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Global significance of mangrove blue carbon in climate change mitigation
(2020)Mangrove forests store and sequester large area-specific quantities of blue carbon (Corg). Except for tundra and peatlands, mangroves store more Corg per unit area than any other ecosystem. Mean mangrove Corg stock is 738.9 ... -
Great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) : a new species for Hispaniola
(2009)Abstract: We report on the occurrence of a new vagrant bird species for Hispaniola, and only the third record of this species in the West Indies. The Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) was identified by sight and ... -
Green Iguanas (Iguana iguana) in the Dominican Republic
(2012)This species was unknown from the Dominican Republic until the early 1990s when Green Iguanas began to be sold as pets. From 10 February through 9 March 2012, we conducted a series of interviews in local communities ... -
Guía de identificación de los murciélagos de la Española y anotaciones sobre las familias y especies
(2019)[Español] Se presenta una guía ilustrada de identificación de los quirópteros de la Española, basada en diez años de trabajo de campo y laboratorio. Se incluyen dos claves dicotómicas, una de las familias y otra de las ... -
Guía para la identificación de los anfibios y réptiles de la Hispaniola
(1984)Esta guía es de gran importancia y utilidad para especialistas y aficionados de la identificación de anfibios y reptiles de la Hispaniola y de la región del Caribe. Desde el año 1941, en el que Doris M. Cochran publicara ... -
Guía para la restauración del bosque seco espinoso del Corredor Biológico La Florida: un modelo para la restauración de zonas áridas en la Española
(2020)Este documento fue elaborado por la organización dominicana, sin fines de lucro, Grupo Jaragua Inc. con el propósito de compartir las experiencias y lecciones aprendidas de diez años de trabajo en el campo en la restauración ... -
Habitat modelling locates nesting areas of the endangered Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata on Hispaniola and identifies habitat loss
(2020)[English] The Black-capped Petrel or Diablotin Pterodroma hasitata has a fragmented and declining population estimated at c.1,000 breeding pairs. On land, the species nests underground in steep ravines with dense understorey ... -
Habitat suitability and protection status of four species of amphibians in the Dominican Republic
(2015)Hispaniola Island has both a high level of amphibian endemism, and a high level of habitat degradation due to agriculture, infrastructure development, and extractive industries. The objective of this work was to evaluate ... -
Habitat-species association in the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus): a quantitative study of an endangered Caribbean mammal
(2011)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, ... -
Hacia una ética de la biosfera para la crisis ambiental
(2010)El objetivo general de la tesis doctoral consistió en la indagación sobre algunos principios éticos que permitieran la comprensión y el adecuado tratamiento a la crisis ambiental. Estos principios están comprometidos con ... -
Heavy metal pollution assessment in the agricultural soils of Bonao, Dominican Republic
(2023)Heavy metal content in agricultural soils potentially impacts the food chain and human health. The present study assessed the levels of heavy metals in topsoil samples collected within an agricultural region situated in ... -
Heavy metal pollution on tourist beaches in the province of Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic)
(2022)Background: Beaches are key points for recreation and coastal tourism and a major source of income for many countries. Thus, good beaches attract tourists and degraded ones discourage tourism. Also, beaches and coastal ... -
Hedges Lab : Evolutionary Biology
(2016)Este portal web, desarrollado por el científico norteamericano Stephen Blair Hedges, Ph.D. (Carnell Professor and Director, Center for Biodiversity, Science Education & Research Center, Temple University, Philadelphia), ... -
Helminths from a stranded manatee in the Dominican Republic
(1999)Endangered West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) are known to be parasitized by a number of helminths and ectoparasites. Records of parasitic associations exist for Florida, Mexico, Guyana, Brazil, Cuba and recently ... -
Heteroonops (Araneae, Oonopidae) spiders from Hispaniola : the discovery of ten new species
(2020)The Caribbean biodiversity hotspot harbors vast reserves of undiscovered species. A large-scale inventory of Caribbean arachnids (CarBio) is uncovering new species across the arachnid tree of life, and allowing inference ... -
High altitude aggregations of Anetia briarea Godart on Hispaniola (Nymphalidae: Danainae)
(1990)High altitude aggregations of the danaine Anetia hriarea Godart were observed near the summit of Pico Duarte (2500-3000 m) in the Dominican Republic. These observations represent the highest elevation record in the West ... -
Hispaniola's first Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)
(1986)On December 30, 1984, F. Soriamo, an educator at the Zoological Park in Santo Domingo, brought to me a tiny live rail for identification. It had been caught by a campesino in a field under plow between Monte Plata and ... -
Hispaniolan giant Diploglossus (Sauria: Anguidae): description of a new species and notes on the ecology of D. warreni
(1985)A third giant species of Diploglossus,D. carraui, is described from north-central República Dominicana. Comparisons between this species and D. warrenifrom Haiti and D. anelpistusfrom south-central República Dominicana are ... -
Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris) tethered by common green snake (Uromacer catesbyi)
(2006)Abstract: Entanglement of birds by snakes is rarely reported. On 15 July 1998, a Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris) was encountered tethered to a small sapling by common green snake ... -
Historia general y natural de las Indias, islas y tierra-firme del mar océano : primera parte
(1851)Historia general y natural de las Indias, islas y tierra firme del mar océano es un libro escrito por Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés en el siglo XVI, aunque fue publicado íntegramente mucho tiempo después de su muerte, ...