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Status of Caribbean forest endemics special issue : editors' foreword
(2017)
The high degree of avian endemism in the Caribbean is arguably one of the most defining qualities of the region, and an irreplaceable part of its natural heritage. However, these Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face ...
Discovering gold In the Greater Antilles : the natural history and breeding biology of the Hispaniolan Golden Swallow, followed by the status of the critically endangered Jamaican Golden Swallow
(2016)
This thesis is divided into two parts that collectively tell the contemporary stories of both Golden Swallow subspecies known to the Greater Antilles islands of Hispaniola and Jamaica. Part I constitutes the first in-depth ...
Descubriendo las características de la historia de vida y las estrategias de conservación para la Golondrina Verde, Tachycineta euchrysea sclateri, un paseriforme amenazado y endémico de la isla 'La Hispaniola' : informe final temporada 2013
(2013)
El Proyecto de la Golondrina Verde mira con éxito su segundo año de trabajo en la República Dominicana durante el 2013. Retornamos con una mejor comprensión de la Golondrina Verde, permitiéndonos mejorar las metodologías ...
Historical decline and probable extinction of the Jamaican Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea euchrysea
(2013)
The endemic Jamaican subspecies of the Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea euchrysea has been rare and locally distributed since its discovery in 1847. By the 1950s, its geographic range had contracted to a small region ...
Last search for the Jamaican Golden Swallow (Tachycineta e. euchrysea)
(2017)
Abstract: The Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea) is an aerial insectivore and obligate secondary cavity nester endemic to the Caribbean islands of Jamaica and Hispaniola. The declining Hispaniolan subspecies (T. e. ...
A rare observation of White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) breeding activity on Hispaniola
(2018)
Abstract: The White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) has long been considered a common resident of Hispaniola. However, its breeding status on the island is poorly documented, and we are aware of only three previously ...
Forest restoration in the Dominican Republic : how I got the birds to work for me
(2017)
Birds’ ability to fly long distances and visit a variety of habitats in a relatively short period of time makes them great seed dispersers from the perspective of the plant, and these two groups have evolved a mutualism ...
Estado de conservación de las palmas de la Isla Española
(2015)
La familia Arecaceae es una de las más conspicuas y útiles en las regiones tropicales, donde sus especies son consideradas entre los elementos vegetales más representativos. En un estudio sobre el estado de conservación ...
Estudio de germinación de Salcedoa mirabaliarum Jiménez F. & Katinas L. (Asteraceae), especie endémica de la República Dominicana en peligro de extinción
(2015)
Este trabajo evalúa la capacidad de propagación por semillas de Salcedoa mirabaliarum (Asteraceae), un arbolito endémico de la Cordillera Septentrional, en la provincia Hermanas Mirabal. La especie es considerada en peligro ...
Biology and conservation of marine turtle nesting in the Dominican Republic
(2014)
The loss of biodiversity has become one of the most pressing issues, which has lead to a growing global concern about the status of the biological resources on which human life depends. In recent decades there has been a ...