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Coccothrinax jimenezii : a critically endangered palm from Hispaniola
(2015)
Coccothrinax jimenezii is assigned the IUCN's Critically Endangered conservation category. This paper focuses on the distribution range and conservation issues of C. jimenezii as a distinct species without discussing ...
Genetic diversity and differentiation of the critically endangered Hispaniolan palm Coccothrinax jimenezii M.M. Mejía & R.G. García based on novel SSR markers
(2016)
Coccothrinax jimenezii M.M. Mejía & R.G. García is a Critically Endangered palm species restricted to Haiti (one population near the city of Gonaïves with 43 individuals) and the Dominican Republic (one population on the ...
Distribución y estado de conservación de Melocactus praerupticola Areces: un cactus endémico del Bosque Xeromorfo de Montaña, Cordillera Central, República Dominicana
(2022)
En República Dominicana, el género Melocactus está representado por tres especies, todas endémicas y utilizadas como plantas medicinales por los lugareños. Melocactus praerupticola se había colectado solo de la localidad ...
Uncertain future for global sea turtle populations in face of sea level rise
(2023)
Sea level rise has accelerated during recent decades, exceeding rates recorded during the previous two millennia, and as a result many coastal habitats and species around the globe are being impacted. This situation is ...
Home range and habitat data for Hispaniolan mammals challenge assumptions for conservation management
(2019)
Conservation decision-making for threatened species in human-modified landscapes requires detailed knowledge about spatial ecology, but robust data derived from tracking individual animals are often unavailable, with ...
Trends in Dominican Republic coral reef biodiversity 2015–2022
(2023)
In 2015, we initiated a country-wide coral reef ecosystem-monitoring program in the Dominican Republic (DR) to establish biodiversity baselines against which trends in the most important components of coral reef ecosystem’s ...
First satellite tracks of the Endangered black-capped petrel
(2015)
The black-capped petrel Pterodroma hasitata is an endangered seabird with fewer than 2000 breeding pairs restricted to a few breeding sites in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. To date, use areas at sea have been determined ...
Estudio de las poblaciones de tortugas marinas nidificantes en República Dominicana : informe de actividades realizadas en 2009
(2010)
Este informe recoge las tareas realizadas y los resultados más importantes obtenidos durante 2009, tanto a nivel de evaluación de las poblaciones amenazadas de tortugas marinas como a nivel de sensibilización y apoyo a ...
Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) conservation update and action plan : conserving the Diablotin
(2021)
Purpose of the plan update: The information gained during the last decade provided us the impetus to reaffirm or refine the vision, goals, and actions laid out in the 2012 Black-capped Petrel Conservation Action Plan. ...
Widespread loss of Caribbean acroporid corals was underway before coral bleaching and disease outbreaks
(2020)
The mass mortality of acroporid corals has transformed Caribbean reefs from coral- to macroalgal-dominated habitats since systematic monitoring began in the 1970s. Declines have been attributed to overfishing, pollution, ...