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Cities may save some threatened species but not their ecological functions
(2018)
Urbanization is one of the main causes of biodiversity loss worldwide. Wildlife responses to urbanization, however, are greatly variable and, paradoxically, some threatened species may achieve much larger populations in ...
Climate change and biodiversity conservation in the Caribbean Islands
(2020)
Given the important role of climate on species distributions, climate change is expected to have effects on biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity on the Caribbean Islands is characterized by a broad range of distributions, ...
Natural history notes on the Loggerhead Kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus)
(2010)
Abstract: We present natural history data on a Bahamas and Greater Antilles endemic, the Loggerhead Kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus), based on published reports and our personal observations.
On the relationship among birds and Trema micrantha in montane forests of Hispaniola
(2018)
[English] Avian frugivores are of great interest to ecologists because they play an important role in ecosystem functioning, and can serve as important components in habitat restoration. In the Neotropics, observational ...
Áreas protegidas y turismo : estrategias para el desarrollo en Puerto Plata, República Dominicana
(2017)
La actividad turística forma parte de los principales sectores económicos para República Dominicana. Este país posee 123 áreas protegidas reconocidas por el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales. La provincia ...
New Hispaniola locality record for the endemic beetle Nicrophorus hispaniola Sikes & Peck, 2000 (Coleoptera: Silphidae: Nicrophorinae)
(2016)
[English] The endemic Hispaniolan beetle Nicrophorus hispaniola Sikes & Peck, 2000, is reported from the locality of Zapotén, Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic, a national park outpost near the border with Haiti. This ...
At a conservation crossroad : the Bahoruco-Jaragua-Enriquillo biosphere reserve in the Dominican Republic
(2021)
This paper assesses the Dominican Republic’s willingness to pay (WTP) for a conservation, restoration, and sustainable development program for the Bahoruco-Jaragua-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve (RBJBE). Created in 2002, the ...
Assisted coral reproduction in the Dominican Republic : a successful story to replicate in the Caribbean
(2021)
Coral assisted fertilization, larval rearing and recruit propagation success in significant ecological scales, largely depend on scaling up and replicating these efforts in as many regions as possible. The Dominican ...
Las áreas protegidas en República Dominicana : un análisis de la legislación desde la perspectiva del ecoturismo
(2014)
[Español] El ecoturismo se configura como una forma de turismo que genera beneficios en las comunidades locales, además de fomentar la conservación hacia los recursos naturales y el medio ambiente. Así, esta tipología ...
Manual metodológico para la construcción de niveles de referencia para REDD+
(2018)
El propósito de este manual es apoyar y brindar orientaciones a los técnicos de las oficinas de monitoreo forestal de la región, para desarrollar procesos de construcción de los niveles de referencia que permitan evaluar ...