In Search of the Extinct Hutia in Cave Deposits of Isla De Mona, P.R. by Ángel M
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Identifing Priority Ecoregions for Rodent Conservation at the Genus Level
Oryx Vol 35 No 2 April 2001 Short Communication Identifing priority ecoregions for rodent conservation at the genus level Giovanni Amori and Spartaco Gippoliti Abstract Rodents account for 40 per cent of living high number of genera) 'threat-spots' for rodent conser- mammal species. Nevertheless, despite an increased vation. A few regions, mainly drylands, are singled out interest in biodiversity conservation and their high as important areas for rodent conservation but are not species richness, Rodentia are often neglected by con- generally recognized in global biodiversity assessments. servationists. We attempt for the first time a world-wide These are the remaining forests of Togo, extreme evaluation of rodent conservation priorities at the genus 'western Sahel', the Turanian and Mongolian-Manchu- level. Given the low popularity of the order, we rian steppes and the desert of the Horn of Africa. considered it desirable to discuss identified priorities Resources for conservation must be allocated first to within the framework of established biodiversity prior- recognized threat spots and to those restricted-range ity areas of the world. Two families and 62 genera are genera which may depend on species-specific strategies recognized as threatened. Our analyses highlight the for their survival. Philippines, New Guinea, Sulawesi, the Caribbean, China temperate forests and the Atlantic Forest of Keywords Biodiversity, conservation priorities, south-eastern Brazil as the most important (for their rodents, threatened genera, world ecoregions. Conservation efforts for rodents must be included in Introduction the general framework of mammalian diversity conser- With 26-32 recognized extant families and more than vation, focusing on a biodiversity/area approach. -
Sandy Point, Green Cay and Buck Island National Wildlife Refuges Comprehensive Conservation Plan
Sandy Point, Green Cay and Buck Island National Wildlife Refuges Comprehensive Conservation Plan U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region September 2010 Sandy Point, Green Cay, and Buck Island National Wildlife Refuges COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION PLAN SANDY POINT, GREEN CAY AND BUCK ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES United States Virgin Islands Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region Atlanta, Georgia September 2010 Table of Contents iii Sandy Point, Green Cay, and Buck Island National Wildlife Refuges TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... 1 I. BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................. 3 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 Purpose and Need for the Plan .................................................................................................... 3 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...................................................................................................... 3 National Wildlife Refuge System .................................................................................................. 4 Legal and Policy Context ............................................................................................................. -
Juan Cristóbal Gundlach's Collections of Puerto Rican Birds with Special
ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Zoosystematics and Evolution Jahr/Year: 2015 Band/Volume: 91 Autor(en)/Author(s): Frahnert Sylke, Roman Rafela Aguilera, Eckhoff Pascal, Wiley James W. Artikel/Article: Juan Cristóbal Gundlach’s collections of Puerto Rican birds with special regard to types 177-189 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence (CC-BY); original download https://pensoft.net/journals Zoosyst. Evol. 91 (2) 2015, 177–189 | DOI 10.3897/zse.91.5550 museum für naturkunde Juan Cristóbal Gundlach’s collections of Puerto Rican birds with special regard to types Sylke Frahnert1, Rafaela Aguilera Román2, Pascal Eckhoff1, James W. Wiley3 1 Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany 2 Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, La Habana, Cuba 3 PO Box 64, Marion Station, Maryland 21838-0064, USA http://zoobank.org/B4932E4E-5C52-427B-977F-83C42994BEB3 Corresponding author: Sylke Frahnert ([email protected]) Abstract Received 1 July 2015 The German naturalist Juan Cristóbal Gundlach (1810–1896) conducted, while a resident Accepted 3 August 2015 of Cuba, two expeditions to Puerto Rico in 1873 and 1875–6, where he explored the Published 3 September 2015 southwestern, western, and northeastern regions of this island. Gundlach made repre sentative collections of the island’s fauna, which formed the nucleus of the first natural Academic editor: history museums in Puerto Rico. When the natural history museums closed, only a few Peter Bartsch specimens were passed to other institutions, including foreign museums. None of Gund lach’s and few of his contemporaries’ specimens have survived in Puerto Rico. -
Ecologia De Les Illes
