Plant-animal mutualisms are a foundational component of biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems. Most tropical forest plants have adapted to produce fleshy fruits to attract frugivorous animals to disperse seeds. Interaction ...

This paper presents results from a pilot study that evaluated variables extracted from satellite imagery and digitally mapped data layers to map the probability of suitable Ricord’s iguana habitat. Bayesian methods were ...

This study assesses the habitat associations of the solenodon using quantitative data. This is undertaken at two different scales within the Dominican Republic: in the buffer zone of the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park, ...

The loss of biodiversity has become one of the most pressing issues, which has lead to a growing global concern about the status of the biological resources on which human life depends. In recent decades there has been a ...

Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) were heavily hunted in the past throughout the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR), and are currently listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. In most WCR ...

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 ...

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. ...