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ICD Graduates and M.S. Projects

App, Brian. 2004. Rural Reforestation Projects in Touroua, Northern Cameroon.
Full M.S. Thesis (pdf format)

Berg, Jodi. 2007. The Carnivore Assemblage of La Payunia Reserve, Patagonia, Argentina: Dietary Niche, Prey Availability, and Selection. Full M.S. Thesis (pdf format)

Booth, Doug. 2001. The Golden Guipil: A Story of the Endangered Pokomchi Maya and the Golden-Cheeked Warbler (Guatemala).

Bonham, Curan. 2006. Biodiversity and Conservation of Sierra Chinaja: A Rapid Assessment of Biophysical, Socioeconomic and Management Factors in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Full M.S. Thesis (pdf format)

Brient, Thaden. 2006. The Sustainability of Commercial Woodcraft Production in the Community of Mision Chaquena, Argentina: A Preliminary Assessment. Full M.S. Thesis (pdf format)

Brown, Michele. 1998. Swidden Agriculture and an Intensified Rice Cultivation Program at Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.

Calero, Colleen. 1998. The History and Importance of Guinea Pig Production for the Indigenous People of the Peruvian Andes.

Canepa, Sarah. 2007. Finding Place in Paraguay: Rethinking the Placement of Peace Corps Volunteers. Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

Carey, Hal. 2004. Analyzing Implementation of the Natural Forest Protection Plan in China.
Full M.S. thesis

Caniago, I. 1996. The Ecology, Use and Local Knowledge of Medicinal Plants in Nanga Juoi, Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Daly, Brian. 1999. A Guide to Important Forestry Tree Species Native to the Atlantic Slope of Costa Rica.

Egans, Tamara. 2003. The Price Beyond the Pump: Social, Economic and Environmental Effects of United States Oil Development in Ecuador.
Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

Finch, Jocelyn. 2006. Co-management at a Crossroads: Exploring Local and National Influence on Marine Protected Areas in Southern Belize. Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

Green, Stuart. 2005. Emerging Biodigester Technology in Honduras: Biophysical Processes and Operation.
Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

Gritzner, Jason. 2003. Land Cover/Land Use Dynamics in the Taquina Watershed, Cochabamba, Bolivia: 1968-2001.

Guevara, M. 1999. The Abundance and Population Structure of Some Economically Important Trees of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica.

Handler, S. 2007. First-Year Growth and Survival of Habitat Revegetation Trials on the Lower Colorado River, Mexico. Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

Herbeck, Journey. 2004. Cultivating Student Internal Locus of Control Using Participatory Rural Appraisal in Villa Santa, Honduras.
Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

Heyn, Joslin. 2003. Migration and Development on Niue Island.
Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

Hoffa, Erica. 1997. Early Dry Season Biomass Burning in the Dambo and Miombo of Zambia.

Horcher, Andy. 2000. Stand Dynamics of Cinnamomum burmannii, an Invasive Tree, in O’ahu, Hawaii.

Hoyt, Pelah. 2005. Factors that Contribute to Cloud Forest Conservation in Southern Ecuador.

Karsner, Jennifer. 1999. Biophysical Differences between Primary Forest and Traditional Hillside Farms in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Krueger, Werner. 2003. Effects of Future Crop Tree Flagging and Skid Trail Planning on Conventional Diameter-limit Logging in a Bolivian Tropical Forest.
Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

Laughlin, Sarah. 2000. Avian Seed Dispersal of Cinnamomum burmannii in Nuuanu Valley, O’ahu, Hawaii and its Implications for Alien Species Invasion.

Lenches, Christine. 1998. Environmental Education in Hungary: Constraints and Limitations.

Maroney, Ryan. 2003. Argali (Ovis ammon) Conservation in Western Mongolia and the Altai-Sayan.
Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

McCarthy, Shane. 1997. South American Camelids: A Sustainable Use Alternative for Pastoralists in the Paramo Grassland of Ecuador.

Mildenstein, Tammy. 2002. Habitat Selection of Endemic and Endangered Large Flying Foxes (Pteropus vampyrus and Acerodon jubatus) Using Radio Telemetry: Targeting Conservation Efforts in Subic Bay, Philippines.

