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Coastal-hinterland exchange and garden hunting practices prior to the European invasion of Hispaniola
(2021)
This study analyses zooarchaeological material recovered from the late precolumbian site of El Flaco (AD 990–1450), northern Dominican Republic. The faunal assemblage from this inland settlement demonstrates terrestrially ...
Participative design of the spatial and temporal development of improved cocoa agroforestry systems for yield and biodiversity
(2022)
Farmers constantly adapt cropping systems to meet their needs. Cocoa farming is frequently associated with low incomes and little access to technical innovations for the small farmers and their families who are responsible ...
Energy supply systems predicting model for the integration of long-term energy planning variables with sustainable livelihoods approach in remote communities
(2023)
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations Organization pursue the provision of affordable and quality energy for all human beings, which is why the correct planning of Energy Supply Systems (ESS) in ...
Tropical fish diversity enhances coral reef functioning across multiple scales
(2019)
There is now a general consensus that biodiversity positively affects ecosystem functioning. This consensus, however, stems largely from small-scale experiments, raising the question of whether diversity effects operate ...
Uncertain future for global sea turtle populations in face of sea level rise
(2023)
Sea level rise has accelerated during recent decades, exceeding rates recorded during the previous two millennia, and as a result many coastal habitats and species around the globe are being impacted. This situation is ...
Contribution of urban forests to the ecosystem service of air quality in the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
(2021)
A survey on pollutants that affect air quality was carried out at 27 points in the city of Santo Domingo, National District. The removal of air pollutants was estimated in relation to the city’s forest cover; using the ...
Social perceptions and conservation in protected areas : taking stock of the literature
(2023)
This paper conducts a systematic review of the literature (SRL) to update the relevance of social perception (SP) for managing protected areas and conservation spaces that contribute to global and regional efforts to ...
Analysis of the Pterocarpus officinalis forests in the Gran Estero (Dominican Republic)
(2009)
This paper deals with the geological, historical, bioclimatic and floristic aspects of the northern sector of the Caribbean-Atlantic Subprovince. By means of phytosociological vegetation samples, we focussed our attention ...
New distributional records of the Samaná least gecko (Sphaerodactylus samanensis, Cochran, 1932) with comments on its morphological variation and conservation status
(2021)
We report here five new localities across the distribution of the lizard Sphaerodactylus samanensis, extending its current geographic range to the west, in the Cordillera Central of Hispaniola. We also report phenotypic ...
Condición y manejo de los arrecifes de coral en las áreas marinas protegidas del sureste de la República Dominicana
(2019)
Los cambios en la estructura y función de los arrecifes de coral son cada vez más significativos y pocos sitios en el Caribe pueden soportar los factores de estrés locales y el cambio climático global. En este trabajo se ...