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1. A 3000 year record of Caribbean reef urchin communities reveals causes and consequences of long‐term decline in Diadema antillarum

Author:
Katie L. Cramer; Aaron O’Dea; Carolina Carpenter; Richard D. Norris
Source:
Ecography 2018 v.41 no.1 pp. 164-173
ISSN:
0906-7590
Subject:
Acropora cervicornis; Echinometra; anthropogenic activities; community structure; corals; die-off; ecosystems; extinction; herbivorous fish; macroalgae; overfishing; piscivores; predators; reefs; Caribbean; Panama
Abstract:
... Urchins are the last abundant grazers of macroalgae on most Caribbean reefs following the historical overexploitation of herbivorous fishes. The long‐spined urchin Diadema antillarum was particularly effective at controlling macroalgae and facilitating coral dominance on Caribbean reefs until its ecological extinction from a catastrophic disease epidemic in the early 1980s. Despite their important ...
DOI:
10.1111/ecog.02513

2. 880. EUPHORBIA TUCKEYANA: Euphorbiaceae

Author:
Julià Molero; Maria M. Romeiras; Maria Cristina Duarte; Arnoldo Santos‐Guerra; Brett Jestrow; Javier Francisco‐Ortega
Source:
Curtis's botanical magazine 2018 v.35 no.2 pp. 166-189
ISSN:
1355-4905
Subject:
Euphorbia; flora; gardens; islands; leaves; lectotypes; monophyly; plants (botany); summer; taxon descriptions; wet season; Asia; Caribbean; Morocco; Portugal
Abstract:
... Euphorbia tuckeyana is a dendroid spurge endemic to Cabo Verde. It belongs to E. subgenus Esula section Aphyllis subsection Macaronesicae, a monophyletic group of eleven species restricted to the Canaries, Madeira archipelago, the Selvagens islands, Cabo Verde, a small area of Atlantic Morocco, and Portugal, that have high horticultural potential for xeric gardens. Among them E. tuckeyana grows we ...
DOI:
10.1111/curt.12235

3. Abundance and distribution of beach litter along the Atlantico Department, Caribbean coast of Colombia

Author:
Nelson Rangel-Buitrago; Adriana Gracia C.; Anubis Vélez-Mendoza; Egna Mantilla-Barbosa; Victoria Andrea Arana; Jorge Trilleras; Harry Arroyo-Olarte
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2018 v.136 pp. 435-447
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
beaches; coasts; multidimensional scaling; principal component analysis; resorts; villages; water pollution; Caribbean; Colombia
Abstract:
... A total of 5993 litter items divided into 13 categories were found at 25 beaches located along the Atlantico Department coastline, Caribbean of Colombia, with an average litter abundance of 7 items/m. Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering (AHC), Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) and Principal Components Analysis (PCA) were applied with the objective of highlighting similarities and contrasts between ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.09.040

4. Accountability in climate change governance and Caribbean SIDS

Author:
Michelle Scobie
Source:
Environment, development and sustainability 2018 v.20 no.2 pp. 769-787
ISSN:
1387-585X
Subject:
accountability; case studies; certification; climate; climate change; environmental governance; experts; government agencies; issues and policy; monitoring; nongovernmental organizations; private sector; stakeholders; surveys; Caribbean
Abstract:
... The good governance of institutions and regimes requires accountability suited to the particular context of each institution and regime. The paper examines the nature of accountability in climate change governance using the Caribbean region as a case study. In doing so, the paper makes two original contributions. First, using insights from the environmental governance literature, it presents a con ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10668-017-9909-9

5. Across-shore distribution of Ocypode quadrata burrows in relation to beach features and human disturbance

Author:
Frank A. Ocaña; Alberto De Jesús-Navarrete; Héctor A. Hernández-Arana
Source:
Journal of natural history 2018 v.52 no.33-34 pp. 2185-2196
ISSN:
1464-5262
Subject:
beaches; burrows; climate; crabs; habitats; humans; mathematical models; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Spatial distribution patterns of the ghost crab Ocypode quadrata were analysed using different approaches at one disturbed and two preserved reflective sandy beaches of the Mexican Caribbean. We used spatial correlation analysis to describe the across-shore distribution of O. quadrata and their patch dynamics by beach and sampling time. In addition, we analysed the across-shore variability of habi ...
DOI:
10.1080/00222933.2018.1524030

6. Addiciones y correcciones a la monografía rubiáceas de cuba

Author:
A. L. Borhidi; M. Fernández Zequeira; R. Oviedo-Prieto
Source:
Acta botanica Hungarica 2018 v.60 no.3-4 pp. 291-312
ISSN:
1588-2578
Subject:
indigenous species; molecular systematics; new genus; phylogeny; taxonomic revisions; Caribbean; Cuba
Abstract:
... An important molecular-phylogenetic monography appeared about the Chiococceae tribe of the Caribbean region by Paudyal et al. (2018) proposing several new taxonomic modifying decisions concerning also to the monographic treatment of the recently (2017) published Rubiáceas de Cuba, as the confirmation and extension of the genus Solenandra revalidated by Borhidi (2002) and the separation of the new ...
DOI:
10.1556/034.60.2018.3-4.4

7. Africa and the Green Climate Fund: current challenges and future opportunities

Author:
William M. Fonta; Elias T. Ayuk; Tiff van Huysen
Source:
Climate policy 2018 v.18 no.9 pp. 1210-1225
ISSN:
1752-7457
Subject:
climate; forests; funding; governance; issues and policy; land use; statistics; Africa; Asia; Caribbean; Latin America
Abstract:
... Although the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is widely commendable in several ways, access to the Fund has been very challenging for many African countries. Using GCF published statistics, we identify possible challenges likely to be responsible for this. First, we present an assessment of the GCF’s Readiness Support Programme with respect to how the programme’s performance may have affected achievement ...
DOI:
10.1080/14693062.2018.1459447

8. Age-dependent strategies related to lionfish activities in the Mexican Caribbean

Author:
Maria del Carmen García-Rivas; Salima Machkour-M’Rabet; Gabriela Pérez-Lachaud; Juan J. Schmitter-Soto; Régis Céréghino; Cassiopea Doneys; Nikolas St-Jean; Yann Hénaut
Source:
Environmental biology of fishes 2018 v.101 no.4 pp. 563-578
ISSN:
0378-1909
Subject:
coral reefs; habitat preferences; predators; predation; fish; posture; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Lionfish are successful invasive predators in the Caribbean region and inhabit a large range of habitats. Our study in the Caribbean has focused on the relationships between the biological characteristics of lionfish particularly their size, their activities and use of those different habitats. In this study, we observed a high number of lionfish individuals, focusing on the behavioural activities ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10641-018-0718-2

9. Agelas Wasting Syndrome Alters Prokaryotic Symbiont Communities of the Caribbean Brown Tube Sponge, Agelas tubulata

Author:
Lindsey K. Deignan; Joseph R. Pawlik; Patrick M. Erwin
Source:
Microbial ecology 2018 v.76 no.2 pp. 459-466
ISSN:
0095-3628
Subject:
Chloroflexi; bacteria; community structure; dysbiosis; gamma-Proteobacteria; microbial communities; microbiome; monitoring; reefs; symbionts; wasting syndrome; Caribbean; Florida
Abstract:
... The brown tube sponge Agelas tubulata (cf. Agelas conifera) is an abundant and long-lived sponge on Caribbean reefs. Recently, a disease-like condition, Agelas wasting syndrome (AWS), was described from A. tubulata in the Florida Keys, where prevalence of the syndrome increased from 7 to 35% of the sponge population between 2010 and 2015. In this study, we characterized the prokaryotic symbiont co ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00248-017-1135-3

10. Air monitoring of new and legacy POPs in the Group of Latin America and Caribbean (GRULAC) region

Author:
Cassandra Rauert; Tom Harner; Jasmin K. Schuster; Anita Eng; Gilberto Fillmann; Luisa Eugenia Castillo; Oscar Fentanes; Martín Villa Ibarra; Karina S.B. Miglioranza; Isabel Moreno Rivadeneira; Karla Pozo; Beatriz Helena Aristizábal Zuluaga
Source:
Environmental pollution 2018 v.243 pp. 1252-1262
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
HCH (pesticide); air; dicofol; endosulfan; foams; lindane; monitoring; persistent organic pollutants; polychlorinated biphenyls; polyurethanes; sorbents; Caribbean; Chile; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:
... A special initiative in the Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling (GAPS) Network was implemented to provide information on new and emerging persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Group of Latin America and Caribbean (GRULAC) region. Regional-scale atmospheric concentrations of the new and emerging POPs hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD), pentachloroanisole (PCA) and dicofol indicators (breakdown produc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.048

11. Algal blooms detection in Colombian Caribbean Sea using MODIS imagery

Author:
Karold Viviana Coronado-Franco; John Josephraj Selvaraj; José Ernesto Mancera Pineda
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2018 v.133 pp. 791-798
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
algae; algal blooms; algorithms; fluorescence; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; nutrients; risk; screening; surface water temperature; water pollution; wet season; Caribbean; Caribbean Sea
Abstract:
... The current capacity in the Caribbean region to enhance the knowledge about algal blooms and harmful algal blooms has several logistical constraints. This work aimed to explore the detection of possible algal blooms using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Fluorescence Line Height (FLH) data in the Colombian Caribbean Sea between 2003 and 2013. Monthly FLH images with 4 km of sp ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.06.021

12. Amino acid composition reveals functional diversity of zooplankton in tropical lakes related to geography, taxonomy and productivity

Author:
Nelson J. Aranguren-Riaño; Cástor Guisande; Jonathan B. Shurin; Natalie T. Jones; Aldo Barreiro; Santiago R. Duque
Source:
Oecologia 2018 v.187 no.3 pp. 719-730
ISSN:
0029-8549
Subject:
Crustacea; amino acid composition; amino acids; coasts; diet; ecosystems; environmental impact; floodplains; functional diversity; geography; habitats; lakes; microorganisms; proteins; taxonomy; tissues; zooplankton; Andes region; Caribbean; Colombia
Abstract:
... Variation in resource use among species determines their potential for competition and co-existence, as well as their impact on ecosystem processes. Planktonic crustaceans consume a range of micro-organisms that vary among habitats and species, but these differences in resource consumption are difficult to characterize due to the small size of the organisms. Consumers acquire amino acids from thei ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-018-4130-6

13. Analysis of Yam Minisett technique adoption in Nigeria

Author:
Stephen Morse
Source:
Journal of crop improvement 2018 v.32 no.4 pp. 511-531
ISSN:
1542-7536
Subject:
Dioscorea rotundata; farmers; households; risk; tubers; uncertainty; yams; Caribbean; Latin America; Nigeria
Abstract:
... White yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) is an important tuber crop grown throughout West Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Propagation of the crop is primarily vegetative, through the use of small whole tubers (seed yams) and cut pieces of tuber (setts) planted to produce the larger tubers (ware yams) that households consume and sell. The Yam Minisett Technique (YMT) was introduced in Nigeri ...
DOI:
10.1080/15427528.2018.1458365

