ListarInvestigación ambiental por tema "Recursos forestales"
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Fire and forest in the highlands of the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic : modern dynamics and long-term history
(2003)This dissertation investigates past and present environments of the highlands of the Dominican Republic using paleoecological and modem ecological techniques. The relatively unstudied highlands (\u3e2000 m) of the Cordillera ... -
Fire history along environmental gradients in the subtropical pine forests of the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic
(2006)[English] Fire history was reconstructed from fire-scarred individuals of the endemic pine (Pinus occidentalis) along climatic gradients in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic. -
Five years of post-fire vegetation succession in a Caribbean cloud forest (Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic)
(2000)During the 5 years after a man made fire in a cloud forest of the Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic, species composition, vegetation cover and height were monitored in a plot of 10×30 m. Forty-four of 92 tree ... -
Fluctuación poblacional de Ips calligraphus en pinares de la vertiente norte de la cordillera Central, República Dominicana
(2022)[Español]El coleóptero Ips calligraphus Germar se ha convertido en el principal problema fitosanitario forestal de los pinares naturales y plantados en República Dominicana. Infestaciones históricas han sido importantes ... -
Forest baseline and deforestation map of the Dominican Republic through the analysis of time series of MODIS data
(2015)Deforestation is one of the major threats to habitats in the Dominican Republic. In this work we present a forest baseline for the year 2000 and a deforestation map for the year 2011. Maps were derived from Moderate ... -
Forest change within and outside protected areas in the Dominican Republic, 2000-2016
(2019)[English] We used Landsat-based estimates of tree cover change to document the loss and gain of forest in the Dominican Republic between 2000 and 2016. Overall, 2,795 km2 of forest were lost, with forest gain occurring on ... -
Forest fires in the insular Caribbean
(2008)This paper presents a summary of the forest fire reports in the insular Caribbean derived from both management reports and an analysis of publicly available Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrodiometer (MODIS) satellite ... -
Forest loss and fire in the Dominican Republic during the 21st Century
(2019)[English] [Preprint] We used Landsat-based estimates of tree cover change to document the loss and gain of forest in the Dominican Republic between 2000 and 2016. Overall, 2,795 km 2 of forest were lost, with forest gain ... -
Forest restoration in the Dominican Republic : how I got the birds to work for me
(2017)Birds’ ability to fly long distances and visit a variety of habitats in a relatively short period of time makes them great seed dispersers from the perspective of the plant, and these two groups have evolved a mutualism ... -
Forests and landscapes of Dominican Republic
(2015)Aims: This, in conjunction with the diversity of the substrates and the fact that the island is home to the highest mountains in the Caribbean and with a high rate of endemic species, allows them to be differentiated into ... -
How mangrove forests adjust to rising sea level
(2014)Mangroves are among the most well described and widely studied wetland communities in the world. The greatest threats to mangrove persistence are deforestation and other anthropogenic disturbances that can compromise habitat ... -
Hurricane impacts on a mangrove forest in the Dominican Republic : damage patterns and early recovery
(2006)On 22 September 1998, Hurricane Georges passed over the Dominican Republic causing extensive damage to a 4700 ha mangrove forest that has been the site of a detailed study of vegetation and ecosystem dynamics since 1994. ... -
Identificación de especies arbóreas presentes en sistemas silvopastoriles de producción lechera del municipio Villa Los Almácigos, República Dominicana
(2023)El estudio de los sistemas ganaderos en República Dominicana es una necesidad para orientar la ganadería hacia alternativas sostenibles como los sistemas silvopastoriles (SSP). En esta investigación se propuso identificar ... -
Influencia del arbolado en la habitabilidad térmica urbana en clima cálido húmedo, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
(2022)En la actualidad la ciudad de Santo Domingo está viviendo un alto nivel de disconfort térmico urbano generando espacios carentes de uso debido al aumento de las temperaturas, afectando directamente la habitabilidad urbana. ... -
Informe sobre evaluación del incendio forestal en el Parque Nacional Valle Nuevo
(2014)Este informe contiene los resultados de una evaluación para determinar las afectaciones y grado de severidad de las áreas afectadas por el incendio forestal ocurrido en el Parque Nacional Valle Nuevo en el año 2014. El ... -
Integración de los enfoques de gestión de cuencas y bosque modelo para la gobernanza ambiental : la experiencia de Sabana Yegua, República Dominicana
(2011)En este documento se analiza el proceso de conformación de una estructura para la gobernanza ambiental y de los recursos naturales, con base en los principios y atributos de los bosques modelo y de la gestión de cuencas ... -
Índices de sitio (IS) para la selección y fomento de especies forestales en República Dominicana
(2021)El bosque dominicano ha sido degradado principalmente por actividades antrópicas. En su recuperación, se han plantado, con éxitos y fracasos, diferentes especies sin considerar factores determinantes claves como calidad ... -
Livelihoods matter : a comparative political ecology of forest use on Hispaniola
(2022)Forests provide grounds for human well-being through direct material, indirect environmental, and immaterial contributions. Here, we analyze the example of Hispaniola to understand reasons for (un)sustainable forest use. ... -
Natural regeneration of subtropical montane forest after clearing fern thickets in the Dominican Republic
(2004)[English] Tropical forests can recover after anthropogenic disturbances of light to moderate intensity; however, severe disturbances (e.g. compaction or loss of soil) often result in conditions that prevent forest recovery. ... -
Nuevo récord de Trametes hirsuta (Wulfen) Lloyd (Basidiomycota) en Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Mallén, San Pedro de Macorís, República Dominicana
(2021)[Español] Se reporta por primera vez la especie Trametes hirsuta sobre tronco de Hura crepitans L., en el Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Mallén. T. hirsuta es un hongo fitopatógeno del orden de los polyporales que causa ...