Browsing Investigación ambiental by Author "Maunder, Mike"

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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. ...

    • 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 ...