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A Conservation Framework for the Critically Endangered Endemic Species of the Caribbean Palm Coccothrinax
A conservation framework for the Critically Endangered endemic species of the Caribbean palm Coccothrinax B RETT J ESTROW,BRÍGIDO P EGUERO,FRANCISCO J IMÉNEZ,RAÚL V ERDECIA L ISBET G ONZÁLEZ-OLIVA,CELIO E. MOYA,WILLIAM C INEA,M.PATRICK G RIFFITH A LAN W. MEEROW,MIKE M AUNDER and J AVIER F RANCISCO-ORTEGA Abstract With threatened species ( categorized as plant exploration initiatives, taxonomic revisions, outreach, Critically Endangered and as Endangered, sensu IUCN), and fundraising. The ultimate aim of this review is to provide Coccothrinax (c. species) is the flagship palm genus for baseline information that will develop conservation synergy conservation in the Caribbean Island Biodiversity Hotspot. among relevant parties working on Coccothrinax conserva- Coccothrinax has its centre of taxonomic diversity in these tion in Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Such colla- islands, with c. endemic species. We present a conservation borations could also benefit through partnerships with framework for the Critically Endangered species, found botanists working in other countries. in Cuba, Haiti or the Dominican Republic. Only two species Keywords Antilles, Arecaceae, IUCN, plant biodiversity, (C. jimenezii, C. montana) occur in more than one country red lists, taxonomy, tropical islands (Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Immediate threats include oil drilling and nickel mining, intrusion of saline water into soil, urban and agricultural development, low population recruitment, uncontrolled fires, interspecific hy- Introduction bridization, and unsustainable ethnobotanical practices. Coccothrinax bermudezii, C. borhidiana, C. crinita ssp. crini- alms are an iconic feature of the Caribbean landscape ta, C. leonis and C. spissa are not conserved in protected areas. Pand are associated with strong folk and ethnobotani- Coccothrinax bermudezii, C. -
Quantifying Arbovirus Disease and Transmission Risk at the Municipality
medRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.30.20143248; this version posted July 1, 2020. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license . 1 1 Title: Quantifying arbovirus disease and transmission risk at the municipality 2 level in the Dominican Republic: the inception of Rm 3 Short title: Epidemic Metrics for Municipalities 4 Rhys Kingston1, Isobel Routledge1, Samir Bhatt1, Leigh R Bowman1* 5 1. Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, UK 6 *Corresponding author 7 [email protected] 8 9 NOTE: This preprint reports new research that has not been certified by peer review and should not be used to guide clinical practice. 1 medRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.30.20143248; this version posted July 1, 2020. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license . 2 10 Abstract 11 Arboviruses remain a significant cause of morbidity, mortality and economic cost 12 across the global human population. Epidemics of arboviral disease, such as Zika 13 and dengue, also cause significant disruption to health services at local and national 14 levels. This study examined 2014-16 Zika and dengue epidemic data at the sub- 15 national level to characterise transmission across the Dominican Republic. -
Water Level Fluctuations of Lake Enriquillo and Lake Saumatre in Response to Environmental Changes
