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Ongoing declines for the world’s amphibians in the face of emerging threats
(2023)
Systematic assessments of species extinction risk at regular intervals are necessary for informing conservation action. Ongoing developments in taxonomy, threatening processes and research further underscore the need for ...
El estado de los manglares del mundo 2021
(2022)
[Spanish] El estado de los manglares del mundo proporciona la más reciente información sobre lo que sabemos acerca de los manglares y lo que se hace para apoyar estos extraordinarios hábitats. En 2018, la Conservation ...
El estado de los manglares del mundo 2022
(2022)
[Español] Actualmente los manglares son ampliamente valorados, por su biodiversidad y por su contribución a la sociedad humana, tanto a nivel local como mundial. Global Mangrove Alliance (GMA) se esfuerza por aumentar la ...
World atlas of mangroves
(2010)
This atlas provides the first truly global assessment of the state of the world's mangroves. Written by a leading expert on mangroves with support from the top international researchers and conservation organizations, this ...
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. ...
An atlas of sea turtle nesting habitat for the Wider Caribbean Region
(2007)
The fundamental need to identify habitat necessary for the survival of the region’s sea turtles has long been recognized, yet the coastal zone remains one of the least protected environments in the region and unchecked ...
Rediscovery of the critically endangered Ridgway’s Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) in Haiti
(2023)
[English] he Ridgway’s Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) is a Critically Endangered, diurnal bird of prey endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and some satellite islands. This hawk was once distributed in lowland habitats ...
Premier inventaire taxonomique des macroalgues marines benthiques (Ochrophyta, Rhodophyta et Chlorophyta) d'Haïti
(2022)
[Español] Se ofrece el primer inventario de las macroalgas marinas bentónicas de Haití con 284 taxones: 273 especies, 1 subespecie, 3 formas y 7 variedades; distribuidas en 4 clases, 24 órdenes y 56 familias; con 31 taxones ...
Definition of the Caribbean Islands biogeographic region, with checklist and recommendations for standardized common names of amphibians and reptiles
(2019)
To facilitate biological study we define “Caribbean Islands” as a biogeographic region that includes the Antilles, the Bahamas, and islands bordering Central and South America separated from mainland areas by at least 20 ...
Phylogeography of the Caribbean rock iguana (Cyclura) : implications for conservation and insights on the biogeographic history of the West Indies
(2000)
The Caribbean rock iguana, Cyclura, has had an unstable intrageneric taxonomy and an unclear phylogenetic position within the family Iguanidae. We use mtDNA sequence data to address these issues and explore the phylogeographic ...