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Integrating conservation and sustainable tourism in the Dominican Republic : rapid assessment of biodiversity threats and a conservation strategy for Aguas Blancas Waterfall
(2009)
This assessment was conducted by a team from the US Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry as part of the USAID funded activities of the Dominican Sustainable Tourism Alliance (DSTA). The DSTA has ...
Studies in neotropical polypores 11 : Antrodia aurantia, a new species from the Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles
(2001)
Antrodia aurantia Lodge, Ryvarden & Perdomo-Sanchez is described as new. It has bright orange resupinate basidiomes that lack rhizomorphs and has pores that are deep, soft, large, and angular to sinuous; it is associated ...
Tourists, turtles and trinkets : a look at the trade in marine turtle products in the Dominican Republic and Colombia
(2006)
The Dominican Republic and the Caribbean coastline of Colombia have a long history of use of marine turtles for both local consumption (turtle eggs, meat and oil) and for crafting into ornamental products such as jewellery, ...
Bird records in a montane forest fragment of Western Sierra de Neiba, Dominican Republic
(2003)
Abstract: We surveyed the montane forest bird community at 18001900 m elevation in western Sierra de Neiba, Dominican Republic during 68 February 2003. We documented a total of 36 species, of which 18 were recorded on point ...
Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris) tethered by common green snake (Uromacer catesbyi)
(2006)
Abstract: Entanglement of birds by snakes is rarely reported. On 15 July 1998, a Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris) was encountered tethered to a small sapling by common green snake ...
Three unusual bird nests from the Dominican Republic
(2003)
Abstract: We report unusual nests of Black Swift (Cypseloides niger), Palmchat (Dulus dominicus), and Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea), all in southwestern Dominican Republic.
Predation of a wintering migratory songbird by introduced rats : can nocturnal roosting behavior serve as predator avoidance?
(2009)
Many studies have demonstrated the deleterious effects of introduced predators on resident populations of island birds, but few have quantified their effect on the survival and space-use behavior of migratory species. We ...
Nests and nesting behavior of Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea) in abandoned bauxite mines in the Dominican Republic
(2008)
Little information is available on nesting of Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea), a threatened species that occurs only on the island of Hispaniola. We report on six nests discovered and monitored in abandoned bauxite ...
Estudio de las poblaciones de tortugas marinas nidificantes en el Parque Nacional Jaragua, República Dominicana : memoria técnica de las actividades realizadas en 2006
(2007)
Esta investigación fue realizada en un esfuerzo coordinado y conjunto entre la Universidad de Valencia, la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (a través del Centro de Investigaciones de Biología Marina, CIBIMA y la Escuela ...
Manual operativo nacional para el control del comercio de vida silvestre en La Republica Dominicana
(2008)
La Subsecretaría de Áreas Protegidas y Biodiversidad de la Secretaría de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de la República Dominicana, autoridad administrativa de la Convención sobre el Comercio Internacional ...