Investigación ambiental: Recent submissions
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Impacts of climate change on biodiversity in the coastal and marine environments of Caribbean small island developing states (SIDS)
(2017)The evidence suggests that small islands will be vulnerable to sea level rise (SLR) and increased sea surface temperature (SST). Coastal vegetated wetlands are expected to decrease, and the impact of SST on seagrass and ... -
Hawksbill sea turtles in seagrass pastures : success in a peripheral habitat
(2010)Hawksbill sea turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, are closely associated with coral reef and other hard-bottom habitats. Seagrass pastures are peripheral habitats for Caribbean hawksbills. With the decline in quality and ... -
Patterns and effects of disturbance in Caribbean macrophyte communities
(2004)This thesis examines a number of natural and anthropogenic disturbances within marine macrophyte habitats of the Caribbean. Understanding the effects of disturbance and the patterns associated with such dynamics is fundamental ... -
Results of a coral reef survey of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, with comparisons to past studies and other Caribbean reefs
(2003)This field survey was conducted by members of the National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research (NCORE), a center within the Rosenstiel School for Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami, FL, USA. ... -
Status of the acroporid coral species in the Dominican Republic
(2003)Most coral reefs of the Dominican Republic are fringing reefs. There are also two barrier reefs, numerous patch reefs, and four large offshore banks. In the eastern and northwestern coasts, broad coastal shallow platforms ...
