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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 ...
Exploring the relationships between tree canopy cover and socioeconomic characteristics in tropical urban systems : the case of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
(2021)
Understanding the distribution of urban tree canopy cover and its relationship with socioeconomic characteristics is critical for informing urban planning and ecological research. However, most knowledge on this topic comes ...
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 ...
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. ...
A study of the dry forest communities in the Dominican Republic
(2015)
This paper is a floristic and phytosociological study of the dry forest communities of the Dominican Republic. A total of 69 relevés in dry forest biotopes were carried out. The samples were subsequently subjected to ...
Endemic Juniperus gracilior varieties of the Hispaniola island, tree taxa of environmental and economic relevance and a valuable phytochemical source
(2021)
[English] This review aims to compile the known information on the usage, bioactivity and chemical composition of the Hispaniolian J. gracilior varieties and their phylogenetically proximal taxa (J. gracilior var. saxicola, ...
Perception of ecosystem services and adaptation to climate change : Mirador Sur Park in Santo Domingo
(2022)
[English] The rapid urbanization of cities has resulted in the deterioration of urban forests and the loss of important benefits from green infrastructure, such as the removal of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) and carbon sequestration. ...
Five years of post-fire vegetation succession in a Caribbean cloud forest (Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic)
(2000)
During the 5 years after a man made fire in a cloud forest of the Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic, species composition, vegetation cover and height were monitored in a plot of 10×30 m. Forty-four of 92 tree ...
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 ...
Birdy hear, birdy do : Does playback attract seed dispersers to restoration sites?
(2020)
One aspect of the author's studies has been the community-level analysis at our sites in the central Dominican Republic in an attempt to fully document all feeding/dispersal relationships between all of the bird and plant ...