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Growth dynamics of the threatened Caribbean staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis: influence of host genotype, symbiont identity, colony size, and environmental setting
(2014)
The drastic decline in the abundance of Caribbean acroporid corals (Acropora cervicornis, A. palmata) has prompted the listing of this genus as threatened as well as the development of a regional propagation and restoration ...
Diseño de humedal artificial para la depuración de aguas residuales domésticas en el paraje La Secadora del Municipio de Constanza, República Dominicana
(2019)
República Dominicana es un paraíso natural que sufre el descuido por parte de las autoridades competentes en materia de protección de recursos naturales. Tal es el caso del municipio de Constanza, una zona con un clima ...
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 ...
Drought and vulnerability in the Dominican Republic
(2017)
The purpose of this study was to offer insights about the importance that governments create specific policies to deal with natural hazards, and make sure that concise reliable information is available to all citizens to ...
Uso del nombre Consolea microcarpa versus Consolea picardae (Cactaceae), para una especie endémica de la Española
(2018)
Existe la duda sobre el uso del nombre correcto de una especie endémica de La Española, Consolea microcarpa (K. Schum.) E.F. Anderson. La mayoría de las más recientes publicaciones usan el sinónimo, C. picardae (Urb.) ...
Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae). XIII. Systematics of Miconia subcompressa, a Hispaniolan endemic comprised of three eco-geographic subspecies
(2015)
The pattern of morphological variation in Miconia subcompressa, a species endemic to the mountains of southern Hispaniola, is assessed by a consideration of numerous herbarium specimens (many collected by the authors) and ...
Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae). XIV. Species of Miconia section Sagraea that occur in the Greater Antilles and additionally in the Lesser Antilles and/or continental regions
(2018)
The systematics of three species of Miconia sect. Sagraea from the Greater Antilles, which also occur in the Lesser Antilles and/or continental regions, is investigated. These taxa, representing lineages of likely independent ...
Erechthis katydids (Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae) in the Caribbean : new species from The Bahamas and Hispaniola
(2016)
Two new species of Caribbean conocephaline katydids (Agraeciini) are described for the previously monotypic genus Erechthis: one from the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas, one from Hispaniola. The first-named species ...
Looks can be deceiving : the deceptive milkcaps (Lactifluus, Russulaceae) exhibit low morphological variance but harbour high genetic diversity
(2019)
The ectomycorrhizal genus Lactifluus is known to contain many species complexes, consisting of morphologically very similar species, which can be considered cryptic or pseudocryptic. In this paper, a thorough molecular ...
Genomic patterns in Acropora cervicornis show extensive population structure and variable genetic diversity
(2017)
Threatened Caribbean coral communities can benefit from high-resolution genetic data used to inform management and conservation action. We use Genotyping by Sequencing (GBS) to investigate genetic patterns in the threatened ...