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Mangrove mortality in a changing climate : an overview
(2018)
Mangroves provide vital ecosystem services at the dynamic interface between land and oceans. Recent reports of mangrove mortality suggest that mangroves may be adversely affected by climate change. Here, we review historical ...
Preservation and recovery of mangrove ecosystem carbon stocks in abandoned shrimp ponds
(2019)
Mangrove forests capture and store exceptionally large amounts of carbon and are increasingly recognised as an important ecosystem for carbon sequestration. Yet land-use change in the tropics threatens this ecosystem and ...
Diversity and conservation status of mangrove communities in two areas of Mesocaribea biogeographic region
(2018)
The study of mangrove communities (Avicennia germinans, Conocarpus erectus, Laguncularia racemosa and Rhyzophora mangle) in Central America reveals a total diversity of 121 species included in 7 plant communities, of which ...
Studying common-pool resources over time : a longitudinal case study of the Buen Hombre fishery in the Dominican Republic
(2016)
Like many small-scale fishing communities around the world, the community of Buen Hombre in the Dominican Republic is dealing with a set of challenges to reconcile its fishing activities with the ecology on which it depends. ...
How mangrove forests adjust to rising sea level
(2014)
Mangroves are among the most well described and widely studied wetland communities in the world. The greatest threats to mangrove persistence are deforestation and other anthropogenic disturbances that can compromise habitat ...
Mangroves enhance reef fish abundance at the Caribbean regional scale
(2015)
Several studies conducted at the scale of islands, or small sections of continental coastlines, have suggested that mangrove habitats serve to enhance fish abundances on coral reefs, mainly by providing nursery grounds for ...
Genetic diversity and differentiation of Pseudophoenix (Arecaceae) in Hispaniola
(2014)
Pseudophoenix ekmanii, P. lediniana and P. vinifera (Arecaceae) are endemic to Hispaniola. The more wide-ranging P. sargentii also occurs on the island. Population genetic diversity and structure of Pseudophoenix was ...
Variación interanual de la floración y visita de abejas en cuatro especies de árboles de bosque seco en República Dominicana
(2015)
Entre septiembre 2010 a agosto 2013, en los municipios Bánica y Pedro Santana, en el suroeste de la República Dominicana, se realizaron observaciones de la floración de cuatro especies de interés apícola presentes en el ...
Discovery of a giant chameleon-like lizard (Anolis) on Hispaniola and its significance to understanding replicated adaptive radiations
(2016)
We report a new chameleon-like Anolis species from Hispaniola that is ecomorphologically similar to congeners found only on Cuba. Lizards from both clades possess short limbs and a short tail and utilize relatively narrow ...
Retrofitting power poles to prevent electrocution of translocated Ridgway’s Hawks (Buteo ridgwayi)
(2019)
Abstract: A translocation program for Critically Endangered Ridgway’s Hawks (Buteo ridgwayi) in the Dominican Republic initially met with limited success because hawks were being electrocuted on power poles around the ...