Water Level Fluctuations of Lake Enriquillo and Lake Saumatre in Response to Environmental Changes A Masters of Engineering Project Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Engineering by Eva Joelisa Romero Luna And Dina Poteau August 2011 1 Abstract The water level of Lake Saumatre in Haiti and Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic has been increasing in a continuous manner for the past 10 years. This increase in volume has caused flooding of roads, cities and agricultural land causing the inhabitants of the area to complain about the current situation and seek help from their respective governments. Both national and international organizations have expressed interest in determining the causes of the continuous growth and from there, coming up with aid plans for the cities and inhabitants of the area. Various theories haven proposed by national and international organizations, and other technical groups, to explain the growth of the lakes. Among the hypotheses to explain the growth there is 1) Deforestation of the watershed, which would affect the hydrological balance by means of a change in infiltration rates and 2) Regional climate change which would also affected the hydrological balance of the area by either an increase in precipitation or decrease in evaporation rates. This study analyzed those two main theories to determine whether they are the cause of the growth. First, deforestation was studied by means of remote sensing of the land cover on the years of 1986 and 2010 and analyzing vegetation changes. -
Mediterranean Basin
Annual Portfolio Overview July 2013 – September 2014 Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot December 2014 I. Introduction The Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot, an archipelago of habitat-rich tropical and semi-tropical islands, comprises 30 nations and territories and stretches across nearly 4 million km2 of ocean. Its unique island geography and complex geology has created unique habitats and high species diversity. Species endemic to the hotspot account for 70% of the hotspot’s plants and animals, which represent 2.6 percent of the world’s 300,000 plant species, and 3.5 percent of the world’s 27,298 vertebrate species. Furthermore, the hotspot has among the highest number of globally threatened species in the world at 703 species. The hotspot’s biodiversity has been impacted by humans since the arrival of the Amerindians some 6,000 to 7,000 years ago. These impacts increased substantially following the arrival of Europeans in the 1490s and have escalated in the last 50 years. The main threats to the terrestrial biodiversity are habitat destruction and fragmentation due to agricultural, tourism, and industrial and urban development driven by increasing population and affluence. Overexploitation of living resources, predation and competition by invasive alien species are also regarded as significant threats. Pollution affects freshwater and marine environments, as does sedimentation flows downstream, affecting coastal water quality, smothering corals, killing fish and reducing the tourism value of beaches. The region has already experienced the impacts of climate change with increased temperatures and more hurricanes and droughts. Concerns are growing over predicted sea level rise. The Caribbean’s main priority in addressing climate change is to formulate and implement appropriate strategies for adaptation to minimize the social and environmental impacts. -
ISG Bklt 8(2)
lewisi, in a disturbed setting on Grand Cayman. 22 J. Herpetology 39(3):402-408. Goodman, R.M. and F.J. Burton. 2005. Cyclura lewisi Iguana Specialist Group Recent Literature (Grand Cayman blue iguana) hatchlings. Herpetologi- cal Review 36(2):176. Newsletter Banbury, B.L. and Y.M. Ramos. The rock iguanas of Parque Nacional Isla Cabritos. Iguana 12(4):256-261. Knapp, C.R. 2005. Working to save the Andros iguana. Volume 8 • Number 2 • Winter 2005 Iguana 12(1):9-13. Bradley, K.A. and G.P. Gerber. 2005. Conservation of the Anegada iguana (Cyclura pinguis). Iguana 12(2):79-85. Knapp, C.R. and A.K. Owens. 2005. Home range and habitat associations of a Bahamian iguana: implications Burton, F.J. 2005. Blue iguana update. Iguana for conservation. Animal Conservation 8:269-278. The Iguana Specialist Group 2005 ISG Annual Meeting 12(2):98-99. prioritizes and facilitates Lemm, J.M., S.W. Steward, and T.F. Schmidt. 