Articles of the Dominican Republic

Marine Ecosystem of the Luperón Bay

Luperón Bay, Dominican Republic

This article refers to the marine ecosystem of the Luperón Bay. It talks about the unique habitat this represent animals in the red, yellow, and white mangrove forest located in this area. Also, it shows some data about yachts and sailboats that gets in the area every year. Marine ecosystems protect the city that lives by the bay against cyclones and hurricanes, which are commons in a caribbean island.

Mayra De Peña.  (2013).  La Bahía de Luperón, uno de los ecosistemas costero-marinos más completos del país.  El Nuevo Diario.  Cited March 16, 2014.  Retrieved from:  http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=351459

Invasive's Plants Threats Ecosystems of the Dominican Republic

This article explains in a plain way what are the positives and negatives sides of invasive's plants in our ecosystem. Also, it mentions some attempts to help native plants fight against those plants that place itself in places where take over the other species of this environment. Some organizations like Innovation Center Atabey work hard in the Dominican Republic to prevent invasive plant from spreading out the ecosystems of the country.  

Plantas invasoras amenazan el  ecosistema de RD.  (March 2011).  Cited March 16, 2014.  Retrieved from:  http://eldia.com.do/plantas-invasoras-amenazan-el-ecosistema-de-rd/

Rising Tide Is a Mystery That Sinks Island Hopes

The Popular article Rising Tide Is a Mystery That Sinks Island Hopes is present by The New York Times and focuses on what is visible and how has been perceive the continuously raising of the Enriquillo Lake, Dominican Republic, also this include stories of what its been going on with people and their properties during the time of the phenomenon. I am interesting in this topic because it is mystery the raise of The Enriquillo Lake and there are so much hypothesis about the truth of what is going on in the south of the Dominican Republic.

ARCHIBOLD, R. C.  (2014, January 11).  Rising Tide Is a Mystery That Sinks Island Hopes.  The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 14.  From URL.   http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/12/world/americas/rising-tide-is-a-mystery-that-sinks-island-hopes.html?_r=2