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Yale Tropical Resources Institute

Dr. Michael Dove, Director
Nathaniel Delafield, Program Director

School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
210 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
U.S.A.

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TRI Working Papers series

Master’s Students Theses Projects Working Papers

Students who are interested in publishing more detailed results of their field research can publish through the TRI Working Paper Series (titles listed below).

Papers from 110 onward are available as downloadable PDFs.

Papers 1–109 are available for purchase as hardcopy for $10.00. Please contact Nathaniel Delafield (email: nathaniel.delafield@yale.edu) to purchase.

(See also the new series of working papers, Agroforestry in Landscape Mosaics.)

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Available titles (papers from 110 onward are available as downloadable PDFs).

Number Author Title
110 Steward, Corrina The Santarém Agricultural Landscape, Pará, Brazil: A working paper on agro-industrial and smallholder agriculture in Santarém
109 Jones, Gregory C. A Baseline Study of Social and Environmental Conditions at the Inca Trail, Peru, Using Limits of Acceptable Change Framework
108 Rademacher, Anne Restoration as Development: Urban Growth, River Restoration and Riparian Settlements in the Upper Bagmati Basin, Katmandu, Nepal
107 Boon, Paul Spatial Analyses of Two Tropical Ecosystems in the Mixteca Region in Oaxaca, Mexico
106b Hamburger, Jessica Western Influence on Environmental Management in China: Dreams of Markets and Democracy
106a Hamburger, Jessica The Effects of Phosphorus on Fish in Lake Erhai: A preliminary Risk Assessment
105 Hauff, Robert D. Investigating Potential Management of Calycophyllum spruceanum in the Peruvian Amazon
104 Gagnon, Paul R. Local Knowledge and Degrees and Indigenousness: Ethnobotanical Lore among the Esmeraldenos of the Cayapas-Mataje National Mangrove Reserve of Northwestern Ecuador
103 Bowes-Lyons, David The Development of Kyabob Range National Park, Ghana: An investigation of approaches to reconcile the problems representreed by the Wildlife Department and local people.
102 Rojas, Manrique A. (with Robert Mendelsohn) An Economic Analysis of Harvesting Naturally Fallen Timber in a Tropical Rainforest
to page top 101 Gardner, Benjamin - MES 98 Milk, Maize and Money: Breaking Barriers through Co-Management of Natural Resources in Northern Tanzania — A Case Study of Community-Based Natural Resource By-Laws in Loliondo and Simanjiro Districts.
100 Melissa, Cristen Tighe (with Judy Pongsiri) Modeling Malaria: A Framework for Understanding Causality; Malaria as a Policy Problem and Developing a Qualitative Approach to Malaria Research
99 Shepherd, Daniel Mixed-Species Tree Plantation in the Humid Tropics: An Alternative for Carbon Sequestration
98 Stanley, William G. The Ecology of Abandonment: Stand Dynamics During the Second Decade of Regeneration in an Abandoned Pasture, Amazonia
97 Weigand - (with Bryan Finegan and Lucrecia Guillen) Structure and Composition in Unexploited and in Selection-logged Lowland Rainforest of Northeastern Costa Rica
96 Strongin, Shana Willie Comparison of Ant Diversity in the Leaf Litter of Mixed and Pure Native Plantations in the Humid Lowlands of the La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica
95a Kohl, Jon Participatory Rural Appraisal in an Andean Farming Community, Ecuador
94 Lee, Andrea Defining Parameters for Forestry-Related Development: Ecosystem Management in Northwestern Zimbabwe
93 Dash, Michele Assessing the Future of Non-Timber Forest Products in Guyana
92 Sears, Robin Local Knowledge, Mosquitoes, and Malaria: An Ethnobotanical Investigation in the Repellents of Brazil
to page top 91 Ormsby, Alison An Attitudinal Survey of Resident Perceptions of Conservation at Five Blues Lake National Park, Belize
90 Spencer, James Herbert Open Access, Hidden Meaning: Public Forests and Private Paddies in the Mekong Delta of Viet Nam
89 Eicher, Andreas Daud Forest Protection in a Himalayan Hamlet
