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Turismo, desarrollo sostenible y percepción de los stakeholders : un estudio de caso en República Dominicana
(2015)El turismo es una actividad económica que puede contribuir a mejorar el desarrollo socioeconómico de un destino. Así, este estudio cualitativo se realiza en la ciudad dominicana de Santiago de los Caballeros y tiene como ... -
Two new ferns from the Dominican Republic
(1924)An additional lot of ferns received on loan from the Berlin Botanical Museum includes two new species, which are described herewith. One of these, represented by an identical specimen in the U. S. National Herbarium, had ... -
Two new records of Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae) from the Dominican Republic, Hispaniola
(2014)[English] The conocephaline katydids Erechthis gundlachi Bolívar, 1888 and Pyrgocorypha uncinata (Harris, 1841) are recorded for the first time from the Dominican Republic and the island of Hispaniola. -
Two new species of Dellia Stål, 1878 grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic
(2012)[English] The acridid grasshoppers Dellia viridissima sp. nov. and Dellia ciceroana sp. nov. are described and illustrated from Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic. -
Tylopilus griseiolivaceus sp. nov. and T. leucomycelinus (Boletaceae) revisited from the Dominican Republic within a comprehensive phylogeny of Tylopilus s. str.
(2019)The genus Tylopilus s. str. in the Dominican Republic is investigated. Tylopilus griseiolivaceus is introduced as a novel species based on material recorded in a neotropical montane pine woodland but also known to occur ... -
Ummidia insularis new species, first record of the family Halonoproctidae (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) for Hispaniola
(2022)Ummidia is among the most ancient, highly diversified, widespread, morphologically static, and cryptic genera of mygalomorph spiders. Therefore, it constitutes a unique subject to investigate evolutionary processes, but ... -
Uncertain future for global sea turtle populations in face of sea level rise
(2023)Sea level rise has accelerated during recent decades, exceeding rates recorded during the previous two millennia, and as a result many coastal habitats and species around the globe are being impacted. This situation is ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Uncovering life history traits and conservation strategies for the Golden Swallow, Tachycineta euchrysea, a threatened and endemic passerine on the island of Hispaniola : 2012 field season report
(2012)In 2008, nest boxes were erected in the Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic in an effort to attract a returning population of breeding Golden Swallows, an endemic and threatened passerine declining in numbers for ... -
Understanding governance in the Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve : An empirical approach
(2023)Background and research aim: This paper analyses the governance in the Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve (RBJBE), located in the southwest of the Dominican Republic along the borders with the Republic of Haiti. ... -
Untangling intra-and interspecific effects on body size clines reveals divergent processes structuring convergent patterns in Anolis lizards
(2014)Bergmann’s rule—the tendency for body size to increase in colder environments—remains controversial today, despite 150 years of research. Considerable debate has revolved around whether the rule applies within or among ... -
Update on invasive species initiatives in the Dominican Republic
(2005)Serra et al. (2003) reviewed the status of invasive species (agricultural pests including arthropods, plant diseases and plants) introduced into the Dominican Republic (DR) in recent decades and also listed species with ... -
An updated checklist of the reef fishes of the Southeastern Reefs Marine Sanctuary of the Dominican Republic
(2018)[English] This work presents an updated taxonomic list of the fish fauna of the coral reefs in the Southeastern Reefs Marine Sanctuary (SMASE) in the Dominican Republic. The inventory is the result of 360 visual surveys ... -
Urban forest sustainability in residential areas in the city of Santo Domingo
(2021)Cities are territories vulnerable to climate change. An alternative to increase resilience and mitigate the effects of the climate context is urban forest planning to increase ecosystem services. This research constructed ... -
Urban water challenges in the Americas : perspectives from the academies of sciences
(2015)This book describes the situation of urban water management in 20 countries: all North and South American ones, and a significant number from Central America and the Caribbean region. it covers, for the first time, in an ... -
Urban-forest assessment in the Dominican Republic
(2019)The world´s urbanization forecast shows that 60% of the human population will be living in cities by 2050 (United Nations et al. 2017). This growth will negatively impact natural forests surrounding urban areas and will ... -
Use of biosolids from wastewater treatment plants and other organic fertilizers in agriculture — a preliminary results of a case study in banana cultivation in the Dominican Republic
(2023)Introduction: The use of biosolids from wastewater treatment plants in agriculture is considered relevant for the promotion of sustainable agricultural practices, the improvement of soil fertility, and the reduction of ... -
Use of cow manure by two sympatric species of toads in the northwestern Dominican Republic
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Using contingent valuation for a conservation and restoration program : the case of the national system of protected areas of the Dominican Republic
(2022)[English] The Dominican Republic has a national system of protected areas integrated for 128 conservation units, covering a land area of 1.2 million hectares, representing around one-quarter of the country's surface. This ...