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Conucos en barreras, Azua: entorno de vida para la subsistencia y el estudio etnobotánico: primer parte
(2015)
[Español] El propósito general de esta investigación fue determinar la diversidad de especies vegetales que el habitante de Barreras (Azua, República Dominicana), incluye en sus cultivos. Se utilizaron la metodología y ...
Diversidad y composición florística del bosque seco y semideciduo de la Reserva Forestal Guanito, provincia San Juan, República Dominicana
(2023)
[Español] Se presenta la flora del bosque seco de Cerros del Tabacal y del bosque semideciduo de Loma del Agua de la Reserva Forestal Guanito en la Cordillera Central de República Dominicana. Existen muy pocos registros ...
Reef condition and protection of coral diversity and evolutionary history in the marine protected areas of Southeastern Dominican Republic
(2019)
Changes in structure and function of coral reefs are increasingly significant and few sites in the Caribbean can tolerate local and global stress factors. Therefore, we assessed coral reef condition indicators in reefs ...
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, ...
Effects of elevated temperatures and health status of the crustose coralline algae Hydrolithon boergesenii (Corallinales: Mastophoroideae) on the larval settlement of Diploria labyrinthiformis (Scleractinia: Faviinae)
(2022)
Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA) is a well-known settlement inducer for stony corals and, ultimately, recruitment, a vital component for reef growth and resilience. However, potential impacts of diseased CCA on larval ...
Origin of the green iguana (Iguana iguana) invasion in the greater Caribbean Region and Fiji
(2021)
Invasive populations of green iguanas (Iguanidae: Iguana iguana) are widely established beyond their native Central, South American, and Lesser Antillean range in various islands of the Pacific, Florida USA, and in the ...
First record of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, from Hispaniola
(2021)
The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, is one of the most damaging pest species in the world. A native to the floodplains of subtropical South America, it has been spread to North America and more recently ...
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 ...
Primer reporte de ingesta de plástico y presencia de nematodos en individuos de iguana verde en la isla de Santo Domingo
(2022)
[Español] El consumo de plástico se reporta cada vez con mayor frecuencia en reptiles acuáticos y terrestres. No siempre es fatal, pero indudablemente afecta la calidad de vida de los animales en formas que aún no son del ...
Primer reporte de la especie exótica Puntigrus tetrazona (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) para República Dominicana
(2020)
[Español] Se reporta por primera vez para República Dominicana, isla Hispaniola, el pez de agua dulce, Puntigrus tetrazona (Bleeker, 1855) en un tributario del río Haina, provincia San Cristóbal. Se colectaron varios ...