Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons^™

Analyzing Evapotranspiration In The Tropical Montane Cloud Forest At Sierra De Bahoruco, Dominican Republic, Emmanuel Rodriguez-Gonzalez

Dissertations and Theses

Lake Enriquillo is located in the southwestern extreme of Dominican Republic and has been experiencing a rapid expansion in surface area, along with other water bodies in the same region, since 2004 causing major flooding to the surrounding agricultural and cattle-raising lands, infrastructure and communities. Understanding why the lake is expanding at such rapid rate and accurately forecast how they will behave in the future is the main goal of The Hispaniola Lakes Project. The purpose of this project is to investigate the effects that hydrometeorological drivers are having on the forested areas located in Sierra de Bahoruco, which is …