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Biogeographic Successes and Biogeography and
regions of the challenges of the scientific-

island Biogeography informative
syllabus in the research from an
Dominican insular
Republic perspective.
Biogeographic regions of the
Dominican Republic
-Formation of the island
-Stablished biogeographic areas
-Endemism: Species flora, fauna
By Lissette Rodriguez
https://www.humboldtday.org/events
Challenges and perspectives of Biogeography in the Dominican Republic,
Greater Antilles: a multidisciplinary approach
Biogeographic regions of the Dominican Republic
Formation of the island

The geological record of the Hispaniola island
documents a continuous increase in island
surface since the Early Pleistocene due to the
emergence of marine deposits.
The geological origin of the Island of Santo

Domingo began from the Cretaceous period of
the Secondary era, when the process of emersion
of the Island began due to the phenomenon of
subduction of the North American plate that is
embedded, slowly, below the plate Caribbean.
Product of this geological process, the first vestiges of what would be the future
Island were sighted, represented by the oldest mountain systems: The Central-
massif du Nord mountain range (Northern massif). The Sierra de Yamasá, The
Sierra Oriental The Sierra de Samaná, The Sierra de Baoruco-massif de la Selle and
de la Hotte.
Geological transformation of the island

This división of two big land masses made
what today we know as leo Islands divided into
the North island and the south island,
separated by a sea canal, located in the Hoya
de Enriquillo, an under the sea level egión that
only is left the Enriquillo Lake, largest lake of
the caribean islands.
These land masses were the last ones to get together in the
process of the island formation and the time they took to get
together can be seen in the different type of species of the same
genre.
3,857 sl
-45 sl
Endemism | Life zones

Due to our Tropical Caribbean
location, the climatic variables of
the Dominican Republic are very
diverse, with areas of high and low
rainfall, high and very low
temperatures due to altitude,
taking into account the windward
and leeward effects, resulting in a
great variety of forest types.
-Coniferous Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Cloudy Broadleaf Forest
- Wet Broadleaf Forest
- Dry Forest
- Wetland Forest
Endemism | Areas of High Endemism of Flora and Fauna reported for the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic, with an area of 48,198

km², has a high floristic diversity if we compare
it with other territories of similar extension.
This is due to the great diversity of

environments and altitude differences, ranging
from Isla Cabritos in the Southwest region, at
about 44 meters below sea level, to Pico
Duarte, at about 3,175 meters above sea level
(masl ), the highest in the Antilles.
Endemic Flora
For 2011, the List of
Endangered, Threatened or
Protected Species of the
Sierra de Dominican Republic (Red List)
Bahoruco published by the Ministry of
the Environment stated that
Quisqueya
“of the approximately 6,000
rosea species of vascular plants
reported for the Dominican
Republic , it was found that
547 have some category of
threat ”.
Later, the updated data
collected in the Red List of
Vascular Flora in the
Pereskia quisqueyana Dominican Republic (2016)
(National flower) indicates that some 1,388
Salcedoa mirabaliarum
species of plants present
some level of threat. Some
841 species more than those
registered in 2011.
The Sierra de
Bahoruco is the only Of 6,000, 2,050 registered
one on the island that
species are endemic and of
these 1,388 present a
is home to more than category of threat.
Eugenia yumana
Rhytidophyllum 180 species of orchids.
daisyanum Tolumnia gundlachii
Endemism | Areas of High Endemism of Flora and Fauna
7,030 species of invertebrates, basically arthropods, with 74 species of amphibians are registered, of
both land and marine representation. Of this total, 2,569 which 71 are endemic to the island,
species are endemic, representing 37% of endemism. representing 96% of the total.
166 species of reptiles; 147 endemic, equivalent to 89%.
Anolis
fowleri
Cyclura ricordii
Solenodon paradoxus
Plagiodontia aedium
Lasiurus borealis
Of the 53 species of
reported mammals,
4 are endemic,
equivalent to 7%.

Of the 306 species of birds reported, 32 are endemic, equivalent to 10.5%. 30 of
21 Important Bird these are observed in the Sierra de Bahoruco.
Areas (IBA) for D.R.
Protected areas of the Dominican Republic

128 areas within 6 management
categories adopted from the
International Union for Conservation of
Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
Category I. Strict Category IV. Habitat /
Protection Areas. Species Management
Scientific Reserve. Areas.
Marine Mammal Wildlife Refuge
Sanctuary Category V. Nature
Category II. National Reserves
Parks. Forest reserves
National Park Model Forest
Underwater National Park Private Reserve
Category III. Natural Category VI. Protected
monuments. Landscapes
Natural Monument
Cultural monument
Dominican insular
Dominican insular
Successes and challenges of the biogeographic
syllabus in the Dominican Republic.
- Teaching of biogeography in the DR.

- Works and manuscripts derived from these academic programs.
By Lissette Rodriguez
https://www.humboldtday.org/events
Successes and challenges of the biogeographic syllabus in

the Dominican Republic.
Academic Biogeography syllabus designed
by Phd. José Ramón Martínez Batlle Gentry diversity analysis results
- History of Biogeografy.
- Data handling with R.
- Biodiversity measurements using Alpha
(α-diversity) and beta (β-diversity) on
vegetation Gentry transects.
- Distribution, dispersion of species and Location of Gentry sites in Central America Rank-abundance by composite country.
communities. Speciation and extinction.

- Insular biogeography; the geographic units
and life zones.
- Shannon, Margalef, Menhinick, Simpson,
Pielout indexes, etc.
- Final manuscript with field practice.
Rarefaction curve of the 20 sites Accumulation curve of individuals from all countries
Successes and challenges of the biogeographic syllabus in

the Dominican Republic.
Works and manuscripts derived from these
academic programs
Floristic Composition of houses backyards in Four Communities of the
Analysis of abundance and distribution of Anolis distichus, at the campus Plain of Baní, Period October 2016- October 2017.
of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, sept-nov, 2016. Geo. Daysis Guerrero
Geo. Lissette Rodríguez
Pereskia quisqueyana Alain
Opuntia ficus-indica
Guaiacum officinale
Furcraea tuberosa
W.T. Aiton
Agave antillarum
Anolis distichus Ecomorph,

By Pedro Genaro (Losos, 2009)
Dominican insular
Dominican insular
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Biogeographic Successes and Biogeography and

regions of the challenges of the scientific-

Biogeographic regions of the Dominican Republic

Formation of the island

The geological origin of the Island of Santo

Biogeographic regions of the Dominican Republic

Formation of the island

Biogeographic regions of the Dominican Republic

Formation of the island

Biogeographic regions of the Dominican Republic

Endemism | Life zones

Biogeographic regions of the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic, with an area of ​48,198

This is due to the great diversity of

Biogeographic regions of the Dominican Republic

Biogeographic regions of the Dominican Republic

Endemism | Areas of High Endemism of Flora and Fauna

Biogeographic regions of the Dominican Republic

Endemism | Areas of High Endemism of Flora and Fauna

166 species of reptiles; 147 endemic, equivalent to 89%.

Biogeographic regions of the Dominican Republic

Endemism | Areas of High Endemism of Flora and Fauna

Biogeographic regions of the Dominican Republic

Endemism | Areas of High Endemism of Flora and Fauna

Biogeographic regions of the Dominican Republic

Protected areas of the Dominican Republic

- Teaching of biogeography in the DR.

Successes and challenges of the biogeographic syllabus in

communities. Speciation and extinction.

Successes and challenges of the biogeographic syllabus in

Pereskia quisqueyana Alain

Anolis distichus Ecomorph,

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