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Bioclimatic map of the Dominican Republic
(2012)
The location of the Dominican Republic between parallels 17° and 19° north means it has a tropical macroclimate. The Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti belong to the island of Hispaniola, which has three bioclimates: ...
Depredación de las larvas del erizo verdiblanco Lytechinus variegatus por Metanophrys sp.
(2019)
[Español] En esta comunicación se refuta el estado de comensalismo entre Metanophrys sp. y el erizo verdiblanco Lytechinus variegatus, debido al comportamiento depredador del ciliado contra las larvas del erizo.
Assisted fertilization of threatened Staghorn Coral to complement the restoration of nurseries in Southeastern Dominican Republic
(2018)
Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata have declined dramatically in the Caribbean since the early 80’s, and are classified as Critically Endangered Species. To promote their recovery, restoration programs focusing on ...
Aspectos ecológicos de Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, 1908, en el cultivo de cítricos en Villa Altagracia y El Seibo, República Dominicana
(2016)
[Español] Se determinó la distribución espacial y dinámica de la plaga Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, 1908 (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) en plantaciones de cítricos en los municipios de Villa Altagracia, provincia San Cristóbal y en ...
La sustentabilidad en los sistemas socio-ecológicos
(2017)
[Español] Se discuten herramientas conceptuales para aprehender la problemática de la sustentabilidad en los sistemas socio-ecológicos (SSE). Se plantea el pensamiento y ciencias de la complejidad como el enfoque que ...
Navigating social-ecological trade-offs in small-scale fisheries management : an agent-based population model of stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) for a Caribbean coral reef fishery
(2019)
Parrotfish (family Scaridae) consume macroalgae, an essential process for sustaining the ecological health of coral reefs. They have become fisheries targets in several Caribbean locations, a practice that provisions food ...
Changing ecological communities along an elevation gradient in seasonally dry tropical forest on Hispaniola (Sierra Martín García, Dominican Republic)
(2019)
[English] We report the results of systematic vascular plant and bird surveys in Seasonally
Dry Tropical Forest (SDTF) across leeward and windward elevation gradients (31–
884 masl) in the Sierra Martín García (SMG), ...
Biogeografía de la sección Cymbostemon (Illicium, Schisandraceae) en el Nuevo Mundo
(2018)
[Español] Illicium es un genero de la familia Schisandraceae (Angiospermas Basales), nativo del Sudeste Asiático, del Viejo Mundo, las Indias Occidentales, el Caribe mexicano y el sudeste de Estados Unidos, en el Nuevo ...
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 ...
On the relationship among birds and Trema micrantha in montane forests of Hispaniola
(2018)
[English] Avian frugivores are of great interest to ecologists because they play an important role in ecosystem functioning, and can serve as important components in habitat restoration. In the Neotropics, observational ...