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Modeling spatial variation in winter abundance to direct conservation actions for a vulnerable migratory songbird, the Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli)
(2018)
[English] The winter range of the Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli), a globally vulnerable Nearctic–Neotropical migratory songbird, is restricted to the Greater Antilles. Most birds occur on Hispaniola, where the ...
Apicultura y conservación de la biodiversidad en el Caribe —muchos intereses convergentes y algunos divergentes—, estudio de caso : República Dominicana
(2015)
[Español] En el Caribe, una parte importante de los recursos florales aprovechados por las abejas proviene de la vegetación natural y sus remanentes. Dada la tendencia de que los paisajes bajo influencia agropecuaria se ...
Bioclimatic map of the Dominican Republic
(2012)
The location of the Dominican Republic between parallels 17° and 19° north means it has a tropical macroclimate. The Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti belong to the island of Hispaniola, which has three bioclimates: ...
The Caribbean Magnolia species (Magnoliaceae) : assessment of the genetic diversity and the underlying evolutionary history
(2020)
This PhD thesis discusses the importance of conserving the genus Magnolia, particularly in the Americas, where most of the diversity of the genus is found. Magnolia trees provide a range of services, including cultural ...
Observadores climáticos en la ruralía dominicana
(2018)
[Español] Las comunidades campesinas han estado observando sus territorios y manejando su biodiversidad desde tiempos inmemoriales; pero con los avances de la ciencia y la tecnología, sus saberes son marginados por un ...
The composition of wintering bird communities in an agricultural landscape of the Northwestern Dominican Republic
(2019)
Hispaniola, the second largest and most topographically complex island in the Antilles of the Caribbean, is home to a wide variety of habitats for resident birds as well as overwintering migrants from North America. Over ...
Population structure of an endemic fish Limia zonata (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliinae) in the Maimón River, Dominican Republic
(2019)
[English] The population structure of Limia zonata (Nichols, 1915) was studied in four locations in the Maimón River, Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic. The sex and adult-juveniles ratio was calculated for all ...
A new atlantasellid isopod (Asellota: Aselloidea) from the flooded coastal karst of the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola) : evidence for an exopod on a thoracic limb and biogeographical implications
(2001)
A new representative of the thus far monotypic, Bermudan aselloid family Atlantasellidae is described from the freshwater layers of two coastal sinkholes on the south-west Dominican Republic, Hispaniola. Atlantasellus ...
Medidas de gestión para aumentar la resiliencia en los sectores de pesca y turismo en zonas costeras amenazadas por el cambio climático en República Dominicana y Haití
(2021)
Los ecosistemas costero-marinos (dunas, manglares, pastos marinos, humedales y arrecifes de coral) y las especies que habitan en ellos están siendo afectadas a causa de las actividades humanas, llevadas a cabo en las zonas ...
Historical synthesis of biophysical information of Samaná region, Dominican Republic
(2005)
The aim of this study was compiling physic, biological and fishery information to have a basis for a rapid ecological assessment of Samaná region (Dominican Republic), in regard to freshwater contribution of Yuna and ...