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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 ...
Puntacana Ecological Foundation and the scaling of sustainable tourism development
(2013)
The terms “sustainable tourism,” “ecotourism,” “sustainable development,” and “sustainability” have all been applied to various aspects of the global tourism industry to indicate that operators in those industries have ...
Ecuación para el cálculo del volumen del árbol Pinus occidentalis Sw., en el Plan Sierra, República Dominicana
(2001)
[Español] La inminente alza de los costos de la materia prima que es utilizada por la industria forestal dominicana requiere ineludiblemente que la actividad forestal cuente con tablas de volumen, capaces de estimar con ...
Síntesis de literatura básica dominicana sobre agricultura sostenible
(1992)
Este documento compendia la literatura básica dominicana sobre agricultura sostenible. Para una mejor orientación sobre la cobertura temática del material consultado y contenido de los documentos, se ha clasificado en ...
A review of trends in the energy use of biomass : the case of the Dominican Republic
(2022)
[English] This review examines the use of residual biomass as a renewable resource for energy generation in the Dominican Republic. The odology includes a thorough examination of scientific publications in recent years ...
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 ...
El estado de los arrecifes de coral de la República Dominicana : reporte 2017 y 2018
(2018)
En sus investigaciones entre 2017 y 2018 sobre los arrecifes de coral de la República Dominicana, los biólogos marinos Robert Steneck y Rubén Torres comparten sus observaciones sobre la fauna y flora marina al tiempo que ...
Hacia una ética de la biosfera para la crisis ambiental
(2010)
El objetivo general de la tesis doctoral consistió en la indagación sobre algunos principios éticos que permitieran la comprensión y el adecuado tratamiento a la crisis ambiental. Estos principios están comprometidos con ...