88 Troy, Austin Patterns of Spatial Distribution and Abundance of Desmoncus polyacanthos, a Neo-Tropical Liana, in Relation to Forest Structure
87 O'hara, Jennifer An Ecological Study of Bayleaf Palm (Sable morrisiana) in the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area, Belize
86 Kershnar, Rebecca & Montagnini, Florencia Leaf Litter Decomposition and Mulch Performance of Four Indigenous Timber Trees in the Atlantic Humid Lowlands of Costa Rica
85 Woodward, Christopher Relationships Between Forest Management Practices, Light Conditions, and Regeneration of Native Tree Species in Misiones, Argentina
84 Byard, Rachel; Lewis, Kristen; Montagnini, Florencia Leaf Litter Decomposition and Mulch Performance from Mixed and Monospecific Plantations in Costa Rica
83 McGroddy, Megan Impacts of Native Tree Species in Mixed and Pure Plantations on Soil Structure at La Selva, Costa Rica
82 Ruvinski, Jessica and Montagnini, Florencia Relative Leaf Litter Decomposition of Four Indigenous Tree Species in Pure and Mixed Plantations in the Atlantic Humid Lowlands of Costa Rica
to page top 81 Grand, Joanna and Rappoport, Zoe An Economic Analysis of Sea Turtle Conservation in Cozumel, Mexico
80 Miret, Nuria Muniz The Economic Potential of Cultivating Guatambu, Balfourodendron rieldelianum (Rutaceae), in the region of Misiones, NE Argentina
79 Negron, Cesar Francisco Flores Leaf Harvest on the Understory Palm Geonoma deversa (Poiteau) Kunth in the Southeast Peruvian Amazon
78 Vamos, Robert K. Environmental Conservation in Southern Bahia, Brazil: Designing and Implementing a Sustainable Development Program
77 Ramstad, Kristen Four Experiments Investigating the Decomposition Rates and the Potential Use as Mulch of Four Indigenous Tree Litters in the Atlantic Lowlands of Costa Rica
76 Leguia, Joaquin F A Case Study of the Role of Indigenous Children's Economic Activities in Community Development Among the Mataco Nocten of the Gran Chaco, Bolivia.
75 Hannon, Kimberly Key for Tree Species at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica
74 Stijfhoon, Eric Root Biomass and Distribution under Plantations of Native Tree Species, Grass and Secondary Forest Vegetation in the Atlantic Lowlands of Costa Rica.
73 Whitehill, Jane The Reproductive Ecology of Phildendron giganteum, Anthurium crenatum, and Anthurium dominicense (Araceae) in a Moist Subtropical Forest in Puerto Rico.
Effects of Four Native Tree Species on Soil Mineralization, Maize Seedling Growth, and Maize Seedling Uptake of Phosphorus and Nitrogen in the Atlantic Lowlands of Costa Rica:
to page top 71 Pendleton, Linwood H. Environmental Quality and Recreation Demand in a Caribbean Coral Reef
70 Dominguez, Javier Distribution of Production Costs of the Brazil Nut (Bertholletia excelsa) in Peru and Bolivia: Its Relevance for Forest Conservation
69 Endara, Mirei E. Socio-Economic Impacts of Government Agroforestry Programs on Farmers in Two Rural Communities in Cocle Province, Panama.
68 Caron, Cynthia Securing and Conserving: Food, Property and Sinharaja Forest
67 Pruitt, Kenneth Patterns of Succession in a North Yucatecan Tropical Deciduous Forest
66b Ricker, Martin; Quinlan, Matthew; Velasco, Miguel C.; Sinta-Colin, Miguel A. Sinaca Tropical Rainforest Management: The Potential of Enriching Natural Forest in Los Tuxtlas (Veracruz, Mexico)
66a Ricker, Martin; Quinlan, Matthew; Velasco, Miguel C.; Sinta-Colin, Miguel A. Sinaca Valuation of a Tropical Rainforest in Los Tuxtlas (Veracruz, Mexico)
65 Wohlgenant, Timothy Roost Interactions Between the Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) and Two Frugivorous Bats (Phyllostomus discolor and Sturnia lilium) in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
64 Asbjorsen, Heidi . The Effect of Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizae on Seedling Growth in Three Success ional Vegetation Types in a Degraded Tropical Pasture in Costa Rica.
63 Heimseth, Arjun A Comparison of Streamflow from Agricultural and Forested Watersheds in the Middle Hills, Nepal.
