Investigación ambiental: Recent submissions
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Natural regeneration of subtropical montane forest after clearing fern thickets in the Dominican Republic
(2004)[English] Tropical forests can recover after anthropogenic disturbances of light to moderate intensity; however, severe disturbances (e.g. compaction or loss of soil) often result in conditions that prevent forest recovery. ... -
Fire history along environmental gradients in the subtropical pine forests of the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic
(2006)[English] Fire history was reconstructed from fire-scarred individuals of the endemic pine (Pinus occidentalis) along climatic gradients in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic. -
Biogeographical areas of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Republic of Haiti)
(2017)[English] The island of Hispaniola is located between parallels 17 and 19 N and forms part of the Greater Antilles group in the Caribbean region. It covers an area of 76,484 km2 and has the highest altitudes in the whole ... -
Carbon stocks of intact mangroves and carbon emissions arising from their conversion in the Dominican Republic
(2014)[English] Mangroves are recognized to possess a variety of ecosystem services including high rates of carbon sequestration and storage. Deforestation and conversion of these ecosystems continue to be high and have been ... -
Producing knowledge, protecting forests: rural encounters with gender, ecotourism, and international aid in the Dominican Republic
(2009)[English] Development studies has not yet found a vocabulary to connect large structural processes to the ways in which people live, love, and labor. This book contributes to such a vocabulary through a study of "local ...