Search
Now showing items 271-280 of 322
Notas del 3er Congreso Mundial de Ballenas Jorobadas, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, 2023
(2023)
La tercera edición del Congreso Mundial de Ballenas Jorobadas (3rd HWWC 2023) celebrado del 6 al 10 de marzo del año 2023, en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, suscitó gran expectación a nivel local e internacional. ...
Sensores de calidad de agua para el control de la contaminación fisicoquímica en los acuíferos de Latinoamérica : una revisión
(2023)
Resumen: El monitoreo de la calidad del agua es un aspecto crítico para garantizar agua segura y limpia para el consumo humano, los procesos industriales y la vida acuática. El empleo de sensores automáticos basados en el ...
Influencia del arbolado en la habitabilidad térmica urbana en clima cálido húmedo, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
(2022)
En la actualidad la ciudad de Santo Domingo está viviendo un alto nivel de disconfort térmico urbano generando espacios carentes de uso debido al aumento de las temperaturas, afectando directamente la habitabilidad urbana. ...
Análisis de los retos y oportunidades de RD para cumplir con la agenda 2030, enfoque en energía sostenible
(2023)
República Dominicana, está comprometida con el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030, el Acuerdo más importante en el marco del Sistema de Naciones Unidas, y al cumplimiento de los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. Hemos ...
Tropical cyclones and the organization of mangrove forests : a review
(2020)
Background: Many mangrove ecosystems are periodically exposed to high velocity winds and surge from tropical cyclones, and often recover with time and continue to provide numerous societal benefits in the wake of storm ...
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 ...
Mangroves as coastal protection for local economic activities from hurricanes in the Caribbean
(2021)
In recent decades, hurricane frequency and intensity have increased in the Caribbean Basin. From 2000 to 2012, more than 100 hurricanes impacted lives, infrastructure, and economic activity along the region’s shorelines. ...
Global significance of mangrove blue carbon in climate change mitigation
(2020)
Mangrove forests store and sequester large area-specific quantities of blue carbon (Corg). Except for tundra and peatlands, mangroves store more Corg per unit area than any other ecosystem. Mean mangrove Corg stock is 738.9 ...
The potential for mangrove and seagrass blue carbon in Small Island States
(2023)
Blue carbon is attracting substantial interest as a natural climate solution. Focus has been on countries with large blue carbon stocks, though the high carbon densities of blue carbon ecosystems make them suitable for ...
Phylogeographic structure within the fiddler crabs Leptuca thayeri and Uca maracoani (Brachyura, Ocypodidae) along the tropical West Atlantic
(2022)
Most fiddler crabs have an extended planktonic larval phase, potentially maintaining gene flow among widely separated populations, in the absence of marine barriers. Such marine barriers could be long coastal stretches ...