Puerto Rico
Waterfall in a tropical rainforest in Puerto Rico.
Photo credit: K. Whiteford
Puerto Rico
Frangipani (Plumeria alba) can be found in coastal thickets in the Virgin Islands Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Puerto Rico and Lesser Antilles.
Virgin Islands National Park, US Virgin Islands
Photo: US National Park Service
Female guajon frog (Eleutherodactylus cooki) on tree.
Carribean Island Refuges, US Fish & Wildlife Service.
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relevant publications
Bowden, J. H., Terando, A. J., Misra, V., Wootten, A., Bhardwaj, A., Boyles, R., ... & Spero, T. L. (2021). High‐resolution dynamically downscaled rainfall and temperature projections for ecological life zones within Puerto Rico and for the US Virgin Islands. International Journal of Climatology, 41(2), 1305-1327.
Rivera-Burgos, A. C., Collazo, J. A., Terando, A. J., & Pacifici, K. (2021). Linking demographic rates to local environmental conditions: Empirical data to support climate adaptation strategies for Eleutherodactylus frogs. Global Ecology and Conservation, 28, e01624.