Recent Publications

All DC islands

Below you will an overview of the reports and publications on biodiversity related subjects in the Dutch Caribbean that have recently been published.

Baldwin, C.C., Arcila, D., Robertson, D.R., Tornabene, L. 2023. Description of the First Species of Polylepion (Teleostei: Labridae) from the Atlantic Ocean with Analysis of Evolutionary Relationships of the New Species. Ichthyology & Herpetology (2023) 111 (2): 182–190. Article.

Blake, J.A., Maciolek, N.J. 2023. New species and records of Heterospio (Annelida, Longosomatidae) from continental shelf, slope and abyssal depths of the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and adjacent seas. Zootaxa 5260. Article

van den Burg, M.P., Ramon-Laca, A., Carne Constans, A., Debrot A.O., Vieites, D.R. 2023. The complete mitochondrial genome of the Critically Endangered Saba Green Iguana, Iguana iguana(Squamata: Iguanidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, VOL. 8. Article.

van den Burg, M.P., Goetz, M., Brannon, L., Weekes, T.S., Ryan, K.V., Debrot, A.O. 2023. An integrative approach to assess non-native iguana presence on Saba and Montserrat: Are we losing all native Iguana populations in the Lesser Antilles? Animal Conservation. Article.

van Egmond, J.L. 2023. Groundwater Quality in Curaçao A hydrochemical multi-annual (1977-2021) assessment of a Caribbean island. Masters of Science. Delft University of Technology. Thesis.

Helmer, E. H., Kennaway, T.A., Pedreros, D.H., Clark, M.L., Marcano-Vega, H., Tieszen, L.L.., Ruzycki, T.S., Schill, S. R., Carrington, C. M. S. 2023. St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Eustatius, Grenada, and Barbados land cover and forest formations (1999-2003). Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. GIS data.

Hylkema A, Kitson-Walters K, Kramer PR, Patterson JT, Roth L, Sevier MLB, Vega-Rodriguez M, Warham MM, Williams SM and Lang JC (2023) The 2022 Diadema antillarum die-off event: Comparisons with the 1983-1984 mass mortality. Front. Mar. Sci. Article.

Kemenes van Uden, T., Meesters, H. W. G., & Dogruer, G. 2023. Methods for Assessing Acropora spp. Populations in the Caribbean. Report.

Rozek Cañizares, J., Edwards, C.B., Reed, J.M. 2023. Quantifying phenological landmarks of migration shows nonuniform use of the Caribbean by shorebirds. Ecology and Evolution. Article.

SWOT Oceanic Society. 2023. State of the World’s Sea Turtles. Report Volume XVIII.  Report.

Turbina, P., Dogruer, G., & Meesters, H. W. G. (2023). Spatial and Temporal variation of Chlorophyll-a and nutrients in coastal waters of Saba. Report.

Winters, G., Conte, C., Beca-Carretero, P., Nguyen, H.M., Migliore, L., Mulas, M., Rilov, G., Guy-Haim, T., González, M.J., Medina, I., Golomb, D., Baharier, N., Kaminer, M., Kitson-Walters, K. 2023. Superior growth traits of invaded (Caribbean) versus native (Red sea) populations of the seagrass Halophila stipulacea. Biological Invasions. Article.

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