Observations on the habitat and ecology of the Hispaniolan Solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in the Dominican Republic Jose A. OTTENWALDER Proyecto Biodiversidad GEF-PNUD/ONAPLAN. Programa de las Naciones para el Desarrollo (PNUD) y Oficina Nacional de Planificacion. Apartado 1424, Mirador Sur. Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana Ottenwalder, J.A. 1999. Observations on the habitat and ecology of the Hispaniolan Solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in the Dominican Republic. Mon. Soc. Hist. Nat. Balears, 6 I Mon. Inst. Est. Bal. 66: 123-168. ISBN: 84- 87026-86-9. Palma de Mallorca. The habitat of the Hispaniolan Solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) was investiga ted in the Dominican Republic in relation to particular environmental parameters (geomorphology, geologicalstructure, soil type, elevation, life zone, vegetation, rainfall, and temperature). Results are discussed in relation to relevant species environment interactions, particularly habitat preferences and life history patterns of the species. Comparisons on the habitat, ecology and life history are made bet ween S. paradoxus and the Cuban Solenodon (S. cubanus), the only other living member of the genus. Keywords: Solenodon, Caribbean, Antilles, Ecology, Conservation Biology. Observaciones sobre el habitat y ecologia del Solenodon de la Hispaniola (Solenodon paradox us) en la Republica Dominicana. EI habitat del Solenodon de la Hispaniola (Solenodon paradoxus) fue estudiado en la Republica Dominicana en relacion a una serie de parametres ambientales (geomorfologia, estructura geologica, tipo de suelo, elevacion, zona de vida, for macion vegetal, precipitacion, y temperatura). Las relaciones especie-habitat son analizadas usando un modelo empirico descriptivo. Las observaciones sobre inte racciones especie-rnedio ambiente resultantes son discutidas particularmente en relacion a preferencias aparentes de habitat y a los patrones de historia natural de la especie. -
Current Status of the Carabali Hutia from South of Isla De La Juventud, Mysateles Meridionalis
Orsis 18, 2003 7-11 Current status of the carabali hutia from South of Isla de la Juventud, Mysateles meridionalis Rafael Borroto Páez Ignacio Ramos García Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, CITMA Carretera de Varona Km 3.5. A.P. 8029 10800 Ciudad de La Habana. Cuba Manuscript received in December 2002 Abstract The Canarreos Archipelago (Cuba) is the geographic region in the West Indies with great- est diversity of capromyid rodents, with seven taxa. Current status of conservation, dis- tribution, and systematic of the carabali hutia (Mysateles meridionalis) of the S of Isla de la Juventud were analyzed and discussed. All the factors that affect this species of hutia are pointed out. Conservation category as IUCN criterion is recommended. Key words: Capromyid rodent, conservation, Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Mysateles meri- dionalis. Resumen. Estado actual de la jutía carabalí del sur de la Isla de la Juventud, Mysateles meridionalis. El Archipiélago de los Canarreos (Cuba) es la región geográfica de las Antillas con ma- yor diversidad de roedores caprómidos, con un total de siete taxones. En el presente es- tudio se discute el estado actual de conservación, perturbaciones del hábitat, distribución y sistemática de la jutía carabalí (Mysateles meridionalis), de la Isla de la Juventud. Se relacionan todos los factores que afectan a dicha especie. Se recomienda una recalifica- ción de la categoría de conservación según los criterios de la IUCN. Palabras claves: conservación, Rodenta, Capromyidae, Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Mysateles meridionalis. Introduction The Isla de la Juventud (formerly known as Isle of Pines) with 2,199 km2 is the most important island of the Canarreos Archipelago. -
Caribbean Ornithology
See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333433561 The Baudin Expedition to Tenerife, St. Thomas, St. Croix, and Puerto Rico in 1796–1798 Article · May 2019 CITATION READS 1 201 2 authors: Justin J.F.J. Jansen Jérôme Fuchs Naturalis Biodiversity Center Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 125 PUBLICATIONS 179 CITATIONS 98 PUBLICATIONS 1,707 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE SEE PROFILE Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: Figuring out Steppe Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris View project Threatened bird species of Polynesia and Melanesia View project All content following this page was uploaded by Justin J.F.J. Jansen on 31 May 2019. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. The Journal of Caribbean Ornithology RESEARCH ARTICLE Vol. 32:39–48. 2019 The Baudin Expedition to Tenerife, St. Thomas, St. Croix, and Puerto Rico in 1796–1798 Justin J.F.J. Jansen Jérôme Fuchs Photo: Justin J.F.J. Jansen The Journal of Caribbean Ornithology www.birdscaribbean.org/jco ISSN 1544-4953 RESEARCH ARTICLE Vol. 32:39–48. 2019 www.birdscaribbean.org The Baudin Expedition to Tenerife, St. Thomas, St. Croix, and Puerto Rico in 1796–1798 Justin J.F.J. Jansen1 and Jérôme Fuchs2 Abstract The results of archival and collection research into the expedition led by Nicolas-Thomas Baudin in 1796–1798 to Tenerife, St. Thomas, St. Croix, and Puerto Rico are herein presented. The expedition brought home at least 296 specimens and was the first to collect in St. Thomas, St. -
