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Plantas preferidas para leña en la zona de bosque seco de Pedro Santana y Bánica, República Dominicana. Aspectos etnobotánicos y de manejo sustentable
(2013)
Resumen: En la zona fronteriza de la República Dominicana con Haití, la leña se usa como combustible doméstico y para pequeñas industrias como panaderías. Habitantes dela zona mencionaron ocho árboles y arbustos como ...
Phylogenetics of Leptocereus (Cactaceae) on Hispaniola: clarifying species limits in the L. weingartianus complex and a new species from the Sierra de Bahoruco
(2021)
The Antillean genus Leptocereus represents an in-situ radiation among the Greater and Lesser Antilles of 19 currently recognized species. Extensive fieldwork carried out in the Dominican Republic over recent years has ...
Vegetación y flora de la loma El Mogote, Jarabacoa, Cordillera Central, República Dominicana
(2000)
Se presenta el inventario florístico del Mogote de Pinar Quemado; se caracteriza su vegetación, incluyendo tres inventarios de parcelas en un remanente de bosque nublado y un perfil de suelo de una de estas parcelas. En ...
pH, aluminio y factores ambientales en suelos bajo bosques de la cordillera Central, República Dominicana
(2015)
Se analizaron datos químicos de 36 secciones de suelos bajo bosques naturales en la cordillera Central dominicana, 20 de ellas ubicadas en interfluvios y las 16 restantes en ambientes ribereños. En los interfluvios predominan ...
Insights from a new high-resolution drought atlas for the Caribbean spanning 1950–2016
(2017)
Climate change is expected to increase the severity and frequency of drought in the Caribbean. Understanding drought variability and its trends is therefore critical for improving resiliency and adaptation capacity of this ...
Exacerbation of the 2013–2016 Pan-Caribbean drought by anthropogenic warming
(2018)
The Caribbean islands are expected to see more frequent and severe droughts from reduced precipitation and increased evaporative demand due to anthropogenic climate change. Between 2013 and 2016, the Caribbean experienced ...
The history of a Hispaniolan palm, Zombia antillarum
(2022)
The taxonomic history of the Hispaniolan palm Zombia antillarum is reviewed
Cactus fruits may facilitate Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) breeding in atypical habitat on Hispaniola
(2003)
The Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) usually is found in moist areas, breeding near water during the rainy season. On Hispaniola I observed the Village Weaver breeding in the desert, despite a lack of rain, and consuming ...
Human and hutia (Isolobodon portoricensis) interactions in pre-Columbian Hispaniola : the isotopic and morphological evidence
(2021)
Highlights: Bone collagen carbon (∂13C) values of some hutia suggest commensal diets with humans. Raised carbon (∂13C) values suggest that some hutia consumed C4 plants, likely maize. There is no evidence suggesting hutia ...
Historical demography of bird populations from Hispaniola assessed by nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences
(2015)
Molecular markers can be used to infer the demographic history of a given species, but many historic processes simultaneously impact multiple species. Thus, comparative historical demography has the potential to provide ...