Center for Tropical Rainforest Management (AUSTRALIA - Spring 2007)
Biodiversity in Degraded Mabi 5b Rainforest Fragments:An Investigation of Arboreal Mammal and Reptile Communities as Indices for Ecosystem Health. Preston Alden, Bryn Athyn College of the New Church The Ecological Benefits of a Carbon Neutral Restoration at Two Sites on the Atherton Tablelands. Dylan Atchley, Bates College Home is where the habitat is: Lizard microhabitat preference and specialist/generalist relationships in Mabi 5b rainforest. Kaitlin Burke, University of Puget Sound Nesting habitat as a predictor of possum populations. Blaine Carnes, Austin College Reforestation Offsets to Achieve Carbon Neutrality at CRS: Carbon Models Determining Optimal Planting. Charles Carroll, Colby College The Climatic Sifting Hypothesis, Plant Functional Ecology, and Drought Adaptation: Insights to Long-term Future Shifts in Community Composition for the Mabi Rainforest. Timothy Farkas, Wesleyan University The Final Countdown: Decreasing bat diversity in Mabi (5b) rainforest fragments. Lauren Helton, Whitman College The role of seasonality in plant functional trait adaptations. Josephine Iacarella, University of Wisconsin/Madison Resources for Restoration: Cost Effective Planning. Hilary Long, University of Virginia Determining Support for a Carbon Neutral Center for Rainforest Studies: The Analysis of a Survey. Max Margolius, Skidmore College Derivation of Plant Functional Groups Using Only Leaf Traits to Predict Drought Response in Mabi Type 5b Rainforest. Lindsay Philips, Colby College Reducing Climate Change Impacts through Reforestation: A Cost/Benefit Analysis. Daniel Restivo, University of Virginia Dimension or Diet? Patterns in the distribution of the green ringtail possum (P. archeri) and coppery brushtail possum (T. johnstoni) in Mabi fragments. Lillian Schemadovits-Norris, Elizabethtown College/Pennsylvania Plant functional trait correlations as indicators of drought resistance strategies in trees of the Australian rainforests. Roger Shaw, Swarthmore College Harder, smaller, lower: better. Softer, bigger, higher: wetter. Predicting Plant Species Survival Under Global Climate Change in Mabi 5b Rainforest Based on Drought Resistance Traits. Emily Silver, Brandeis University Examining the Sources of the SFS Centre for Rainforest Studies’ Emissions, Possible Abatement Measures and the Associated Costs. Casey Venzon, Coe College