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Caribbean Marine Atlas
(2020)
The Caribbean Marine Atlas (CMA) is an online digital platform that stores and provides access to geospatial information (and related documents) on the "Marine Environment and Human Societies in the Wider Caribbean Region". ...
Selective feeding in the hawksbill turtle, an important predator in coral reef ecosystems
(2002)
We evaluated selective feeding in hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata by comparing ingested prey species with their availability at 2 sites in the South West Dominican Republic.
A first report on fish and turtle catch in Trudillé Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic
(2010)
First report of results of a study to collect information about fishing activity and turtles caught by fishers in Trudillé, Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic.
Sea turtle conservation in the Dominican Republic : the importance of national parks
(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 ...
Sistema agroforestal con plantas nativas y endémicas en la zona de Oviedo, península de Barahona
(2006)
Este material de conferencia explica el proyecto de implementación de un sistema agroforestal con plantas nativas y endémicas en la zona de Oviedo, República Dominicana. En los sistemas agroforestales existen interacciones ...
Livelihoods matter : a comparative political ecology of forest use on Hispaniola
(2022)
Forests provide grounds for human well-being through direct material, indirect environmental, and immaterial contributions. Here, we analyze the example of Hispaniola to understand reasons for (un)sustainable forest use. ...
A study of the dry forest communities in the Dominican Republic
(2015)
This paper is a floristic and phytosociological study of the dry forest communities of the Dominican Republic. A total of 69 relevés in dry forest biotopes were carried out. The samples were subsequently subjected to ...
Feeding strategies and diet variation in livebearing fishes of the genus Limia (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the Greater Antilles
(2022)
Feeding specialisations are known to play an important role in the ecology and evolution of many organisms. In this study, we performed a comparative analysis based
on the data of the gut content of eight species of the ...
Quality perceived by the ecotourist in protected natural areas : a case study in Dominican Republic
(2014)
[English] The main purpose of this research is to evaluate the quality perceived by ecotourists visiting protected areas of Dominican Republic, in particular, in the Saltos de la Damajagua Natural Monument, which is ...
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) : Dominican Republic
(2022)
[English] Hosted by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), this database provides open access to biodiversity data about all types of life on Earth. The GBIF-Dominican Republic provides open access to occurrence ...