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Holocene climate and environmental history of Laguna Saladilla, Dominican Republic
(2011)
Stratigraphic analyses of lacustrine sediments provide powerful tools for reconstructing past environments. The records that result from these analyses are key to understanding present-day climate mechanisms and how the ...
Late-Holocene environmental history in the northeastern Caribbean : multi-proxy evidence from two small lakes on the southern slope of the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic
(2007)
This dissertation presents multi-proxy evidence of paleoenvironmental change preserved in sediment records recovered from two lakes on the southern (Caribbean) slope of the Cordillera Central in the Dominican Republic: ...
Community assemblage patterns of inland fishes in southern regions of the Dominican Republic
(2011)
Fish community assemblages patterns were sampled for selected lagoons and rivers (-30 to 735 m of altitude) of the southern area of the Dominican Republic from June to August, 2010, using various standard collecting gears. ...
Is whale watching a win-win for people and nature? An analysis of the economic, environmental, and social impacts of whale watching in the Caribbean
(2017)
Whale watching has been hailed by environmental non-governmental organizations like Greenpeace and the International Fund for Animal Welfare as a responsible form of tourism that has the potential to enhance conservation ...
Multi-stakeholder perspectives on coastal and marine (connectivity) management in Dominican Republic
(2016)
Large-scale connectivity conservation initiatives are increasing in prevalence as a variety of benefits are continually being demonstrated through these models, such as establishing and strengthening marine protected area ...
Interannual and seasonal climatic variability recorded by reef corals, Plio/Pleistocene (Florida) and Mio/Pliocene (Dominican Republic)
(2014)
In this study reef corals from two Caribbean and adjacent regions in different periods were investigated. Sclerochronological records of corals from well preserved Miocene to Pleistocene reefs were used to document potential ...
Functional study of resistance and resilience in mangrove ecosystems in the Dominican Republic
(2022)
[Español] En este estudio buscamos caracterizar los rasgos funcionales a nivel de comunidad para cuantificar la resiliencia y resistencia de los manglares y explorar la relación de los rasgos funcionales a nivel de comunidad ...
Genetic diversity and conservation of Pseudophoenix (Arecaceae) in Hispaniola
(2014)
The Caribbean genus Pseudophoenix (Arecaceae) has its center of taxonomic diversity in Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Three species (P. ekmanii, P. lediniana, and P. vinifera) are restricted to this island. ...
Ecology and conservation genetics of Ridgway's Hawk Buteo ridgwayi
(2011)
Ridgway's Hawk is a forest raptor endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies. The species is ecologically little known, with only three nests followed in 1976, and no comprehensive nest observations reported ...
Generación de energía renovable desde el enfoque de capacidades para el desarrollo humano : análisis de la experiencia comunitaria de Angostura, República Dominicana
(2016)
Desde los años 90, el paradigma del Desarrollo Humano ha tomado fuerza en los espacios académicos, sociales y políticos para analizar, definir y evaluar desde un enfoque no tan economicista las intervenciones y el desarrollo ...