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Efficiency and effectiveness of systems for the treatment of domestic wastewater based on subsurface flow constructed wetlands in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic
(2023)
Constructed wetlands (CW) are well known nature-based systems for water treatment. This study evaluated the efficiency and effectiveness of seven domestic wastewater treatment systems based on horizontal flow CWs in ...
Revealing the secrets behind the color and sea-wave patterns of larimar
(2023)
In the last century, a blue–green colored gemstone known as Larimar with a special sea-wave pattern was discovered in the Dominican Republic. Larimar is composed of the mineral pectolite, which has a chemical composition ...
Vegetación y flora de la loma El Mogote, Jarabacoa, Cordillera Central, República Dominicana
(2000)
Se presenta el inventario florístico del Mogote de Pinar Quemado; se caracteriza su vegetación, incluyendo tres inventarios de parcelas en un remanente de bosque nublado y un perfil de suelo de una de estas parcelas. En ...
pH, aluminio y factores ambientales en suelos bajo bosques de la cordillera Central, República Dominicana
(2015)
Se analizaron datos químicos de 36 secciones de suelos bajo bosques naturales en la cordillera Central dominicana, 20 de ellas ubicadas en interfluvios y las 16 restantes en ambientes ribereños. En los interfluvios predominan ...
Arte, ciencia y cultura : Arte ruprestre en las cavernas del Boulevard del Atlántico
(2011)
El Ministro de Medio Ambiente y la Academia Dominicana de Ciencias, solicitaron al arqueólogo Adolfo López, la localización, exploración y documentación de las cavernas situadas en la zona de influencia de la nueva carretera ...
Verdor : revista especializada en ecología y medio ambiente, año 6, núm. 10
(2011)
Edición dedicada a Henry Alain Liogier. El artículo central es "La crecida de los lagos Enriquillo y Azuey" (República Dominicana). Otros artículos en este número: Los Cayos 7 Hermanos. -- Inundación litoral Isla Cabritos. ...
The disconnect between knowledge and perceptions : a study of fishermen’s local ecological knowledge and their perception of the state of fisheries and how these are managed in the Dominican Republic
(2022)
Understanding what fishers know about the ecology of the fish they catch, and how they perceive the state and management of their fisheries can guide efforts towards more sustainable fishing practices. We tested relationships ...
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 ...
How mangrove forests adjust to rising sea level
(2014)
Mangroves are among the most well described and widely studied wetland communities in the world. The greatest threats to mangrove persistence are deforestation and other anthropogenic disturbances that can compromise habitat ...