Master's Theses and Reports 2017 Kyle Fredrickson MS Forestry. Served in Mexico. Environmental Education Theory Aric Devens MS Forestry. Served in Senegal. The Effects of Early Pruning on the Near-Ground Branch Density of Four Live Fencing Species Noah Goyke MS Forestry. Served in Paraguay. Traditional Medicine Use in Chamorro Cué, Gral. E. Aquino, San Pedro, Paraguay Matthew Widen MS Forestry. Served in Guyana. Dynamics of Wild Red Raspberry (Rubus Idaeus L.) and the Influence on Tree Regeneration Within Silvicultural Openings in a Northern Hardwood Stand 2016 Sam Clair MS Forestry. Served in Panama Ethnobotany, Economics, and Cultural Significance of Traditional Hat Making in Two Districts of Central Panama 2015 Fahimeh Baziari MS Forestry. Served in Ghana Understanding Farmers’ Perceptions And the Effects of Shea Tree Vitellarial Paradoxa Distribution In Agroforestry Parklands of Upper West Region, Ghana Justin Gelb MS Forestry. Served in Burkina Faso Sorghum Yield and Zai Holes in Goundi, Burkina Faso 2014 Brook Alloway Volume yields of smallholder Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill ex Maiden stands in eastern Paraguay 2013 Brian Barbre Biomass Fuel-Briquettes and Improved Stoves in Dinsho, Ethiopia Brian Pattullo Agroforestry Addressing Social and Environmental Issues in Paraguay Mary Snyder Local Use and Management of Tasba (Senna obtusifolia) in the Traditional Food System of Sanguéré Paul, North Cameroon 2012 Evan Anderson This thesis was the 2012 nominee from Michigan Tech for the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Distinguished Thesis Award. The Impact of Balsamo (Myroxylon balsamum L. Harms) on Coffee Yield and Household Income in El Balsamar, El Salvador Ruth Bennett Part of the Golden-Winged Warblers Habitat Associations of the GWWA in Honduras Peggy Fox Management Impacts on Carex Assiniboinensis and Cardamine Concatenata on the Ottawa National Forest Paul Francis Small-Scale Timber Stand Management Techniques: A Case Study of Woodlots in Isangati, Tanzania Appendix: Farm System Diagram for Isangati Jonathan Malette Assessing Land Use and Land Cover Change in Tropical Dry Forest of Northern Chinandega, Nicaragua from 1985 to 2011 Katie Preston Fuelwood Collection and Consumption: A Case Study in Lupeta, Tanzania 2011 Callie Bertsch An Ethnobotanical Survey of the Economic and Cultural Significance of Non-Timber Forest Products in the Southwest Rhodope Mountain Region of Bulgaria Michelle Cisz The Spatial Distribution of Copernicia alba (Morong) in the District of Bahía Negra, Paraguay Kristina Denison Farmer Land Allocation for Maize, Groundnut and Cotton Production in Chipata District, Eastern Province, Zambia Kyle Earnshaw The Effects of Soil Moisture, Field-Scale Toposequential Position, and Slope on Yields in Irrigated Upland Rice Fields in Flores, Comayagua, Honduras 2010 2009 Noah Daniels Variations in Coffee Processing and Their Impact on Quality and Consistency Gisselle Mejia Understanding Farmers' Motivations for Woodlot Management and Their Perception of Forest Management Plans in Los Planes de la Palma, El Salvador 2008 Patricia Butler Composition of Solid Waste in the Berd Municipal Dump in Tavush Marz, Armenia Jason Rhoades Impacts of Deforestation and Land Cover Change on Mountain Soils in Hrazdan, Armenia 2007 Amber Kenny Amber Kenny's thesis was a Michigan Tech finalist in the competition for Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Distinguished Thesis Award. Optimal Land Allocation of Maize, Cassava and Teak for Small Landholders in Southern Togo, West Africa Casey Rosengarden Land Management Strategies and Fuelwood Collection in the Indigenous Ngäbe Village of Hato Horcón, La Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, Panamá Brian Satterlee Maize Yield and Soil Property Response to Entada abyssinica Cuttings in the Adamawa Lowlands, Cameroon 2006 Francisca Paulete The Gambia All Schools Tree Nursery Competition: Promoting Conservation in The Gambia through Grassroots Environmental Education 2005 Marjorie Ely Analysis of Renewable Energy Project Implementation: Biogas and Improved Cook Stoves in the Village of Chhaling, Bhaktapur District, Nepal Appendices F, H & I Daniella Zanin Feasibility Of Teak Production For Smallholders In Eastern Panamá Olaf Zerbock Land Use and Water Quality in El Corpus, Choluteca, Honduras Map 1 Map 2 Map 3 2004 Andrea Durham Social Network Analysis of Women, Resources, and Community in Angla, Ecuador Kara Filius 100% Inventory Methods for Urban Parks in Khmelnitsky, Ukraine Appendix F Greer Gurganus A Study of the Farming System and Technology Adoption in Yadé-Bohou, Togo Matthew Judd Introduction and Management of Neem (Azadirachta indica) in Smallholder's Farm Fields in the Baddibu Districts of The Gambia, West Africa. Sara Keinath Environmental Education and Perceptions in Eastern Nepal: Analysis of Student Drawings Appendix B Kathryn Lincoln The Use and Potential of the Pita Plant, Aechmea magdalenae (André) André ex. Baker, in a Ngöbe Village: A Case Study of Chalite, Bocas del Toro, Panama. Russell Slatton An Evaluation of Agricultural Adoption by Ngöbe Farmers in Chalite, Panamá 2003 Franklyn Aragona A Case Study of Onion Production in the Tipajara Watershed, Mizque Bolivia C. Michael Downs Hearth Fuel Acquisition and Use in Morocco's Imnane Valley Michael Jones Evaluation of Honduran Forestry Cooperatives: Five Case Studies Kristina Owens Genetic Diversity of Annona cherimola Mill in South Central Bolivia Wendy Owens Riparian Buffer Zones of the Ybytyruzu Mountain Range, Paraguay 2002 Joshua Amend Risk and Coffee Production in Mhaji, Tanzania Matthew Cohen Utilizing Microcatchment Systems to Increase Tree Establishment Rates in the Bolivian High Plains Susan Fox Analysis of Ecotourism: The Municipal Reserve "Curichi Cuajo" Buena Vista, Bolivia Alec Jarvis Paraguayan Tung (Aleurites fordii Hemsl.): An Important Small Farmer Crop Diversification Strategy Margaret Shao Parkia biglobosa: Changes in Resource Allocation in Kandiga, Ghana 2001 William Heist Community Tree Nurseries in Ghana, West Africa; A Case Study of the Collaborative Community Forestry Initiative (CCFI) Kristen Rahn Cultural Assessment of Reforestation Practices in Rural Eastern Paraguay Katrina Schnobrich An Ethnographic Study of Tree Planting Successes and Failures by Small Farmers in Paraguay 2000 Daniel Bergert Management Strategies of Elaeis guineensis (Oil Palm) in Response to Localized Markets in South Eastern Ghana, West Africa Andrew Brower Honduras: An Ethnographic Study of El Armado National Wildlife Refuge and Guayape, Olancho Jeffrey Ploetz Implementation and Effectiveness of a Traveling Nature Display for Environmental Education in Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria Kerry Ploetz An Ethnobotanical Study of Wild Herb Use in Bulgaria
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