14. Analysis of the global carbon dioxide emissions from 2003 to 2015: convergence trends and regional contributions

Author:
Zheng Zang; Xinqing Zou; Qiaochu Song; Teng Wang; Guanghe Fu
Source:
Carbon management 2018 v.9 no.1 pp. 45-55
ISSN:
1758-3012
Subject:
World Bank; administrative management; carbon; carbon dioxide; gross domestic product; per-capita income; Caribbean; Latin America; South Asia; South East Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract:
... This paper consolidates and applies statistical methods to the per-capita carbon dioxide emissions and emissions per unit of the gross domestic product (GDP) data of the World Bank member nations, and presents an analysis of the temporal and geographical sources of carbon dioxide emissions. The results indicate that during the observation period, the countries’ per-capita carbon dioxide emissions ...
DOI:
10.1080/17583004.2017.1418594

15. Appropriate fossil calibrations and tree constraints uphold the Mesozoic divergence of solenodons from other extant mammals

Author:
Mark S. Springer; William J. Murphy; Alfred L. Roca
Source:
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 2018 v.121 pp. 158-165
ISSN:
1055-7903
Subject:
Erinaceidae; Late Cretaceous epoch; Soricidae; Talpidae; fossils; islands; moles; monophyly; shrews; Caribbean; Cuba; Hispaniola
Abstract:
... The mammalian order Eulipotyphla includes four extant families of insectivorans: Solenodontidae (solenodons); Talpidae (moles); Soricidae (shrews); and Erinaceidae (hedgehogs). Of these, Solenodontidae includes only two extant species, which are endemic to the largest islands of the Greater Antilles: Cuba and Hispaniola. Most molecular studies suggest that eulipotyphlan families diverged from each ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ympev.2018.01.007

16. Aquatic and semiaquatic bugs (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) from Toluviejo Municipality, Sucre Department, Caribbean region of Colombia

Author:
Claudia Moreno-R.; Wendy Molina-J.; Julianna Freires Freires Barbosa; Felipe Moreira
Source:
Check list 2018 v.14 no.6 pp. 985-1005
ISSN:
1809-127X
Subject:
Heteroptera; surveys; Caribbean; Colombia
Abstract:
... We present the results of a survey of the aquatic and semiaquatic bugs (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) from the small streams Pechilín, Bobo, Camarón, and Macaján, located in Toluviejo Municipality, Sucre Department, Caribbean region of Colombia. Representatives of 8 families, 20 genera, and 32 species have been collected, of which 11 species are recorded for the first time from Sucre Department ...
DOI:
10.15560/14.6.985

17. Areas of endemism of hummingbirds (Aves: Apodiformes: Trochilidae) in the Andean and Neotropical regions

Author:
Daiane Ouvernay; Ildemar Ferreira; Juan J. Morrone
Source:
Zoologia 2018 v.35 pp. 1-13
ISSN:
1984-4689
Subject:
Neotropics; Trochilidae; biogeography; geographical distribution; hummingbirds; indigenous species; Andes region; Caribbean; North America
Abstract:
... Using track analysis and cladistic biogeography, we identified areas of endemism of hummingbirds in the Andean and Neotropical regions. Our results point out that the current areas of endemism of hummingbirds occur in the Andes, Guiana Shield, the Lesser Antilles, western Central and North America and the Chiapas Highlands. The cladistic biogeographic analysis suggests a hummingbird distribution s ...
DOI:
10.3897/zoologia.35.e13673

18. Assessing climate vulnerabilities and adaptive strategies for resilient beef and dairy operations in the tropics

Author:
Guillermo Ortiz-Colón; Stephen J. Fain; Isabel K. Parés; Jaime Curbelo-Rodríguez; Esbal Jiménez-Cabán; Melvin Pagán-Morales; William A. Gould
Source:
Climatic change 2018 v.146 no.1-2 pp. 47-58
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
Holstein; Senepol; beef; climate change; conception; cows; crossing; dairy cattle; drought; energy costs; forage production; genes; genotype; heat stress; heat tolerance; milk; parasites; pasture management; pathogens; rangelands; risk; stress tolerance; temperate zones; temperature; tropics; weight gain; Caribbean; Puerto Rico; United States; Virgin Islands of the United States
Abstract:
... Cattle ranchers and dairy farmers operating throughout many tropical regions are experiencing major challenges associated with climate change such as higher incidence of heat stress and drought. These effects can result in reduced productivity of rangeland, shortage of nutritional feed, increased heat stress on animals, and high energy costs for cooling. High temperatures and resultant heat stress ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-017-2110-1
CHORUS:
10.1007/s10584-017-2110-1

19. Assessing land use, sedimentation, and water quality stressors as predictors of coral reef condition in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Author:
L. M. Oliver; W. S. Fisher; L. Fore; A. Smith; P. Bradley
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2018 v.190 no.4 pp. 213
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
Retaria; Scleractinia; anthropogenic activities; anthropogenic stressors; coral reefs; corals; humans; land use; landscapes; monitoring; wastewater; water quality; watersheds; Caribbean; United States; Virgin Islands of the United States
Abstract:
... Coral reef condition on the south shore of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, was assessed at various distances from Charlotte Amalie, the most densely populated city on the island. Human influence in the area includes industrial activity, wastewater discharge, cruise ship docks, and impervious surfaces throughout the watershed. Anthropogenic activity was characterized using a landscape development ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-018-6562-1
PubMed:
29536196
PubMed Central:
PMC6251406

20. Assessing the ecological impact of banana farms on water quality using aquatic macroinvertebrate community composition

Author:
Ola Svensson; Angelina Sanderson Bellamy; Paul J. Van den Brink; Michael Tedengren; Jonas S. Gunnarsson
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2018 v.25 no.14 pp. 13373-13381
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
aquatic invertebrates; bananas; biodiversity; community structure; conservation areas; environmental impact; environmental monitoring; farms; industry; macroinvertebrates; multivariate analysis; pesticide application; pesticides; surface water; water quality; wetlands; Caribbean; Costa Rica
Abstract:
... In Costa Rica, considerable effort goes to conservation and protection of biodiversity, while at the same time agricultural pesticide use is among the highest in the world. Several protected areas, some being wetlands or marine reserves, are situated downstream large-scale banana farms, with an average of 57 pesticide applications per year. The banana industry is increasingly aware of the need to ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-8248-y
PubMed:
28116625
PubMed Central:
PMC5978817

21. Assessing the environmental impacts of soil compaction in Life Cycle Assessment

Author:
Franziska Stoessel; Thomas Sonderegger; Peter Bayer; Stefanie Hellweg
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.630 pp. 913-921
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
biomass; clay fraction; crop production; data collection; empirical models; environmental impact; islands; life cycle impact assessment; mechanization; potatoes; production technology; soil compaction; soil depth; soil texture; soil water; topsoil; Brazil; Caribbean; Central Africa; India
Abstract:
... Maintaining biotic capacity is of key importance with regard to global food and biomass provision. One reason for productivity loss is soil compaction. In this paper, we use a statistical empirical model to assess long-term yield losses through soil compaction in a regionalized manner, with global coverage and for different agricultural production systems. To facilitate the application of the mode ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.222

22. Assessing the implications of a 1.5 °C temperature limit for the Jamaican agriculture sector

Author:
Kevon Rhiney; Anton Eitzinger; Aidan D. Farrell; Steven D. Prager
Source:
Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.8 pp. 2313-2327
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
adverse effects; climate; crops; farmers; food security; global warming; issues and policy; models; stakeholders; temperature; uncertainty; Caribbean; Jamaica
Abstract:
... Despite recent calls to limit future increases in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C, little is known about how different climatic thresholds will impact human society. Future warming trends have significant global food security implications, particularly for small island developing states (SIDS) that are recognized as being among the most vulnerable to global climate change. In the ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1409-4

23. Assessment of Land Cover Changes in the Hinterland of Barranquilla (Colombia) Using Landsat Imagery and Logistic Regression

Author:
Henry Schubert; Andrés Caballero Calvo; Markus Rauchecker; Oscar Rojas-Zamora; Grischa Brokamp; Brigitta Schütt
Source:
Land 2018 v.7 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-445X
Subject:
Landsat; biodiversity; climate; decision making; ecosystems; hinterland; land cover; land use and land cover maps; landscapes; regression analysis; rural areas; socioeconomics; soil; urbanization; vegetation cover; Caribbean; Colombia
Abstract:
... Barranquilla is known as a dynamically growing city in the Colombian Caribbean. Urbanisation induces land use and land cover (LULC) changes in the city and its hinterland affecting the region’s climate and biodiversity. This paper aims to identify the trends of land use and land cover changes in the hinterland of Barranquilla corresponding to 13 municipalities in the north of the Department ...
DOI:
10.3390/land7040152

24. Assessment of ecosystem health disturbance in mangrove-lined Caribbean coastal systems using the oyster Crassostrea rhizophorae as sentinel species

Author:
J. Aguirre-Rubí; A. Luna-Acosta; M. Ortiz-Zarragoitia; B. Zaldibar; U. Izagirre; M.J. Ahrens; L. Villamil; I. Marigómez
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.618 pp. 718-735
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Crassostrea rhizophorae; arsenic; bioactive properties; biomarkers; cadmium; dry season; environmental factors; environmental health; environmental monitoring; health status; histopathology; indicator species; odors; oysters; particulates; pollutants; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; reproduction; salinity; sewage; temperature; Caribbean; Colombia; Nicaragua
Abstract:
... This investigation was aimed at contributing to develop a suitable multi-biomarker approach for pollution monitoring in mangrove-lined Caribbean coastal systems using as sentinel species, the mangrove cupped oyster, Crassostrea rhizophorae. A pilot field study was carried out in 8 localities (3 in Nicaragua; 5 in Colombia), characterized by different environmental conditions and subjected to diffe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.098

25. Assessment of human health risk associated with methylmercury in the imported fish marketed in the Caribbean

Author:
Fabio Fuentes-Gandara; Claudia Herrera-Herrera; José Pinedo-Hernández; José Marrugo-Negrete; Sergi Díez
Source:
Environmental research 2018 v.165 pp. 324-329
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
Food and Agriculture Organization; Pangasianodon hypophthalmus; Prochilodus lineatus; World Health Organization; adults; body weight; canned fish; children; eating habits; food additives; mercury; methylmercury compounds; monitoring; raw fish; risk; sardines; tuna; women; Caribbean; Colombia
Abstract:
... The decline in marine and freshwaters catches in recent years in Colombia has led to a change in dietary habits, with an increase in the purchase and consumption of imported fish. This is of particular concern as fish are sometimes caught in mercury-contaminated waters, and are subsequently sold canned or uncanned. In addition, canned tuna has received little attention as it is widely assumed that ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2018.05.001

26. Assessment of the operational and environmental efficiency of agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author:
Moreno-Moreno Juan-Javier; Morente Francisco Velasco; Diaz Maria Teresa Sanz
Source:
Zemědělská ekonomika v.64 no.2 pp. 74-88
ISSN:
0139-570X
Subject:
capital; empirical research; environmental assessment; environmental performance; labor; sustainable agriculture; Caribbean; Latin America
Abstract:
... Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) require information that can be used to strengthen environmental agricultural strategies. However, in LAC there is not enough comparative analysis regarding operational performance and environmental performance, which are particularly important for sustainable agriculture. The objective of this study is the measurement of operational, environmen ...
DOI:
10.17221/260/2016-agricecon

27. Assessment of the potential implications of a 1.5 °C versus higher global temperature rise for the Afobaka hydropower scheme in Suriname

