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Assessing congruence of opportunistic records and systematic surveys for predicting Hispaniolan mammal species distributions
(2020)Comparative assessment of the relative information content of different independent spatial data types is necessary to evaluate whether they provide congruent biogeographic signals for predicting species ranges. Opportunistic ... -
Assessing conservation status of resident and migrant birds on Hispaniola with mist-netting
(2016)We analyzed temporal trends in mist-net capture rates of resident (n = 8) and overwintering Nearctic-Neotropical migrant (n = 3) bird species at two sites in montane broadleaf forest of the Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican ... -
Assessing population structure of Diadema antillarum in a shallow reef of the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic
(2021)[English] The sea urchin Diadema antillarum is an herbivore that plays an important ecological role in controlling benthic community structure in Caribbean reefs. After the mass mortality documented between 1982-1983, their ... -
Assessing seed desiccation responses of native trees in the Caribbean
(2020)Native trees from the Caribbean were tested for seed desiccation responses, by adapting the “100-seed test” protocol. Ninety-seven seed lots of 91 species were collected in the Dominican Republic and tested for germination ... -
Assessing the efficacy of direct conservation interventions : clutch protection of the leatherback marine turtle in the Dominican Republic
(2015)The beaches of Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic are the country's last known major nesting site for the leatherback marine turtle Dermochelys coriacea. This nesting aggregation is threatened by widespread ... -
Assisted coral reproduction in the Dominican Republic : a successful story to replicate in the Caribbean
(2021)Coral assisted fertilization, larval rearing and recruit propagation success in significant ecological scales, largely depend on scaling up and replicating these efforts in as many regions as possible. The Dominican ... -
Assisted fertilization of threatened Staghorn Coral to complement the restoration of nurseries in Southeastern Dominican Republic
(2018)Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata have declined dramatically in the Caribbean since the early 80’s, and are classified as Critically Endangered Species. To promote their recovery, restoration programs focusing on ... -
At a conservation crossroad : the Bahoruco-Jaragua-Enriquillo biosphere reserve in the Dominican Republic
(2021)This paper assesses the Dominican Republic’s willingness to pay (WTP) for a conservation, restoration, and sustainable development program for the Bahoruco-Jaragua-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve (RBJBE). Created in 2002, the ... -
Avances tecnológicos aplicados a la biotecnología vegetal en la República Dominicana
(2015)La flora en la República Dominicana ha sido etiquetada por muchos investigadores como una de la más variada en todas las Antillas. Existen 5,000 especies diferentes, de las cuales 2,000 son endémicas; 2,400 son nativos de ... -
Aventura científica del p. Julio Cicero, SJ
(2012)Publicación dedicada a la vida y aportes del padre Julio Cicero, SJ. Incluye una breve biografía y una relación de los trabajos científicos publicados de este reconocido biólogo de nacionalidad mexicana, con una notoria ... -
Avian conservation planning in the Caribbean : experience and recommendations from the Dominican Republic
(2005)The Dominican Republic, on the island of Hispaniola, supports more bird species than any other Caribbean country except Cuba. More than 300 species of birds have been recorded in the country, including 285 native residents ... -
Avian distribution in Dominican shade coffee plantations : area and habitat relationships
(1999)Residents and wintering Nearctic migrants were sampled by point counts in 40 small to medium-sized (0 .07-8.65 ha) shade coffee plantations with an overstory of Inga vera in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic. The ... -
Avian diversity, abundance, and conservation status in the Macaya Biosphere Reserve of Haiti
(2005)[English] We surveyed the montane forest bird community at two sites in the Macaya Biosphere Reserve, Haiti during 7 to 14 February 2004. We recorded 37 species of birds among 234 mist-net captures, 121 point count ... -
Avian research, monitoring, and conservation in the Dominican Republic
(2004)Abstract: I report on some of the recent and current research efforts in the Dominican Republic, including those of Joseph Wunderle on coffee plantations, Steven Latta on migratory birds, and Christopher Rimmer on Bicknell's ... -
Avian resource use in Dominican shade coffee plantations
(1998)We quantified foraging behavior of 19 bird species in shade coffee plantations in the Dominican Republic to document and evaluate their use of food resources in the shade overstory relative to the coffee understory. -
Avicularia rickwesti sp. nov., a remarkable new species of Avicularia (Theraphosidae: Aviculariinae) from Dominican Republic
(2013)A remarkable new species of Avicularia Lamarck, 1818, Avicularia rickwesti sp. nov., is described from Dominican Republic. Female specimens of the new species are unusual by having two very short and broad spermathecae ... -
Avifauna asociada a humedales de la República Dominicana
(2018)Para la República Dominicana, se estima que existen alrededor de 76 especies de aves acuáticas que viven en ecosistemas o asociados a los humedales. De estas especies 35 son migratorias, incluyendo ocho migratorias ... -
Avistamientos de ballenas jorobadas por el Centro para la Conservación y Eco-desarrollo de la Bahía de Samaná (CEBSE, Inc.). 2011 Bahía de Samaná, República Dominicana
(2011)Con el fin de documentar los ejemplares de ballenas jorobadas avistadas en el país durante el año 2011, investigadores del Centro para la Conservación y Eco-desarrollo de la Bahía de Samaná (CEBSE) tomaron estas imágenes ... -
Árboles autóctonos de la República dominicana : conservación de semillas y propagación para una reforestación sustentable
(2022)Este libro es uno de los principales productos de investigación y difusión científica del proyecto «Salvaguardando los bosques amenazados de la Española en la República Dominicana» y recopila información obtenida conjuntamente ... -
Árboles de la flora dominicana
(1949)La obra constituye un manual sobre los nombres de las especies de árboles de la flora dominicana, incluyendo sus nombres vulgares y científicos, sinónimos dominicanos y sinónimos latinos.