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First record of the fireworm Hermodice carunculata preying on colonies of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora Cervicornis in the southeastern outplanting sites of the Dominican Republic
(2017)
[English] Several fireworms Hermodice carunculata (Pallas, 1766) were observed feeding on coral colonies or transplanted fragments of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816), in outplanting sites ...
Especies de esponjas marinas conocidas para la isla Hispaniola
(2012)
[Español] Se ofrece una cronología histórica de las investigaciones sobre las esponjas de la Isla Hispaniola desde 1864 al presente. La información proviene de los resultados de expediciones y proyectos nacionales e ...
Zonificación basada en ecosistemas en la bahía de Samaná, República Dominicana
(2012)
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) en alianza con el Centro para la Conservación y Ecodesarrollo de la Bahía de Samaná y su Entorno (CEBSE) completaron un esfuerzo de años para desarrollar el primer análisis de zonificación ...
Benefits of biodiverse marine resources to child nutrition in differing developmental contexts in Hispaniola
(2018)
There is an urgent need for an improved empirical understanding of the relationship among biodiverse marine resources, human health and development outcomes. Coral reefs are often at this intersection for developing nations ...
Tropical fish diversity enhances coral reef functioning across multiple scales
(2019)
There is now a general consensus that biodiversity positively affects ecosystem functioning. This consensus, however, stems largely from small-scale experiments, raising the question of whether diversity effects operate ...
Reef condition and protection of coral diversity and evolutionary history in the marine protected areas of Southeastern Dominican Republic
(2019)
Changes in structure and function of coral reefs are increasingly significant and few sites in the Caribbean can tolerate local and global stress factors. Therefore, we assessed coral reef condition indicators in reefs ...
Clonal diversity impacts coral cover in Acropora cervicornis thickets : potential relationships between density, growth, and polymorphisms
(2019)
As coral reefs decline, cryptic sources of resistance and resilience to stress may be increasingly important for the persistence of these communities. Among these sources, inter- and intraspecific diversity remain understudied ...
There is a lion on the reef : the political ecology of the lionfish
(2013)
The lionfish is a beautiful and enigmatic creature that has become a conservation priority for organizations that are committed to protecting coral reef ecosystems in the Caribbean. The management of the lionfish is the ...
Reporte de Investigación del Programa EcoMar
(2014)
Publicación periódica del Programa EcoMar, Inc., una institución científica y educativa dominicana, constituida en 2001, que desarrolla proyectos de investigación en educación y gestión ambiental, pesquerías, ecología y ...