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Tropical montane vegetation dynamics near the upper cloud belt strongly associated with a shifting ITCZ and fire
(2022)
Tropical montane forests house unusual and diverse biota and are considered highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly near the trade wind inversion (TWI) – the upper end of the cloud belt that defines tropical ...
Functional study of resistance and resilience in mangrove ecosystems in the Dominican Republic
(2022)
[Español] En este estudio buscamos caracterizar los rasgos funcionales a nivel de comunidad para cuantificar la resiliencia y resistencia de los manglares y explorar la relación de los rasgos funcionales a nivel de comunidad ...
A study on the mangrove formations of the Neotropical-Austroamerican Kingdom
(2020)
According to the most recent literature, although very few plant species are characteristic of American mangrove formations, to date over 30 plant associations, including three orders, seven alliances, and three phytosociological ...
New population of critically endangered raptor discovered in Haiti
(2021)
Since the last recorded sighting in 1962, Ridgway’s Hawk was unknown from Haiti and was presumed extirpated. But, in August 2019, colleagues from the Haitian conservation organization, JACSEH (Jeunes en Action Pour la ...
Manual ilustrado para el monitoreo de aves silvestres
(2020)
Con base en experiencias y con el fin de fortalecer las capacidades y potenciar el valor científico de los registros (observaciones) de los monitores comunitarios de aves, el Laboratorio de Ornitología de Cornell y la ...
Smallholder farmer resilience to extreme weather events in global food value chains
(2023)
Extreme weather events have severe impacts on food systems, especially for smallholders in global food value chains (GFVCs). There is an urgent need to understand (a) how climate shocks manifest in food systems, and (b) ...
A replacement name for the Hispaniolan anole formerly referred to as Anolis chlorocyanus Duméril & Bibron, 1837
(2020)
We provide a replacement name, Anolis callainus sp. nov., for the Hispaniolan anole species formerly referred to as Anolis chlorocyanus Duméril & Bibron, 1837. This is necessary because the syntypes of Anolis chlorocyanus ...
Using contingent valuation for a conservation and restoration program : the case of the national system of protected areas of the Dominican Republic
(2022)
[English] The Dominican Republic has a national system of protected areas integrated for 128 conservation units, covering a land area of 1.2 million hectares, representing around one-quarter of the country's surface. This ...
Inventario de la macroflora fúngica en la comunidad de Sonador, provincia Monseñor Nouel, República Dominicana
(2023)
Resumen: La diversidad de hongos que pueblan la tierra es amplia, sin embargo, aún existen hábitats no estudiados micológicamente como es el caso de la localidad de Sonador, Provincia Monseñor Nouel en República Dominicana. ...
Reportes del camarón tigre (Penaeus monodon) en la pesca artesanal de Sánchez, Bahía de Samaná, República Dominicana
(2023)
Resumen: El Penaeus monodon, es un camarón que fue introducido en República. Dominicana en 1985 por el proyecto “Isabel Acuacultura”, costa atlántica del país y de ésta en 1992 al “Proyecto Piloto de Camarones Marinos” ...