Browsing Investigación ambiental by Subject "Mamíferos marinos"
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Phylogeography of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus): how many populations and how many taxa?
(1998)To resolve the population genetic structure and phylogeography of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), mitochondrial (mt) DNA control region sequences were compared among eight locations across the western Atlantic ... -
Primeros registros de cachalotes, Physeter macrocephalus y Kogia sima, en aguas caribeñas de la República Dominicana
(2012)[Español] Éste es el primer registro del cachalote (Physeter macrocephalus) y del cachalote enano (Kogia sima) para el área de Bayahíbe en República Dominicana. Se efectuaron 10 salidas al mar, con un esfuerzo de 49.92 ... -
Resident perceptions of whale watching in the Dominican Republic
(2018)This study highlights the social and environmental sustainability of whale watching, looking at the balance of perceived costs and benefits for the local community. In addition to offering a nuanced view of the opportunities ... -
El sector turístico y su incidencia en el medio ambiente
(1994)El turismo, a partir de la década de los setenta, ha cobrado notable importancia en la República Dominicana y la mayor parte de este turismo está asociado a las regiones costeras del país. Sin embargo todavía no se ha hecho ... -
Spatial distribution of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Samaná Bay, Dominican Republic
(2012)Observations of humpback whales (location, number and social groupings) were collected on board commercial whale watch vessels in January, February and March, 1999 to 2011, at the eastern end of Samaná Bay and the surrounding ... -
Tourist attitudes towards marine mammal tourism : an example from the Dominican Republic
(2010)In 2002, residents of the village of Bayahíbe, Dominican Republic, became concerned about their local dolphin population when eight bottlenose dolphins were captured for a Dominican dolphinarium off the coast of their ... -
West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) in the wider Caribbean region
(2012)In this chapter we address conservation of the remaining West Indian manatees in the Wider Caribbean (WCR), including those populations within the Caribbean Sea, the western Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic coasts of ...