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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 ...
Community perceptions of tourism impacts on coastal protected areas
(2019)
The Dominican Republic is one of the countries with the highest growing number of tourists in coastal protected areas. The objective of this study was to examine the perceived impact of tourism on three coastal national ...
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 ...
Osteopilus pulchrilineatus, Hispaniolan Yellow Treefrog
(2013)
Artículo que resume los resultados de una evaluación sobre el estado de conservación de la Rana Arborícola Amarilla de la Hispaniola (Osteopilus pulchrilineatus) publicado en la «Lista Roja de Especies Amenazadas» de la ...
Using the past to contextualize anthropogenic impacts on the present and future distribution of an endemic Caribbean mammal
(2019)
Island species are difficult to conserve because they face the synergy of climate change, invasive species, deforestation, and increasing human population densities in areas where land mass is shrinking. The Caribbean ...
Columbus’ environmental impact in the New World : land use change in the Yaque River valley, Dominican Republic
(2018)
Columbus’ arrival in the New World in AD 1492 on the northern coast of Hispaniola was followed by a suite of changes in land-use. We reconstruct environmental change from a 225-cm-long sediment core from site Los Indios ...
Past and present of insular Caribbean mammals : understanding Holocene extinctions to inform modern biodiversity conservation
(2017)
[English] Of the 116 mammal species present in the Greater Antilles at the start of the Holocene Epoch, only 56 now survive, with more extensive species losses (~80%) in native lineages of sloths, shrews, rodents, and ...