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Knowledge, attitudes, and intentions of biosolids use in agriculture : perspective from the agricultural managers of the Dominican Republic
(2023)Biosolids have benefits for soil and crop production and contribute to sustainable development. The use of biosolids in agriculture holds great potential for enhancing the economic development of rural communities. This ... -
Korean experimentation of knowledge and technology transfer to address climate change in developing countries
(2018)This paper explores two Korean cases of Knowledge and Technology Transfer (KTT) to address climate change in developing countries. The target technologies were carbon capture and utilization (CCU) in a project in Bantayan ... -
Las lagunas como recursos naturales : Laguna Saladilla y Salada
(1977)Se describen los estudios realizados por el Parque Zoológico Nacional (República Dominicana) sobre hábitats de la fauna local, hábitats acuáticos, hábitat de montaña. Se expone la investigación realizada en las lagunas ... -
Lake sediment-based reconstructions of Late-Holocene lowland environments of Dominican Republic and Barbuda, northern Caribbean
(2018)This dissertation explores the long-term environmental history of two northern Caribbean sites through sediment core analysis. At Laguna Alejandro (Dominican Republic), sediment and isotope data reveal ten storm events ... -
Last endemic mammals in Hispaniola
(1981)After searching many remote regions in the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, the author discovered that the island's last two endemic mammals, formerly believed to be rare, are in fact common in some areas. But human pressures ... -
Last search for the Jamaican Golden Swallow (Tachycineta e. euchrysea)
(2017)Abstract: The Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea) is an aerial insectivore and obligate secondary cavity nester endemic to the Caribbean islands of Jamaica and Hispaniola. The declining Hispaniolan subspecies (T. e. ... -
Late-Holocene environmental history in the northeastern Caribbean : multi-proxy evidence from two small lakes on the southern slope of the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic
(2007)This dissertation presents multi-proxy evidence of paleoenvironmental change preserved in sediment records recovered from two lakes on the southern (Caribbean) slope of the Cordillera Central in the Dominican Republic: ... -
Legal, political, and social reflections on the Dominican environmental framework
(2018)These reflections involve several intertwined issues such as climate change, environmental assessments, sustainable development, the environment, and ecosystems, among others, in the Dominican Republic. At the same time, ... -
Let's wait for the evening : nocturnal copulation in a tropical damselfly Phylolestes ethelae (Odonata, Synlestidae)
(2024)Sexual selection is one of the main causes of the diversity of reproductive behaviours observed intra- and interspecifically. Here we study the reproductive behaviour of a unique species, Phylolestes ethelae, the only ... -
Life-stage and sex influence Philornis ectoparasitism in a Neotropical woodpecker Melanerpes striatus with essential male parental care
(2023)The nestlings of many Neotropical bird species suffer from Philornis (Diptera: Muscidae) ectoparasitism. Although nestlings are typically considered the intended targets, recent work indicates that Philornis infest adult ... -
Limia mandibularis, a new livebearing fish (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) from Lake Miragoane, Haiti
(2020)Limia mandibularis, a new livebearing fish of the family Poeciliidae is described from Lake Miragoane in southwestern Haiti on Hispaniola. The new species differs from all other species in the genus Limia by the presence ... -
Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) : new record for the Dominican Republic
(2012)[English] On 8 and 9 November 2010, during ornithological field research in montane forests of Sierra de Bahoruco National Park, Dominican Republic at 1800 m elevation, we observed and photographed a Lincoln’s Sparrow ... -
Linking breeding and wintering grounds of Bicknell's Thrushes using stable isotope analyses of feathers
(2001)Previous studies have shown that natural abundance of deuterium (D), and to a lesser extent, in feathers of migrant songbirds in North America can be used to infer geographic origins of molt. We used that approach to ... -
Linking community and national park development : a case from the Dominican Republic
(2002)National parks have complex relationships with local communities that impact both conservation success and community well-being. Integrated conservation arid development projects have been a key approach to managing these ... -
Lista anotada de los escorpiones (Arachnida: Scorpiones) de la Española (República Dominicana y Haití)
(2016)[Español] Se listan los escorpiones de la Española (República Dominicana y Haití) conocidos hasta ahora: tres familias (Buthidae, Hormuridae y Scorpionidae), ocho géneros, 46 especies vivientes y ... -
Lista de especies de quitones (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) conocidas para la Hispaniola
(2010)[Español] El presente trabajo ofrece una lista con 23 especies de quitones conocidas para la isla Hispaniola. Para República Dominicana, esta compilación actualiza el último inventario nacional de la biodiversidad marina ... -
Lista roja de la flora vascular en República Dominicana
(2016)Este libro contiene los resultados del proyecto de investigación “Estado de conservación de la flora vascular de la República Dominicana y aplicación de las categorías de amenaza según los criterios de la UICN”. La Lista ... -
Lista Roja y extinciones : la foca monje
(2011)La foca monje del Caribe fue formalmente declarada extinta en 1996, en la Lista Roja de Animales Amenazados de la UICN. La última vez que se vio fue en 1952, en el Banco Seranilla, entre Jamaica y Honduras, donde se sabía ... -
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. ...
