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On the relationship among birds and Trema micrantha in montane forests of Hispaniola
(2018)
[English] Avian frugivores are of great interest to ecologists because they play an important role in ecosystem functioning, and can serve as important components in habitat restoration. In the Neotropics, observational ...
New Hispaniola locality record for the endemic beetle Nicrophorus hispaniola Sikes & Peck, 2000 (Coleoptera: Silphidae: Nicrophorinae)
(2016)
[English] The endemic Hispaniolan beetle Nicrophorus hispaniola Sikes & Peck, 2000, is reported from the locality of Zapotén, Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic, a national park outpost near the border with Haiti. This ...
Systematic review of the Antillean bats of the Natalus micropus-complex (Chiroptera: Natalidae)
(1982)
Nongeographic and geographic morphometric variation in Antillean populations of bats of the Natalus micropus-complex were analyzed using univariate and multivariate statistical techniques.
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 ...
Green Iguanas (Iguana iguana) in the Dominican Republic
(2012)
This species was unknown from the Dominican Republic until the early 1990s when Green Iguanas began to be sold as pets. From 10 February through 9 March 2012, we conducted a series of interviews in local communities ...
Genetic diversity and reproductive biology of two species of Vaccinium (Ericaceae) in the Dominican Republic
(2021)
Vaccinium ekmanii Berazain (Ericaceae) is an endemic species from the Dominican Republic whose habitat is particularly vulnerable to human activities due to their proximity to developed areas. Its related species, V. ...
Clonal diversity impacts coral cover in Acropora cervicornis thickets : potential relationships between density, growth, and polymorphisms
(2019)
As coral reefs decline, cryptic sources of resistance and resilience to stress may be increasingly important for the persistence of these communities. Among these sources, inter- and intraspecific diversity remain understudied ...
Assessing the efficacy of direct conservation interventions : clutch protection of the leatherback marine turtle in the Dominican Republic
(2015)
The beaches of Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic are the country's last known major nesting site for the leatherback marine turtle Dermochelys coriacea. This nesting aggregation is threatened by widespread ...
Datos de cobertura del sustrato en los arrecifes dominicanos
(2020)
[Español] Se ofrecen los resultados de la recopilación y análisis de datos de la cobertura coralina, desde 1995 a 2019, para los arrecifes de siete regiones de la plataforma dominicana. Los datos más recientes muestran ...
Outstanding pinkish brown-spored neotropical boletes : Austroboletus subflavidus and Fistulinella gloeocarpa (Boletaceae, Boletales) from the Dominican Republic
(2021)
The occurrence of Austroboletus subflavidus and Fistulinella gloeocarpa is documented from the Dominican Republic. The latter species is reported for the first time outside its original locality in Martinique, extending ...