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Miconia pegueroana, una especie nueva de la Sierra de Neiba, República Dominicana
(2022)
Recientes colecciones de Melastomataceae en la Sierra de Neiba, en la República Dominicana han iluminado otra nueva especie del clado Caribeño de Miconia, descrita aquí como M. pegueroana. Por los domacios prominentes, ...
Cuatresia albertovelozii (Solanaceae), especie nueva para la ciencia, primer reporte del género para el Caribe
(2022)
Se describe a Cuatresia albertovelozii (Solanaceae) nueva especie para la ciencia; procedente del sur de la Cordillera Central, República Dominicana. Este es el primer reporte de este género para la isla Española y para ...
Coastal-hinterland exchange and garden hunting practices prior to the European invasion of Hispaniola
(2021)
This study analyses zooarchaeological material recovered from the late precolumbian site of El Flaco (AD 990–1450), northern Dominican Republic. The faunal assemblage from this inland settlement demonstrates terrestrially ...
Participative design of the spatial and temporal development of improved cocoa agroforestry systems for yield and biodiversity
(2022)
Farmers constantly adapt cropping systems to meet their needs. Cocoa farming is frequently associated with low incomes and little access to technical innovations for the small farmers and their families who are responsible ...
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 ...
New distributional records of the Samaná least gecko (Sphaerodactylus samanensis, Cochran, 1932) with comments on its morphological variation and conservation status
(2021)
We report here five new localities across the distribution of the lizard Sphaerodactylus samanensis, extending its current geographic range to the west, in the Cordillera Central of Hispaniola. We also report phenotypic ...
Trends in Dominican Republic coral reef biodiversity 2015–2022
(2023)
In 2015, we initiated a country-wide coral reef ecosystem-monitoring program in the Dominican Republic (DR) to establish biodiversity baselines against which trends in the most important components of coral reef ecosystem’s ...
The 1932 expedition of David Fairchild to the Caribbean on board Utowana : botanizing in Beata, Saona, Trinidad, Tobago, and Tortola islands
(2022)
Research conducted in the Archive and Library of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, the U.S. National Archives, and the U.S. National Herbarium allowed us to reconstruct field work performed by David Fairchild (1869–1954) ...
An integrative study of species distribution modelling and conservation genetics : Magnolia in Hispaniola
(2021)
In this master’s dissertation, we aim to deliver insights regarding the distribution and genetic health (i.e. the amalgamation between genetic diversity, gene flow and geographic extent of a species and/or population) of ...
Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) conservation update and action plan : conserving the Diablotin
(2021)
Purpose of the plan update: The information gained during the last decade provided us the impetus to reaffirm or refine the vision, goals, and actions laid out in the 2012 Black-capped Petrel Conservation Action Plan. ...