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Sweet drinks are made of this : conservation genetics of an endemic palm species from the Dominican Republic
(2011)
Pseudophoenix ekmanii is a threatened palm species endemic to the Dominican Republic. Sap from trees is extracted to make a local drink; once they are tapped the individual usually dies. Plants are also illegally harvested ...
Diversidad, estructura y composición de la flora vascular del campus de la Universidad ISA, Santiago, República Dominicana
(2020)
[Español] Se presenta la lista de especies, estructura y composición de la flora vascular del Campus de la Universidad ISA, Santiago, República Dominicana. La lista incluye el nombre científico, la familia botánica, la ...
Podocarpus in the palaeogeographically complex island of Hispaniola : a stepping-stone colonization and conservation recommendations
(2022)
Hispaniola is the second largest island in the Caribbean and a hot spot of biodiversity. The island was formed by the fusion of a northern and southern palaeoislands during the mid-Miocene (15 Ma). The historical split of ...
Gesneriatuberifera (Gesneriaceae), a new lithophytic species from the Sierra de Bahoruco, Barahona Peninsula of southern Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
(2023)
A narrowly endemic new species of Gesneria is described from the Sierra de Bahoruco in the Dominican Republic’s Barahona Peninsula of southern Hispaniola. Gesneriatuberifera J.L.Clark & T.Clase, sp. nov. differs from all ...
Estado de conservación de las palmas de la Isla Española
(2015)
La familia Arecaceae es una de las más conspicuas y útiles en las regiones tropicales, donde sus especies son consideradas entre los elementos vegetales más representativos. En un estudio sobre el estado de conservación ...
Estudio de germinación de Salcedoa mirabaliarum Jiménez F. & Katinas L. (Asteraceae), especie endémica de la República Dominicana en peligro de extinción
(2015)
Este trabajo evalúa la capacidad de propagación por semillas de Salcedoa mirabaliarum (Asteraceae), un arbolito endémico de la Cordillera Septentrional, en la provincia Hermanas Mirabal. La especie es considerada en peligro ...
Flora y vegetación de la loma La Vigía, provincia de Azua, República Dominicana
(2022)
Con el objetivo de determinar la composición florística, el estatus biogeográfico, los tipos biológicos y de vegetación, las especies amenazadas o en peligro de extinción; y documentar las actividades antrópicas que se ...
Virola dominicana sp. nov.(Myristicaceae) from Dominican amber
(2013)
[English] The Myristicaceae is a member of the early diverging angiosperm order Magnoliales; however, the family is poorly represented by fossil collections. We describe Virola dominicana sp. nov. (Myristicaceae), the first ...
An integrative study of species distribution modelling and conservation genetics : Magnolia in Hispaniola
(2023)
On the island of Hispaniola, five endemic species of Magnolia occur, all of which are threatened with extinction. Little is known about their distribution and genetic health, hampering targeted conservation actions. The ...
Small-scale disturbance and regeneration dynamics in a neotropical mangrove forest
(2000)
Mangrove forests are affected by a variety of natural disturbances that differ in scale, intensity and frequency. Small canopy gaps, although common, have not been well studied. We examined the role of lightning-created ...