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Turning the golden tide : engaging women and youth in sargassum influx management
(2021)This summary document is based on the updated UNEP-CEP Sargassum White Paper. The brief provides key messages that highlight the vulnerability of women and youth to sargassum influx events; details the role women and youth ... -
Two new ferns from the Dominican Republic
(1924)An additional lot of ferns received on loan from the Berlin Botanical Museum includes two new species, which are described herewith. One of these, represented by an identical specimen in the U. S. National Herbarium, had ... -
Two new records of Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae) from the Dominican Republic, Hispaniola
(2014)[English] The conocephaline katydids Erechthis gundlachi Bolívar, 1888 and Pyrgocorypha uncinata (Harris, 1841) are recorded for the first time from the Dominican Republic and the island of Hispaniola. -
Two new species of Dellia Stål, 1878 grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic
(2012)[English] The acridid grasshoppers Dellia viridissima sp. nov. and Dellia ciceroana sp. nov. are described and illustrated from Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic. -
Tylopilus griseiolivaceus sp. nov. and T. leucomycelinus (Boletaceae) revisited from the Dominican Republic within a comprehensive phylogeny of Tylopilus s. str.
(2019)The genus Tylopilus s. str. in the Dominican Republic is investigated. Tylopilus griseiolivaceus is introduced as a novel species based on material recorded in a neotropical montane pine woodland but also known to occur ... -
Ummidia insularis new species, first record of the family Halonoproctidae (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) for Hispaniola
(2022)Ummidia is among the most ancient, highly diversified, widespread, morphologically static, and cryptic genera of mygalomorph spiders. Therefore, it constitutes a unique subject to investigate evolutionary processes, but ... -
Uncertain future for global sea turtle populations in face of sea level rise
(2023)Sea level rise has accelerated during recent decades, exceeding rates recorded during the previous two millennia, and as a result many coastal habitats and species around the globe are being impacted. This situation is ... -
Uncovering life history traits and conservation strategies for the Golden Swallow, Tachycineta euchrysea sclateri, a threatened and endemic passerine on the island of Hispaniola : 2013 field season report
(2013)The Golden Swallow Project saw its second successful year in the Dominican Republic in 2013. Returning with a better understanding of the Golden swallows allowed us to refine our methodologies and interact at a much more ... -
Uncovering life history traits and conservation strategies for the Golden Swallow, Tachycineta euchrysea sclateri, a threatened and endemic passerine on the island of Hispaniola : 2014 field season report
(2014)The 2014 field season saw the continued collection of annual data on the breeding life history of the Golden Swallows via artificial nest-box monitoring. Moreso than years prior, however, we spent considerable time focusing ... -
Uncovering life history traits and conservation strategies for the Golden Swallow, Tachycineta euchrysea, a threatened and endemic passerine on the island of Hispaniola : 2012 field season report
(2012)In 2008, nest boxes were erected in the Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic in an effort to attract a returning population of breeding Golden Swallows, an endemic and threatened passerine declining in numbers for ... -
Understanding and protecting connectivity in the ocean
(2020)The Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative is an international partnership of organizations committed to advancing the scientific basis for conserving biological diversity in the marine environment. In particular, GOBI ... -
Understanding governance in the Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve : An empirical approach
(2023)Background and research aim: This paper analyses the governance in the Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve (RBJBE), located in the southwest of the Dominican Republic along the borders with the Republic of Haiti. ... -
Universidad y medio ambiente en América Latina y el Caribe : continuidad y avances del proceso iniciado en el seminario de Bogotá
(2020)Buena parte de los actuales avances de las universidades de América Latina y el Caribe en sus aportes a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible son el resultado del proceso de institucionalización de su compromiso con el ... -
Universidad y medio ambiente en América Latina y el Caribe : seminario de Bogotá, 28 de octubre - 1 de noviembre de 1985
(1988)El primer seminario sobre universidad y medio ambiente en América Latina y el Caribe, celebrado en Bogotá, Colombia del 28 de octubre al 1o. de noviembre de 1985, constituyó el mayor esfuerzo realizado para diagnosticar ... -
Universidades y sostenibilidad en América Latina y el Caribe : informes sobre los foros nacionales y latinoamericano realizados en 2013
(2014)El PNUMA a través de su Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe muestra la importancia que concede a las universidades y al trabajo en redes, para responder a los retos ambientales de la región y del mundo. En ... -
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 ...