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Assisted coral reproduction in the Dominican Republic : a successful story to replicate in the Caribbean
(2021)
Coral assisted fertilization, larval rearing and recruit propagation success in significant ecological scales, largely depend on scaling up and replicating these efforts in as many regions as possible. The Dominican ...
Plant community associations with morpho-topographic, geological and land use attributes in a semi-deciduous tropical forest of the Dominican Republic
(2021)
Despite being increasingly threatened by human-induced disturbances, dry forests remain the least studied and protected forest types in the Caribbean region. In contrast to many other forest systems in the world, we have ...
Conservation actions and ecological context : optimizing coral reef local management in the Dominican Republic
(2021)
Over the past few decades, coral reef ecosystems have been lost at accelerated rates as a result of global climate change and local stressors. Local management schemes can help improve the condition of coral reefs by ...
Coral reef restoration efforts in Latin American countries and territories
(2020)
Here, we present unpublished data from 12 coral reef restoration case studies from five Latin American countries, describe their motivations and techniques used, and provide estimates on total annual project cost per unit ...
Acciones de conservación marina a través de la integración de la comunidad local
(2022)
[Español] Debido a distintas presiones globales y locales, los ecosistemas costero-marinos se encuentran rápidamente en declive a un ritmo alarmante. La República Dominicana es especialmente vulnerable a los efectos de la ...
Nuevo récord de Trametes hirsuta (Wulfen) Lloyd (Basidiomycota) en Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Mallén, San Pedro de Macorís, República Dominicana
(2021)
[Español] Se reporta por primera vez la especie Trametes hirsuta sobre tronco de Hura crepitans L., en el Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Mallén. T. hirsuta es un hongo fitopatógeno del orden de los polyporales que causa ...
Hongos del Monumento Natural Pico Diego de Ocampo: listado preliminar
(2021)
[Español] Los hongos constituyen un grupo de organismos de mucha importancia para mantener un ecosistema estable. Se ofrece un listado preliminar sobre la micobiota del Monumento Natural Pico Diego de Ocampo. Se reportan ...
Livelihoods matter : a comparative political ecology of forest use on Hispaniola
(2022)
Forests provide grounds for human well-being through direct material, indirect environmental, and immaterial contributions. Here, we analyze the example of Hispaniola to understand reasons for (un)sustainable forest use. ...
Feeding strategies and diet variation in livebearing fishes of the genus Limia (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the Greater Antilles
(2022)
Feeding specialisations are known to play an important role in the ecology and evolution of many organisms. In this study, we performed a comparative analysis based
on the data of the gut content of eight species of the ...
Plant–frugivore interactions across the Caribbean islands : modularity, invader complexes and the importance of generalist species
(2022)
Mutualistic interactions between plants and animals are fundamental for the maintenance of natural communities and the ecosystem services they provide. However, particularly in human-dominated island ecosystems, introduced ...