TRI - Working Papers
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 Amity Doolittle (email: amity.doolittle@yale.edu) to purchase.
Number |
Author |
Title |
110 |
Steward, Corrina |
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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 |
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Gardner, Benjamin |
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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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: |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.) |
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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 |
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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 |
