today, despite 150 years of research. Considerable debate has revolved around whether the rule applies within or among ... -
Update of the management plan for the Ébano Verde Scientific Reserve, Dominican Republic : community health and safety plan
(2023)Project overview: Strengthen the management of the Ébano Verde Scientific Reserve by updating the protected area’s management plan to include strategies such as environmental education and ecotourism promotion important ... -
Update of the management plan for the Ébano Verde Scientific Reserve, Dominican Republic : labor management procedures
(2023)Project overview: Strengthen the management of the Ébano Verde Scientific Reserve by updating the protected area’s management plan to include strategies such as environmental education and ecotourism promotion important ... -
Update of the management plan for the Ébano Verde Scientific Reserve, Dominican Republic : stakeholder engagement plan
(2023)Project overview: Strengthen the management of the Ébano Verde Scientific Reserve by updating the protected area’s management plan to include strategies such as environmental education and ecotourism promotion important ... -
Update on invasive species initiatives in the Dominican Republic
(2005)Serra et al. (2003) reviewed the status of invasive species (agricultural pests including arthropods, plant diseases and plants) introduced into the Dominican Republic (DR) in recent decades and also listed species with ... -
An updated checklist of the reef fishes of the Southeastern Reefs Marine Sanctuary of the Dominican Republic
(2018)[English] This work presents an updated taxonomic list of the fish fauna of the coral reefs in the Southeastern Reefs Marine Sanctuary (SMASE) in the Dominican Republic. The inventory is the result of 360 visual surveys ... -
Urban forest sustainability in residential areas in the city of Santo Domingo
(2021)Cities are territories vulnerable to climate change. An alternative to increase resilience and mitigate the effects of the climate context is urban forest planning to increase ecosystem services. This research constructed ... -
Urban water challenges in the Americas : perspectives from the academies of sciences
(2015)This book describes the situation of urban water management in 20 countries: all North and South American ones, and a significant number from Central America and the Caribbean region. it covers, for the first time, in an ... -
Urban-forest assessment in the Dominican Republic
(2019)The world´s urbanization forecast shows that 60% of the human population will be living in cities by 2050 (United Nations et al. 2017). This growth will negatively impact natural forests surrounding urban areas and will ... -
La urgencia de cuidar el agua : pequeñas acciones, grandes cambios : cuaderno de estudiante
(2022)Cuaderno destinado a los alumnos que les ayudará a tomar conciencia de la importancia del cuidado y la protección del agua en nuestro planeta. -
La urgencia de cuidar el agua : pequeñas acciones, grandes cambios : guía docente
(2022)Publicación destinada a los docentes en la que se proponen diversas actividades a realizar con los estudiantes y metodologías para trabajarlas de forma sencilla el tema de la urgencia por la protección y cuidado del agua ... -
Use of biosolids from wastewater treatment plants and other organic fertilizers in agriculture — a preliminary results of a case study in banana cultivation in the Dominican Republic
(2023)Introduction: The use of biosolids from wastewater treatment plants in agriculture is considered relevant for the promotion of sustainable agricultural practices, the improvement of soil fertility, and the reduction of ... -
Use of cow manure by two sympatric species of toads in the northwestern Dominican Republic
(2015)No abstract available. -
User manual & field guide for large scale harvesting of sargassum for the project "Developing Sargassum Products for Climate Resilience in the Caribbean"
(2021)This user manual serves as a comprehensive resource within the framework of the project "Developing Sargassum Products for Climate Resilience in the Caribbean." This technical and advisory document offers vital insights ... -
Using contingent valuation for a conservation and restoration program : the case of the national system of protected areas of the Dominican Republic
(2022)[English] The Dominican Republic has a national system of protected areas integrated for 128 conservation units, covering a land area of 1.2 million hectares, representing around one-quarter of the country's surface. This ... -
Using field and satellite data to create a water balance for the Yuna river watershed, Dominican Republic [draft]
(2005)Our primary goals at the onset of this project were to investigate sources and methods for developing a water balance using readily available remotely sensed satellite data and verified with available field data. Our pilot ... -
Using the past to contextualize anthropogenic impacts on the present and future distribution of an endemic Caribbean mammal
(2019)Island species are difficult to conserve because they face the synergy of climate change, invasive species, deforestation, and increasing human population densities in areas where land mass is shrinking. The Caribbean ... -
Uso de hábitat de anidación del Gavilán de la Española (Buteo ridgwayi) en el Parque Nacional Los Haitises, República Dominicana
(2018)El Gavilán de la Española (Buteo ridgwayi) es una rapaz endémica de la Española considerada el ave más amenazada del país y una de las rapaces más amenazadas del mundo, con una distribución histórica de unos 27 puntos de ... -
Uso del suelo y costos de oportunidad de la captura de carbono : el caso de programas REDD+ en República Dominicana y Guatemala
(2021)El análisis inicia con una revisión conceptual de las metodologías usadas tradicionalmente para estas valoraciones. Enseguida, se presenta el método de cálculo del costo de oportunidad en que incurren los particulares, ... -
Uso y cobertura de la tierra 2010 : cuenca de los ríos Yaque del Norte y Artibonito
(2011)El Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y de Recursos Naturales de la República Dominicana, a través de La Dirección de Información Ambiental, del Viceministerio de Educación e Información Ambiental, bajo acuerdo firmado con La ...