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Gender and shifting population trends in protected areas in the Dominican hinterlands : the implications of female outmigration for conservation in the Cordillera Central
(2001)
This document investigates skewed sex-ratios favoring males and explores how gender analysis can provide an opening into a broader and more in-depth understanding of the conservation process in the Hispaniolan Pine ecoregion ...
A habitat suitability model for Ricord’s Iguana in the Dominican Republic
(2009)
This paper presents results from a pilot study that evaluated variables extracted from satellite imagery and digitally mapped data layers to map the probability of suitable Ricord’s iguana habitat. Bayesian methods were ...
Parks, population, and resettlement in the Dominican Republic
(1994)
Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic was created by resettling inhabitants of the protected area and excluding all human entry. This study is derived from surveys conducted during the resettlement process ...
Fire and forest in the highlands of the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic : modern dynamics and long-term history
(2003)
This dissertation investigates past and present environments of the highlands of the Dominican Republic using paleoecological and modem ecological techniques. The relatively unstudied highlands (\u3e2000 m) of the Cordillera ...
Índice de vulnerabilidad ante choques climáticos : República Dominicana
(2014)
El objetivo de esta consultoría para el PNUD (República Dominicana) es construir un índice de vulnerabilidad ambiental que refleje la probabilidad de que un hogar sea afectado por un fenómeno natural. Se utilizarán datos ...
Impactos del cambio climático sobre las aguas superficiales en Centroamérica y la Española
(2011)
Esta evaluación regional examina los impactos potenciales del cambio climático en el escurrimiento de las aguas superficiales bajo una amplia gama de escenarios de precipitación en el futuro. A través del uso de un modelo ...
Estudio de las poblaciones de tortugas marinas nidificantes en República Dominicana : informe de actividades realizadas en 2009
(2010)
Este informe recoge las tareas realizadas y los resultados más importantes obtenidos durante 2009, tanto a nivel de evaluación de las poblaciones amenazadas de tortugas marinas como a nivel de sensibilización y apoyo a ...
An integrative study of species distribution modelling and conservation genetics : Magnolia in Hispaniola
(2021)
In this master’s dissertation, we aim to deliver insights regarding the distribution and genetic health (i.e. the amalgamation between genetic diversity, gene flow and geographic extent of a species and/or population) of ...
Habitat-species association in the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus): a quantitative study of an endangered Caribbean mammal
(2011)
This study assesses the habitat associations of the solenodon using quantitative data. This is undertaken at two different scales within the Dominican Republic: in the buffer zone of the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park, ...
El Caribe y el cambio climático : los costos de la inacción [resumen ejecutivo]
(2008)
Este informe expone una investigación preliminar de los costos potenciales que las naciones insulares del Caribe deberán afrontar si las emisiones de los gases de efecto invernadero continúan sin restricciones.