Browsing Investigación ambiental by Author "Jiménez, Francisco"

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    • A conservation framework for the critically endangered endemic species of the Caribbean palm Coccothrinax 

      Jestrow, Brett; Peguero, Brígido; Jiménez, Francisco; Verecia, Raúl; González-Oliva, Lisbet; Moya, Celio E.; Cinea, William; Griffith, M. Patrick; Meerow, Alan W.; Maunder, Mike; Francisco-Ortega, Javier (2018)
      With 30 threatened species (14 categorized as Critically Endangered and 16 as Endangered, sensu IUCN), Coccothrinax (c. 54 species) is the flagship palm genus for conservation in the Caribbean Island Biodiversity Hotspot. ...

    • A new seed bank for Hispaniola to support the conservation and sustainable use of the Caribbean native flora 

      Mattana, Efisio; Manger, Keith R.; Way, Michael J.; Ulian, Tiziana; García, Ricardo; Encarnación Castillo, Wilkin Rafael; Clase, Teodoro; Peguero, Brígido; Jiménez, Francisco (2017)
      A significant step for the effective conservation of the native flora of the Caribbean Islands was taken on 7 February 2017, when the new seed bank of the Jardín Botánico Nacional ‘Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso’ of Santo Domingo ...

    • Assessing seed desiccation responses of native trees in the Caribbean 

      Mattana, Efisio; Peguero, Brígido; Di Sacco, Alice; Agramonte, Wilvin; Encarnación Castillo, Wilkin Rafael; Jiménez, Francisco; Clase, Teodoro; Pritchard, Hugh W.; Gómez-Barreiro, Pablo; Castillo-Lorenzo, Elena; Terrero Encarnación, Marianny; Way, Michael J.; García, Ricardo; Ulian, Tiziana (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 ...

    • Coccothrinax jimenezii : a critically endangered palm from Hispaniola 

      Peguero, Brígido; Jiménez, Francisco; Joseph, Pierre Angelo; Cinea, William; Griffith, M. Patrick; Francisco-Ortega, Javier; Jestrow, Brett (2015)
      Coccothrinax jimenezii is assigned the IUCN's Critically Endangered conservation category. This paper focuses on the distribution range and conservation issues of C. jimenezii as a distinct species without discussing ...

    • Estado de conservación de las palmas de la Isla Española 

      Peguero, Brígido; Veloz, Alberto; García, Ricardo; Clase, Teodoro; Santos, Claritza de los; Jones, Dalia; Jiménez, Francisco (2015)
      La familia Arecaceae es una de las más conspicuas y útiles en las regiones tropicales, donde sus especies son consideradas entre los elementos vegetales más representativos. En un estudio sobre el estado de conservación ...

    • Genetic diversity and differentiation of the critically endangered Hispaniolan palm Coccothrinax jimenezii M.M. Mejía & R.G. García based on novel SSR markers 

      Jestrow, Brett; Peguero, Brígido; Jiménez, Francisco; Cinea, William; Hass, Michael; Reeve, Andrew; Meerow, Alan W.; Griffith, M. Patrick; Maunder, Michael; Francisco-Ortega, Javier (2016)
      Coccothrinax jimenezii M.M. Mejía & R.G. García is a Critically Endangered palm species restricted to Haiti (one population near the city of Gonaïves with 43 individuals) and the Dominican Republic (one population on the ...

    • Sweet drinks are made of this : conservation genetics of an endemic palm species from the Dominican Republic 

      Namoff, Sandra; Veloz, Alberto; Jiménez, Francisco; Rodríguez-Peña, Rosa A.; Peguero, Brígido; Lewis, Carl; Moynihan, Jeremy; Abdo, Melissa; Maunder, Mike; von Wettberg, Eric; Meerow, Alan W.; Griffith, M. Patrick; Francisco-Ortega, Javier (2011)
      Pseudophoenix ekmanii is a threatened palm species endemic to the Dominican Republic. Sap from trees is extracted to make a local drink; once they are tapped the individual usually dies. Plants are also illegally harvested ...

    • La vegetación natural de República Dominicana : adiciones a la clasificación de Häger & Zanoni (1993) 

      Peguero, Brígido; Jiménez, Francisco (2020)
      Se agregan siete tipos de asociaciones vegetales a la clasificación de Häger & Zanoni (1993) sobre la vegetación natural de República Dominicana.