Resurrection of Scolopendra longipes Wood and Scolopendra cubensis Saussure from synonymy with Scolopendra alternans Leach (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae): an enigmatic species-group needing phylogeographic analysis, with an overview on the origin and distribution of centipedes in the Caribbean region 

Zootaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4111 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
RANDY J. MERCURIO
Keyword(s):  
Species Group ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Phylogeographic Analysis ◽  
The Caribbean

Splitting Caldesia in favour of Albidella (Alismataceae)

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuli Lehtonen
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Disjunct Distribution ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Tropical Africa ◽  
Sister Relationship ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Caribbean

Phylogenetic analyses based on 10 molecular markers unquestionably support a sister relationship between Albidella nymphaeifolia and the Caldesia oligococca species group. The type species of the genus Caldesia is excluded from this monophylum. These results are unsurprising in the light of morphological characteristics, but require three new combinations in Albidella to render both Albidella and Caldesia monophyletic. These new combinations are provided here. Under the new circumscription, Albidella shows a disjunct distribution pattern, with one species in the Caribbean region and three species distributed from tropical Africa and along the margins of the Indian Ocean to Australia.

scholarly journals Multiple introductions, regional spread and local differentiation during the first week of COVID-19 epidemic in Montevideo, Uruguay

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Salazar ◽  
Florencia Díaz-Viraqué ◽  
Marianoel Pereira-Gómez ◽  
Ignacio Ferrés ◽  
Pilar Moreno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Multiple Introductions ◽  
Genomic Epidemiology ◽  
Phylogeographic Analysis ◽  
Local Differentiation ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Epidemiology Studies

BackgroundAfter its emergence in China in December 2019, the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2, has rapidly spread infecting more than 3 million people worldwide. South America is among the last regions hit by COVID-19 pandemic. In Uruguay, first cases were detected on March 13 th 2020 presumably imported by travelers returning from Europe.MethodsWe performed whole-genome sequencing of 10 SARS-CoV-2 from patients diagnosed during the first week (March 16th to 19th) of COVID-19 outbreak in Uruguay. Then, we applied genomic epidemiology using a global dataset to reconstruct the local spatio-temporal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2.ResultsOur phylogeographic analysis showed three independent introductions of SARS-CoV-2 from different continents. Also, we evidenced regional circulation of viral strains originally detected in Spain. Introduction of SARS-CoV-2 in Uruguay could date back as early as Feb 20th. Identification of specific mutations showed rapid local genetic differentiation.ConclusionsWe evidenced early independent introductions of SARS-CoV-2 that likely occurred before first cases were detected. Our analysis set the bases for future genomic epidemiology studies to understand the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in Uruguay and the Latin America and the Caribbean region.

African Caribbean Residents of Edinburgh in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Williams
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
British Empire ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
African Caribbean ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Eighteenth And Nineteenth Centuries

Scotland is gradually coming to terms with its involvement in slavery and colonialism as part of the British Empire. This article places the spotlight on the lives of African Caribbean people who were residents of Edinburgh during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. I discuss their varied experiences and contributions: from runaways and men fighting for their freedom in the Scottish courts to women working as servants in city households or marrying into Edinburgh high society. The nineteenth century saw activism among political radicals from abolitionists to anticolonialists; some of these figures studied and taught at Edinburgh University. Their stories reflect the Scottish capital’s many direct connections with the Caribbean region.

Wind Power Assessment In The Caribbean Region Of Colombia, Using Ten-Minute Wind Observations And Era5 Data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Andrés Gil Ruiz ◽  
Julio Eduardo Cañón Barriga ◽  
J. Alejandro Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Wind Power ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
The Caribbean

Wider Caribbean Region—A Pivotal Time to Strengthen Regional Instruments For Biodiversity Conservation

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 499-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Lausche
Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
International Policy ◽  
Global Environment Facility ◽  
Large Marine Ecosystem ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Specially Protected Areas

AbstractThe countries of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR) are linked economically by their transboundary living marine resources. The region is facing a continued decline of these resources. Science is improving our understanding of the human contributions to this decline, but national policies and programmes have not kept pace with this understanding. The Caribbean Regional Seas Programme and its Cartagena Convention and Protocols provide the regional legal framework for protection and sustainable management of the WCR's living marine and coastal resources. This article focuses on the Cartagena Convention's Protocol for biodiversity conservation, the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW), arguing that governments and organizations need to significantly increase participation in this regional treaty regime to effectively address transboundary environmental challenges. A new initiative, the Global Environment Facility-supported Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem project, will help in this effort. International policy supports strengthened regional seas programmes. It is now imperative for all levels and sectors to assist governments in strengthening this important treaty regime for biodiversity conservation in the Wider Caribbean Region.

scholarly journals The Neogene tropical America fish assemblage and the paleobiogeography of the Caribbean region

2011 ◽  
Vol 130 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orangel Antonio Aguilera Socorro ◽  
Maria Inês Feijó Ramos ◽  
Eduardo Tavares Paes ◽  
Sue Anne Regina Ferreira Costa ◽  
Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra
Keyword(s):  
Fish Assemblage ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Tropical America ◽  
The Caribbean
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