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New hope for Dominican frogs: Proyecto RANA-RD
(2011)
Protecto RANA-RD offers new hopes for the conservation of amphibians in the Dominican Republic. For the first time, a project of this nature is being fully financed by the Dominican Government. It is also the first time ...
The value of endangered species in protected areas at risk : the case of the leatherback turtle in the Dominican Republic
(2014)
Protected areas are considered essential elements for global biodiversity conservation. They may not necessarily result in an effective conservation of resources in developing countries due to lack of funding for management ...
Cyclura ricordii on the Barahona Peninsula : a preliminary report
(2004)
This report summarizes the preliminary results of the survey undertaken by Grupo Jaragua in Cabo Rojo, Pedernales region of the Barahona Peninsula in the Dominican Republic. The main purpose of the survey was to search for ...
Helminths from a stranded manatee in the Dominican Republic
(1999)
Endangered West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) are known to be parasitized by a number of helminths and ectoparasites. Records of parasitic associations exist for Florida, Mexico, Guyana, Brazil, Cuba and recently ...
Chilabothrus gracilis, Hispaniola Boa
(2021)
Este artículo presenta los resultados de una evaluación reciente sobre el estado de conservación de la Boa de la Hispaniola (Chilabothrus gracilis) publicado en la «Lista Roja de Especies Amenazadas» de la Unión Internacional ...
An evaluation of the diet of Cyclura iguanas in the Dominican Republic
(2017)
Understanding the diet of endangered species can benefit conservation efforts that involve habitat preservation and restoration. Caribbean rock iguanas, Cyclura spp., are among the most endangered lizards in the world, yet ...
Independent evolutionary histories in allopatric populations of a threatened Caribbean land mammal
(2016)
The aim of this study was to determine the evolutionary history, relationships and distinctiveness of allopatric populations of Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus), a highly threatened Caribbean ‘relict’ mammal, ...
The evolutionary history of the Caribbean magnolias (Magnoliaceae) : testing species delimitations and biogeographical hypotheses using molecular data
(2022)
The Caribbean islands provide an ideal setting for studying biodiversity, given their complex geological and environmental history, and their historical and current geographical proximity to the American mainland. Magnolia, ...
Genetic structure at three spatial scales is consistent with limited philopatry in Ricord's Rock Iguanas (Cyclura ricordii)
(2019)
Cyclura ricordii is an endemic iguana from Hispaniola Island and is threatened on the IUCN Red List. The main threats are predation by introduced mammals, habitat destruction, and hunting pressure. The present study focused ...
A conservation framework for the critically endangered endemic species of the Caribbean palm Coccothrinax
(2018)
With 30 threatened species (14 categorized as Critically Endangered and 16 as Endangered, sensu IUCN), Coccothrinax (c. 54 species) is the flagship palm genus for conservation in the Caribbean Island Biodiversity Hotspot. ...