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Estudio de caso : el ruido urbano : un enemigo silencioso
(2011)
En las ciudades de República Dominicana se vive en medio de altos niveles de ruido. Lamentablemente este contaminante parece ser que constituye un elemento cultural más. Los equipos de sonido a gran altura forman parte de ...
Arte, ciencia y cultura : Arte ruprestre en las cavernas del Boulevard del Atlántico
(2011)
El Ministro de Medio Ambiente y la Academia Dominicana de Ciencias, solicitaron al arqueólogo Adolfo López, la localización, exploración y documentación de las cavernas situadas en la zona de influencia de la nueva carretera ...
Contaminación acústica en la ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros, República Dominicana. El caso de las zonas aledañas a la Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago
(2018)
Actualmente, uno de los contaminantes que más afectan a la ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros (República Dominicana) es la contaminación acústica. La importancia de esta investigación surge como una inquietud de los ...
Tropical cyclones and the organization of mangrove forests : a review
(2020)
Background: Many mangrove ecosystems are periodically exposed to high velocity winds and surge from tropical cyclones, and often recover with time and continue to provide numerous societal benefits in the wake of storm ...
Tropical montane forest ecotones : climate gradients, natural disturbance, and vegetation zonation in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic
(2015)
Aim: We examined relationships between climate–disturbance gradients and patterns of vegetation zonation and ecotones on a subtropical mountain range.
Location: The study was conducted on the windward slopes of the ...
The disconnect between knowledge and perceptions : a study of fishermen’s local ecological knowledge and their perception of the state of fisheries and how these are managed in the Dominican Republic
(2022)
Understanding what fishers know about the ecology of the fish they catch, and how they perceive the state and management of their fisheries can guide efforts towards more sustainable fishing practices. We tested relationships ...
Mangrove mortality in a changing climate : an overview
(2018)
Mangroves provide vital ecosystem services at the dynamic interface between land and oceans. Recent reports of mangrove mortality suggest that mangroves may be adversely affected by climate change. Here, we review historical ...
Mangroves as coastal protection for local economic activities from hurricanes in the Caribbean
(2021)
In recent decades, hurricane frequency and intensity have increased in the Caribbean Basin. From 2000 to 2012, more than 100 hurricanes impacted lives, infrastructure, and economic activity along the region’s shorelines. ...
Global significance of mangrove blue carbon in climate change mitigation
(2020)
Mangrove forests store and sequester large area-specific quantities of blue carbon (Corg). Except for tundra and peatlands, mangroves store more Corg per unit area than any other ecosystem. Mean mangrove Corg stock is 738.9 ...
The potential for mangrove and seagrass blue carbon in Small Island States
(2023)
Blue carbon is attracting substantial interest as a natural climate solution. Focus has been on countries with large blue carbon stocks, though the high carbon densities of blue carbon ecosystems make them suitable for ...