Puerto Rico

Ectoparasitic assemblages on mormoopid bats (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) from Puerto Rico

by J. Angel Soto-Centeno

En el cincuentenario de CARIBBEAN STUDIES: algunas notas sobre las universidades del Caribe y sus revistas académicas

by Humberto Garcia-Muniz

Article published in CARIBBEAN STUDIES vol. 39, nos. 1-2 (Jan-Dec 2011), pp. 3-42.

These commemorative notes on the fiftieth anniversary of Caribbean Studies are an initial endeavor to discuss academic... more These commemorative notes on the fiftieth anniversary of Caribbean Studies are an initial endeavor to discuss academic journals published by universities in the Caribbean region. The first part deals with thedevelopment of higher education institutions and the creation of university-based academic journals in the Hispanic-and English-speaking Caribbean. The next section addresses the development of the first academic journals with a regional perspective—Caribbean Quarterly and Social and Economic Studies—until their becoming peer-reviewed journals. In the third part, the article centers on the origin and development of Caribbean Studies, including also a bibliometric analysis ofseveral aspects, such as the the origin of authors, fields of study, andothers. The essay closes with a rapid view of the present panorama of journals dedicated to the Caribbean and with a brief conclusion.

Rexford G. Tugwell y la Segunda Guerra Mundial

by Norberto Barreto-Velazquez

El impacto en Chile de los procesos decimonónicos de emancipación y defensa de la soberanía nacional en las Antillas mayores

by Ricardo Lopez Muñoz

El presente informe tiene ya 17 años de haber sido redactado. Fue producto del Proyecto Nº. 1940113 del Fondo Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (Fondecyt) de 1994, que tuve la suerte de adjudicarme. Los Fondecyt son convocados anualmente por la Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica de Chile.
Con todos sus defectos, me parece que este Informe aún aporta conocimientos a quien lo lea.

The Essence of Puerto Rican Historic Architecture

by Jorge Ortiz Colom

Published in Axis 7, annual journal of the Caribbean School of Architecture at the Institute of Technology, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica. This copy is not in the final format as published, and it is not illustrated.

An overview of the development of building and architectural traditions and practices in Puerto Rico, oriented towards... more An overview of the development of building and architectural traditions and practices in Puerto Rico, oriented towards English-speaking readers.

Libraries in Puerto Rico. dvb-Newsletter International Ausgabe Nr. 75. (in German) — Also available in English.

by Loida Garcia-Febo

The [ʁ] variant of /r/ in Puerto Rico: A Language Attitude Study

by Anne Beatty-Martínez

The [ʁ] is a one of the many variants of /r/ heard in Puerto Rico. Even though it is more common in rural areas of the... more The [ʁ] is a one of the many variants of /r/ heard in Puerto Rico. Even though it is more common in rural areas of the island, most Puerto Ricans are quite aware of this variation in pronunciation. The purpose of this short study is to explore the knowledge and attitudes of both on-campus residents and students native to the metropolitan area.

Motor Vehicle Accident Fatalities Trends, Puerto Rico 2000–2007

by Diego Zavala

Lección errante: Mayra Santos Febres y el Caribe contemporáneo

by Nadia Celis

Publicado por Isla Negra: San Juan, 2011 y co-editado por Juan Pablo Rivera.

Lección errante: Mayra Santos Febres y el Caribe contemporáneo es el primer libro de ensayos críticos sobre Mayra... more Lección errante: Mayra Santos Febres y el Caribe contemporáneo es el primer libro de ensayos críticos sobre Mayra Santos Febres, una de los escritoras más versátiles del Caribe hoy, y la primera Afro-hispana de significativo reconocimiento en Latinoamérica. La colección examina el singular universo poético de Santos Febres, poblado de seres "errantes" –inmigrantes, travestis y prostitutas— cuyas voces en la ficción responden a su ancestral marginación socio-histórica...
Entre los colaboradores se encuentran Debra Castillo, Carmen Oquendo-Villar, Annette Passapera, Rubén Ríos Ávila, Radost Rangelova, Irune del Río Gabiola, Rosana Díaz-Zambrana, Margaret Shrimpton, Elvira Sánchez-Blake, Guillermo Irizarry y Chrissy B. Arce.

Miradas en un momento de peligro: historia(s) en la era de la re-producción digital

by Ivan Chaar-Lopez

Invited speaker, presentation for Centro de Investigaciones Históricas, Departamento de Historia, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, February 8, 2012.

¿Qué es la historia? ¿Cómo la construimos en esta nueva era de la re-producción digital? El ejercicio historiográfico,... more ¿Qué es la historia? ¿Cómo la construimos en esta nueva era de la re-producción digital? El ejercicio historiográfico, aunque siempre abocado hacia el fracaso, finge poder caracterizar y otorgar cierta plenitud a aquello que re-presenta. Algunos historiadores o historiadoras persiguen fijar para el futuro los motivos, las causas y efectos que se sucedieron en el pasado. Por ello, cualquiera que fueran los términos empleados nos sugieren posibles surcos que navegar, así como ángulos desde los cuales emprender el viaje. Y en ello reside un fragmento de lo que sugiero significa la historia: una travesía.