Investigating Evolutionary Processes Using Ancient and Historical DNA of Rodent Species
Investigating evolutionary processes using ancient and historical DNA of rodent species Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) University of London Royal Holloway University of London Egham, Surrey TW20 OEX Selina Brace November 2010 1 Declaration I, Selina Brace, declare that this thesis and the work presented in it is entirely my own. Where I have consulted the work of others, it is always clearly stated. Selina Brace Ian Barnes 2 “Why should we look to the past? ……Because there is nowhere else to look.” James Burke 3 Abstract The Late Quaternary has been a period of significant change for terrestrial mammals, including episodes of extinction, population sub-division and colonisation. Studying this period provides a means to improve understanding of evolutionary mechanisms, and to determine processes that have led to current distributions. For large mammals, recent work has demonstrated the utility of ancient DNA in understanding demographic change and phylogenetic relationships, largely through well-preserved specimens from permafrost and deep cave deposits. In contrast, much less ancient DNA work has been conducted on small mammals. This project focuses on the development of ancient mitochondrial DNA datasets to explore the utility of rodent ancient DNA analysis. Two studies in Europe investigate population change over millennial timescales. Arctic collared lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus) specimens are chronologically sampled from a single cave locality, Trou Al’Wesse (Belgian Ardennes). Two end Pleistocene population extinction-recolonisation events are identified and correspond temporally with - localised disappearance of the woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius). A second study examines postglacial histories of European water voles (Arvicola), revealing two temporally distinct colonisation events in the UK. -
Micro-Livestock: Little-Known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future (BOSTID, 1991, 435 P.) Part III : Rabbits (Introduction...) 14 Domestic Rabbit
03/11/2011 meister11.htm Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future (BOSTID, 1991, 435 p.) Part III : Rabbits (introduction...) 14 Domestic Rabbit Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future (BOSTID, 1991, 435 p.) Part III : Rabbits Contrary to popular opinion, the domestic rabbit is a substantial part of the world's meat supply. Annual production of rabbit meat is estimated to be one million metric tons, and the total number of rabbits is approximately 708 million.' However, rabbits are now intensively raised for food only in temperate, mostly industrialized, nations. France, Italy, and Spain, for example, have long consumed rabbit meat; West German production was 20,000 tons each year; Hungary raises rabbits in large numbers (two of its commercial rabbitries have more than 10,000 does each); and the United States raises almost 8.5 million rabbits each year for consumption in homes and restaurants.2 D:/cd3wddvd/NoExe/Master/dvd001/…/meister11.htm 1/175 03/11/2011 meister11.htm In most developing countries, on the other hand, rabbits are not well known - at least compared with other livestock. But they have great promise there, and in recent years there has been a dramatic increase in interest. For those developing countries where information is available, rabbit meat production almost doubled between 1966 and 1980. For instance, several African countries - among them Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Zambia - now have national rabbit-raising programs. A number of Asian countries - such as the Philippines, Indonesia, India, and Vietnam - are also encouraging rabbit farming. -
The Baudin Expedition to Tenerife, St. Thomas, St
The Journal of Caribbean Ornithology RESEARCH ARTICLE Vol. 32:39–48. 2019 The Baudin Expedition to Tenerife, St. Thomas, St. Croix, and Puerto Rico in 1796–1798 Justin J.F.J. Jansen Jérôme Fuchs Photo: Justin J.F.J. Jansen The Journal of Caribbean Ornithology www.birdscaribbean.org/jco ISSN 1544-4953 RESEARCH ARTICLE Vol. 32:39–48. 2019 www.birdscaribbean.org The Baudin Expedition to Tenerife, St. Thomas, St. Croix, and Puerto Rico in 1796–1798 Justin J.F.J. Jansen1 and Jérôme Fuchs2 Abstract The results of archival and collection research into the expedition led by Nicolas-Thomas Baudin in 1796–1798 to Tenerife, St. Thomas, St. Croix, and Puerto Rico are herein presented. The expedition brought home at least 296 specimens and was the first to collect in St. Thomas, St. Croix, and Puerto Rico. Of these, at least 140 specimens still survive, the largest sin- gle-voyage collection from pre-1800 still available. Accounts of these specimens and those known to have vanished are present- ed here for the first time, adding to our knowledge of early Caribbean ornithology. The arguments of David K. Wetherbee (1985, 1986) that thefts by the Baudin expedition took place during a foray into Hispaniola are all shown to be suspect. Molecular and morphological work identified a Barn Owl Tyto( alba ssp) supposedly collected in Puerto Rico, thus providing the first possible documentation of the Barn Owl in Puerto Rico, but its exact taxonomic status remains unresolved. Our data thus cannot exclude the genuine Puerto Rican origin for this specimen. Keywords Barn Owl, Baudin, expedition, Puerto Rico, Tenerife, Tyto alba, Virgin Islands Resumen La expedición de Baudin a Tenerife, St. -
