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Macro-caracterización y distribución de los humedales de República Dominicana (resumen de 15 años de exploración y estudios)
(2018)
Este extenso artículo de Eleuterio Martínez recoge los resultados de 15 años de investigación y trabajo de gestión sobre los humedales en la República Dominicana, incluyendo una cronología de la creación de múltiples áreas ...
Multi-stakeholder perspectives on coastal and marine (connectivity) management in Dominican Republic
(2016)
Large-scale connectivity conservation initiatives are increasing in prevalence as a variety of benefits are continually being demonstrated through these models, such as establishing and strengthening marine protected area ...
Satellite monitoring of coastal marine ecosystems: a case from the Dominican Republic
(1991)
Este reporte se ocupa de los cambios globales en los ecosistemas marinos de la costa, especialmente los que están ocurriendo en la Isla Española. Los arrecifes de coral de la Española, como cualquier otro ecosistema marino ...
Studying common-pool resources over time : a longitudinal case study of the Buen Hombre fishery in the Dominican Republic
(2016)
Like many small-scale fishing communities around the world, the community of Buen Hombre in the Dominican Republic is dealing with a set of challenges to reconcile its fishing activities with the ecology on which it depends. ...
Reefs from space : satellite imagery, marine ecology, and ethnography in the Dominican Republic
(1994)
Coral reef bleaching is an obvious indication that coastal marine ecosystems are being stressed. However, bleached reefs alone are poor indicators because they reflect the final stages of stress. This research project used ...
Mangrove deforestation in the Dominican Republic, 1969 to 2012
(2013)
The twin objectives of this study are to refine our understanding of the changes in mangrove area in the Dominican Republic over the period of rapid tourist expansion and to assess if mangrove forests in tourist locations ...
Growth dynamics of the threatened Caribbean staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis: influence of host genotype, symbiont identity, colony size, and environmental setting
(2014)
The drastic decline in the abundance of Caribbean acroporid corals (Acropora cervicornis, A. palmata) has prompted the listing of this genus as threatened as well as the development of a regional propagation and restoration ...
Evaluation of the quality of the coastal waters of Playa Dorada (Dominican Republic) and their impact on the development of tourism and conservation
(2022)
Background: Sun and beach tourism is one of the main socioeconomic activities in the Dominican Republic. These activities take place on beaches that are part of the coastal-marine systems of the country, where a great ...
Pollution management model for coastal and marine systems in the northern region of the Dominican Republic
(2022)
Blackground: Pollution of coastal and marine systems concerns the people, governments and businesses, due to the importance of coastal marine systems for economic activity (tourism, fishing, among others) and the conservation ...
Heavy metal pollution on tourist beaches in the province of Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic)
(2022)
Background: Beaches are key points for recreation and coastal tourism and a major source of income for many countries. Thus, good beaches attract tourists and degraded ones discourage tourism. Also, beaches and coastal ...