Author:
Peter Donk; Els Van Uytven; Patrick Willems; Michael A. Taylor
Source:
Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.8 pp. 2283-2295
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
climate; climate change; climate models; greenhouse gas emissions; hydrologic models; temperature; water power; water resources; Caribbean; Suriname
Abstract:
... The long-term sustainability of proposed or existing hydropower schemes strongly depends on the availability of water resources. Under climate change, long-term water resource availability in the Caribbean is highly uncertain. This study presents an approach for assessing future climate impacts on regional hydropower potential premised on the use of hydrological models and projections from the lat ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1339-1

28. Assisted fertilization of threatened Staghorn Coral to complement the restoration of nurseries in Southeastern Dominican Republic

Author:
Johanna Calle-Triviño; Camilo Cortés-Useche; Rita Inés Sellares-Blasco; Jesús Ernesto Arias-González
Source:
Regional studies in marine science 2018 v.18 pp. 129-134
ISSN:
2352-4855
Subject:
Acropora cervicornis; Acropora palmata; breeding; endangered species; germ cells; larvae; marine science; rearing; spawning; Caribbean; Dominican Republic
Abstract:
... Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata have declined dramatically in the Caribbean since the early 80’s, and are classified as Critically Endangered Species. To promote their recovery, restoration programs focusing on introducing fragmented specimens have been intensified. The current study was conducted in the south-eastern part of the Dominican Republic in September 2015 and August 2016. Duri ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rsma.2018.02.002

29. Associations of Lifestyle Behaviour and Healthy Ageing in Five Latin American and the Caribbean Countries—A 10/66 Population-Based Cohort Study

Author:
Christina Daskalopoulou; Artemis Koukounari; José Luis Ayuso-Mateos; Martin Prince; A. Matthew Prina
Source:
Nutrients 2018 v.10 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-6643
Subject:
cohort studies; drinking; elderly; fruits; lifestyle; logit analysis; longevity; meta-analysis; physical activity; vegetable consumption; vegetables; Caribbean; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Mexico; Peru; Puerto Rico
Abstract:
... Latin American and the Caribbean countries exhibit high life expectancy and projections show that they will experience the fastest growth of older people in the following years. As people live longer, it is important to maximise the opportunity to age healthily. We aimed to examine the associations of lifestyle behaviours with healthy ageing in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Peru, Mexico and Puerto Ric ...
DOI:
10.3390/nu10111593
PubMed:
30380734
PubMed Central:
PMC6266391

30. Atmospheric Concentrations of New Persistent Organic Pollutants and Emerging Chemicals of Concern in the Group of Latin America and Caribbean (GRULAC) Region

Author:
Cassandra Rauert; Tom Harner; Jasmin K. Schuster; Anita Eng; Gilberto Fillmann; Luisa Eugenia Castillo; Oscar Fentanes; Martín Villa Ibarra; Karina S. B. Miglioranza; Isabel Moreno Rivadeneira; Karla Pozo; Beatriz Helena Aristizábal Zuluaga
Source:
Environmental science & technology 2018 v.52 no.13 pp. 7240-7249
ISSN:
1520-5851
Subject:
air; esters; flame retardants; organophosphorus compounds; perfluoroalkyl acids; perfluorocarbons; persistent organic pollutants; pesticides; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; population density; siloxanes; sulfonates; Brazil; Caribbean; Colombia; Latin America
Abstract:
... A special initiative was run by the Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling (GAPS) Network to provide atmospheric data on a range of emerging chemicals of concern and candidate and new persistent organic pollutants in the Group of Latin America and Caribbean (GRULAC) region. Regional-scale data for a range of flame retardants (FRs) including polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), organophosphate este ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.8b00995

31. Barbados Blackbelly: the Caribbean ovine genetic resource

Author:
André M. de Almeida
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2018 v.50 no.2 pp. 239-250
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
Barbados Blackbelly; crossbreds; gastrointestinal system; humid tropics; parasites; sheep; Caribbean; Central America; North America
Abstract:
... Ovine production is one of the most important activities in animal production in tropical regions. The Barbados Blackbelly, a very interesting genetic resource, particularly well adapted to a harsh home environment in the humid tropics of the Caribbean. This review concerns this breed. It comprises aspects related to the breed history and standards and most importantly its reproductive and product ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11250-017-1475-5

32. Bartonella henselae in small Indian mongooses (Herpestes auropunctatus) from Grenada, West Indies

Author:
David A. Jaffe; Bruno B. Chomel; Rickie W. Kasten; Edward B. Breitschwerdt; Ricardo G. Maggi; Ashleigh McLeish; Ulrike Zieger
Source:
Veterinary microbiology 2018 v.216 pp. 119-122
ISSN:
0378-1135
Subject:
Bartonella henselae; DNA; DNA-directed RNA polymerase; Herpestes auropunctatus; animal pathogens; blood; citrate (si)-synthase; genes; genotype; hosts; mammals; pellets; polymerase chain reaction; risk; seroprevalence; Caribbean; Grenada; Japan
Abstract:
... Many mammals are established hosts for the vector borne bacterial genus, Bartonella. Small Indian mongooses (Herpestes auropunctatus) have only been reported as a possible host for Bartonella henselae in southern Japan. Confirming Bartonella presence in mongooses from other regions in the world may support their role as potential reservoirs of this human pathogen. Specifically, documenting Bartone ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.02.009

33. Bayesian Divergence-Time Estimation with Genome-Wide Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Data of Sea Catfishes (Ariidae) Supports Miocene Closure of the Panamanian Isthmus

Author:
Madlen Stange; Marcelo R Sánchez-Villagra; Walter Salzburger; Michael Matschiner; Matthew Hahn
Source:
Systematic biology 2018 v.67 no.4 pp. 681-699
ISSN:
1076-836X
Subject:
Ariidae; Bayesian theory; Formicidae; Miocene epoch; Neotropics; computer software; data collection; fossils; genetic markers; genomics; geographical distribution; sequence analysis; single nucleotide polymorphism; Caribbean; Panama; South America
Abstract:
... The closure of the Isthmus of Panama has long been considered to be one of the best defined biogeographic calibration points for molecular divergence-time estimation. However, geological and biological evidence has recently cast doubt on the presumed timing of the initial isthmus closure around 3 Ma but has instead suggested the existence of temporary land bridges as early as the Middle or Late Mi ...
DOI:
10.1093/sysbio/syy006
PubMed:
29385552
PubMed Central:
PMC6005153

34. Beach litter and woody-debris colonizers on the Atlantico department Caribbean coastline, Colombia

Author:
Adriana Gracia C.; Nelson Rangel-Buitrago; Paola Flórez
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2018 v.128 pp. 185-196
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
Bryozoa; Lepas; Serpulidae; aesthetics; aquatic invertebrates; beaches; bottles; coasts; fauna; glass; habitat destruction; habitats; introduced species; seeds; solid wastes; water pollution; Caribbean; Colombia
Abstract:
... Some marine invertebrates can inhabit floating substrates, and raft over long distances, becoming a significant environmental problem in terms of alien species and habitat disruption. On the Atlantico Department beaches (Colombia) woody debris and plastic litter dominate (86%) the types of refuse on the beaches with their densities ranging from 0.82–1.72 items m−1. Such litter and woody debris gen ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.017

35. Better Resilient than Resistant—Regeneration Dynamics of Storm-Disturbed Mangrove Forests on the Bay Island of Guanaja (Honduras) during the First Two Decades after Hurricane Mitch (October 1998)

Author:
Thomas Fickert
Source:
Diversity 2018 v.10 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
1424-2818
Subject:
ecosystem services; hurricanes; mangrove forests; monitoring; topography; Caribbean; Honduras
Abstract:
... Located at the interface of land and sea, Caribbean mangroves frequently experience severe disturbances by hurricanes, but in most cases storm-impacted mangrove forests are able to regenerate. How exactly regeneration proceeds, however, is still a matter of debate: does—due to the specific site conditions—regeneration follows a true auto-succession with exactly the same set of species driving rege ...
DOI:
10.3390/d10010008

36. Beyond 1.5 °C: vulnerabilities and adaptation strategies for Caribbean Small Island Developing States

Author:
Michelle A. Mycoo
Source:
Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.8 pp. 2341-2353
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
decision making; ecosystems; finance; global warming; greenhouse gas emissions; households; human settlements; humans; livelihood; nongovernmental organizations; private sector; sustainable development; temperature; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Global warming of 1.5 °C above preindustrial levels and a commensurate increase in global greenhouse gas emissions pose an unprecedented danger to human settlements, livelihoods and the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), yet these challenges present tremendous opportunities to rethink development pathways. The paper has two objectives. One is to critically review pre ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-017-1248-8

37. Bioecological Aspects and Heavy Metal Contamination of the Mollusk Donax denticulatus in the Colombian Caribbean Coastline

Author:
Juan Valdelamar-Villegas; Jesus Olivero-Verbel
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2018 v.100 no.2 pp. 234-239
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
beaches; cadmium; coasts; ecology; heavy metals; lead; mercury; microorganisms; molluscs; morphometry; organic matter; oxygen; pH; pollution; principal component analysis; salinity; temperature; tourism; tourists; Caribbean; Colombia
Abstract:
... Donax denticulatus is a key mollusk for the ecology of sandy beaches, serving as a controller of organic matter, microorganisms, and as bioindicator of heavy metals pollution. The goal of this study was to characterize some ecological aspects of D. denticulatus and its relationship with the content of heavy metals in their tissue, in three beaches of the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The results sh ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-017-2203-6

38. Biogeographic origins of Darwin's finches (Thraupidae: Coerebinae)

Author:
Erik R. Funk; Kevin J. Burns
Source:
Auk 2018 v.135 no.3 pp. 561-571
ISSN:
1938-4254
Subject:
Thraupidae; adaptive radiation; biogeography; computer software; islands; models; phylogeny; probability; Caribbean; South America
Abstract:
... Darwin's finches are considered a classic example of an adaptive radiation, and have been the focus of numerous studies from ecological and evolutionary perspectives. Few studies, however, have attempted to investigate the biogeographic origins of Darwin's finches. In this paper, we reconstruct the ancestral biogeography of Coerebinae, the tanager subfamily that contains Darwin's finches and their ...
DOI:
10.1642/AUK-17-215.1

39. Biogeographic patterns in major marine realms: function not taxonomy unites fish assemblages in reef, seagrass and mangrove systems

Author:
Christopher R. Hemingson; David R. Bellwood
Source:
Ecography 2018 v.41 no.1 pp. 174-182
ISSN:
0906-7590
Subject:
coral reefs; taxonomy; seagrasses; fish; functional properties; biogeography; moieties; Great Barrier Reef; Caribbean
Abstract:
... We examine the effects of different biogeographic histories on assemblage composition in three major marine habitats in two biogeographically distinct marine realms. Specifically, we quantify the taxonomic and functional composition of fish assemblages that characterise coral reef, seagrass and mangrove habitats, to explore the potential effects of biogeographic history and environment on assembla ...
DOI:
10.1111/ecog.03010

