ECOTROP International Database of Research Institutions in Tropical Ecology Version 1.0, March 1994 Copyright 1994 by the DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FUER TROPENOEKOLOGIE (GERMAN SOCIETY FOR TROPICAL ECOLOGY) Funded by the DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FUER TECHNISCHE ZUSAMMENARBEIT (GERMAN AGENCY FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION) (GTZ) Data compiled by Project Coordinator Dipl.-Biol. Rudolf Specht, B. Sc. Entries ordered by continents (field REGION) and countries NO 617 DATE OF INFORMATION 16.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM USTHB NAME Universit‚ des Sciences et de la Technologie H. Boumedi ene SUBDIVISIONS Unit‚ de Recherches sur les Ressources Biologiq ues Terrestres CONTACT ADDRESS1 BP 812 ADDRESS2 CITY Alger Gare 16000 ENGLISH NAME University of Sciences and Technology H. Boumed iene Research Unit for Terrestrial Biological Resources REGION AF COUNTRY Algeria TELEPHONE 213-2-642705/646122 FAX 213-2-642705 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Algeria TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS x Steppes, deserts AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservati on/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion ; forest management; forest products; soil science; higher p lants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION steppes; Saharan deserts; inv entarization of flora; cartography; climate; soils; dynamics of vegetation; phytoecology; phytosociology; ecosystems pro duction; biogeochemical cycles; adaptation REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 213 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.08.91 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Institute of Forestry Development SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Director ADDRESS1 Rua comtjika ADDRESS2 PO Box 74 CITY Luanda ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Angola TELEPHONE 23934 FAX TELEX 3322 AN E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information given by: Secretary for Fo restry and Natural Resources, Ministry of Forestry and Natur al Resources, Private Bag 350, Capital City, Lilongwe 3, Mal awi. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Angola TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS forestry; forest products; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Seedling nursery, forest prod ucts. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 629 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.10.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Department of Agricultural Research SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Private Bag 0033 ADDRESS2 CITY Gaborone ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Botswana TELEPHONE 267-359780 FAX 267-375204 TELEX 2752 SACAR BD E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Botswana, Southern Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x weeds research CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; other tropical farming systems ; animal husbandry/livestock; botany/vegetation science; soi l science; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION weeds research REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 375 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE bot,mus ACRONYM NAME National Museum, Monuments and Art Gallery SUBDIVISIONS Natural History Section CONTACT Bruce J. Hargreaves, Sr. Curator ADDRESS1 Private Bag 00114 ADDRESS2 CITY Gaborone ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Botswana TELEPHONE 373860 FAX 302797 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Botswana TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; botany/veg etation science; systematics/taxonomy (botany); zoology and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); birds; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 395 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Botswana SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Dr. J. M. Dangerfield ADDRESS1 P Bag 0022 ADDRESS2 CITY Gaborone ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Botswana TELEPHONE 351151 FAX 356591 TELEX 2429 BD E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Botswana TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; other types of wetlands; botan y/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (botany); conser vation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems resear ch; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (z oology); mammals; insects; other invertebrates; higher plant s (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Useful indignous plants; func tional ecology of millipedes, woodlice, termites; stress stu dies on crop plants; viral diseases of man and animals; soil -inhabiting fungi; post harvest fruit pathology; larval lipi d quality of Gonimbrasia belina; genetic variation and popul ation structure in the schistosomiasis vectors Biomphalaria and Bulinus; genetic stock assessment in phane worm and comm ercially important fishes in the Okavango delta; genetic app roaches to differentiation of termite colonies and ranges; e nzyme polymorphism; blue-green algae in rangeland soils arou nd Gaborone. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 526 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Botswana SUBDIVISIONS Environmental Science CONTACT Georges Ekosse ADDRESS1 P.Bag 0022 ADDRESS2 CITY Gaborone ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Botswana TELEPHONE 351151 ext. 2574 FAX 35659 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Botswana TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 483 DATE OF INFORMATION 14.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM ISABU NAME Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Directeur G‚n‚ral ADDRESS1 Avenue de la Cathedrale ADDRESS2 BP 795 CITY Bujumbura ENGLISH NAME Burundi Institute of Agricultural Sciences REGION AF COUNTRY Burundi TELEPHONE 22-3390 FAX 257-22-5798 TELEX 5147 BDI MINAGRI E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Burundi TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; other tropical farming systems ; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; agroforestry; deforestation/erosion; forest management; for est products; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 487 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM INIDA NAME Instituto Nacional de Investigacao e Desenvolvimento Ag rario SUBDIVISIONS Departamento de Ciencias do Ambiente CONTACT Horacio Constantino da Silva Soares ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY C.P. 84 Praia M.P.A.A.R. ENGLISH NAME National Institute of Agrarian Research and Dev elopment Department of Environmental Sciences REGION AF COUNTRY Cabo Verde TELEPHONE (238) 611570 FAX (238) 611770 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; islands; a griculture; animal husbandry/livestock; botany/vegetation sc ience; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botan y); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosyst ems research; forestry; agroforestry; limnology/hydrology; b irds; reptiles and amphibians; higher plants (angio- and gym nosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 626 DATE OF INFORMATION 14.