Topical Ecology Class -My Community Issues, Class Experiences, Dominican Republic Ecosystem-

LAB 3
What are you excited about learning in the Tropical Ecology Class?
  R. I am excited to learn about the complexity of the tropical and sub-tropical ecosystem, to open my mind a new concepts and processes that I will looking for when I go back to my dear Dominican Republic.

What is one of the main environmental issues your community experiences?
  R. Moca City, my community, has different situations that fight agains each other to become the main environmental issue, but now I'll select the high contamination of the main river of the city, Moca River, that have been polluted since approximately 30 years ago.

What things have you learned thus far to help improve the environmental conditions of your community?
  R. I have taken different classes that has open my eyes on what can be do to improve environmental situations not just in my community, but anywhere. One of those is WATERSHED, I had never in my life now about the importance of knowing what surrounds your rivers and how impactful to the river is for what is using this land for.

Mangroves of the Dominican Republic

Flora and Fauna of the Dominican Republic can be find in the Hispaniola  web page