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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 analysis of juvenile hawksbills from a feeding ground in the Dominican Republic
(2010)
Póster presentado en el XXX International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Goa, India que resume los resultados de un análisis genético de las tortugas carey en la República Dominicana.
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 ...
Contextualising the last survivors : population structure of marine turtles in the Dominican Republic
(2013)
Nesting by three species of marine turtles persists in the Dominican Republic, despite historic threats and long-term population decline. We conducted a genetic survey of marine turtles in the Dominican Republic in order ...
¿Quién es el misterioso Diablotín?
(2022)
El petrel de cabeza negra o Diablotín, ave endémica del Caribe, enfrenta muchas amenazas potenciales para su existencia continua, incluida la invasión humana, deforestación, modificación agrícola, exploración y el desarrollo ...
Situación y tráfico de guaconejo (Amyris spp.) en la Reserva de Biosfera Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo, República Dominicana
(2020)
Este informe contiene los principales resultados de la investigación sobre el tráfico de guaconejo en República Dominicana a partir de entrevistas, revisión de literatura, especímenes de herbario y trabajos de campo. En ...
Selective feeding in the hawksbill turtle, an important predator in coral reef ecosystems
(2002)
We evaluated selective feeding in hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata by comparing ingested prey species with their availability at 2 sites in the South West Dominican Republic.
A first report on fish and turtle catch in Trudillé Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic
(2010)
First report of results of a study to collect information about fishing activity and turtles caught by fishers in Trudillé, Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic.
Sea turtle conservation in the Dominican Republic : the importance of national parks
(2011)
Despite the existence, since 1962, of Dominican laws for the protection of sea turtles, hawksbills are captured frequently for the use of meat and carapace for the tortoiseshell trade. These threats mandate urgent action ...
Street-level green spaces support a key urban population of the threatened Hispaniolan parakeet Psittacara chloropterus
(2021)
While urbanisation remains a major threat to biodiversity, urban areas can sometimes play an important role in protecting threatened species, especially exploited taxa such as parrots. The Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara ...