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Acciones de conservación marina a través de la integración de la comunidad local
(2022)
[Español] Debido a distintas presiones globales y locales, los ecosistemas costero-marinos se encuentran rápidamente en declive a un ritmo alarmante. La República Dominicana es especialmente vulnerable a los efectos de la ...
La transformación social y ecológica en América Latina : reflexiones a partir de las preocupaciones en la República Dominicana
(2017)
Este artículo presenta elementos de un programa alternativo mediante el cual se aspira a la transformación social sustentada en una amplia materialización de derechos. Esto exige construir un verdadero poder ciudadano que ...
Nuevo récord de Trametes hirsuta (Wulfen) Lloyd (Basidiomycota) en Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Mallén, San Pedro de Macorís, República Dominicana
(2021)
[Español] Se reporta por primera vez la especie Trametes hirsuta sobre tronco de Hura crepitans L., en el Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Mallén. T. hirsuta es un hongo fitopatógeno del orden de los polyporales que causa ...
Hongos del Monumento Natural Pico Diego de Ocampo: listado preliminar
(2021)
[Español] Los hongos constituyen un grupo de organismos de mucha importancia para mantener un ecosistema estable. Se ofrece un listado preliminar sobre la micobiota del Monumento Natural Pico Diego de Ocampo. Se reportan ...
Selective feeding in the hawksbill turtle, an important predator in coral reef ecosystems
(2002)
We evaluated selective feeding in hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata by comparing ingested prey species with their availability at 2 sites in the South West Dominican Republic.
Livelihoods matter : a comparative political ecology of forest use on Hispaniola
(2022)
Forests provide grounds for human well-being through direct material, indirect environmental, and immaterial contributions. Here, we analyze the example of Hispaniola to understand reasons for (un)sustainable forest use. ...
A study of the dry forest communities in the Dominican Republic
(2015)
This paper is a floristic and phytosociological study of the dry forest communities of the Dominican Republic. A total of 69 relevés in dry forest biotopes were carried out. The samples were subsequently subjected to ...
Feeding strategies and diet variation in livebearing fishes of the genus Limia (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the Greater Antilles
(2022)
Feeding specialisations are known to play an important role in the ecology and evolution of many organisms. In this study, we performed a comparative analysis based
on the data of the gut content of eight species of the ...
Plant–frugivore interactions across the Caribbean islands : modularity, invader complexes and the importance of generalist species
(2022)
Mutualistic interactions between plants and animals are fundamental for the maintenance of natural communities and the ecosystem services they provide. However, particularly in human-dominated island ecosystems, introduced ...
Major Caribbean and Central American frog faunas originated by ancient oceanic dispersal
(2007)
Approximately one-half of all species of amphibians occur in the New World tropics, which includes South America, Middle America, and the West Indies. Of those, 27% (801 species) belong to a large assemblage, the ...