40. Bioprospecting from marine coastal sediments of Colombian Caribbean: screening and study of antimicrobial activity

Author:
M. Quintero; A. Velásquez; L.M. Jutinico; E. Jiménez‐Vergara; L.M. Blandón; K. Martinez; H.S. Lee; J. Gómez‐León
Source:
Journal of applied microbiology 2018 v.125 no.3 pp. 753-765
ISSN:
1364-5072
Subject:
Candida albicans; Candida tropicalis; Escherichia coli; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Micrococcus; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Streptomyces; agar; anti-infective agents; antimicrobial properties; biodiversity; coastal sediments; drugs; high performance liquid chromatography; liquid-liquid extraction; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; microorganisms; minimum inhibitory concentration; pathogens; screening; virulent strains; Caribbean; Caribbean Sea
Abstract:
... AIMS: To isolate micro‐organisms associated with marine coastal sediments of Colombian Caribbean Sea and for evaluating its antimicrobial activity in order to identify the most active strains. METHODS AND RESULTS: One hundred and four strains were isolated from sediment samples of the Colombian Caribbean Sea. First at all, an antimicrobial activity screening was made using agar well diffusion meth ...
DOI:
10.1111/jam.13926

41. Bird diversity of the Cúcuta valley (Colombia) and biogeographical affinities with dry forest avifaunas of northern South America

Author:
Jorge Enrique Avendaño; JuanPablo López-O.; Oscar Laverde-R.
Source:
Wilson journal of ornithology 2018 v.130 no.1 pp. 213-223
ISSN:
1559-4491
Subject:
Neotropics; avifauna; biogeography; birds; dry forests; ecosystems; inventories; lowlands; phylogeny; river valleys; species diversity; tropical forests; Caribbean; Colombia; Venezuela
Abstract:
... Seasonally dry tropical forest is the least known and most threatened ecosystem in the Neotropics. In December 2009, we surveyed 3 tropical dry forest remnants in the arid Cúcuta valley, northeast Colombia. We recorded 140 of the 171 maximum species expected for the study area. Another 20 species were observed outside the inventory, totaling 160 species for the whole region. Results of the similar ...
DOI:
10.1676/16-016.1

42. Black Band disease-related (BBD) cyanobacterium from Okinawan corals

Author:
Philipus Uli Basa Hutabarat; Xuan Hoa Nguyen; Shoichiro Suda
Source:
Journal of applied phycology 2018 v.30 no.6 pp. 3197-3203
ISSN:
0921-8971
Subject:
Cyanobacteria; coasts; color; corals; islands; nucleotide sequences; polymerase chain reaction; ribosomal RNA; tissues; Caribbean; Ryukyu Archipelago
Abstract:
... The number of reports of coral disease is increasing worldwide. Among coral diseases, BBD was discovered first, along Caribbean coastlines in 1973. The main symptom of BBD is a black mat on the surface of the infected coral tissue. This black mat is a microbial consortium in which a dominant filamentous cyanobacterium proliferates. In Okinawa various reports and ecological studies of BBD have been ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10811-018-1507-1

43. Bleaching events regulate shifts from corals to excavating sponges in algae‐dominated reefs

Author:
Andia Chaves‐Fonnegra; Bernhard Riegl; Sven Zea; Jose V. Lopez; Tyler Smith; Marilyn Brandt; David S. Gilliam
Source:
Global change biology 2018 v.24 no.2 pp. 773-785
ISSN:
1354-1013
Subject:
Markov chain; algae; coral bleaching; coral reefs; corals; environmental factors; models; mortality; seawater; temperature; Caribbean; Colombia; Florida; Virgin Islands of the United States
Abstract:
... Changes in coral–sponge interactions can alter reef accretion/erosion balance and are important to predict trends on current algal‐dominated Caribbean reefs. Although sponge abundance is increasing on some coral reefs, we lack information on how shifts from corals to bioeroding sponges occur, and how environmental factors such as anomalous seawater temperatures and consequent coral bleaching and m ...
DOI:
10.1111/gcb.13962

44. Breeding system and pollination of Gesneria pauciflora (Gesneriaceae), a threatened Caribbean species

Author:
Mervin E. Pérez; Elvia J. Meléndez-Ackerman; Omar A. Monsegur-Rivera
Source:
Flora 2018 v.242 pp. 8-15
ISSN:
0367-2530
Subject:
Gesneriaceae; autogamy; cross pollination; environmental factors; flowers; fruit set; hummingbirds; islands; nectar; plant breeding; pollen; pollinators; risk; seed germination; seeds; selfing; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Knowledge of plant breeding systems may be critical to facilitate recovery of species considered at risk. Gesneria pauciflora is a threatened, rupiculous, and riverine species with floral-traits that suggest a hummingbird-pollination system. Because these habitat-pollinator conditions have been linked to pollinator-independent reproductive systems, we expected a breeding system that provides repro ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.flora.2018.02.009

45. Caffeine in the Diet: Country-Level Consumption and Guidelines

Author:
Celine Marie Reyes; Marilyn C. Cornelis
Source:
Nutrients 2018 v.10 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-6643
Subject:
Dietary Guidelines; Food and Agriculture Organization; added sugars; caffeine; diet; energy drinks; guidelines; human health; nutritive value; sales; sugar content; tea; Caribbean; Europe; Latin America; North America
Abstract:
... Coffee, tea, caffeinated soda, and energy drinks are important sources of caffeine in the diet but each present with other unique nutritional properties. We review how our increased knowledge and concern with regard to caffeine in the diet and its impact on human health has been translated into food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG). Using the Food and Agriculture Organization list of 90 countries w ...
DOI:
10.3390/nu10111772
PubMed:
30445721
PubMed Central:
PMC6266969

46. Calcification in Caribbean reef-building corals at high pCO2 levels in a recirculating ocean acidification exposure system

Author:
Laura A. Enzor; Cheryl Hankins; Deborah N. Vivian; William S. Fisher; Mace G. Barron
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2018 v.499 pp. 9-16
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
aeration; calcification; carbon dioxide; carbon dioxide enrichment; coral reefs; corals; exposure duration; injectors; ocean acidification; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Projected increases in ocean pCO₂ levels are anticipated to affect calcifying organisms more rapidly and to a greater extent than other marine organisms. The effects of ocean acidification (OA) have been documented in numerous species of corals in laboratory studies, largely tested using flow-through exposure systems. We developed a recirculating ocean acidification exposure system that allows pre ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2017.12.008
PubMed:
29910509
PubMed Central:
PMC5998680

47. Calcification of coral assemblages in the eastern Pacific: Reshuffling calcification scenarios under climate change

Author:
Rafael A. Cabral-Tena; Andrés López-Pérez; Héctor Reyes-Bonilla; Luis E. Calderon-Aguilera; Carlos O. Norzagaray-López; Fabián A. Rodríguez-Zaragoza; Amilcar Cupul-Magaña; Alma P. Rodríguez-Troncoso; Arturo Ayala-Bocos
Source:
Ecological indicators 2018 v.95 pp. 726-734
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Acropora; branching; calcification; climate change; community structure; corals; dynamic models; environmental indicators; reefs; species diversity; Caribbean
Abstract:
... The rearrangement of coral assemblages may produce significant changes in coral community calcification, yet it is not understood how the modification of community structure in depauperate areas under climate change scenarios may affect reef functionality. Observed coral community calcification (OCC) was calculated using coral cover data from 126 sites across the eastern tropical Pacific (ETP). To ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.08.021

48. Carbon and nitrogen isotopes unravels sources of aerosol contamination at Caribbean rural and urban coastal sites

Author:
Yasser Morera-Gómez; Jesús Miguel Santamaría; David Elustondo; Carlos Manuel Alonso-Hernández; David Widory
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.642 pp. 723-732
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
aerosols; air quality; ammonia; ammonium; ammonium sulfate; burning; carbon; cement; dust; emissions; fossil fuels; fuel combustion; nitrogen; nitrogen content; particulates; power plants; probability; quarries; shipping; stable isotopes; statistical analysis; traffic; wood; Caribbean; Cuba
Abstract:
... The constant increase of anthropogenic emissions of aerosols, usually resulting from a complex mixture from various sources, leads to a deterioration of the ambient air quality. The stable isotope compositions (δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N) of total carbon (TC) and nitrogen (TN) in both PM₁₀ and emissions from potential sources were investigated for first time in a rural and an urban Caribbean costal sites in Cu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.106

49. Carbon stocks in aboveground biomass for Colombian mangroves with associated uncertainties

Author:
Jhoanata M. Bolivar; Victor H. Gutierrez-Velez; Carlos A. Sierra
Source:
Regional studies in marine science 2018 v.18 pp. 145-155
ISSN:
2352-4855
Subject:
islands; uncertainty; vegetation index; aboveground biomass; climate change; carbon; carbon sinks; marine science; vegetation; coasts; ecosystems; temperature; statistical models; decision making; prediction; Colombia; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Decision-making process, as well as the implementation of future climate change mitigation strategies for mangrove ecosystems, need the availability of reliable base information and tools to estimate the carbon stocks at regional and national levels. We estimated carbon (C) stocks in aboveground biomass (AGB) for mangroves in the Caribbean and Pacific coasts of Colombia. Using available data on AG ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rsma.2017.12.011

50. Changes across 66°W, the Caribbean Sea and the Western boundaries of the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre

Author:
M. Casanova-Masjoan; T.M. Joyce; M.D. Pérez-Hernández; P. Vélez-Belchí; A. Hernández-Guerra
Source:
Progress in oceanography 2018 v.168 pp. 296-309
ISSN:
0079-6611
Subject:
Gulf Stream; autumn; coasts; dry season; freshwater; heat transfer; models; oceans; seasonal variation; silica; spring; tracer techniques; wet season; Atlantic Ocean; Caribbean; Caribbean Sea; Panama
Abstract:
... A World Ocean Circulation Experiment Hydrographic Program along with a Global Repeat Hydrography Program occupied sections along 66°W in the North West Atlantic Ocean in 2003 and 2012. Hydrographic variables, tracers and LADCP measurements were collected in situ. This section together with the North American and South American Coasts create a closed volume, excluding any flow through the Panama Ca ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pocean.2018.09.013

51. Characterization, source apportionment, and human health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in road dust of a small island state in the Caribbean

Author:
Faisal K. Mohammed; Denise M. Beckles; Jacob Opadeyi
Source:
Human and ecological risk assessment 2018 v.24 no.7 pp. 1852-1871
ISSN:
1549-7860
Subject:
adults; children; cluster analysis; combustion; dry season; dust; emissions; health effects assessments; human health; petroleum; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; principal component analysis; risk; wet season; Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago
Abstract:
... Sixty-four and fifty-six road dust samples were collected over two seasons from various locations throughout the island of Trinidad and analyzed for the 16 priority PAHs. Total PAH concentrations ranged from 21 ng g⁻¹ to 4723 ng g⁻¹ (d.w.) for the rainy season and 36 ng g⁻¹ to 2428 ng g⁻¹ (d.w.) for the dry season. The Σ4–6 ring PAHs accounted for 88% and 63% of the 16 PAHs in road dust samples fo ...
DOI:
10.1080/10807039.2018.1426437

52. Characterizing heat stress on livestock using the temperature humidity index (THI)—prospects for a warmer Caribbean

Author:
Cicero H. O. Lallo; Jane Cohen; Dale Rankine; Michael Taylor; Jayaka Cambell; Tannecia Stephenson
Source:
Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.8 pp. 2329-2340
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
agroecology; air temperature; broiler chickens; climate; climate models; global warming; heat stress; humidity; laying hens; nutrition; ruminants; summer; swine; winter; Caribbean; Jamaica
Abstract:
... There is an urgent need to mitigate climate change-induced heat stress in livestock and poultry in the Caribbean, given the deleterious effects it has on food and nutrition security. The temperature humidity index (THI) was used to assess the potential for heat stress on four types of livestock and poultry (broiler and layer chickens, pigs and ruminants) for three different agro-ecological locatio ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1359-x

