Browsing Comunidad Técnico-profesional y científica by Author "Revuelta, Ohiana"
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Assessing the efficacy of direct conservation interventions : clutch protection of the leatherback marine turtle in the Dominican Republic
Revuelta, Ohiana; León, Yolanda M.; Broderick, Annette C.; Féliz, Pablo; Godley, Brendan J.; Balbuena, Juan A.; Mason, Andrea; Poulton, Kate; Savoré, Stefania; Raga, Juan A.; Tomás, Jesús (2015)The beaches of Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic are the country's last known major nesting site for the leatherback marine turtle Dermochelys coriacea. This nesting aggregation is threatened by widespread ... -
Biology and conservation of marine turtle nesting in the Dominican Republic
Revuelta, Ohiana (2014)The loss of biodiversity has become one of the most pressing issues, which has lead to a growing global concern about the status of the biological resources on which human life depends. In recent decades there has been a ... -
Contextualising the last survivors : population structure of marine turtles in the Dominican Republic
Carreras, Carlos; Godley, Brendan J.; León, Yolanda M.; Hawkes, Lucy A.; Revuelta, Ohiana; Raga, Juan A.; Tomás, Jesús (2013)Nesting by three species of marine turtles persists in the Dominican Republic, despite historic threats and long-term population decline. We conducted a genetic survey of marine turtles in the Dominican Republic in order ... -
Estudio de las poblaciones de tortugas marinas nidificantes en el Parque Nacional Jaragua, República Dominicana II : memoria técnica de las actividades realizadas en 2007
Tomás, Jesús; León, Yolanda M.; Revuelta, Ohiana; Fernández, Mercedes; Geraldes, Francisco X.; Raga, Juan Antonio (2007)Este informe de actividades completa y amplía los resultados obtenidos en los trabajos realizados en 2006 en el marco del proyecto "Estudio de las poblaciones de tortugas marinas nidificantes en el Parque Nacional Jaragua" ... -
Estudio de las poblaciones de tortugas marinas nidificantes en República Dominicana : informe de actividades realizadas en 2009
Tomás, Jesús; León, Yolanda M.; Revuelta, Ohiana; Raga, Juan A. (2010)Este informe recoge las tareas realizadas y los resultados más importantes obtenidos durante 2009, tanto a nivel de evaluación de las poblaciones amenazadas de tortugas marinas como a nivel de sensibilización y apoyo a ... -
Evaluating the importance of marine protected areas for the conservation of hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata nesting in the Dominican Republic
Revuelta, Ohiana; Hawkes, Lucy; León, Yolanda M.; Godley, Brendan J.; Raga, Juan A.; Tomás, Jesús (2015)Understanding spatial and temporal habitat-use patterns to protect both foraging and breeding grounds of species of concern is crucial for successful conservation. Saona Island in Del Este National Park (DENP), south-eastern ... -
Migratory patterns in hawksbill turtles described by satellite tracking
Hawkes, L. A.; Tomás, Jesús; Revuelta, Ohiana; León, Yolanda M.; Blumenthal, J. M.; Broderick, A. C.; Fish, M.; Raga, Juan A.; Witt, M. J.; Godley, B. J. (2012)The advent of telemetry has improved knowledge of the spatio-temporal distribution of marine species of conservation concern. Among the sea turtles, the movements of the hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata are among ... -
Monitoreo de tortugas marinas en la Reserva de la Biosfera Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo, República Dominicana : informe de actividades 2008-2010
León, Yolanda M.; Feliz, Pablo; Tomás, Jesús; Revuelta, Ohiana (2010)Este informe presenta los resultados del monitoreo de las tortugas marinas iniciado en 2006 en el Parque Nacional Jaragua y Cabo Rojo (República Dominicana), comprendiendo el trabajo realizado en las playas de anidación y ... -
Photo-identification of juvenile hawksbills using facial scales
Féliz, Pablo; León, Yolanda M.; Revuelta, Ohiana; Aucoin, Serge; Sofía, Denise; Carreras de León, Rosanna (2010)The ability to identify individuals within a population is a key issue for most behavioral, ecological and conservation studies. Most sea turtle mark-recapture studies use external flipper tags (metal or plastic) previously ... -
Protected areas host important remnants of marine turtle nesting stocks in the Dominican Republic
Revuelta, Ohiana; León, Yolanda M.; Feliz, Pablo; Godley, Brendan J.; Raga, Juan A.; Tomás, Jesús (2012)Nesting by marine turtles in the Caribbean has declined considerably, mainly because of human exploitation, but there has previously been no monitoring in the Dominican Republic. We present the first detailed assessment ... -
Sea turtle conservation in the Dominican Republic : the importance of national parks
Tomás, Jesús; Godley, Brendan J.; León, Yolanda M.; Revuelta, Ohiana; Raga, Juan A. (2011)Despite the existence, since 1962, of Dominican laws for the protection of sea turtles, hawksbills are captured frequently for the use of meat and carapace for the tortoiseshell trade. These threats mandate urgent action ... -
The value of endangered species in protected areas at risk : the case of the leatherback turtle in the Dominican Republic
Revuelta, Ohiana; León, Yolanda M.; Balbuena, Juan A.; Broderick, Annette C.; Féliz, Pablo; Godley, Brendan J.; Raga, Juan A.; Tomás, Jesús (2014)Protected areas are considered essential elements for global biodiversity conservation. They may not necessarily result in an effective conservation of resources in developing countries due to lack of funding for management ...