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    • Advances in the knowledge of the vegetation of Hispaniola (Caribbean Central America) 

      Cano Ortiz, Ana; Musarella, Carmelo María; Piñar Fuentes, Carlos José; Bartolomé Esteban, Carmen; Quinto Canas, Ricardo; Pinto Gomes, Carlos José; Río, Sara del; Cano Carmona, Eusebio (2018)
      The vegetation types and floristic diversity in the Dominican Republic are analysed, a territory with a tropical climate and ombrotypes that range from dry to humid-hyperhumid, due to the Atlantic winds and the phenomenon ...
    • Analysis of the Pterocarpus officinalis forests in the Gran Estero (Dominican Republic) 

      Cano Carmona, Eusebio; Veloz Ramírez, Alberto; Cano Ortiz, Ana; Ruiz, Esteban (2009)
      This paper deals with the geological, historical, bioclimatic and floristic aspects of the northern sector of the Caribbean-Atlantic Subprovince. By means of phytosociological vegetation samples, we focussed our attention ...
    • Bioclimatic map of the Dominican Republic 

      Cano Carmona, Eusebio; Cano Ortiz, Ana; Río González, Sara del; Alatorre Cobos, J.; Veloz Ramírez, A. (2012)
      The location of the Dominican Republic between parallels 17° and 19° north means it has a tropical macroclimate. The Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti belong to the island of Hispaniola, which has three bioclimates: ...
    • Biogeographical areas of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Republic of Haiti) 

      Cano Ortiz, Ana; Musarella, Carmelo M.; Cano Carmona, Eusebio (2017)
      [English] The island of Hispaniola is located between parallels 17 and 19 N and forms part of the Greater Antilles group in the Caribbean region. It covers an area of 76,484 km2 and has the highest altitudes in the whole ...
    • Contribution to the biogeography of the Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti) 

      Cano Carmona, Eusebio; Veloz Ramírez, Alberto; Cano Ortiz, Ana (2010)
      This paper, which deals with the geological history of Hispaniola in the general framework of Central America and particularly the Caribbean Sea, aims at revealing the influence of it on other areas. The paper studies the ...
    • Contribution to the knowledge of the plant communities of the Caribbean-Cibensean Sector in the Dominican Republic 

      Cano Carmona, Eusebio; Veloz Ramírez, Alberto (2012)
      The Caribbean-Cibensean Sector (Eastern Coastal Plain) is situated in the east of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). Despite intense tourist activity and farming, two types of forest can still be found in this area. This ...
    • Distribution patterns of endemic flora to define hotspots on Hispaniola 

      Cano Ortiz, Ana; Musarella, Carmelo María; Piñar Fuentes, José Carlos; Pinto Gomes, Carlos José; Cano Carmona, Eusebio (2016)
      Nineteen areas on the island of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) were studied with the aim of determining the distribution pattern of the endemic flora in these areas, and their variability with altitude. The ...
    • Establishment of biogeographic areas by distributing endemic flora and habitats (Dominican Republic, Haiti R.) 

      Cano Carmona, Eusebio; Cano Ortiz, Ana (2012)
      Despite the large number of botanical studies conducted on the flora of the Island of Hispaniola, some of which adopted a floristic or physiognomical approach with a phytosociological methodology, only few have adopted ...
    • Forests and landscapes of Dominican Republic 

      Cano Ortiz, Ana; Musarella, Carmelo María; Piñar Fuentes, José Carlos; Pinto Gomes, Carlos; Cano Carmona, Eusebio (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 ...
    • Phytosociological study, diversity and conservation status of the cloud forest in the Dominican Republic 

      Cano Ortiz, Ana; Musarella, Carmelo María; Pinto Gomes, Carlos José; Quinto Canas, Ricardo; Piñar Fuentes, José Carlos; Cano Carmona, Eusebio (2020)
      The study of the forest in rainy environments of the Dominican Republic reveals the presence of four types of vegetation formations, clearly differentiated from each other in terms of their floristic and biogeographical ...
    • Rain forests in subtropical mountains of Dominican Republic 

      Cano Carmona, Eusebio; Veloz Ramírez, Alberto; Cano Ortiz, Ana (2014)
      This article presents a study of the cloud forest dominated by the Prestoea montana (R. Graham) Nichols. This is a hyperhumid forest located in ravines and shaded areas with cloud condensation, and at heights ranging from ...
    • The cloud forest in the Dominican Republic : diversity and conservation status 

      Cano Ortiz, Ana; Musarella, Carmelo María; Quinto Canas, Ricardo; Piñar Fuentes, José C.; Pinto Gomes, Carlos J.; Cano Carmona, Eusebio (2019)
      The study of the forest in rainy environments of the Dominican Republic reveals the presence of four types of vegetation formations, clearly differentiated from each other in terms of their floristic and biogeographical ...
    • The habitats of Leptochloopsis virgata in the Dominican Republic 

      Cano Carmona, Eusebio; Veloz Ramírez, Alberto; Cano Ortiz, Ana (2010)
      This paper deals with the Leptochloopsis virgata esparto patches growing in the Dominican Republic. These communities thrive mostly in shaded areas, as happens in the southwest of the island and the Cibao valley, where ...