53. Chemical characterization of PM10 samples collected simultaneously at a rural and an urban site in the Caribbean coast: Local and long-range source apportionment

Author:
Yasser Morera-Gómez; David Elustondo; Esther Lasheras; Carlos Manuel Alonso-Hernández; Jesús Miguel Santamaría
Source:
Atmospheric environment 2018 v.192 pp. 182-192
ISSN:
1352-2310
Subject:
aerosols; air quality; atmospheric chemistry; carbon; cement; chemical composition; coasts; combustion; copper; dust; laws and regulations; molybdenum; particulates; pollution; probability; rural areas; tracer techniques; traffic; Caribbean; Cuba
Abstract:
... The deterioration of the air quality is a global concern. Daily PM₁₀ samples were simultaneously collected and chemically characterized at an urban and a rural site in Cienfuegos, Cuba between January 2015 and January 2016. A source apportionment study was conducted in order to identify and quantify the main contributions of both local and long-range sources.Concentrations of PM₁₀ varied similarly ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.08.058

54. Chemical contamination assessment in mangrove-lined Caribbean coastal systems using the oyster Crassostrea rhizophorae as biomonitor species

Author:
Javier R. Aguirre-Rubí; Andrea Luna-Acosta; Nestor Etxebarría; Manu Soto; Félix Espinoza; Michael J. Ahrens; Ionan Marigómez
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2018 v.25 no.14 pp. 13396-13415
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Crassostrea rhizophorae; DDT (pesticide); HCH (pesticide); arsenic; bioavailability; bromination; cadmium; chlorpyrifos; diphenyl ethers; dry season; indicator species; lead; mercury; normal values; odors; oysters; persistent organic pollutants; pollution; polychlorinated biphenyls; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; principal component analysis; radar; seasonal variation; silver; tissues; Caribbean; Colombia; Nicaragua
Abstract:
... This paper aims to contribute to the use of mangrove cupped oyster, Crassostrea rhizophorae, as a biomonitor species for chemical contamination assessment in mangrove-lined Caribbean coastal systems. Sampling was carried out in eight localities (three in Nicaragua and five in Colombia) with different types and levels of contamination. Oysters were collected during the rainy and dry seasons of 2012 ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-017-9159-2

55. The Chlorophytes of Curaçao (Caribbean): a revised checklist for the south-west coast

Author:
Anna Fricke; Tamara V. Titlyanova; Mirta Teichberg; Maggy M. Nugues; Kai Bischof
Source:
Botanica marina 2018 v.61 no.1 pp. 33-46
ISSN:
1437-4323
Subject:
Anadyomene; Bryopsis; Chaetomorpha; Derbesia; Ulva; Ulvella; algae; coasts; coral reefs; corals; dry season; ecosystems; seasonal variation; wet season; Caribbean
Abstract:
... The global trend of unprecedented losses in coral reefs is particularly striking in the Caribbean, where dense algal assemblages are commonly replacing corals. So far, hardly anything is known about the ecology of the dominant algal groups. The present study compiled records of Chlorophytes from nine studies in the shallow reefs of Curaçao in the years preceding the onset of coral reef decline (19 ...
DOI:
10.1515/bot-2017-0072

56. Ciguatoxin prevalence in 4 commercial fish species along an oceanic exposure gradient in the US Virgin Islands

Author:
Christopher R. Loeffler; Alison Robertson; Harold A. Flores Quintana; Miguel C. Silander; Tyler B. Smith; David Olsen
Source:
Environmental toxicology and chemistry 2018 v.37 no.7 pp. 1852-1863
ISSN:
0730-7268
Subject:
Balistes; Epinephelus; Haemulon; Ocyurus chrysurus; ciguatera; ciguatoxin; fish; fish consumption; liquid chromatography; mice; muscles; poisoning; risk; tandem mass spectrometry; toxicity testing; water power; Caribbean; Virgin Islands of the United States
Abstract:
... Ciguatera fish poisoning is a seafood‐toxin illness resulting from consumption of fish contaminated with ciguatoxins. Managing ciguatera fish poisoning is complex. It is made easier, however, by local fishers from endemic areas reporting regional predictability for local fish species’ ciguatera fish poisoning risk, which the present study then tested. We investigated the prevalence of ciguatoxins ...
DOI:
10.1002/etc.4137

57. Climate change and coffee: assessing vulnerability by modeling future climate suitability in the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico

Author:
Stephen J. Fain; Maya Quiñones; Nora L. Álvarez-Berríos; Isabel K. Parés-Ramos; William A. Gould
Source:
Climatic change 2018 v.146 no.1-2 pp. 175-186
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
Coffea arabica; climate; climate change; crop production; drying; farms; habitats; industry; insects; markets; meteorological data; models; planning; prediction; risk assessment; temperature; value added; Caribbean; Puerto Rico
Abstract:
... Coffee production has long been culturally and economically important in Puerto Rico. However, since peaking in the late nineteenth century, harvests are near record lows with many former farms abandoned. While value-added markets present new opportunities to reinvigorate the industry, regional trends associated with climate change may threaten the ability to produce high-quality coffee. Here, we ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-017-1949-5
CHORUS:
10.1007/s10584-017-1949-5

58. Climate change impacts on critical international transportation assets of Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS): the case of Jamaica and Saint Lucia

Author:
Isavela Ν. Monioudi; Regina Asariotis; Austin Becker; Cassandra Bhat; Danielle Dowding-Gooden; Miguel Esteban; Luc Feyen; Lorenzo Mentaschi; Antigoni Nikolaou; Leonard Nurse; Willard Phillips; David Α.Υ. Smith; Mizushi Satoh; Ulric O’Donnell Trotz; Adonis F. Velegrakis; Evangelos Voukouvalas; Michalis I. Vousdoukas; Robert Witkop
Source:
Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.8 pp. 2211-2225
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
airports; assets; climate change; climatic factors; dynamic models; sea level; socioeconomic development; temperature; Caribbean; Jamaica; Saint Lucia
Abstract:
... This contribution presents an assessment of the potential vulnerabilities to climate variability and change (CV & C) of the critical transportation infrastructure of Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS). It focuses on potential operational disruptions and coastal inundation forced by CV & C on four coastal international airports and four seaports in Jamaica and Saint Lucia which are cri ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1360-4

59. Climate change impacts on the distribution of coastal lobsters

Author:
Joana Boavida-Portugal; Rui Rosa; Ricardo Calado; Maria Pinto; Inês Boavida-Portugal; Miguel B. Araújo; François Guilhaumon
Source:
Marine biology 2018 v.165 no.12 pp. 186
ISSN:
0025-3162
Subject:
climate change; climatic factors; coasts; geographical distribution; latitude; lobster fisheries; lobsters; models; niches; Brazil; Caribbean; Eastern Africa
Abstract:
... Coastal lobsters support important fisheries all over the world, but there is evidence that climate-induced changes may jeopardize some stocks. Here we present the first global forecasts of changes in coastal lobster species distribution under climate change, using an ensemble of ecological niche models (ENMs). Global changes in richness were projected for 125 coastal lobster species for the end o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00227-018-3441-9

60. Climate forcings on vegetation of the southeastern Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico) during the middle to late Holocene

Author:
Alejandro A. Aragón-Moreno; Gerald A. Islebe; Priyadarsi D. Roy; Nuria Torrescano-Valle; Andreas D. Mueller
Source:
Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology 2018 v.495 pp. 214-226
ISSN:
0031-0182
Subject:
El Nino; Holocene epoch; calcium; climate; fossils; global cooling; iron; mesic conditions; paleoecology; pollen; sediments; tropical forests; Caribbean; Mexico
Abstract:
... Climate and vegetation history from the Yucatán Peninsula, southeastern Mexico, are inferred from a mangrove sediment core deposited between the middle and late Holocene (~5600–1700 cal yr B.P.) in the Rio Hondo Delta. Fossil pollen and concentrations of Ca and Fe and Ca/Fe ratio in sediments are used to record changes in vegetation and climate. Palaeoecological and palaeoclimatic interpretations ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.01.014

61. Community structure of shallow water Alcyonacea (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) from the southern Tropical Eastern Pacific

Author:
Sascha C. C. Steiner; Bernhard Riegl; Antonella Lavorato; Jenny Rodríguez
Source:
Ecological research 2018 v.33 no.2 pp. 457-469
ISSN:
0912-3814
Subject:
Plexauridae; coral reefs; correspondence analysis; entropy; eurytopic species; invertebrates; keystone species; principal component analysis; species diversity; taxonomy; turf algae; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Alcyonacea are sessile invertebrates, which can significantly shape the boundary layer in coral reefs and rocky habitats. Ecological aspects in this taxon have been well studied in the Caribbean, Mediterranean, and Indo‐Pacific. With few recent exceptions, studies in the Eastern Pacific focused on taxonomy. We present a quantitative assessment of Alcyonacea communities from the southern Tropical E ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11284-018-1567-3

62. Comparison of phagocytosis in three Caribbean Sea urchins

Author:
John DeFilippo; John Ebersole; Gregory Beck
Source:
Developmental and comparative immunology 2018 v.78 pp. 14-25
ISSN:
0145-305X
Subject:
Echinoidea; Gram-negative bacteria; cell-mediated immunity; coral reefs; cytotoxicity; die-off; extinction; flow cytometry; humoral immunity; invertebrates; pathogens; phagocytosis; Caribbean; Caribbean Sea
Abstract:
... In 1983 large numbers of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum unexplainably began showing signs of illness and dying in the Caribbean, and over the next year they came close to extinction, making it one of the worst mass mortality events on record. Present evidence suggests a water-borne pathogen as the etiological agent. Decades later Diadema densities remain low, and its near extinction has been a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.dci.2017.09.007

63. Comparison of physical and chemical properties of wheat flour, fermented yam flour, and unfermented yam flour

Author:
Tawakalit Tope Asiyanbi‐Hammed; Senay Simsek
Source:
Journal of food processing and preservation 2018 v.42 no.12 pp. e13844
ISSN:
0145-8892
Subject:
amylose; arabinoxylan; cakes; energy; farmers; firmness; functional properties; gelatinization; gels; gluten; gluten-free foods; glycemic index; nutritive value; pastries; phenolic acids; physicochemical properties; phytic acid; potassium; staple crops; tropics; tubers; wheat flour; yams; Africa; Asia; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Yam is a root and tuber climbing plant and main calorie source in some tropical regions of Africa. In this study, properties of fermented (brown) yam flour (FYF) and unfermented (white) yam flour (UYF) were compared with refined wheat flour (RWF). The yam flours were lower in protein (3.3%–5.9%), arabinoxylans (0.93%–1.40%), phytic acid (0.17–0.53 mg/g), phenolic acids (0.57–2.28 mg FAE/g), amylos ...
DOI:
10.1111/jfpp.13844

64. Complex of Primary and Secondary Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae and Signiphoridae) of Hypogeococcus spp. Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in the New World

