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First record of the fireworm Hermodice carunculata preying on colonies of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora Cervicornis in the southeastern outplanting sites of the Dominican Republic
(2017)
[English] Several fireworms Hermodice carunculata (Pallas, 1766) were observed feeding on coral colonies or transplanted fragments of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816), in outplanting sites ...
Transforma, núm. 9
(2022)
Novena edición del boletín informativo del Proyecto Transición Energética (PTE). Artículos en este número: Proyecto Transición Energética de la GIZ y el proyecto de la USAID para la reforma del sector eléctrico realizan ...
Reingeniería del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas a fin de lograr su sostenibilidad financiera
(2007)
El Gobierno de la República Dominicana está solicitando la asistencia del GEF y el PNUD para eliminar las barreras que impiden asegurar la conservación a largo plazo de la diversidad biológica del país. La meta del proyecto ...
Rational management of tropical dry forest with the people at the centre of the Project Azua, Dominican Republic
(2001)
Since January 1999, the rural regional development project ‘Bosque Seco’ (Rational Management of Tropical Dry Forest) in the Southwest of the Dominican Republic is in its follow-up phase. The objective of the project was ...
The impact of tourism on rural livelihoods in the Dominican Republic's coastal areas
(2007)
Tourism has rapidly grown in the Dominican Republic in recent years. This paper evaluates the impact of tourism on rural livelihoods through a survey conducted in 23 coastal communities covering a range of tourism levels ...
A coalescent-based estimator of genetic drift, and acoustic divergence in the Pteronotus parnellii species complex
(2019)
Determining the processes responsible for phenotypic variation is one of the central tasks of evolutionary biology. While the importance of acoustic traits for foraging and communication in echolocating mammals suggests ...
The importance of biodiversity and ecosystems in economic growth and equity in Latin America and the Caribbean : an economic valuation of ecosystems
(2010)
The Report’s approach is to analyze sectoral outputs at a micro-economic level, comparing costs and benefits between different types of natural resource production practices—those that take account of ecosystem services ...
Atlas del plástico : datos y cifras sobre el mundo de los polímeros sintéticos 2020
(2020)
Esta publicación contiene los hechos concretos, datos y cifras que prueban que la historia del plástico que la industria nos está contando es un mito y que se necesita una reducción urgente y drástica de la producción y ...
Mortality of an adult Antillean Palm Swift (Tachornis phoenicobia) associated with Philornis sp. parasitism in the Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic
(2023)
[English] The ecological importance of avian myiasis caused by fly (Diptera) larvae, especially in the genus Philornis, remains poorly understood. One major gap in our knowledge is which bird species experience such ...
Linking breeding and wintering grounds of Bicknell's Thrushes using stable isotope analyses of feathers
(2001)
Previous studies have shown that natural abundance of deuterium (D), and to a lesser extent, in feathers of migrant songbirds in North America can be used to infer geographic origins of molt. We used that approach to ...