2005. ISG Meeting Minutes Burton, F.J. 2005. Restoring a new wild population conservation, science, and Reproduction of the critically endangered Anegada November 6-7, 2005 of blue iguanas (Cyclura lewisi) in the Salina Reserve, awareness programs that help iguana Cyclura pinguis at San Diego Zoo. International South Andros, Bahamas Grand Cayman. Iguana 12(3):166-174. ensure the survival of wild Zoo Yearbook 39:141-152. iguanas and their habitats. Welcome and Introduction - Alberts & Hudson Durden, L.A. and C.R. Knapp. 2005. Ticks parasit- Pagni, L. and D. Ballou. 2005. Value-added conserva- Thanks were expressed to Chuck Knapp (Univ. -
Observational Time Series for Lakes Azuei and Enriquillo: Surface Area, Volume, and Elevation
City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works Publications and Research City College of New York 2019 Observational Time Series for Lakes Azuei and Enriquillo: Surface Area, Volume, and Elevation Mahrokh Moknatian CUNY City College Michael Piasecki CUNY City College How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cc_pubs/625 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact: [email protected] Report Presentation of Observational Time Series for Lake Azuei and Lake Enriquillo: Surface Area, Volume, Elevation by Mahrokh Moknatian1, Michael Piasecki2 December 2018 1,2 City College of New York, Department of Civil Engineering, 160 Covent Avenue, NY 10031 Corresponding Author email: [email protected] Abstract In this report, we present historical time series of surface area, volume, and elevation for lakes Azuei (Haiti) and Enriquillo (Dominican Republic). The intention is to present a history of the lakes’ levels for both bodies of water as derived from Landsat imagery that is augmented by reports and narratives that reach further back in time. We also summarize lake level time series data collected and developed through various other efforts and compare these data sets to our time series. The time series contains 45 years’ worth of data ranging from 1972 to 2017 which we developed from Landsat imagery and the volume and elevations are constructed from combining surface area data with Digital Bathymetry Models for each of the lakes. The time series suggest that Lake Enriquillo has experienced three episodes of expansion in 1979-1981, 1998-2000, and 2003-2013 with 70%, 36%, and 2.4 times rate of changes in its volume respectively. -
5871-Ii Duvergé
ESQUEMA REGIONAL CUENCA CINTURÓN DE SIERRA SAN JUAN DE MAPA GEOLÓGICO DE LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA SERVICIO GEOLÓGICO NACIONAL -SGN- DUVERGÉ 5871-II PERALTA DE L E Y E N D A ESCALA 1:50.000 71°45'0"W 71°44'0"W 71°43'0"W 71°42'0"W 71°41'0"W 71°40'0"W 71°39'0"W 71°38'0"W 71°37'0"W 71°36'0"W 71°35'0"W 71°34'0"W 71°33'0"W 71°32'0"W 71°31'0"W 71°30'0"W NEIBA 19 Limos, arenas y gravas, aluviones del sistema hidrográfico actual LA DESCUBIERTA (5871-I) 15 11 18 Coluviones y cuaternario indiferenciado 17 210 211 18°30'0"N 212 213 214 215 216 217 I' 218 219 220 221 222 223 II' 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 CUENCA 17 Conos aluviales activos 18°30'0"N 19 16 2047 DE 16 Zona mareal del Lago Enriquillo 13 6 6 N 2 Q1-3 SIERRA HOLOCENO 15 Arena de playas actuales del Lago Enriquillo 17 Q 4 ENRIQUILLO 14 10 2047 BARBARITA 70 O I 14 Margas, arenas y limos lacustres del Lago Enriquillo 15 DE R 15 Q 4 A M. GARCÍA 13 13 Horizonte con formaciones de algas y encostramientos estromatolíticos N 4 EL ARENAZO Q 16 Q 4 0 R 12 Canales arrecifales, arrecifes y margas del lago Enriquillo E 18 14 Q 4 T 9 11 Margas lacustres en zonas inundables (Laguna El Limón y ISLA CABRITOS Villa Jaragua 2046 A 12 U Laguna En Medio) SIERRA C 10 Margas y calizas lacustres en zonas de margen previamente 2046 ROBERTO cubiertas por agua (decantación) 18°29'0"N 4 N 2 Q1-3 DE SONADOR 18°29'0"N PLEISTOCENO 8 9 Caliza lacustre con gasterópodos 8 Conglomerados con clastos, calizas y arcillas rojas, molasa sintectónica 2045 Q 1-3 BAHORUCO 7 7 Alterita, arcillas y gravas en dolinas de la Sierra de Bahoruco 5 15 Q 4 6 Fm. -