Author:
Serguei V. Triapitsyn; María B. Aguirre; Guillermo A. Logarzo; Stephen D. Hight; Matthew A. Ciomperlik; Paul F. Rugman-Jones; Jose C. Verle Rodrigues
Source:
Florida entomologist 2018 v.101 no.3 pp. 411-434
ISSN:
1938-5102
Subject:
Anagyrus; Hypogeococcus pungens; Neotropics; biological control; cacti and succulents; females; genetic analysis; holotypes; hyperparasitoids; islands; males; natural enemies; surveys; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Florida; Paraguay; Puerto Rico
Abstract:
... Parasitoids, both primary and secondary (hyperparasitoids), of Hypogeococcus spp. mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) are reviewed to report results of the surveys in the New World conducted during 2009 to 2017 for prospective natural enemies of the Harrisia cactus mealybug, Hypogeococcus sp., which is devastating native cacti in Puerto Rico and threatening cacti in the adjacent Caribbean island ...
DOI:
10.1653/024.101.0320

65. Conservation lessons from Cuba: Connecting science and policy

Author:
Fernando Goulart; Ángel Leyva Galán; Erin Nelson; Britaldo Soares-Filho
Source:
Biological conservation 2018 v.217 pp. 280-288
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
agroecology; biodiversity; conservation areas; deforestation; forests; global warming; governance; habitat destruction; hurricanes; indigenous species; infrastructure; introduced species; issues and policy; tourism; Caribbean; Cuba; United States
Abstract:
... The island of Cuba and surrounding cays are a major repository of biodiversity in the Caribbean archipelago. Although Cuba is widely recognized for its high biodiversity and endemism, much of the country's conservation experiences have been overlooked by the global conservation scientific community. Here we particularly highlight decades of governance efforts that built and strengthened forest and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2017.10.033

66. Constructing and evaluating a continent‐wide migratory songbird network across the annual cycle

Author:
Samantha M. Knight; David W. Bradley; Robert G. Clark; Elizabeth A. Gow; Marc Bélisle; Lisha L. Berzins; Tricia Blake; Eli S. Bridge; Lauren Burke; Russell D. Dawson; Peter O. Dunn; Dany Garant; Geoffrey L. Holroyd; David J. T. Hussell; Olga Lansdorp; Andrew J. Laughlin; Marty L. Leonard; Fanie Pelletier; Dave Shutler; Lynn Siefferman; Caz M. Taylor; Helen E. Trefry; Carol M. Vleck; David Vleck; David W. Winkler; Linda A. Whittingham; D. Ryan Norris
Source:
Ecological monographs 2018 v.88 no.3 pp. 445-460
ISSN:
0012-9615
Subject:
Tachycineta bicolor; autumn; breeding; breeding sites; migratory behavior; migratory birds; migratory connectivity; mixing; prediction; songbirds; stopover sites; Caribbean; Florida; Gulf of Mexico; Louisiana; Mexico
Abstract:
... Determining how migratory animals are spatially connected between breeding and non‐breeding periods is essential for predicting the effects of environmental change and for developing optimal conservation strategies. Yet, despite recent advances in tracking technology, we lack comprehensive information on the spatial structure of migratory networks across a species’ range, particularly for small‐bo ...
DOI:
10.1002/ecm.1298

67. Contaminants in tropical island streams and their biota

Author:
Elissa N. Buttermore; W. Gregory Cope; Thomas J. Kwak; Patrick B. Cooney; Damian Shea; Peter R. Lazaro
Source:
Environmental research 2018 v.161 pp. 615-623
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
Agonostomus monticola; Anguilla rostrata; United States Environmental Protection Agency; agricultural watersheds; cadmium; copper; dieldrin; ecosystems; fish; fisheries; game fish; habitats; health effects assessments; health hazards; human health; human population; humans; indigenous species; islands; land use; landscapes; lead; lipid content; mercury; models; muscle tissues; nickel; pollution; polychlorinated biphenyls; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; population density; public health; rivers; sediments; selenium; shrimp; streams; urban areas; zinc; Caribbean; Puerto Rico; United States
Abstract:
... Environmental contamination is problematic for tropical islands due to their typically dense human populations and competing land and water uses. The Caribbean island of Puerto Rico (USA) has a long history of anthropogenic chemical use, and its human population density is among the highest globally, providing a model environment to study contaminant impacts on tropical island stream ecosystems. P ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2017.11.053

68. Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Wastewaters in Barbados, West Indies

Author:
Quincy A. Edwards; Tamanna Sultana; Sergei M. Kulikov; Leah D. Garner-O’Neale; Viviane Yargeau; Chris D. Metcalfe
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2018 v.101 no.1 pp. 1-6
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
androstenedione; caffeine; coasts; cocaine; estrone; ibuprofen; illicit drugs; marine environment; metabolites; municipal wastewater; steroid hormones; wastewater treatment; water pollution; Barbados; Caribbean
Abstract:
... There have been few reports in the peer-reviewed literature on the levels of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in municipal wastewater from the Caribbean region. In this study of wastewater collected from two wastewater treatment plants in Barbados, caffeine and ibuprofen were detected at µg/L concentrations, whereas two steroid hormones (i.e. androstenedione, estrone) and several prescripti ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-018-2346-0

69. Contamination of marine fauna by chlordecone in Guadeloupe: evidence of a seaward decreasing gradient

Author:
Charlotte R. Dromard; Mathilde Guéné; Yolande Bouchon-Navaro; Soazig Lemoine; Sébastien Cordonnier; Claude Bouchon
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2018 v.25 no.15 pp. 14294-14301
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
coral reefs; macroalgae; Crustacea; marine mammals; seagrasses; Cosmopolites sordidus; piscivores; chlordecone; pollution; shorelines; herbivorous fish; fauna; Guadeloupe; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Chlordecone is an organochlorine pesticide, used in the Lesser Antilles from 1972 to 1993 to fight against a banana weevil. That molecule is very persistent in the natural environment and ends up in the sea with runoff waters. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the level of contamination in several trophic groups of marine animals according to their distance from the source of pollu ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-017-8924-6

70. Contribution to the Knowledge of the Bryophyte Flora of Martinique, Lesser Antilles

Author:
Elisabeth Lavocat Bernard
Source:
Cryptogamie 2018 v.39 no.3 pp. 343-360
ISSN:
1776-0992
Subject:
Campylopus; flora; mosses and liverworts; Caribbean; Martinique
Abstract:
... Sixty two (62) bryophytes (one hornwort, 36 liverworts and 25 mosses) are added to the flora of Martinique. These include ten new generic records: Phaeomegaceros, Bromeliophila, Monodactylopsis, Myriocoleopsis, Rectolejeunea, Anomobryum, Brymela, Bryohumbertia, Lepidopilidium and Microcampylopus. Campylopus anderssonii and C. heterostachys are newly reported for the West Indies. Drepanolejeunea fr ...
DOI:
10.7872/cryb/v39.iss3.2018.343

71. Coral Symbiodinium Community Composition Across the Belize Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System is Influenced by Host Species and Thermal Variability

Author:
J. H. Baumann; S. W. Davies; H. E. Aichelman; K. D. Castillo
Source:
Microbial ecology 2018 v.75 no.4 pp. 903-915
ISSN:
0095-3628
Subject:
DNA barcoding; Symbiodinium; algae; community structure; coral reefs; corals; environmental factors; eutrophication; genetic variation; heat tolerance; hosts; internal transcribed spacers; loci; nutrients; ocean acidification; ocean warming; symbionts; symbiosis; temperature; thermal properties; Belize; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Reef-building corals maintain a symbiotic relationship with dinoflagellate algae of the genus Symbiodinium, and this symbiosis is vital for the survival of the coral holobiont. Symbiodinium community composition within the coral host has been shown to influence a coral’s ability to resist and recover from stress. A multitude of stressors including ocean warming, ocean acidification, and eutrophica ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00248-017-1096-6

72. Correlating drought conservation practices and drought vulnerability in a tropical agricultural system

Author:
Nora L. Álvarez-Berríos; Sandra Soto-Bayó; Eva Holupchinski; Stephen J. Fain; William A. Gould
Source:
Renewable agriculture and food systems 2018 v.33 no.3 pp. 279-291
ISSN:
1742-1713
Subject:
Environmental Quality Incentives Program; Natural Resources Conservation Service; agricultural land; climate; coasts; conservation practices; cover crops; databases; drought; experts; governmental programs and projects; interviews; mountains; plant health; ponds; soil; Caribbean; Puerto Rico
Abstract:
... Recent droughts in Puerto Rico and throughout the Caribbean have emphasized the region's agricultural vulnerability to this hazard and the increasing need for adaptation mechanisms to support sustainable production. In this study, we assessed the geographic extent of agricultural conservation practices incentivized by US Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and e ...
DOI:
10.1017/S174217051800011X

73. Cracking the Code: Examination of Species Delimitations among Hamadryas Butterflies with DNA Barcodes Suggests Caribbean Cracker is Hamadryas februa Hübner (Nymphalidae: Biblidinae)

Author:
Ivonne J. Garzón-Orduña; Andrew V. Z. Brower; Maria Kamilari; Amaia Iribar; Jerome Murienne
Source:
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 2018 v.72 no.1 pp. 53-73
ISSN:
0024-0966
Subject:
DNA barcoding; Hamadryas (Lepidoptera); barcoding; color; data collection; genetic distance; haplotypes; mitochondrial DNA; sequence diversity; species identification; Caribbean; Colombia; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Peru
Abstract:
... Hamadryas februa Hübner and close relatives H. amphichloe Boisduval, H. glauconome Bates and H. julitta Fruhstorfer are a homogeneous group of taxa loosely defined as different species mainly by a combination of wing color characters. Here we explored the utility of the mtDNA COI barcode region in delimiting these taxa and examined its overall performance to identify species of Hamadryas. We compi ...
DOI:
10.18473/lepi.72i1.a6

74. Croton golden mosaic virus: a new bipartite begomovirus isolated from Croton hirtus in Colombia

Author:
Juan Carlos Vaca-Vaca; Frenyiline Jara-Tejada; Karina López-López
Source:
Archives of virology 2018 v.163 no.11 pp. 3199-3202
ISSN:
0304-8608
Subject:
Begomovirus; Croton; Sida rhombifolia; genome; nucleotide sequences; phylogeny; plant diseases and disorders; plant viruses; sequence analysis; viruses; weeds; Caribbean; Central America; Colombia; Cuba
Abstract:
... A new begomovirus infecting Croton hirtus (Euphorbiaceae) from Colombia has been characterized. The complete DNA-A and DNA-B components were determined to be 2613 and 2551 nt in length, respectively, showing the typical genome organization of bipartite New World begomoviruses. DNA-A showed the highest nucleotide sequence identity (81.2%) to sida yellow mottle virus (JN411687), a begomovirus isolat ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00705-018-3989-1

75. Cultural significance of the flora of a tropical dry forest in the Doche vereda (Villavieja, Huila, Colombia)

Author:
Jeison Herley Rosero-Toro; Luz Piedad Romero-Duque; Dídac Santos-Fita; Felipe Ruan-Soto
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2018 v.14 no.1 pp. 22
ISSN:
1746-4269
Subject:
Gliricidia sepium; Guazuma ulmifolia; Manihot esculenta; Musa balbisiana; Pseudosamanea guachapele; cartography; crops; dry forests; ethnobotany; flora; forage; fuelwood; gender differences; interviews; men; tropical forests; women; Caribbean; Colombia
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: In Colombia, ethnobotanical studies regarding plant cultural significance (CS) in tropical dry forests are scarce and mainly focused on the Caribbean region. Different authors have indicated that the plants with the most uses are those of greater cultural importance. Additionally, gender differences in knowledge and interest in natural resources has been widely recorded. This study eva ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-018-0220-0
PubMed:
29566709
PubMed Central:
PMC5865281

