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Hotspot de Biodiversidad de las Islas del Caribe : perfil del ecosistema [resumen técnico, versión final]
(2019)
El ‘hotspot’ (sitio caliente) de biodiversidad de las islas del Caribe es uno de los 36 hotspots de biodiversidad en el mundo. Los hotspots de biodiversidad contienen al menos 1,500 especies de plantas que no se encuentran ...
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund – Caribbean Hotspot Project (P173464) : Environmental and social management framework [draft]
(2020)
[English] The project aims to improve the capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) to reduce threats to globally important biodiversity in the Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot. It builds on actions, efforts and ...
Spatial genetic structure of hatchlings of Cyclura ricordii (Reptilia: Iguanidae) in Pedernales province, Dominican Republic is inconsistent with natal philopatry
(2015)
Cyclura ricordii is an endemic iguana from Hispaniola and is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN. The main threats are predation by introduced mammals, habitat destruction and hunting. The present study focused on ...
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, ...
Historical biogeography of endemic plants in the Caribbean and Podocarpus as a case study
(2019)
Despite numerous floristic studies of the Caribbean region, the large-scale evolutionary origins of its diversity remain relatively under-explored. Here, I add to the empirical knowledge of the origin and assembly of the ...
LifeWeb-Spain UNEP-CEP Meeting on Scenarios for Transboundary Marine Mammal Management in the Wider Caribbean” to be held 23th - 24th of April 2014 in San Juan, Puerto Rico : Marine Spatial Planning and Transboundary Management of Marine Mammals in the Wider Caribbean
(2013)
The present document outlines the process in the application of marine spatial planning and the work of the expert group of in developing scenarios for transboundary management of marine mammals in the region, with two ...
Marine mammals in the Wider Caribbean : current research and priorities for future studies
(2014)
Numerous research activities aiming at marine mammals have been commenced by individual organisations as well as regional or even international collaborations throughout the Wider Caribbean over the past years. These ...
Uncovering life history traits and conservation strategies for the Golden Swallow, Tachycineta euchrysea sclateri, a threatened and endemic passerine on the island of Hispaniola : 2014 field season report
(2014)
The 2014 field season saw the continued collection of annual data on the breeding life history of the Golden Swallows via artificial nest-box monitoring. Moreso than years prior, however, we spent considerable time focusing ...
Descubriendo las características de la historia de vida y estrategias de conservación para la Golondrina Verde, Tachycineta euchrysea, un paseriforme amenazado y endémico a la isla ‘La Hispaniola’ : informe final, temporada 2012
(2012)
En 2008, se colocaron cajas-nido en la Cordillera Central de la República Dominicana, en un esfuerzo de atraer una población de la Golondrina Verde, una especie endémica y en peligro cuyas poblaciones están disminuyendo ...
Uncovering life history traits and conservation strategies for the Golden Swallow, Tachycineta euchrysea sclateri, a threatened and endemic passerine on the island of Hispaniola : 2013 field season report
(2013)
The Golden Swallow Project saw its second successful year in the Dominican Republic in 2013. Returning with a better understanding of the Golden swallows allowed us to refine our methodologies and interact at a much more ...