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2008 TFI Newsletter Articles Watershed Protection at TFI | New TFI Nursery | 2007 Internship Report | Understory Species Richness | Boyce Thompson researchers help to rescue a rainforest | Photos Published Papers Leopold, A. Carl. 2005. Toward Restoration of a Wet Tropical Forest in Costa Rica: A Ten-Year Report Ecological Restoration, December 2005 23:4-230 Leopold, A. Carl and Salizar, Jackeline. 2008. Understory Species Richness during Restoration of Wet Tropical Forest in Costa Rica Ecological Restoration, March 2008 26:1-22 Theses In several instances our interns have returned to our project to carry out graduate work. In fact 4 theses have been completed describing different aspects of the TFI ecology. The citations: Boley, J. D. "Soil chemistry under a chronosequence of primary forest, active pasture, teak (Tectonia grandis) and mixed native plantations in Costa Rica." Masters Thesis, SUNY University, Syracuse New York. 2005. Bukowski, C J. "Using the ecological functional assessment (EFA) approach to assess native mixed species plantations on abandoned pastureland in the tropical wet forest life zone of Costa Rica." Masters Thesis, SUNY University, Syracuse, New York. 2004. Ibrahim, C. K. "Changing communities, expanding forests: How constellations of actors change land-use and forest cover in southwestern Costa Rica." Masters thesis, McGill University, Montreal. 2003. Penuela, M. C. "Assessing the restoration of ecological function of abandoned pastures on abandoned pasture lands in southwestern Costa Rica." Masters Thesis, SUNY University, Syracuse New York. 2001. Abstracts and Presentations
Knowles, David B. and A. Carl Leopold. 1997. Native Tree Restoration on Abandoned Lands in Costa Rica Poster presentation at the Society for Ecological Restoration Nineth Annual International Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Leopold, Carl, and Arno Finkeldey. 1995.
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Rainforest Restoration With Land Stewardship in Costa Rica
Restoration and Management Notes (161) 13:2 215-216pp.
Leopold, Carl A.; Andrus, Richard; Finkeldey, Arno and Knowles, David. 2000. Attempting
Restoration of Wet Tropical Forests in Costa Rica The Tropical Forestry Initiative, Box 285, Ithaca NY 14851.
Suggested Reading
Allen, P.H. 1956. The Rain Forest of Golfo Dulce
Stanford University Press, CA. 417 pp.
Boza,
M.A.1987. Parques Nacionales Costa Rica National
Parks Incafo, SA para la Fundicion Neotropica de Costa Rica. Madrid. 112
pp.
Ewing, 2003. Monkeys are made of Chocolate Available at haciendabaru.com.
186 pp. + 16 plates ISBN: 9977-12-693-2
Hilty, Steven.1994. Birds of
Tropical America Chapters Publishing Ltd. Shelburne, Vermont. 304 pp. ISBN:
1-881527-56-5
Honey,
Martha. 1999. Who Owns Paradise Island Press.
Washington, D.C. 405 pp. ISBN: 1-55963-582-7 (pbk)
Janzen,
D. H. (ed.) 1983. Costa Rican Natural History
University of Chicago Press. Chicago, IL. ISBN: 0-226-39334-8
Jiménez, Q., F. Rojas, V.Rojas, and L. Rodriguez. 2002. Timber
Trees of Costa Rica. InBio. Heredia, Costa Rica. 361 pp. ISBN: 9968-702-70-6.
Kricher, J.
1997. A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals. Plants, and
Ecosystems of the New World Tropics, 2nd ed. Princeton University Press,
Princeton, NJ. 451pp. ISBN: 0-691-04433-3
Perry,
David A. 1994. Forest Ecosystems Johns Hopkins
University Press. Altimore, MD. 649 pp. ISBN: 0-8018-4760-5
Quesada-Quesada,
F.J., J.M. Quirico, N.Z. Villalobos, R.A. Fernandez, J.G. Ramirez. 1997.
Arboles de la Penisula de Osa
INBio. Heredia, Costa Rica. 411pp.; ISBN: 9968-702-07-2
Reaka-Kudla,
Marjorie L., Don E Wilson. and Edward O Wilson. 1997.
Biodiversity II, Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources
Joseph Henry Press. Washington, DC. 551 pp. ISBN: 0-309-05584-9
Skutch,
A.F. 1971. A Naturalist in Costa Rica University
of Florida Press. Gainesville.
Stiles,
F.G. and A.F. Skutch. 1989. A Guide to the Birds
of Costa Rica Cornell University Press. Ithaca, NY. 511 pp. ISBN: 0-8014-2287-6
Terborgh,
J., C. van Schaik, L. Davenport and M. Rao. 2002.
Making Parks Work. Island Press. Washington, D.C. 511 pp. ISBN: 1-55963-905-9.
Terborgh, J. 1992. Diversity and the Tropical Rain Forest
W. H. Freeman & Co. New York, NY.
Woodwell,
G. M. 2001. Forests in a Full World. Yale University
Press, New Haven. 231 pp. ISBN: 0-300-08882-5.
Zamora,
N. 1989. Flora Arborescente de Costa Rica Editorial
Technologica de Costa Rica, Cartago, Costa Rica. 262pp. ISBN: 997-66-034-4
Related Links Here is a listing of internet
websites that are pertinent to our work at TFI.
United Nations and Other
International Organization Websites
United Nations- Convention on Biological Diversity
U.S. Government
Websites
Non-governmental Agencies (NGO)
and Environmental Organizations
Cloudbridge Private Nature Reserve
Professional Scientific
Societies
Research
Travel and
Logistics
Miscellaneous
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