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The Amazon sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), a new exotic species established in the Dominican Republic
(2020)
Abstract: The correct identity and occurrence of the introduced armored catfish, locally known as “devil fish” or “pleco” in the Dominican Republic, is briefly described. Specimens were collected from six sites in the ...
Influencia del arbolado en la habitabilidad térmica urbana en clima cálido húmedo, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
(2022)
En la actualidad la ciudad de Santo Domingo está viviendo un alto nivel de disconfort térmico urbano generando espacios carentes de uso debido al aumento de las temperaturas, afectando directamente la habitabilidad urbana. ...
Tropical cyclones and the organization of mangrove forests : a review
(2020)
Background: Many mangrove ecosystems are periodically exposed to high velocity winds and surge from tropical cyclones, and often recover with time and continue to provide numerous societal benefits in the wake of storm ...
The disconnect between knowledge and perceptions : a study of fishermen’s local ecological knowledge and their perception of the state of fisheries and how these are managed in the Dominican Republic
(2022)
Understanding what fishers know about the ecology of the fish they catch, and how they perceive the state and management of their fisheries can guide efforts towards more sustainable fishing practices. We tested relationships ...
Mangroves as coastal protection for local economic activities from hurricanes in the Caribbean
(2021)
In recent decades, hurricane frequency and intensity have increased in the Caribbean Basin. From 2000 to 2012, more than 100 hurricanes impacted lives, infrastructure, and economic activity along the region’s shorelines. ...
Global significance of mangrove blue carbon in climate change mitigation
(2020)
Mangrove forests store and sequester large area-specific quantities of blue carbon (Corg). Except for tundra and peatlands, mangroves store more Corg per unit area than any other ecosystem. Mean mangrove Corg stock is 738.9 ...
Phylogeographic structure within the fiddler crabs Leptuca thayeri and Uca maracoani (Brachyura, Ocypodidae) along the tropical West Atlantic
(2022)
Most fiddler crabs have an extended planktonic larval phase, potentially maintaining gene flow among widely separated populations, in the absence of marine barriers. Such marine barriers could be long coastal stretches ...
Tropical montane vegetation dynamics near the upper cloud belt strongly associated with a shifting ITCZ and fire
(2022)
Tropical montane forests house unusual and diverse biota and are considered highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly near the trade wind inversion (TWI) – the upper end of the cloud belt that defines tropical ...
Functional study of resistance and resilience in mangrove ecosystems in the Dominican Republic
(2022)
[Español] En este estudio buscamos caracterizar los rasgos funcionales a nivel de comunidad para cuantificar la resiliencia y resistencia de los manglares y explorar la relación de los rasgos funcionales a nivel de comunidad ...
A study on the mangrove formations of the Neotropical-Austroamerican Kingdom
(2020)
According to the most recent literature, although very few plant species are characteristic of American mangrove formations, to date over 30 plant associations, including three orders, seven alliances, and three phytosociological ...