Investigación ambiental
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The mahi-mahi value chain in the Dominican Republic : summary report
(2023)Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), dolphinfish or, as it is known locally, dorado, is a fisheries resource of high economic interest. It is an important source of employment and income for the coastal communities of the ... -
The colour of seawater : colour perception and environmental change in Dominican seascapes
(2023)The colour of seawater is a topic of daily discussion among diver fishermen in the Dominican Republic, who navigate shifting ocean environments alongside conservation politics. While conservation policies often target ... -
Understanding spearfishing in a coral reef fishery : fishers’ opportunities, constraints, and decision-making
(2017)Social and ecological systems come together during the act of fishing. However, we often lack a deep understanding of the fishing process, despite its importance for understanding and managing fisheries. A quantitative, ... -
Chemical defenses and resource trade-offs structure sponge communities on Caribbean coral reefs
(2014)Chemical defenses are known to protect some species from consumers, but it is often difficult to detect this advantage at the community or ecosystem levels because of the complexity of abiotic and biotic factors that ... -
Dominican discoveries
(2022)Two recent expeditions to the Dominican Republic revealed numerous exciting novelties in palms. Our new international collaboration has set its goal to create a better understanding of Coccothrinax. The genus is in tribe ...