Celebrating the Colonial Nation in San Germán's Patron Saint Festivities, 1950s.

by Antonio Sotomayor

This work addresses the question of how the patron
saint festivities in San Germán Puerto Rico, focusingmore This work addresses the question of how the patron
saint festivities in San Germán Puerto Rico, focusing
primarily on its annual programs, assisted in the
reconstruction of the Puerto Rican nation during
the 1950s. Particularly, I focus on how community
leaders through these programs reproduced ideas of
nationhood based on hispano-centric, white, Catholic,
and patriarchal parameters. I investigate how an activity
that is perceived to be cultural/religiously oriented has
been also used to filter political agendas that legitimized
a colonial relationship, while at the same time celebrating
a unique collective regional and national identity.

Caribbean emancipations*

by Christopher Schmidt-Nowara

36 (August 2011).

Special issue with articles on French Guiana, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Brazil. Special issue with articles on French Guiana, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Brazil.

Conquering categories: the problem of prehistory in Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rico and Cuba

by Christopher Schmidt-Nowara

EL Derecho a Participar, Revista Colegio Abogados.

by Erika Fontanez-Torres

The Contingency of Property Policies- A Review of the Assumptions Related to the Political Theory of Property in the Contexts of Social and Environmental Justice in Puerto Rico

by Erika Fontanez-Torres

La Propiedad en Puerto Ric- Apuntes para su desarrollo en el Siglo XX

by Erika Fontanez-Torres

The Italianization of Puerto Rico: A Reflection on Social Struggles Against University Policies in the World’s Oldest Colony

by Andrea Righi

Published in 'Viewpoint Magazine' 2011

Divided city: the proliferation of gated communities in San Juan

by Ivelisse Rivera-Bonilla

Puerto Rico Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Monitoring Program, CCRI-Phase III and Phase IV (2008-2010) Final Report

by Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado

E.A. Hernández-Delgado (ed.) 2010. Puerto Rico Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Monitoring Program, CCRI-Phase III and Phase IV (2008-2010) Final Report. Caribbean Coral Reef Institute, Univ. Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


Chapter 1: Thirteen years of climate-related non-linear disturbance and... more TABLE OF CONTENTS


Chapter 1: Thirteen years of climate-related non-linear disturbance and coral reef ecological collapse: Culebra Island, Puerto Rico (4 – 81)

Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado


Chapter 2: Decadal-scale demographics of massive bleaching and mortality in the major Caribbean reef-building star coral,  Montastraea annularis (Ellis & Solander): A modeling approach (82 – 109)

Raisa Hernández-Pacheco, Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado, &
Alberto M. Sabat


Chapter 3: Sediment stress, water turbidity, and sewage pollution associated to rapid degradation of Federal Designated Critical Habitats of the threatened Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata) in Vega Baja, P.R. (110 – 247)

Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado, Yahaira Hutchinson-Delgado,
Ricardo Laureano, Raisa Hernández-Pacheco, Tagrid M. Ruiz-
Maldonado, Julio Oms, and Pedro L. Díaz


Chapter 4: Biological characterization of shallow-water coral reef communities across a water quality stress gradient within the
Canal Luis Peña Natural Reserve, Culebra Island, Puerto Rico (248 – 326)

Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado, Jeiger Medina, Vanessa Ortiz, Marilisa Mas, Pablo A. Marrero, H. Mattei, & José Norat-Ramírez


Chapter 5: Baseline biological characterization of coral reefs at Punta Cucharas Natural Reserve, Ponce, PR (327 – 379)

Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado

Puerto Rico Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Monitoring Program, CCRI-Phase I and Phase II (2005-2007) Final Report.

by Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado

E.A. Hernández-Delgado (ed.) 2009. Puerto Rico Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Monitoring Program, CCRI-Phase I and Phase II (2005-2007) Final Report. Caribbean Coral Reef Institute, Univ. Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


Chapter 1: Fishing, turbid runoff, and climate change threaten coral... more TABLE OF CONTENTS


Chapter 1: Fishing, turbid runoff, and climate change threaten coral reef fish communities in Puerto Rico (I-1 – I-48)

Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado, Bernard J. Rosado-Matías, &  Alberto M. Sabat


Chapter 2: Post-bleaching characterization of coral reef fish communities in Arrecifes La Cordillera Natural Reserve (II-1 – II-100)

Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado & Alberto M. Sabat


Chapter 3: Impacts of low water transparency and bombing activities on selected coral reef sites in Puerto Rico (III-1 – III-45)

Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado


Chapter 4: Impacts of the 2005 massive coral bleaching event on selected coral reef sites in Puerto Rico (IV-1 – IV-95)

Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado, Héctor J. Claudio, Jean Lassus, Mary Ann Lucking, Jaime Fonseca, Kathy Hall, & José Rafols,


Chapter 5: Increased vulnerability to climate change impacts on remote Mona Island’s coral reefs following the 2005-2006 post-
bleaching mass coral mortality event (V-1 – V-42)

Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado, Héctor Claudio, Jaime Fonseca, & Samuel Suleimán


Chapter 6: Impacts of non-point source sewage pollution on selected coral reef sites in Puerto Rico (VI-1 – VI-54)

Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado, Betzaida Sandoz, Michelle Bonkosky, José Norat-Ramírez, & Hernando Mattei