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Forest baseline and deforestation map of the Dominican Republic through the analysis of time series of MODIS data
(2015)
Deforestation is one of the major threats to habitats in the Dominican Republic. In this work we present a forest baseline for the year 2000 and a deforestation map for the year 2011. Maps were derived from Moderate ...
Concentración y acumulación diferencial de macro y micronutrientes en suelos bajo pinares y bosques de árboles latifoliados en la ladera norte de la Cordillera Central Dominicana
(2020)
Se comparan las concentraciones de los macronutrientes P, Ca, Mg y K y de los micronutrientes Mn, Fe y Zn en los diferentes horizontes de suelos bajo pinares naturales y bosques de árboles latifoliados del Parque J. A. ...
Contribution to the knowledge of the plant communities of the Caribbean-Cibensean Sector in the Dominican Republic
(2012)
The Caribbean-Cibensean Sector (Eastern Coastal Plain) is situated in the east of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). Despite intense tourist activity and farming, two types of forest can still be found in this area. This ...
Estructura poblacional y reproducción natural de diez especies de un bosque nublado en República Dominicana
(2001)
En las cordilleras de la República Dominicana, en las vertientes expuestas hacia los vientos alisios, en altitudes de aproximadamente 1000 a 2000 metros, existen bosques nublados, caracterizados por una gran frecuencia de ...
Perfeccionamiento de las tablas de cubicación de trozas de Pinus occidentalis Sw. en el Plan Sierra, República Dominicana
(2001)
El Plan Sierra en República Dominicana cuenta con dos aserraderos (uno de ellos portátil) y se encuentra en proceso de fortalecer su industria de aserrado. Con la reubicación de un centro que está desactivado y la adquisición ...
Índices de sitio (IS) para la selección y fomento de especies forestales en República Dominicana
(2021)
El bosque dominicano ha sido degradado principalmente por actividades antrópicas. En su recuperación, se han plantado, con éxitos y fracasos, diferentes especies sin considerar factores determinantes claves como calidad ...
Five years of post-fire vegetation succession in a Caribbean cloud forest (Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic)
(2000)
During the 5 years after a man made fire in a cloud forest of the Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic, species composition, vegetation cover and height were monitored in a plot of 10×30 m. Forty-four of 92 tree ...
How mangrove forests adjust to rising sea level
(2014)
Mangroves are among the most well described and widely studied wetland communities in the world. The greatest threats to mangrove persistence are deforestation and other anthropogenic disturbances that can compromise habitat ...
Hurricane impacts on a mangrove forest in the Dominican Republic : damage patterns and early recovery
(2006)
On 22 September 1998, Hurricane Georges passed over the Dominican Republic causing extensive damage to a 4700 ha mangrove forest that has been the site of a detailed study of vegetation and ecosystem dynamics since 1994. ...
Tropical montane vegetation dynamics near the upper cloud belt strongly associated with a shifting ITCZ and fire
(2022)
Tropical montane forests house unusual and diverse biota and are considered highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly near the trade wind inversion (TWI) – the upper end of the cloud belt that defines tropical ...