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Rational management of tropical dry forest with the people at the centre of the Project Azua, Dominican Republic
(2001)
Since January 1999, the rural regional development project ‘Bosque Seco’ (Rational Management of Tropical Dry Forest) in the Southwest of the Dominican Republic is in its follow-up phase. The objective of the project was ...
Biogeographical areas of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Republic of Haiti)
(2017)
[English] The island of Hispaniola is located between parallels 17 and 19 N and forms part of the Greater Antilles group in the Caribbean region. It covers an area of 76,484 km2 and has the highest altitudes in the whole ...
Recent echinoderms from Hispaniola
(2013)
A historical chronology of researches on the echinoderms of Hispaniola Island, from 1857 to the present is given, with reference to ten international expeditions including more than 50 localities, collections from national ...
Coastal fisheries of the Dominican Republic
(2011)
The importance of fisheries for coastal communities and livelihoods in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is well documented. This is particularly the case for ‘coastal fisheries’, including subsistence, traditional ...
Mycena sect. Hygrocyboideae in the mountains of the Dominican Republic
(2004)
A collection of Mycena epipterygia from montane cloud forest in the Dominican Republic was found to have one-fourth to one-half monosporous basidia mixed with bisporous basidia. It is described as a new variety, M. epipterygia ...
Manatee rescue, rehabilitation, and release efforts as a tool for species conservation
(2012)
In this chapter we outline the basic components of manatee rehabilitation programs and detail those existing in North, Central, and South America.
West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) in the wider Caribbean region
(2012)
In this chapter we address conservation of the remaining West Indian manatees in the Wider Caribbean (WCR), including those populations within the Caribbean Sea, the western Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic coasts of ...
Conservation of the herpetofauna of the Dominican Republic
(2011)
The herpetofauna of the Dominican Republic consists of 39 frogs (two of which areintroduced), 110 squamates (one possibly extinct and three or four introduced), one crocodilian, three turtles (one introduced), plus four ...
Important bird areas in the Caribbean : key sites for conservation : Dominican Republic
(2008)
The aim of this publication is simple: in a rational, scientifically robust way, it puts the spotlight on a Caribbean network of internationally important biodiversity sites "Important Bird Areas" (IBAs). In a region that ...
Estado de conservación y utilidad del guano barrigón, Coccothrinax spissa Bailey (Arecaceae), especie endémica de la República Dominicana
(2011)
El Jardín Botánico Nacional de Santo Domingo, con el apoyo financiero del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales, está ejecutando un proyecto sobre cuatro palmas autóctonas amenazadas, entre las ...