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Annotated checklist of the terrestrial mollusks (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Hispaniola Island
(2021)
[English] The annotated checklist on the extant terrestrial mollusks from Hispaniola Island based on literature from 1758 to 2020 is here presented. We report 612 taxa distributed in three subclasses, 129 genera and 39 ...
Notes on activity patterns of five species of Sphaerodactylus (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from the Dominican Republic
(2011)
Sphaerodactylus leucaster and S. thompsoni are poorly known xerophilic geckos from Hispaniola...
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 ...
Tendencias en la biodiversidad de los arrecifes de coral de República Dominicana
(2023)
En 2015, iniciamos un programa de monitoreo de ecosistemas de arrecifes de coral a nivel nacional en la República Dominicana (RD) para establecer referentes de biodiversidad contra los cuales se podrían rastrear las ...
The biodiversity of Hispaniolan mollusca
(2016)
Hispaniola as the second largest Island of the Greater Antilles host a remarkable mosaic biodiversity of terrestrial mollusca as a result of its turbulent natural history: repeated joining and separation of multiple sets ...
Gesneriatuberifera (Gesneriaceae), a new lithophytic species from the Sierra de Bahoruco, Barahona Peninsula of southern Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
(2023)
A narrowly endemic new species of Gesneria is described from the Sierra de Bahoruco in the Dominican Republic’s Barahona Peninsula of southern Hispaniola. Gesneriatuberifera J.L.Clark & T.Clase, sp. nov. differs from all ...
Observation of geophagy by Hispaniolan Crossbill (Loxia megaplaga) at an abandoned bauxite mine
(2012)
Abstract: I report an observation of endangered Hispaniolan Crossbill (Loxia megaplaga) feeding on soils near abandoned bauxite mines in the Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic. Although geophagy has been widely reported ...
Comments on the ecology and status of the Hispaniolan Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera megaplaga), with recommendations for its conservation
(1994)
The rare and unique Hispaniolan White-winged Crossbill (Loxia Ieucoptera megaplaga) is endemic to the mountains of Hispaniola. It is specialized for harvesting seeds from the cones of Pinus occidentals, and is dependent ...
Overcoming barriers to reef restoration : field-based method for approximate genotyping of Acropora cervicornis
(2023)
Reef restoration efforts aim to enhance resilience by safeguarding the genetic diversity of coral populations. This could be facilitated by genotyping methods that are relatively inexpensive, and field-based. A potential ...
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 ...