Moler, Robert. 2003. PLANT: People Learning and Nurturing Trees.

Moline, Anna. 2001 Development of a School Gardening Environmental Education Curriculum for Rural Paraguayan Schools.

Notin, Kimberly. 2006. Learning to Change and Changing Learning in Environmental Management: A Case Study of the Kaw Nature Reserve in French Guiana. Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

Olson, Garrett. 2007. Forests and Farming: An Analysis of Rural Livelihood Programs for Poverty Reduction in Eastern Zambia. Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

Olson, Mark. 2005. Corn/Cattle/CARE: Farm Tree Agroforestry Practices in Saraguro, Ecuador.

Petersen, Monica. 1998. To “Be” or “Be Empowered” An Evaluation of an Agroforestry Project in El Salvador.

Potenza, Sarah. 2007. Action-Oriented Sustainable Agricultural Education: Attitudes Towards Nutrition and Agricultural Practices in Guaimaca, Honduras. Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

Ritchotte, George. 2003. Community Forest Management in Tsitongambarika Forest Reserve, Madagascar.

Seagle, Jason. 2008. Agricultural Certifications and Bookeeping: Lessons from an Apicultural Cooperative in Northeastern El Salvador, Centeral America. Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

Sheffy, John. 2005. Attempts at Participatory Forest Management in the Ghana-Togo Highlands. Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

Snyder, Jennifer. 2001. Working with Community-based Organizations to Develop Nature Tourism: A Case Study from the Tropical Lowlands of Bolivia.

Stier, Sam. 2003. Dietary Habits of Two Threatened Co-roosting Flying Foxes (Megachiroptera), Subic Bay, Philippines.
Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

Tawes, Robert. 1998. An Evaluation of Rancher Interest and On-Farm Performance of Two Indigenous Tree Species (Albizia guachapele and Samanea saman) in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Toth, Justina. 2007. Assessment of Potential Agroforestry Systems for Kafuta: A Village in the Western Division of the Gambia. Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

Vermilye, Karin. 2004. Vitellaria paradoxa and the Feasibility of a Shea Butter Project in Northern Cameroon.
Full M.S. thesis (pdf format)

Woitas, Dale. 2002. Fire in the Mountains: Campesino and Natural Resource Manager Perspectives on Agro-pastoral Burning and Forest Fires in Honduras.



The steppes and deserts of Central Asia are home to nomadic pastoralists and a rich diversity of large mammals. Ryan Maroney lived and worked in western Mongolia where he studied Kazakh herders and argali conservation;

A .pdf file of his M.S. professional paper can be viewed by clicking here




Student Publications

Caniago, I. and S.F. Siebert. 1998. Medicinal plant ecology, knowledge, and conservation in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Economic Botany 52:229-250. View Publication

Guevara, M. and S.F. Siebert. 2001. The abundance and population structure of some economically important trees of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica. Brenesia 55-56:69-80.

Krueger, Werner. 2004. Effects of future crop tree flagging and skid trail planning on
conventional diameter-limit logging in a Bolivian tropical forest. Forest Ecology
and Management 188:381-393. View Publication (pdf)

Maroney, Ryan. 2005. Conservation of argali (Ovis ammon) in Mongolia and the Altai-
Sayan. Biological Conservation 121:231-241. View Publication (pdf)

Maroney, Ryan. 2004. Altai argali (Ovis ammon ammon) surveys in Mongolia’s Siilkhemiin Nuruu National Park. Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences 1:33-36.

Mildenstein, T.M., S.C. Stier, C.E. Nuevo-Diego, and L. Scott Mills. 2005. Habitat selection of endangered and endemic large flying-foxes in Subic Bay, Philippines. Biological Conservation 126:93-102. View Publication (pdf)

Stier, S.C. and T.L. Mildenstein. 2005. Dietary habits of the world’s largest bats: the Philippine flying foxes, Acerodon jubatus and Pteropus vampyrus lanensis. Journal of Mammalogy 86:719-728. View Publication (pdf)

Tawes, R. and S.F. Siebert. 2003. Rancher interest and on-pasture performance of Pseudosamanea guachapele and Samanea saman (Mimosaceae) in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Brenesia 59-60:83-86.



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