Puerto Escondido
MAPA GEOLÓGICO DE LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA ESCALA 1:50.000 Puerto Escondido (5870-I y 5870-IV) Santo Domingo, R.D., Enero 2007-Diciembre 2010 República Dominicana Consorcio IGME-BRGM-INYPSA Cartografía geotemática Proyecto SYSMIN II - 01B Enero 2007/Diciembre 2010 La presente Hoja y Memoria forma parte del Programa de Cartografía Geotemática de la República Dominicana, Proyecto 1B, financiado, en consideración de donación, por la Unión Europea a través del programa SYSMIN II de soporte al sector geológico-minero (Programa CRIS 190-604, ex No 9 ACP DO 006/01). Ha sido realizada en el periodo 2007-2010 por el Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), formando parte del Consorcio IGME-BRGM-INYPSA, con normas, dirección y supervisión del Servicio Geológico Nacional, habiendo participado los siguientes técnicos y especialistas: CARTOGRAFÍA GEOLÓGICA, COORDINACIÓN Y REDACCIÓN DE LA MEMORIA - Dr Marc Joubert (BRGM) - Dr Fernando Pérez Varela (Universidad de Jaén, España) - Dr Manuel Abad de Los Santos (Universidad de Huelva, España) MICROPALEONTOLOGÍA Y PETROGRAFÍA DE ROCAS SEDIMENTARIAS - Dra. Chantal Bourdillon (ERADATA, Le Mans, Francia) SEDIMENTOLOGÍA Y LEVANTAMIENTO DE COLUMNAS - Dr Manuel Abad de Los Santos (Universidad de Huelva, España) - Dr Fernando Pérez Varela (Universidad de Jaén, España) PETROGRAFÍA DE ROCAS SEDIMENTARIAS - Dra. Chantal Bourdillon (ERADATA, Le Mans, Francia) GEOLOGÍA ESTRUCTURAL Y TECTÓNICA - Dr Marc Joubert (BRGM) - Dr. Javier Escuder Viruete (IGME) GEOMORFOLOGÍA - Dr Fernando Moreno (INYPSA) MINERALES METÁLICOS Y NO METÁLICOS - Ing. Eusebio Lopera (IGME) TELEDETECCIÓN - Ing. Juan Carlos Gumiel (IGME) INTERPRETACIÓN DE LA GEOFÍSICA AEROTRANSPORTADA - Dr. José Luis García Lobón (IGME) DIGITALIZACIÓN, CREACIÓN DE LA ESTRUCTURA SIG Y EDICIÓN DE LOS MAPAS República Dominicana Consorcio IGME-BRGM-INYPSA Cartografía geotemática Proyecto SYSMIN II - 01B Enero 2007/Diciembre 2010 - Ing. -
Ricordii 2017 Grupo Jaragua-Tgedit
Conservation of Ricord´s Iguana (Disney Conservation Fund Project) Report submitted by Rick Hudson (IIF) and Co-PI-s Ernst Rupp and Andrea Thomen (Grupo Jaragua) October 2016 to October 2017 Photo A1: Planting of Almácigo seedling on the Southern Shore of Lake Enriquillo Photo A2: Field technician José Luis installing trail camera Photo A3: One-year-old Ricord´s Iguana Photo A5: Juvenile C. ricordii at its den and in front of an Alpargata cactus. Note how its color intermingles with the surroundings. Photo A6: Ricord's Iguana by photographer Rafael Arvelo Overview and Objectives of Project Ricord´s Iguana (Cyclura ricordii) is considered Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List. Three subpopulations of the species are found within the Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve in the Dominican Republic. Since 2003 Grupo Jaragua has been involved in the conservation of the species and has monitored the two most vulnerable populations, one in the Pedernales area and the other one on the southern shore of Lake Enriquillo. The main goal of the project is to ensure the long-term survival of C. ricordii throughout its natural range by protecting, maintaining, restoring a diversity of high quality native habitats and establishing community based management for wild C. ricordii populations with the following components: 1. Restoration planting of 21,000 cladodes of Alpargata (Consolea moniliformis) and 3,000 saplings of Guayacan (Guaiacum officinale) in the Southern Shore of Enriquillo Lake and Pedernales. 2. Habitat monitoring and vigilance of the total area of presence of the species in Pedernales and the Southern Shore of Lake Enriquillo. -