76. DNA barcode identification of commercial fish sold in Mexican markets

Author:
Stephanie Sarmiento-Camacho; Martha Valdez-Moreno
Source:
Genome 2018 v.61 no.6 pp. 457-466
ISSN:
1480-3321
Subject:
Carcharhinus; DNA barcoding; Hyporthodus; Isurus oxyrinchus; Lachnolaimus maximus; Lopholatilus; Makaira nigricans; Pangasianodon hypophthalmus; Seriola dumerili; Sphyrna lewini; coasts; conservation status; fillets; markets; sharks; species identification; Caribbean; Mexico
Abstract:
... The substitution of high-value fish species for those of lower value is common practice. Although numerous studies have addressed this issue, few have been conducted in Mexico. In this study, we sought to identify fresh fillets of fish, sharks, and rays using DNA barcodes. We analyzed material from “La Viga” in Mexico City, and other markets located on the Gulf and Caribbean coasts of Mexico. From ...
DOI:
10.1139/gen-2017-0222

77. Decomposing the Macroeconomic Effects of Natural Disasters: A National Income Accounting Perspective

Author:
Preeya S. Mohan; Bazoumana Ouattara; Eric Strobl
Source:
Ecological economics 2018 v.146 pp. 1-9
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
data collection; disasters; economic development; exports; gross domestic product; growth and development; hurricanes; imports; macroeconomics; models; national income accounting; Caribbean
Abstract:
... There is an unresolved debate as to whether natural disasters present true obstacles to a country's economic growth and development, given that the empirical evidence is rather heterogeneous. In this paper we explore whether aggregate analyses are likely to mask different responses of the components (export and import, government consumption, investment and private consumption) of Gross Domestic P ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.09.011

78. Depth distribution of benthic dinoflagellates in the Caribbean Sea

Author:
Aurélie Boisnoir; Pierre-Yves Pascal; Sébastien Cordonnier; Rodolophe Lemée
Source:
Journal of sea research 2018 v.135 pp. 74-83
ISSN:
1385-1101
Subject:
Gambierdiscus; Halophila; Prorocentrum; biomass; correlation; dry season; landscapes; macroalgae; macrophytes; monitoring; surface water; Caribbean; Caribbean Sea; Guadeloupe
Abstract:
... Monitoring of benthic dinoflagellates is usually conducted between sub-surface and 5 m depth, where these organisms are supposed to be in highest abundances. However, only few studies have focused on the small-scale depth distribution of benthic dinoflagellates. In the present study, abundances of dinoflagellates were evaluated on an invasive macrophyte Halophila stipulacea in two coastal sites in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.seares.2018.02.001

79. Detection of Africanized bees in the Dominican Republic

Author:
Scott S Nikaido; Ethel M Villalobos; Niyra R Castillo; Ana Cubero Murillo; John M Rodríguez; Rafael Marte Aracena
Source:
Journal of apicultural research 2018 v.57 no.3 pp. 351-353
ISSN:
2078-6913
Subject:
Africanized honey bees; cytochrome b; haplotypes; mitochondria; research; surveys; Caribbean; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Puerto Rico
Abstract:
... The distribution of the Africanized honey bee (AHB) in the Caribbean region is “patchy”, with some islands, such as Puerto Rico, testing positive for AHB since the mid 1990s, while other regions, including the Dominican Republic and Haiti appeared to be free of AHB. In this study we confirm, through molecular test of mitochondrial genetic material, that AHB is now present in managed colonies in th ...
DOI:
10.1080/00218839.2018.1447838

80. Developing Pilot Interventions to Address Food Insecurity and Nutritional Needs of People Living With HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Interinstitutional Approach Using Formative Research

Author:
Kathryn P. Derose; Kartika Palar; Hugo Farías; Jayne Adams; Homero Martínez
Source:
Food and nutrition bulletin 2018 v.39 no.4 pp. 549-563
ISSN:
0379-5721
Subject:
Human immunodeficiency virus; adults; body fat; body mass index; diet counseling; dietary recommendations; food security; foods; fruits; gardens; human capital; issues and policy; malnutrition; nutrient requirements; nutritionists; obesity; professionals; sociodemographic characteristics; underweight; vegetables; women; Bolivia; Caribbean; Dominican Republic; Honduras; Latin America
Abstract:
... Food insecurity and malnutrition present challenges to HIV management, but little research has been done in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). To assess levels of food insecurity and malnutrition among people living with HIV (PLHIV) across multiple countries in LAC to inform pilot projects and policy. Through interinstitutional collaboration, we collected data on sociodemographics, household f ...
DOI:
10.1177/0379572118809302

81. Development and validation of PCR-RFLP assay for identification of Gambierdiscus species in the Greater Caribbean Region

Author:
Yesid Lozano-Duque; Mindy L. Richlen; Tyler B. Smith; Donald M. Anderson; Deana L. Erdner
Source:
Journal of applied phycology 2018 v.30 no.6 pp. 3529-3540
ISSN:
0921-8971
Subject:
Gambierdiscus; ciguatera; coasts; epiphytes; genes; indigenous species; light microscopy; monitoring; polymerase chain reaction; restriction endonucleases; restriction fragment length polymorphism; ribosomal DNA; ribosomal RNA; ribotypes; sequence analysis; toxicity; toxins; Caribbean; Caribbean Sea; Gulf of Mexico; Mexico; Virgin Islands of the United States
Abstract:
... The genus Gambierdiscus is a group of marine epiphytic-benthic dinoflagellates that produce the toxins that cause ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP). To date, 15 species and six ribotypes of Gambierdiscus have been identified, and multiple species commonly co-occur within a single site or epiphyte community. Toxicity can vary by species; thus, it is important to be able to differentiate among species ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10811-018-1491-5

82. Diagnosis of feline whipworm infection using a coproantigen ELISA and the prevalence in feral cats in southern Florida

Author:
Jinming Geng; David A. Elsemore; Nathalie Oudin; Jennifer K. Ketzis
Source:
Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports 2018 v.14 pp. 181-186
ISSN:
2405-9390
Subject:
Trichuris vulpis; cats; centrifugation; coproantigens; eggs; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; fecal egg count; feces; feral animals; parasites; subtropics; sugars; zinc sulfate; Caribbean; Florida; Saint Kitts; South America
Abstract:
... Trichuris felis, the whipworm of cats, is a relatively rare parasite, although more common in tropical and sub-tropical regions such as the Caribbean and South America. In southern Florida, T. felis is known to occur, but estimating prevalence can be challenging using fecal egg counts due to low intensity and single sex infections. A microplate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for paras ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vprsr.2018.11.002

83. Diel movements of the blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) in a Caribbean nursery

Author:
Bryan Legare; Gregory Skomal; Bryan DeAngelis
Source:
Environmental biology of fishes 2018 v.101 no.6 pp. 1011-1023
ISSN:
0378-1909
Subject:
Carcharhinus limbatus; acoustics; cluster analysis; experimental design; foraging; habitats; home range; multidimensional scaling; neonates; prey species; resource management; solar radiation; telemetry; Caribbean; Virgin Islands of the United States
Abstract:
... The blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) is a common coastal species in tropical and subtropical waters around the world. To examine the fine-scale movement ecology of this species in a Caribbean nursery, 17 neonate blacktip sharks were acoustically tagged in May, 2012 and tracked for one year in Coral Bay, St John, USVI. By quantifying linear movement and shifts in position from a fixed Inner h ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10641-018-0755-x

84. Dietary acculturation among black immigrant families living in Ottawa—a qualitative study

Author:
Rosanne Blanchet; Constance P. Nana; Dia Sanou; Malek Batal; Isabelle Giroux
Source:
Ecology of food and nutrition 2018 v.57 no.3 pp. 223-245
ISSN:
1543-5237
Subject:
acculturation; children; diet; immigration; interviews; literacy; mothers; parenting; Canada; Caribbean; Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract:
... The study explores the dietary acculturation process among first-generation immigrant families from sub-Saharan Africa or the Caribbean living in Ottawa (Canada). In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 12 mothers. The interaction between accelerating factors and other mediating factors resulted in a spiral of dietary changes triggered by immigration. The spiral evolved at different pa ...
DOI:
10.1080/03670244.2018.1455674

85. Differential distribution patterns of Fonsecaea agents of chromoblastomycosis, exemplified by the first case due to F. monophora from Argentina

Author:
Marcelo Label; Luciana C. Karayan; Sybren De Hoog; Javier Afeltra; Togo Bustamante; Roxana G. Vitale
Source:
Medical mycology case reports 2018 v.20 pp. 35-38
ISSN:
2211-7539
Subject:
Chaetothyriales; case studies; females; geographical distribution; humid zones; melanization; mycology; patients; tissues; tropics; Argentina; Caribbean; Central America
Abstract:
... Chromoblastomycosis is a mutilating infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by melanized fungi belonging to the order Chaetothyriales. Proven cases of the main agent, Fonsecaea pedrosoi are mainly limited to (sub)tropical, humid climates of Latin and Central America and the Caribbean. Fonsecaea monophora has a global distribution along the equator. Cases outside the (sub)tropics have ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.mmcr.2017.11.002
PubMed:
29552459
PubMed Central:
PMC5852295

86. Differential effects of native vs. invasive predators on a common Caribbean reef fish

Author:
Alexandra C. D. Davis
Source:
Environmental biology of fishes 2018 v.101 no.10 pp. 1537-1548
ISSN:
0378-1909
Subject:
Acanthurus; Cephalopholis; Pterois; Scarus; Stegastes; Thalassoma; adults; aggression; body size; egg masses; eggs; fecundity; herbivorous fish; indigenous species; piscivores; predators; reefs; Bahamas; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Predators may have consumptive (lethal) and non-consumptive (sub-lethal) effects on prey. Non-consumptive effects include altered behavior and reduced growth and fecundity. Native prey may not recognize non-native predators as a threat, and therefore may suffer pronounced effects. Additionally, non-native predators may elicit different behavioral responses from prey compared to native predators. T ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10641-018-0798-z

87. Discovery of the Freshwater Limpet, Ferrissia californica () (Gastropoda: Planorbidae), from the Streams of Montserrat, West Indies, a New Addition to the Caribbean Fauna

Author:
Thomas Coote; Kathleen A. Schmidt; Robert E. Schmidt; Erin R. McMullin
Source:
American malacological bulletin 2018 v.36 no.2 pp. 291-295
ISSN:
2162-2698
Subject:
Planorbidae; fauna; freshwater; islands; limpets; nucleotide sequences; phenotypic plasticity; streams; Caribbean
Abstract:
... The cryptic invader, Ferrissia californica (Rowell, 1863) (Gastropoda: Planorbidae), was identified using specimens collected in freshwater streams on Montserrat, West Indies using mtDNA sequences. This is the first record of a freshwater limpet from Montserrat and the third ancyline reported from the Caribbean. Freshwater limpets are small and difficult to find, which suggests that they are prese ...
DOI:
10.4003/006.036.0208

88. Dispersal barriers and climate determine the geographic distribution of the helicopter damselfly Mecistogaster modesta

