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Diversidad, composición y estructura del bosque ribereño del río Nagua en la Reserva Científica Loma Quita Espuela, República Dominicana
(2023)
Contexto: Los bosques ribereños en la Reserva Científica Loma Quita Espuela se ven amenazados por actividades productivas que comprometen su equilibrio y función ecológica. A pesar de esto, son insuficientes los estudios ...
pH, aluminio y factores ambientales en suelos bajo bosques de la cordillera Central, República Dominicana
(2015)
Se analizaron datos químicos de 36 secciones de suelos bajo bosques naturales en la cordillera Central dominicana, 20 de ellas ubicadas en interfluvios y las 16 restantes en ambientes ribereños. En los interfluvios predominan ...
How mangrove forests adjust to rising sea level
(2014)
Mangroves are among the most well described and widely studied wetland communities in the world. The greatest threats to mangrove persistence are deforestation and other anthropogenic disturbances that can compromise habitat ...
Hurricane impacts on a mangrove forest in the Dominican Republic : damage patterns and early recovery
(2006)
On 22 September 1998, Hurricane Georges passed over the Dominican Republic causing extensive damage to a 4700 ha mangrove forest that has been the site of a detailed study of vegetation and ecosystem dynamics since 1994. ...
Tropical montane vegetation dynamics near the upper cloud belt strongly associated with a shifting ITCZ and fire
(2022)
Tropical montane forests house unusual and diverse biota and are considered highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly near the trade wind inversion (TWI) – the upper end of the cloud belt that defines tropical ...
Spatial patterns of biomass and aboveground net primary productivity in a mangrove ecosystem in the Dominican Republic
(2003)
The objective of this study was to quantify spatial patterns in above and below ground biomass, primary productivity, and growth efficiency along a tidal gradient in a 4700-ha mangrove forest in the Dominican Republic. We ...
The cloud forest in the Dominican Republic : diversity and conservation status
(2019)
The study of the forest in rainy environments of the Dominican Republic reveals the presence of four types of vegetation formations, clearly differentiated from each other in terms of their floristic and biogeographical ...
Evaluation of different modeling approaches for estimating total bole volume of Hispaniolan pine (Pinus occidentalis Swartz) in different ecological zones
(2024)
Pinus occidentalis (Swartz) is the primary timber species in the Dominican Republic (DR). Despite its economic importance, studies conducted on this species are scarce, making it difficult to estimate current inventory ...
Five years of post-fire vegetation succession in a Caribbean cloud forest (Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic)
(2000)
During the 5 years after a man made fire in a cloud forest of the Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic, species composition, vegetation cover and height were monitored in a plot of 10×30 m. Forty-four of 92 tree ...
Identificación de especies arbóreas presentes en sistemas silvopastoriles de producción lechera del municipio Villa Los Almácigos, República Dominicana
(2023)
El estudio de los sistemas ganaderos en República Dominicana es una necesidad para orientar la ganadería hacia alternativas sostenibles como los sistemas silvopastoriles (SSP). En esta investigación se propuso identificar ...