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Navigating social-ecological trade-offs in small-scale fisheries management : an agent-based population model of stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) for a Caribbean coral reef fishery
(2019)
Parrotfish (family Scaridae) consume macroalgae, an essential process for sustaining the ecological health of coral reefs. They have become fisheries targets in several Caribbean locations, a practice that provisions food ...
The value of endangered species in protected areas at risk : the case of the leatherback turtle in the Dominican Republic
(2014)
Protected areas are considered essential elements for global biodiversity conservation. They may not necessarily result in an effective conservation of resources in developing countries due to lack of funding for management ...
Cyclura ricordii on the Barahona Peninsula : a preliminary report
(2004)
This report summarizes the preliminary results of the survey undertaken by Grupo Jaragua in Cabo Rojo, Pedernales region of the Barahona Peninsula in the Dominican Republic. The main purpose of the survey was to search for ...
Great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) : a new species for Hispaniola
(2009)
Abstract: We report on the occurrence of a new vagrant bird species for Hispaniola, and only the third record of this species in the West Indies. The Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) was identified by sight and ...
The new Hispaniolan genus Tainus (Rubiaceae) constitutes an isolated lineage in the Caribbean biodiversity hotspot
(2017)
[English] The Caribbean islands are a well-known biodiversity hotspot of global importance. Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) is a highly diverse island with 42% of its species endemic. Here we describe the new ...
Biodiversidad en el contexto escolar como factor influyente en el rendimiento de estudiantes de educación primaria en Ocoa
(2020)
La presente investigación tiene como finalidad comprobar si existe correlación entre el índice de vegetación de las escuelas primarias de Ocoa y el rendimiento escolar en estudiantes de tercero y sexto de primaria en ...
Las lagunas como recursos naturales : Laguna Saladilla y Salada
(1977)
Se describen los estudios realizados por el Parque Zoológico Nacional (República Dominicana) sobre hábitats de la fauna local, hábitats acuáticos, hábitat de montaña. Se expone la investigación realizada en las lagunas ...
Investigación de seis (6) hábitats de fauna autóctona dominicana
(1977)
Se describen diferentes ecosistemas dominicanos tomando en cuenta los lugares, las condiciones climáticas, la vegetación y los elementos fáunicos. Se incluyen en el análisis discusiones sobre los valores biológicos y el ...
The systematics, biology, and conservation of Solenodon
(1991)
An investigation of the geographic variation of Solenodon indicate that this Greater Antillean insectivore genus is represented by four species, two living, S. cubanus, S. paradoxus, and two extinct, S. marcanoi and a yet ...
The herpetogeography of Hispaniola, West Indies
(1980)
The modern West Indian island of Hispaniola is in actuality a fusion of two formerly separate islands, each of which presumably supported a distinctive herpetofauna. With the union of these two paleoislands, there has been ...