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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.

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

 101

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

 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

 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:

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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.)

 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

 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