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Coccothrinax jimenezii : a critically endangered palm from Hispaniola
(2015)
Coccothrinax jimenezii is assigned the IUCN's Critically Endangered conservation category. This paper focuses on the distribution range and conservation issues of C. jimenezii as a distinct species without discussing ...
Genetic diversity and differentiation of the critically endangered Hispaniolan palm Coccothrinax jimenezii M.M. Mejía & R.G. García based on novel SSR markers
(2016)
Coccothrinax jimenezii M.M. Mejía & R.G. García is a Critically Endangered palm species restricted to Haiti (one population near the city of Gonaïves with 43 individuals) and the Dominican Republic (one population on the ...
Cities favour the recent establishment and current spread of the Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) in Dominican Republic
(2018)
The Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) spread over the world in the last century. Its presence in America started in the Caribbean islands in the 1970s due to an accidental escape, but the ...
Habitat suitability and protection status of four species of amphibians in the Dominican Republic
(2015)
Hispaniola Island has both a high level of amphibian endemism, and a high level of habitat degradation due to agriculture, infrastructure development, and extractive industries. The objective of this work was to evaluate ...
Gavilart 2019 : encuentro de arte y conservación a favor del Gavilán de la Española
(2019)
Por motivo de celebración del Día dedicado al Gavilán de la Española 2019, el 25 de mayo, se organizó un evento donde el arte y la conservación se encuentran para conocer y contribuir a la protección del Gavilán de la ...
Estado del conocimiento de los macroinvertebrados acuáticos de la isla La Española
(2017)
[Español] La Española es la isla de mayor riqueza hidrológica de las Antillas Mayores y segunda en tamaño luego de Cuba. Dos naciones la ocupan, República Dominicana y Haití. En este trabajo se presenta el estado del ...
Primeros registros de cachalotes, Physeter macrocephalus y Kogia sima, en aguas caribeñas de la República Dominicana
(2012)
[Español] Éste es el primer registro del cachalote (Physeter macrocephalus) y del cachalote enano (Kogia sima) para el área de Bayahíbe en República Dominicana. Se efectuaron 10 salidas al mar, con un esfuerzo de 49.92 ...
A new seed bank for Hispaniola to support the conservation and sustainable use of the Caribbean native flora
(2017)
A significant step for the effective conservation of the native flora of the Caribbean Islands was taken on 7 February 2017, when the new seed bank of the Jardín Botánico Nacional ‘Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso’ of Santo Domingo ...
A new review of the status of the Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) in the Dominican Republic and Haiti
(2010)
The Caribbean Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber is a locally common resident of Hispaniola withnumbers augmented significantly by seasonal visitors. We review the existing literature and provide newdata on the status of the ...
Tropical fish diversity enhances coral reef functioning across multiple scales
(2019)
There is now a general consensus that biodiversity positively affects ecosystem functioning. This consensus, however, stems largely from small-scale experiments, raising the question of whether diversity effects operate ...