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Protecting mangroves in the Dominican Republic
(2020)
«Protegiendo los manglares en la República Dominicana»: este video ofrece un primer vistazo a la campaña nacional de conservación de manglares en la República Dominicana. Este país alberga unas 64,000 hectáreas de manglares, ...
Diagnóstico biofísico, socioeconómico y análisis de vulnerabilidad de los municipios Villa Los Almácigos, El Pino y Loma de Cabrera
(2023)
El análisis detallado de los riesgos climáticos y la vulnerabilidad que una zona determinada, sus paisajes y sus habitantes, tienen frente a los efectos actuales y futuros del cambio climático sirve para establecer claridad. ...
Reglamento técnico ambiental para la iluminación en áreas de anidamiento de tortugas marinas de la República Dominicana [borrador]
(2020)
El objetivo de este reglamento es establecer los requisitos técnicos ambientales de iluminación artificial en infraestructuras (turísticas, industriales, residenciales, comerciales, viales u otras) y actividades que se ...
Continued survival of Hispaniolan solenodon Solenodon paradoxus in Haiti
(2008)
The Hispaniolan solenodon Solenodon paradoxus, one of only two surviving native Hispaniolan land mammals, has declined drastically in Haiti and has only been recorded from the Duchity region of the Massif de la Hotte in ...
Vitamin D status of wild Ricord's iguanas (Cyclura ricordii) and captive and wild rhinoceros iguanas (Cyclura cornuta cornuta) in the Dominican Republic
(2005)
Calcidiol (25-hydroxyvitamin D) values are reported for 22 wild Ricord's iguanas (Cyclura ricordii) and seven wild rhinoceros iguanas (Cyclura cornuta cornuta). Calcitriol (1,25-hydroxyvitamin D) values are reported for ...
The Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from late Quaternary underwater cave deposits in the Dominican Republic
(2018)
Late Quaternary fossils representing a locally extinct population of the Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) are reported from two underwater caves in the Dominican Republic. A large fossil sample of C. rhombifer, from ...
Revision of the Drosophila bromeliae species group (Diptera, Drosophilidae) : Central American, Caribbean, and Andean species
(2016)
Species in the Drosophila bromeliae group visit flowers, where most or all of the species probably breed. They are not collected in significant numbers. The group has thus far included five Neotropical species: aguape Val ...
Fossil land tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) from the Dominican Republic, West Indies, with a description of a new species
(2018)
A new fossil tortoise, Chelonoidis dominicensis, is described from a flooded cave in La Altagracia Province in the southeastern Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola. The holotype, and only known specimen, includes ...
Baseline urinalysis results in 32 healthy Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus)
(2021)
Objective: To describe results of analysis of free-catch urine samples collected from Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) under human care in the Caribbean.
Animals: 32 Antillean manatees in 5 Caribbean oceanaria ...
Nocturnal flowering and pollination of a rare Caribbean sage, Salvia arborescens (Lamiaceae)
(2016)
The phenology, floral biology and pollination ecology of Salvia arborescens Urb. & Ekman (Lamiaceae) are reported, based on field and garden observations. The flowers of S. arborescens are white, fragrant and rich in nectar. ...