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Podocarpus in the palaeogeographically complex island of Hispaniola : a stepping-stone colonization and conservation recommendations
(2022)
Hispaniola is the second largest island in the Caribbean and a hot spot of biodiversity. The island was formed by the fusion of a northern and southern palaeoislands during the mid-Miocene (15 Ma). The historical split of ...
Water and energy balance model GOES-PRWEB : development and validation
(2021)
In 2009, the University of Alabama-Huntsville configured their GOES satellited-based solar radiation product to include Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands (USVI), Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Cuba. These data ...
Quo vadis lakes Azuei and Enriquillo : a future outlook for two of the Caribbean basin’s largest lakes
(2021)
Lakes Azuei (LA) and Enriquillo (LE) on Hispaniola Island started expanding in 2005 and continued to do so until 2016. After inundating large swaths of arable land, submerging a small community, and threatening to swallow ...
Street-level green spaces support a key urban population of the threatened Hispaniolan parakeet Psittacara chloropterus
(2021)
While urbanisation remains a major threat to biodiversity, urban areas can sometimes play an important role in protecting threatened species, especially exploited taxa such as parrots. The Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara ...
Climate and season are associated with prevalence and distribution of trans-hemispheric blue crab reovirus (Callinectes sapidus reovirus 1)
(2020)
Among the many Callinectes spp. across the western Atlantic, the blue crab C. sapidus has the broadest latitudinal distribution, encompassing both tropical and temperate climates. Its life history varies latitudinally, ...
Sargassum white paper : turning the crisis into an opportunity
(2021)
Since 2011, Caribbean coastlines have been subject to unprecedented, massive, episodic influxes of floating sargassum seaweed. While 2020 was relatively mild in terms of sargassum volumes, and a global pandemic became the ...
Regional marine litter strategy for the Wider Caribbean Region
(2021)
In order to achieve the objectives of the Regional Action Plan for Marine Litter (RAPMaLi) for the Wider Caribbean Region and the Global Partnership on Marine Litter, this strategy builds on the substantial amount of work ...
All-inclusive coral reef restoration : how the tourism sector can boost restoration efforts in the Caribbean
(2022)
Following a strong decline in the health of Caribbean coral reefs in the 1970s, disease outbreaks, overfishing, and warming events have continued to push these reefs towards a point of no return. As such, researchers and ...
Latin America and Caribbean NDCs : recommendations for decision-makers
(2021)
This publication brings together WWF's assessments of the NDCs of LAC countries to share the lessons learned, opportunities which can be harnessed for a green recovery in the wake of COVID-19. WWF has assessed 15 of these ...
The incredible and sad story of Boca de Cachón : how a rural community in the Hispaniola is in a prolonged, heartless, and predictable climate crisis
(2021)
[English] This article aims to briefly review the socio-economic impact caused by the flooding of Lake Enriquillo on the inhabitants of Boca Cachón due to the complex local phenomenon related to climate variability. Between ...