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Forest baseline and deforestation map of the Dominican Republic through the analysis of time series of MODIS data
(2015)
Deforestation is one of the major threats to habitats in the Dominican Republic. In this work we present a forest baseline for the year 2000 and a deforestation map for the year 2011. Maps were derived from Moderate ...
Forest change within and outside protected areas in the Dominican Republic, 2000-2016
(2019)
[English] We used Landsat-based estimates of tree cover change to document the loss and gain of forest in the Dominican Republic between 2000 and 2016. Overall, 2,795 km2 of forest were lost, with forest gain occurring on ...
Forest loss and fire in the Dominican Republic during the 21st Century
(2019)
[English] [Preprint] We used Landsat-based estimates of tree cover change to document the loss and gain of forest in the Dominican Republic between 2000 and 2016. Overall, 2,795 km 2 of forest were lost, with forest gain ...
Patterns of growth, recruitment, mortality and biomass across an altitudinal gradient in a neotropical montane forest, Dominican Republic
(2012)
[English] We examined stand dynamics and biomass along an altitudinal gradient in a tropical montane forest (TMF) in the disturbance-prone Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic. We tested the general hypothesis that chronic ...
Cambios en la cobertura boscosa del bosque nublado en la Sierra de Neiba, República Dominicana
(2019)
[Español] La Sierra de Neiba es un área de gran relevancia para la conservación de la biodiversidad, por la particularidad de sus ecosistemas, flora y fauna. El Parque Nacional Sierra de Neiba se creó para conservar el ...
Urban-forest assessment in the Dominican Republic
(2019)
The world´s urbanization forecast shows that 60% of the human population will be living in cities by 2050 (United Nations et al. 2017). This growth will negatively impact natural forests surrounding urban areas and will ...
Desarrollando un sistema de predicción de distribuciones diamétricas para Pinus occidentalis, Sw. en La Sierra, República Dominicana
(2011)
[Español] La información acerca de la distribución del diámetro de una masa forestal es un componente esencial para derivar una diversidad de atributos del rodal, entender la dinámica del rodal bajo diferentes condiciones ...
Contribution to the knowledge of the plant communities of the Caribbean-Cibensean Sector in the Dominican Republic
(2012)
The Caribbean-Cibensean Sector (Eastern Coastal Plain) is situated in the east of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). Despite intense tourist activity and farming, two types of forest can still be found in this area. This ...
Forests and landscapes of Dominican Republic
(2015)
Aims: This, in conjunction with the diversity of the substrates and the fact that the island is home to the highest mountains in the Caribbean and with a high rate of endemic species, allows them to be differentiated into ...
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 ...