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Evaluation of the quality of the coastal waters of Playa Dorada (Dominican Republic) and their impact on the development of tourism and conservation
(2022)
Background: Sun and beach tourism is one of the main socioeconomic activities in the Dominican Republic. These activities take place on beaches that are part of the coastal-marine systems of the country, where a great ...
Pollution management model for coastal and marine systems in the northern region of the Dominican Republic
(2022)
Blackground: Pollution of coastal and marine systems concerns the people, governments and businesses, due to the importance of coastal marine systems for economic activity (tourism, fishing, among others) and the conservation ...
Heavy metal pollution on tourist beaches in the province of Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic)
(2022)
Background: Beaches are key points for recreation and coastal tourism and a major source of income for many countries. Thus, good beaches attract tourists and degraded ones discourage tourism. Also, beaches and coastal ...
Evaluación de la calidad de aire en las playas turísticas del norte de República Dominicana
(2022)
El turismo de sol y playa es una de las principales actividades socioeconómicas de la República Dominicana. La contaminación atmosférica es un factor determinante para la salud de las comunidades locales y de los turistas ...
Calidad de las aguas en ríos que desembocan en playas turísticas : estudio de caso en República Dominicana
(2022)
El turismo de sol y playa en modalidad Todo Incluido es una de las principales actividades socioeconómicas de la República Dominicana. La contaminación del agua es un factor determinante para la salud de las comunidades ...
Hurricane Matthew impacts to marine and coastal biodiversity on southern coast of Dominican Republic
(2017)
A rapid environmental assessment was conducted by the staff of Marine Biology Research Center (CIBIMA), Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) on the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, to ...
Risk perception assessment of Sargassum blooms in Dominican Republic
(2024)
The Sargassum have become a cyclical phenomenon that generates ecological, economic, and social problems in the Caribbean. The situation becomes more serious in a context of voluntary acceptance of the problem, which ...
Multi-stakeholder perspectives on coastal and marine (connectivity) management in Dominican Republic
(2016)
Large-scale connectivity conservation initiatives are increasing in prevalence as a variety of benefits are continually being demonstrated through these models, such as establishing and strengthening marine protected area ...
Satellite monitoring of coastal marine ecosystems: a case from the Dominican Republic
(1991)
Este reporte se ocupa de los cambios globales en los ecosistemas marinos de la costa, especialmente los que están ocurriendo en la Isla Española. Los arrecifes de coral de la Española, como cualquier otro ecosistema marino ...
Studying common-pool resources over time : a longitudinal case study of the Buen Hombre fishery in the Dominican Republic
(2016)
Like many small-scale fishing communities around the world, the community of Buen Hombre in the Dominican Republic is dealing with a set of challenges to reconcile its fishing activities with the ecology on which it depends. ...