Author:
Sarah L. Amundrud; Martin Videla; Diane S. Srivastava
Source:
Freshwater biology 2018 v.63 no.2 pp. 214-223
ISSN:
0046-5070
Subject:
Bromeliaceae; Coenagrionidae; altitude; aquatic ecosystems; aquatic food webs; atmospheric precipitation; biocenosis; biogeography; climate change; climatic factors; geographical distribution; habitats; islands; larval development; models; mountains; predation; probability; rain forests; temperature; Andes region; Caribbean; Central America; South America; Southeastern United States
Abstract:
... Species’ ranges are typically constrained by the interplay of physical barriers to dispersal, environmental requirements such as suitable climatic conditions and biotic constraints such as from predation or competition. However, teasing apart the relative importance of these constraints in determining species distributions still represents a major challenge for ecologists. The Neotropical damselfl ...
DOI:
10.1111/fwb.13054

89. Distributing the Global Carbon Budget with climate justice criteria

Author:
Olga Alcaraz; Pablo Buenestado; Beatriz Escribano; Bàrbara Sureda; Albert Turon; Josep Xercavins
Source:
Climatic change 2018 v.149 no.2 pp. 131-145
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
carbon dioxide; climate; climate change; developed countries; developing countries; emissions; global carbon budget; models; surface temperature; Caribbean
Abstract:
... In this paper, a model for the distribution of the Global Carbon Budget between the countries of the world is presented. The model is based on the criteria of equity while also taking into account the different historical responsibilities. The Global Carbon Budget corresponds to the quantity of carbon dioxide emissions that can still be released into the atmosphere while maintaining the increase i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-018-2224-0

90. Distribution and abundance of the invasive seagrass Halophila stipulacea and associated benthic macrofauna in Carriacou, Grenadines, Eastern Caribbean

Author:
Robert E. Scheibling; David G. Patriquin; Karen Filbee-Dexter
Source:
Aquatic botany 2018 v.144 pp. 1-8
ISSN:
0304-3770
Subject:
Ascidiacea; Bivalvia; Halodule wrightii; Halophila; Thalassia testudinum; Tripneustes; canopy; coasts; endangered species; fauna; grazing; habitats; juveniles; leaves; macroinvertebrates; mixed stands; seagrasses; species diversity; trophic relationships; Caribbean; Grenada; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Abstract:
... The invasive seagrass Halophila stipulacea has spread throughout the eastern Caribbean since it was first recorded in Grenada in 2002. We quantified the distribution and abundance of H. stipulacea, and its associated macroinvertebrate fauna, in sampling stations and transects around the island of Carriacou (a nearby dependency of Grenada) in early 2016. Halophila stipulacea occurred in extensive m ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquabot.2017.10.003

91. Distribution and characterization of Shiga toxin converting temperate phages carried by Shigella flexneri in Hispaniola

Author:
Marta Fogolari; Carla Mavian; Silvia Angeletti; Marco Salemi; Keith A. Lampel; Anthony T. Maurelli
Source:
Infection, genetics, and evolution 2018 v.65 pp. 321-328
ISSN:
1567-1348
Subject:
Escherichia coli; Shiga toxin; Shigella flexneri; bacteriophages; childhood; developing countries; dysentery; genes; genetic heterogeneity; horizontal gene transfer; medical treatment; mortality; pathogens; patients; phylogeny; serotypes; Caribbean; Dominican Republic; Haiti; United States
Abstract:
... Shigella infections account for a considerable burden of acute diarrheal diseases worldwide and remain a major cause of childhood mortality in developing countries. Although, all four species of Shigella (S. dysenteriae, S. flexneri, S. boydii, and S. sonnei) cause bacillary dysentery, historically only S. dysenteriae type 1 has been recognized as carrying the genes for Shiga toxin (stx). Recent e ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.meegid.2018.07.038
PubMed:
30075254
PubMed Central:
PMC6260934

92. Diversity and Species Composition of Amphibians of the Aripo Savannas Scientific Reserve, Trinidad, West Indies

Author:
Renoir J. Auguste; Adrian Hailey
Source:
Journal of herpetology 2018 v.52 no.1 pp. 86-93
ISSN:
1937-2418
Subject:
Leptodactylus; Rhinella; amphibians; conservation areas; forests; habitats; marshes; savannas; species diversity; wet season; Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago
Abstract:
... Information on amphibian diversity in Neotropical savannas and in protected areas in the Caribbean is lacking. We evaluated amphibian diversity and species composition in the Aripo Savannas Scientific Reserve in Trinidad, in relation to the two major habitat types, savanna and marsh forest. Thirty 200-m-long transects were sampled visually and aurally in 4 periods (total 120 samples), with 10 tran ...
DOI:
10.1670/17-048

93. Do postlarval amphidromous fishes transport marine‐derived nutrients and pollutants to Caribbean streams?

Author:
Augustin C. Engman; Thomas J. Kwak; W. Gregory Cope
Source:
Ecology of freshwater fish 2018 v.27 no.3 pp. 847-856
ISSN:
0906-6691
Subject:
Salmonidae; anadromous fish; artisanal fishing; energy; estuaries; food webs; habitats; human health; humans; juveniles; larvae; larval development; lotic systems; nutrients; pollutants; postlarvae; predators; rivers; stable isotopes; streams; wildlife; Caribbean; Puerto Rico
Abstract:
... Diadromous fishes are known biotransport vectors that can move nutrients, energy and contaminants in an upstream direction in lotic ecosystems. This function has been demonstrated repeatedly in anadromous salmonids, but the role of other diadromous species, especially tropical taxa, as biotransport vectors is less studied. Amphidromous fish species exhibit potential to act as upstream vectors of n ...
DOI:
10.1111/eff.12397

94. Downscaling future climate change projections over Puerto Rico using a non-hydrostatic atmospheric model

Author:
Amit Bhardwaj; Vasubandhu Misra; Akhilesh Mishra; Adrienne Wootten; Ryan Boyles; J. H. Bowden; Adam J. Terando
Source:
Climatic change 2018 v.147 no.1-2 pp. 133-147
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
climate change; climate models; drought; ecosystem services; islands; rain; simulation models; subtropics; summer; Caribbean; Puerto Rico
Abstract:
... We present results from 20-year “high-resolution” regional climate model simulations of precipitation change for the sub-tropical island of Puerto Rico. The Japanese Meteorological Agency Non-Hydrostatic Model (NHM) operating at a 2-km grid resolution is nested inside the Regional Spectral Model (RSM) at 10-km grid resolution, which in turn is forced at the lateral boundaries by the Community Clim ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-017-2130-x

95. Eastern Venezuela coastal upwelling in context of regional weather and climate variability

Author:
Mark R. Jury
Source:
Regional studies in marine science 2018 v.18 pp. 219-228
ISSN:
2352-4855
Subject:
case studies; climate; evaporation; hurricanes; marine science; observational studies; spectral analysis; spring; trade; trade winds; wavelet; Caribbean; Venezuela
Abstract:
... Regional factors modulating eastern Venezuela coastal upwelling emerge from this observational study. Trade winds of 3–9 m/s are a persistent feature of the shelf zone, and drive offshore Ekman transport and pumping, cooling SST by 1–3 °C especially in spring. Wavelet spectral analysis of SST anomalies (11ºN, 65ºW) show significant intra-seasonal (9, ∼45, ∼100 days) and inter-annual oscillations ( ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rsma.2017.10.010

96. Ecomorphological Variation in Three Species of Cybotoid Anoles

Author:
Ariel F. Kahrl; Brittney M. Ivanov; Katharina C. Wollenberg Valero; Michele A. Johnson
Source:
Herpetologica 2018 v.74 no.1 pp. 29-37
ISSN:
1938-5099
Subject:
Anolis; body size; dimorphism; islands; lizards; males; microhabitats; prediction; sexual selection; testes; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Caribbean Anolis lizards exhibit a complex suite of ecological, morphological, and behavioral traits that allow their specialization to particular microhabitats. These microhabitat specialists, called ecomorphs, have independently evolved on the four islands of the Greater Antilles, and diversification among anole ecomorphs has been the focus of many studies. Yet, habitat specialization has also o ...
DOI:
10.1655/Herpetologica-D-17-00040

97. Economic growth and transport energy consumption in the Latin American and Caribbean countries

Author:
F. Rehermann; M. Pablo-Romero
Source:
Energy policy 2018 v.122 pp. 518-527
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
biofuels; electric vehicles; energy efficiency; population density; trade; urbanization; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Transport is a strategic sector for economic development whilst being one of the most polluting sectors of the economy. The Latin American and Caribbean countries have been consolidated as the region with significantly faster energy consumption growth. This paper analyzes how the GDP per capita affects the transport energy consumption, testing possible non-linear relationships between variables. A ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2018.08.006

98. Efectividad de Beauveria bassiana (Baubassil®) sobre la garrapata común del ganado bovino Rhipicephalus microplus en el Departamento de la Guajira, Colombia

Author:
Adriana P. Tofiño Rivera; Mailen Ortega Cuadros; Bertilda Pedraza Claros; Sandra C. Perdomo Ayola; Diana Carolina Moya Romero
Source:
Revista argentina microbiología 2018 v.50 no.4 pp. 426-430
ISSN:
0325-7541
Subject:
Beauveria bassiana; Rhipicephalus microplus; agroecology; conidia; entomopathogens; fungi; germination; mortality; temperature; ticks; Caribbean; Colombia
Abstract:
... The effectiveness of Baubassil®(Beauveria bassiana) on the tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus was evaluated. In the in vitro phase, the optimal germination temperature of the fungus was determined by microcultures at 25, 30 and 35°C and the mortality of ticks. In the field, in a randomized design, 30 cebuine cows; 15 cows were treated with Baubassil® once a week at a 1×10⁶ conidia/ml, and a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ram.2017.10.005

99. Effect of deformation history on the stress relaxation behaviour of Colombian Caribbean coastal cheese from goat milk

Author:
Diego F Tirado; Diofanor Acevedo; Ramiro Torres-Gallo
Source:
Food science and technology international v.24 no.6 pp. 487-496
ISSN:
1082-0132
Subject:
cheeses; chewiness; cohesion; deformation; foods; goat milk; hardness; lipid content; models; prediction; rheological properties; stress relaxation; texture; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Textural attributes are a manifestation of the rheological properties and physical structure of foods, cheeses among these. In order to describe these physical properties, the objective of this work was to analyse the effect of deformation history on the stress relaxation behaviour of Colombian Caribbean coastal cheese made from goat milk with 3.75% (F1), 4.00% (F2) and 4.25% (F3) fat content, thr ...
DOI:
10.1177/1082013218767006

100. Effect of extreme climatic events resulting in prolonged precipitation on the reproductive output of sea turtles

Author:
M. L. Rivas; M. Spínola; H. Arrieta; M. Faife‐Cabrera
Source:
Animal conservation 2018 v.21 no.5 pp. 387-395
ISSN:
1367-9430
Subject:
Dermochelys coriacea; climate change; climatic factors; coasts; eggs; extinction; hatching; mortality; nesting; rain; reproductive performance; sand; sea turtles; sex determination; storms; temperature; water table; Caribbean; Costa Rica
Abstract:
... Anthropogenic climate change is predicted to increase the variation in storm patterns in some areas in the coming decades. This variation in mean rainfall and increase in mean temperature could increase the extinction risk of species with temperature‐dependent sex determination. Taking into account that sea turtle reproductive output depends on climatic conditions, such as precipitation and temper ...
DOI:
10.1111/acv.12404