The Last Survivors: Current Status and Conservation of the Non-Volant Land
1 The Last Survivors: current status and conservation of the non-volant land 2 mammals of the insular Caribbean 3 4 SAMUEL T. TURVEY,* ROSALIND J. KENNERLEY, JOSE M. NUÑEZ-MIÑO, AND RICHARD P. 5 YOUNG 6 7 Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RY (STT) 8 Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Les Augrès Manor, Trinity, Jersey JE3 5BP, Channel 9 Islands (RJK, JNM, RPY) 10 11 *Correspondent: [email protected] 12 13 Running header: Status of Caribbean land mammals 14 1 15 The insular Caribbean is among the few oceanic-type island systems colonized by non-volant 16 land mammals. This region also has experienced the world’s highest levels of historical 17 mammal extinctions, with at least 29 species lost since AD 1500. Representatives of only 2 18 land-mammal families (Capromyidae and Solenodontidae) now survive, in Cuba, Hispaniola, 19 Jamaica, and the Bahama Archipelago. The conservation status of Caribbean land mammals 20 is surprisingly poorly understood. The most recent IUCN Red List assessment, from 2008, 21 recognized 15 endemic species, of which 13 were assessed as threatened. We reassessed all 22 available baseline data on the current status of the Caribbean land-mammal fauna within the 23 framework of the IUCN Red List, to determine specific conservation requirements for 24 Caribbean land-mammal species using an evidence-based approach. We recognize only 13 25 surviving species, 1 of which is not formally described and cannot be assessed using IUCN 26 criteria; 3 further species previously considered valid are interpreted as junior synonyms or 27 subspecies. -
Anidación De La Tortuga Carey (Eretmochelys Imbricata) En Isla De Mona, Puerto Rico
Anidación de la tortuga carey (Eretmochelys imbricata) en Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico. Carlos E. Diez 1, Robert P. van Dam 2 1 DRNA-PR PO Box 9066600 Puerta de Tierra San Juan, PR 00906 [email protected] 2 Chelonia Inc PO Box 9020708 San Juan, PR 00902 [email protected] Palabras claves: Reptilia, carey de concha, Eretmochelys imbricata, anidación, tortugas marinas, marcaje, conservación, Caribe, Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico. Resumen El carey de concha, Eretmochelys imbricata, es la especie de tortuga marina más abundante en nuestras playas y costas. Sin embargo está clasificada como una especie en peligro de extinción por leyes estatales y federales además de estar protegida a nivel internacional. Uno de los lugares más importantes del Caribe para la reproducción de esta especie es en la Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico. Los resultados del monitoreo de la actividad de anidaje en la Isla de Mona han demostrado un incremento siginificativo en el números de nidos de la tortuga carey depositado en la isla durante los últimos años. En el año 2005 se contó un total de 1003 nidos de carey depositados en todas las playas de Isla de Mona durante 116 días de monitoreo, lo cual es una cantidad mayor que durante cualquier censo en años anteriores (en 1994 se contaron 308 nidos depositados en 114 días). De igual manera, el Índice de Actividades de Anidaje cual esta basado en conteos precisos durante 60 dias aumento a partir de su estableciemiento en el 2003 con 298 nidos de carey con 18% a 353 nidos en 2004 y resultando en 368 nidos en el 2005. -
Reconnaissance Investigation of Caribbean Extreme Wave Deposits – Preliminary Observations, Interpretations, and Research Directions
RECONNAISSANCE INVESTIGATION OF CARIBBEAN EXTREME WAVE DEPOSITS – PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS, INTERPRETATIONS, AND RESEARCH DIRECTIONS Robert A. Morton, Bruce M. Richmond, Bruce E. Jaffe, and Guy Gelfenbaum Open-File Report 2006-1293 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Cover photograph – Panorama view on the north coast of Bonaire at Boka Kokolishi in March 2006 showing (from left to right), Caribbean Sea, modern sea cliff, scattered boulders and sand deposits on an elevated rock platform, and a paleo-seacliff. Wave swept zone and fresh sand deposits were products of Hurricane Ivan in September 2004. RECONNAISSANCE INVESTIGATION OF CARIBBEAN EXTREME WAVE DEPOSITS – PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS, INTERPRETATIONS, AND RESEARCH DIRECTIONS 1 2 2 3 Robert A. Morton , Bruce M. Richmond , Bruce E. Jaffe , and Guy Gelfenbaum 1U.S. Geological Survey, 600 Fourth St. S., St. Petersburg, FL 33701 2U.S. Geological Survey, 400 Natural Bridges Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 USA 3U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Open-File Report 2006-1293 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey i Contents SUMMARY ...........................................................................................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................................................1 GENERAL GEOLOGIC SETTING .........................................................................................................................................1