Browsing Investigación ambiental by Author "Raga, Juan A."
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Assessing the efficacy of direct conservation interventions : clutch protection of the leatherback marine turtle in the Dominican Republic
Revuelta, Ohiana; León, Yolanda M.; Broderick, Annette C.; Féliz, Pablo; Godley, Brendan J.; Balbuena, Juan A.; Mason, Andrea; Poulton, Kate; Savoré, Stefania; Raga, Juan A.; Tomás, Jesús (2015)The beaches of Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic are the country's last known major nesting site for the leatherback marine turtle Dermochelys coriacea. This nesting aggregation is threatened by widespread ... -
Comercio de concha de carey en Santo Domingo : malas noticias para los careyes del Caribe
Féliz, Pablo; León, Yolanda M.; Tomás, Jesús; Hierro-Santos, Karina; Mateo, Amelia; Méndez, Mildred D.; Perdomo, Laura; Raga, Juan A. (2008)La República Dominicana tiene un marco legal que protege a las tortugas marinas y prohíbe su comercio desde los 1960s y que ha sido reafirmado a través de distintas leyes y decretos, siendo la última la Ley núm. 307-04 que ... -
Contextualising the last survivors : population structure of marine turtles in the Dominican Republic
Carreras, Carlos; Godley, Brendan J.; León, Yolanda M.; Hawkes, Lucy A.; Revuelta, Ohiana; Raga, Juan A.; Tomás, Jesús (2013)Nesting by three species of marine turtles persists in the Dominican Republic, despite historic threats and long-term population decline. We conducted a genetic survey of marine turtles in the Dominican Republic in order ... -
Estudio de las poblaciones de tortugas marinas nidificantes en República Dominicana : informe de actividades realizadas en 2009
Tomás, Jesús; León, Yolanda M.; Revuelta, Ohiana; Raga, Juan A. (2010)Este informe recoge las tareas realizadas y los resultados más importantes obtenidos durante 2009, tanto a nivel de evaluación de las poblaciones amenazadas de tortugas marinas como a nivel de sensibilización y apoyo a ... -
Evaluating the importance of marine protected areas for the conservation of hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata nesting in the Dominican Republic
Revuelta, Ohiana; Hawkes, Lucy; León, Yolanda M.; Godley, Brendan J.; Raga, Juan A.; Tomás, Jesús (2015)Understanding spatial and temporal habitat-use patterns to protect both foraging and breeding grounds of species of concern is crucial for successful conservation. Saona Island in Del Este National Park (DENP), south-eastern ... -
Migratory patterns in hawksbill turtles described by satellite tracking
Hawkes, L. A.; Tomás, Jesús; Revuelta, Ohiana; León, Yolanda M.; Blumenthal, J. M.; Broderick, A. C.; Fish, M.; Raga, Juan A.; Witt, M. J.; Godley, B. J. (2012)The advent of telemetry has improved knowledge of the spatio-temporal distribution of marine species of conservation concern. Among the sea turtles, the movements of the hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata are among ... -
Protected areas host important remnants of marine turtle nesting stocks in the Dominican Republic
Revuelta, Ohiana; León, Yolanda M.; Feliz, Pablo; Godley, Brendan J.; Raga, Juan A.; Tomás, Jesús (2012)Nesting by marine turtles in the Caribbean has declined considerably, mainly because of human exploitation, but there has previously been no monitoring in the Dominican Republic. We present the first detailed assessment ... -
Sea turtle conservation in the Dominican Republic : the importance of national parks
Tomás, Jesús; Godley, Brendan J.; León, Yolanda M.; Revuelta, Ohiana; Raga, Juan A. (2011)Despite the existence, since 1962, of Dominican laws for the protection of sea turtles, hawksbills are captured frequently for the use of meat and carapace for the tortoiseshell trade. These threats mandate urgent action ... -
The value of endangered species in protected areas at risk : the case of the leatherback turtle in the Dominican Republic
Revuelta, Ohiana; León, Yolanda M.; Balbuena, Juan A.; Broderick, Annette C.; Féliz, Pablo; Godley, Brendan J.; Raga, Juan A.; Tomás, Jesús (2014)Protected areas are considered essential elements for global biodiversity conservation. They may not necessarily result in an effective conservation of resources in developing countries due to lack of funding for management ...