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Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic

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Publication date
1 January 1998
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CARICOMP: Caribbean coral reef, seagrass and mangrove sites. Coastal Region and Small Island Papers, No. 3. París: Unesco, Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity Program (CARICOMP) (pp. 213-220)

Abstract

The CARICOMP site in the Dominican Republic is in Parque Nacional del Este, a protected marine and coastal area on Hispaniola’s southeastern coast. It features leeward conditions with calm seas, currents, and a tropical semi-arid forest on coral/limestone bedrock. Disturbances are minimal, mainly from boating, diving, and fishing. Ecosystems include a fringing mangrove forest (Catuano), a shallow seagrass bed (Hierbas los Cocos), and a 10 m deep coral reef (El Perron). Conservation efforts include mooring buoys and fishing regulations to preserve one of the Caribbean’s largest pristine marine environments

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