Biblioteca Virtual de Educación Ambiental Rosa Margarita Bonetti: Envíos recientes
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Columbus’ footprints on Hispaniola from a coastal perspective : multi-proxy reconstruction of environmental change in the northern Dominican Republic
(2018)Columbus founded the very first permanent settlement in the New World, La Isabela, on the northwestern coast of the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola during his second voyage in AD 1493. Assessment of the ... -
Lake sediment-based reconstructions of Late-Holocene lowland environments of Dominican Republic and Barbuda, northern Caribbean
(2018)This dissertation explores the long-term environmental history of two northern Caribbean sites through sediment core analysis. At Laguna Alejandro (Dominican Republic), sediment and isotope data reveal ten storm events ... -
A 1000-year sedimentary record of hurricane, fire, and vegetation history from a coastal lagoon in southwestern Dominican Republic
(2011)Our knowledge of whether hurricanes cause lasting changes in forest composition and the patterns and role of fire in Caribbean dry forests are lacking. This project combines paleoecological and paleotempestological methods ... -
Reconstructing sea surface temperatures in the Caribbean during the early-mid Holocene from a reef exposure in Cañada Honda, Enriquillo Valley, Dominican Republic
(2015)[English] Temperatures during the Holocene are driven by seasonal changes in insolation; however, a better understanding of insolation mechanisms and how it affects tropical climate is still necessary. This study presents ... -
Tendencias de evolución de los servicios ecosistémicos brindados por los principales humedales vinculados a las aguas subterráneas en la República Dominicana
(2015)La República Dominicana es un país rico en naturaleza y posee gran cantidad de humedales. El objetivo de este trabajo analizar la tendencia de algunos servicios ecosistémicos ofrecidos al bienestar humano por siete humedales ...