8. Coastal Fisheries of the Dominican Republic
175 8. Coastal fisheries of the Dominican Republic Alejandro Herrera*, Liliana Betancourt, Miguel Silva, Patricia Lamelas and Alba Melo Herrera, A., Betancourt, L., Silva, M., Lamelas, P. and Melo, A. 2011. Coastal fisheries of the Dominican Republic. In S. Salas, R. Chuenpagdee, A. Charles and J.C. Seijo (eds). Coastal fisheries of Latin America and the Caribbean. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper. No. 544. Rome, FAO. pp. 175–217. 1. Introduction 176 2. Description of fisheries and fishing activities 178 2.1 Description of fisheries 178 2.2 Fishing activity 188 3. Fishers and socio-economic aspects 191 3.1 Fishers’ characteristics 191 3.2 Social and economic aspects 193 4. Community organization and interactions with other sectors 194 4.1 Community organization 194 4.2 Fishers’ interactions with other sectors 195 5. Assessment of fisheries 197 6. Fishery management and planning 199 7. Research and education 201 7.1. Fishing statistics 201 7.2. Biological and ecological fishing research 202 7.3 Fishery socio-economic research 205 7.4 Fishery environmental education 206 8. Issues and challenges 206 8.1 Institutionalism 207 8.2 Fishery sector plans and policies 207 8.3 Diffusion and fishery legislation 208 8.4 Fishery statistics 208 8.5 Establishment of INDOPESCA 208 8.6 Conventions/agreements and organizations/institutions 209 References 209 * Contact information: Programa EcoMar, Inc. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. E-mail: [email protected] 176 Coastal fisheries of Latin America and the Caribbean 1. INTRODUCTION In the Dominican Republic, fishing has traditionally been considered a marginal activity that complements other sources of income. -
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Bathymetric Survey for Lakes Azuei and Enriquillo, Hispaniola
City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works Publications and Research City College of New York 2016 Bathymetric Survey for Lakes Azuei and Enriquillo, Hispaniola Michael Piasecki CUNY City College Mahrokh Moknatian CUNY City College Fred Moshary CUNY City College Joseph Cleto CUNY City College Yolanda Leon INTEC See next page for additional authors How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cc_pubs/477 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact: [email protected] Authors Michael Piasecki, Mahrokh Moknatian, Fred Moshary, Joseph Cleto, Yolanda Leon, Jorge Gonzalez, and Daniel Comarazamy This report is available at CUNY Academic Works: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cc_pubs/477 CUNY Academic Works Piasecki et al., 2016 Research Report REPORT Bathymetric Survey for Lakes Azuei and Enriquillo, Hispaniola by Michael Piasecki1, Mahrokh Moknatian2, Fred Moshary3, Joseph Cleto4, Yolanda Leon5, Jorge Gonzalez6, Daniel Comarazamy7 June, 2016 1 Corresponding Author: City College New York, Department of Civil Engineering, 160 Covent Avenue, NYC, 10031, NY email: [email protected], tel: 212 650 8321, fax: 212 650 6965 2 City College New York, Department of Civil Engineering, 160 Covent Avenue, NYC, 10031, NY 3,4 City College of New York, Earth System Science & Environmental Engineering, 160 Covent Avenue, NYC, 10031, NY 5 Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 6City College New York, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 160 Convent Ave, NYC, 10031, NY 7NOAA/NESDIS/CICS, College Park, MD USA Abstract: The two largest lakes on the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola, Lake Azuei in Haiti and Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic, have experienced dramatic growth and surface area expansion over the past few years leading to severe flooding and loss of arable land around the lake perimeters.