62 Jahinge, P.J.; Loomis, S. J.; Grimes, A.P. Valuing Non-Timber Forest Products: A Study of the Economic Value of Products from the Primary Forest of the Upper Napo Province, Ecuador
to page top 61 Mizrahi, Aliza Lead Contamination of Soils, Agricultural Crops, and Trees (Jacaranda acutifolia and Eucalyptus spp.) in the Metropolitan Zone of Mexico City
60 Musinsky, John The Design of Conservation Corridors in Monteverde, Costa Rica
59 Peterson, Laurie Mammalian Predation of Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Eggs at Tortuguero, Costa Rica
58 Palmiotto, Peter A. Regeneration of Shorea Species in Gap and Understory Micro-Sites and the Regeneration Potential of Eusideroxylon zwageri from Coppice After Selective Cutting in a Lowland Dipterocarp Rain Forest, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
57 Sheeline, Lili Cultural Significance of Fruit Bats (Pteropus spp.) to the Chamorro People of Guam: Conservation Implications
56a Schuyler, Peter T. Appendices for Report on Introduced Animal Species Issues: Current Status and Problems, Including a Feasibility Study for the Establishment of a Multi-Disciplinary Introduced Animal Species Center
56 Schuyler, Peter T. Introduced Animal Species Issues: Current Status and Problems, Including a Feasibility Study for the Establishment of a Multi-Disciplinary Introduced Animal Species Center
55 Cymerys, Margaret Can Secondary Forest Aid in the Conservation of Brazil's Atlantic Forest Birds? Exacta Pau, Brazil, Bahia, Brazil
54 Rogers, Christopher T. New Perspectives on Culture, Tourism and Economic Development. Providing Planning Alternatives for Punta Ballena, Guanica, Puerto Rico.
53 Grimes, Alicia P.; Thomas, Gwen M. Deforestation and the Rural Farmer: The Potential for Problem-Specific Environmental Education in Central America. Case Studies from Costa Rica and Honduras
52 Ruiz, Juan Pablo Production and Conservation in the Cocuy Region, Boyaca, Colombia. Interdisciplinary Approach, Sustainable Development, and Community Participation: Virtues and Difficulties in Field Application
to page top 51 Johnson, Rosalyn D. Preliminary Study of Rural Primates in Southwestern Puerto Rico
50 Azam, Atiqul MD. Analysis and Evaluation of Agroforestry as an Alternative Environmental and Resources Development Design in Bangladesh.
49 Shaheduzzaman, MD. Agroforestry Systems in Southeast Asia
48 Shaheduzzaman, MD. Yield Table for Young Sal (Coppice) in Bangladesh
47 Fanzeres, Anna Paraiba: A Challenge in Natural Resources Management
46 Lober, Douglas Protecting a Costa Rican Biological Reserve: Forest Guards of Monteverde
45 Azam, Atiqul MD. A Selected and Annotated Bibliography on Agroforestry in the Tropical Developing Nations
44b Pinedo-Vasquez, Miguel; Zarin, Daniel; Jipp, Peter Local Management of Forest Resources in a Rural Community in Northeast Peru
44a Pinedo-Vasquez, Miguel; Zarin, Daniel; Jipp, Peter Community Forest and Lake Reserves in Northeast Peru: A Local Alternative for Sustainable Use of the Tropical Forest
42 Ahmed, Miyan Rukunuddin Impacts of Seedling Distribution Programs of the Forest Department in Bangladesh
to page top 41 Hirsch, Regina M. Choice of Artificial Nest Structures by the Yellow-Shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus)
40 Wolinsky, Gary Alan Water Scarcity in the Humid Tropics: Community Water Resources in Monteverde, Costa Rica
39 Azam, Atiqul MD. Seedling Reproduction: Feasibility of Providing Credit for Raising Seedlings in the Homesteads of Sherpur District, Bangladesh
38 Shaheduzzaman, MD. Evaluation and Restoration of Degraded Sal Coppice Stands, Kachighata Forest Range, Dhaka Forest Division, Bangladesh
37 Heinzman, Robert; Reining, Conrad Sustained Rural Development: Extractive Forest Reserves in the Northern Peten of Guatemala
36 Dr. Sabhasri, Sanga Forest Resources Technology and Thai Society
35 Bopp, Jeffrey The Initiation of a Secondary Forest Management Project in the Central Peruvian Amazon
34 (vol III) Cummings, Tony An Inventory of Formerly Settled Lands in the Penas Blancas Valley, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
34 (vol II) Gallup, Cristen E. The Relationship between the Monteverde Cloud Reserve and the Neighboring Communities of Cerro Plano, La Cruza, Santa Elena and Monteverde
