Browsing Investigación ambiental by Subject "Hábitats y especies"
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Actividades de conservación de la avifauna en la República Dominicana en 1997
(1997)Breve nota publicada sobre programas y acciones para la conservación de las aves en la República Dominicana. -
Actualización del inventario taxonómico de los estomatópodos (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Stomatopoda) de la isla Hispaniola = Update of the taxonomic inventory of the stomatopods (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Stomatopoda) of Hispaniola Island
(2023)[Español] El presente trabajo actualiza y amplia los inventarios taxonómicos previos de los estomatópodos de Hispaniola con una más amplia cobertura de colecciones de museos. Con representantes de cinco familias, el número ... -
Adaptation and sustainable management of massive influx of Sargassum in the Caribbean
(2021)The massive influx of sargassum is a problem that affects several countries in Africa and the Caribbean. Even though a decade has passed since the first event, an integrated management and adaptation strategy for this ... -
Additional notes on the birds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic
(1933)In continuation of biological studies in Hispaniola under the Smithsonian Institution, we were engaged in field investigations in Haiti and the Dominican Republic in the spring of 1931, being oc cupied principally with ... -
Additional notes on the wintering status of Swainson's Warbler in the Dominican Republic
(2001)[English] We report the third and fourth records of Swainson’s Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) from Hispaniola. All four records have involved mist-netted birds in montane broadleaf forests of Sierra de Bahoruco in the ... -
Advances in the knowledge of the vegetation of Hispaniola (Caribbean Central America)
(2018)The vegetation types and floristic diversity in the Dominican Republic are analysed, a territory with a tropical climate and ombrotypes that range from dry to humid-hyperhumid, due to the Atlantic winds and the phenomenon ... -
Agaricus macrochlamys, a new species from the (sub)tropical cloud forests of North America and the Caribbean, and Agaricus fiardii, a new synonym of Agaricus subrufescens
(2022)Agaricus is a genus of fungi in the family Agaricaceae, with several highly priced edible and medicinal species. Here we describe Agaricus macrochlamys, a new species, in A. sect. Arvenses, sympatric and morphologically ... -
Una agregación de careyes juveniles : algunas lecciones aprendidas de un proyecto de monitoreo de 10 años de duración en la República Dominicana
(2008)A pesar de la intensa explotación de careyes para el comercio de concha en la República Dominicana, muy pocos estudios recientes han evaluado las áreas de forrajeo y alimentación de esta especie en leste país. Los autores ... -
Algas marinas bentónicas (Rhodophyta, Phaeophyta y Chlorophyta) conocidas para la Hispaniola
(2001)[Español] Este trabajo resume y actualiza, desde una perspectiva insular y con un enfoque histórico, el conocimiento de la biodiversidad de las macroalgas marinas bentónicas de la Hispaniola, teniendo en cuenta los últimos ... -
Amazona ventralis, Hispaniolan Amazon
(2020)Artículo que resume los resultados de una evaluación sobre el estado de conservación de la Cotorra de la Hispaniola (Amazona ventralis) publicado en la «Lista Roja de Especies Amenazadas» de la Unión Internacional para la ... -
American Crocodile Crocodylus acutus
(2010)The American crocodile is the most widely distributed of the New World crocodiles, ranging from the southern tip of Florida, along both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South ... -
Amphibians and reptiles of the Dominican Republic : species of special concern
(2000)The Dominican Republic faces multiple threats to biodiversity. A list of native species of amphibians and reptiles (excluding sea turtles) is presented. Some may have become extinct recently, substantial populations of ... -
An atlas of sea turtle nesting habitat for the Wider Caribbean Region
(2007)The fundamental need to identify habitat necessary for the survival of the region’s sea turtles has long been recognized, yet the coastal zone remains one of the least protected environments in the region and unchecked ... -
An evaluation of the diet of Cyclura iguanas in the Dominican Republic
(2017)Understanding the diet of endangered species can benefit conservation efforts that involve habitat preservation and restoration. Caribbean rock iguanas, Cyclura spp., are among the most endangered lizards in the world, yet ... -
An integrative study of species distribution modelling and conservation genetics : Magnolia in Hispaniola
(2021)In this master’s dissertation, we aim to deliver insights regarding the distribution and genetic health (i.e. the amalgamation between genetic diversity, gene flow and geographic extent of a species and/or population) of ... -
An integrative study of species distribution modelling and conservation genetics : Magnolia in Hispaniola
(2023)On the island of Hispaniola, five endemic species of Magnolia occur, all of which are threatened with extinction. Little is known about their distribution and genetic health, hampering targeted conservation actions. The ... -
An overview of the evolution and conservation of West Indian amphibians and reptiles
(2006)The total area of the West Indies is small, only 0.15% of Earth’s land area, but the region supports 3.0% (180 species) of the world’s amphibians and 6.3% (520 species) of the world’s known reptiles. Nearly all species are ... -
An update on the distribution of threatened odonate species from the Greater Antilles
(2015)The Antilles harbour several island endemic odonate species, including some palaeoendemics, within a relatively small and anthropized area. Such attributes give this archipelago a special significance for the conservation ... -
Analysis of the Pterocarpus officinalis forests in the Gran Estero (Dominican Republic)
(2009)This paper deals with the geological, historical, bioclimatic and floristic aspects of the northern sector of the Caribbean-Atlantic Subprovince. By means of phytosociological vegetation samples, we focussed our attention ...