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Segurança alimentar, conhecimento ecológico tradicional e agroecologia como bases para o estudo dos sistemas alimentares nas cidades fronteiriças de Anse-à-Pitre no Haiti e Pedernales na República Dominicana
(2018)
Resumen : A pesar dos esforços globais nas últimas décadas em prol de garantir a segurança alimentar das nações, atualmente o número de pessoas no mundo que padece de fome ou desnutrição chega quase a um bilhão, enquanto ...
The biodiversity of Hispaniolan mollusca
(2016)
Hispaniola as the second largest Island of the Greater Antilles host a remarkable mosaic biodiversity of terrestrial mollusca as a result of its turbulent natural history: repeated joining and separation of multiple sets ...
Historical biogeography of endemic plants in the Caribbean and Podocarpus as a case study
(2019)
Despite numerous floristic studies of the Caribbean region, the large-scale evolutionary origins of its diversity remain relatively under-explored. Here, I add to the empirical knowledge of the origin and assembly of the ...
Parámetros cuantitativos para la evaluación de la susceptibilidad a la erosión de suelos tropicales dominicanos
(2010)
La capa superficial de los suelos de diferentes tipos de bosques tropicales húmedos y secos presentes en la provincia de Pedernales (República Dominicana), ha sido evaluada mediante diferentes parámetros relacionados ...
Marine mammals in the Wider Caribbean : current research and priorities for future studies
(2014)
Numerous research activities aiming at marine mammals have been commenced by individual organisations as well as regional or even international collaborations throughout the Wider Caribbean over the past years. These ...
Biosistema natural para el tratamiento de las aguas residuales domésticas en el municipio de Santiago de los Caballeros, República Dominicana
(2017)
Este proyecto para la implementación de un biosistema natural para el tratamiento de las aguas residuales de origen doméstico en el municipio de Santiago de los Caballeros, es el resultado de la investigación, diseño, ...
Hurricane Matthew impacts to marine and coastal biodiversity on southern coast of Dominican Republic
(2017)
A rapid environmental assessment was conducted by the staff of Marine Biology Research Center (CIBIMA), Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) on the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, to ...
Observation of geophagy by Hispaniolan Crossbill (Loxia megaplaga) at an abandoned bauxite mine
(2012)
Abstract: I report an observation of endangered Hispaniolan Crossbill (Loxia megaplaga) feeding on soils near abandoned bauxite mines in the Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic. Although geophagy has been widely reported ...
What is out there? A typology of land restoration projects in Latin America and the Caribbean
(2019)
Restoring degraded lands is high on the international agenda and the number of restoration projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has increased considerably over the past decades. However, the variety of approaches ...
Uncovering life history traits and conservation strategies for the Golden Swallow, Tachycineta euchrysea sclateri, a threatened and endemic passerine on the island of Hispaniola : 2014 field season report
(2014)
The 2014 field season saw the continued collection of annual data on the breeding life history of the Golden Swallows via artificial nest-box monitoring. Moreso than years prior, however, we spent considerable time focusing ...