34 (vol I) Tobias, David Biological and Social Aspects of Eco-Tourism—The Monteverde Case: An Examination of Tourist Pressures in Monteverde, Costa Rica, with Recommendations for Strategies to Ameliorate Impacts
33 May, Cyril John An Examination of Forestry Practices in the Loess Plateau as Part of China’s Three North Protection Forest System
32 Heaton, K.; Letourneau, A. Analysis of Vegetation Along a Gradient from Ridge Top to Stream Channel in Bisley Experimental Watershed, Puerto Rico
to page top 31 Campbell, Jeffrey Y. Tropical Forestry and Biological Diversity in India and the Role of USAID/New Delhi
30 Carlsaon, Betsy Mangroves of Utria National Park, Pacific Coast of Colombia
28 Ragins, Alan Planning and Management of a Biosphere Reserve
27 Campbell, Jeffrey Y. Silvicultural Practices to Enhance Fodder Production in Agroforestry Systems
26 Stone, Judy L. Silvicultural Practices and Plant Diversity in the Caribbean National Forest
25a Taylor, Dorceta A. Appendices for Report on Environmental Perception among Jamaican Teachers
25 Taylor, Dorceta A. Environmental Perception among Jamaican Teachers
24 Berlyn, Graeme P.; Beck, Richard C. Cytophysical and Cytochemical Analysis of Cell Wall Structure in Relation to Enzymatic and Microbial Degradation
23 Hilli, Lisa Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) Study, Flamenco Peninsula, Culebra, Puerto Rico
22 Ashton, Mark S.; Lowe, Stephen J.; Larson, Bruce C. An Interim Site Index for Blue Mahoe (Hibiscus elatus Sw.).
to page top 21 Ashton, Mark S.; Lowe, Stephen J.; Larson, Bruce C. Some Evidence for the Cause of Epicormic Sprouting in Blue Mahoe (Hibiscus elatus Sw.) in the Moist Limestone Region of Puerto Rico
20 Ashton, Mark S.; Lowe, Stephen J.; Larson, Bruce C. Thinning Guidelines for Blue Mahoe (Hibiscus elatus Sw.)
19 Dillenbeck, Mark Economic Analysis of Mahogany Plantations in Puerto Rico
17a McGean, Betsy A. Appendices for Report on Approaches toward Biosphere Reserve Assessment: Case Studies in the Caribbean
17 McGean, Betsy A. Approaches toward Biosphere Reserve Assessment: Case Studies in the Caribbean
16 Sheehan, Nancy A Curriculum Guide for a Course on Gender Roles in the Community Approach to Forestry
15 Haaser, Jennifer The Underground Feral Goats of Mona Island
14 Friday, Kathleen Stearns Site Index Curves for Teak (Tectona grandis L.) in the Limestone Hill Region of Puerto Rico
13 Friday, Kathleen Stearns Selecting Sites for Reforestation in Puerto Rico
12 Olson, M. H. Population Characteristics of the Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata): A Case Study of the Endangered Species Act
to page top 11 Rasmussen, Peggy Orchids, Coquis, and Scorpions: Natural History Collections and Environmental Education in Puerto Rico
10 Clausi, Robert E. Land Use Changes in Rural Puerto Rico and Attitudes toward Reforestation.
9 Gagon, David Interpreter's Handbook for Hacienda La Esperanza
18 Berlyn, Graeme P.; Anoruo, Ambrose O.; Beck, Richard C.; Cheng, Jianping DNA Content Polymorphism and Tissue Culture Regeneration in Caribbean Pine
8 Ceraso, Jane; McConnell, Cathy Diaz Sin Escharcha: Yale’s Tropical Resources Institute in Puerto Rico
7 Ceraso, Jane Descending from the Upper Reaches: A Chemical Analysis of a Rain Forest Stream
6 Boething, Haydi The Demand for Non-Paper Softwood Products in Puerto Rico
5 Backus, Edward Computer Geographic Information Systems to Manage Biogeographic Data for the Design of Habitat Reserves: A Study for the Puerto Rico Conservation Data Center
4 Lowe, Stephen J.; Ashton, P. Mark S. Composition and Structure of a Subtropical Moist Secondary Forest in the Limestone Region of Central Puerto Rico
3 Brash, Alexander Avifaunal Reflections of Historical Landscape Ecology in Puerto Rico
2 Larson, Bruce C.; Zaman, Mohammed Nuruz Thinning Guidelines for Teak (Tectona grandis L.)
1 Burch, William R. Jr. An Interpretation of Discussion at a Workshop on the Human Factors Affecting Forestry/Fuelwood Projects: An Agenda for Research and Development

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