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IRZV NAME Institute of Animal & Veterinary Research SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT The Director ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 1457 ADDRESS2 CITY Yaounde ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Cameroon TELEPHONE 237-232486 FAX 237-232486 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Cameroon TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Montane forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x Veterinary research on morbidity and mort ality MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropic al oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; animal husbandry/livestock; conservation/protected areas/wil dlife resources; fisheries; ocean science; zoology and fauni stics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zool ogy); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects ; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION montane forest; veterinary re search on morbidity and mortality; improving livestock, wild life and fisheries industry; wildlife conservation; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 392 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM ORSTOM NAME ORSTOM Institut Francais de Recherche Scientifique pour le D‚velopp ment en Coop‚ration SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Marcel Ngoma-Mouaya ADDRESS1 B.P. 181 ADDRESS2 CITY Brazzaville ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Congo TELEPHONE (242) 83-26-80/81/82 FAX (242) 83-29-77 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Congo TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x Entomology ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. ma ngroves); agriculture; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology ; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); syste matics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildl ife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; agr oforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosio n; forest management; forest products; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; in sects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnos perms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Subject descriptions given in letter for the two ORSTOM centres in Congo: bioclimatology; hydrology; pedology, agricultural entomology , human and social sciences, phytopathology, microbiology, n utrition, medical entomology, botany, palynology, vegetation ecology, vegetational physiology, physical oceanography, fi sh biology. REMARKS The Centre ORSTOM de Brazzaville is one of two resea rch bases maintained by ORSTOM in Congo, the other being at Pointe-Noire. See separate entries on the parent organization of ORSTOM (F rance) (#184) and other ORSTOM entitites. Information taken from letter. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 518 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Centre de Recherches Oc‚anologiques SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 B.P. V 18 ADDRESS2 29, Rue des Pˆcheurs CITY Abidjan ENGLISH NAME Oceanological Research Center REGION AF COUNTRY C“te d'Ivoire (Ivo ry Coast) TELEPHONE (225)-35-50-14/35-58-80 FAX (225)-35-11-55 TELEX 214235 F Att Mix C-R-O-A E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (in cl. mangroves); botany/vegetation science; general ecology ( botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protect ed areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; other invertebrates; ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procar yonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 486 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IDEFOR NAME Instituts des Forˆts SUBDIVISIONS Departement Plantes Oleagineuses CONTACT Dr. Brou Kouame ADDRESS1 13 B.P. 989 ADDRESS2 CITY Abidjan 13 ENGLISH NAME Forest Institute Department of Oil Plants REGION AF COUNTRY C“te d'Ivoire (Ivo ry Coast) TELEPHONE (+225) 329510/223303 FAX (+225) 226985 TELEX 22167 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, C“te d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; agriculture; shifting cultivation; higher plants ( angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION oil plants (e.g. oil and coco nut) REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 349 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM ISERST NAME Institut Sup‚rieur d'Etudes et des Recherches Scientifi ques et Techniques SUBDIVISIONS Sciences de la Vie CONTACT Dr. Laurent Bray ADDRESS1 BP. 486 ADDRESS2 CITY Djibouti ENGLISH NAME Higher Institute for Scientific and Technical R esearch and Studies; Life Sciences REGION AF COUNTRY Djibouti TELEPHONE (253) 352795 FAX (253) 354812 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Djibouti TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x Water resources, Energy MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); anthropology/ethnobotany/e thnozoology; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources ; soil science; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Water resources; energy; dese rtification REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 417 DATE OF INFORMATION 18.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Alemaya University of Agriculture SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Forestry CONTACT Demel Teketay ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 138 ADDRESS2 CITY Dire Dawa ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Ethiopia TELEPHONE (05) 112374/112364 FAX 009251-5111525 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Ethopia (Hararghae, Wollo, Wond-ge net) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Hararghae OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x Ethiopia/Hararghae AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x Ethiopia/Hararghae DEFORESTATION/EROSION x Ethiopia/Wollo FOREST MANAGEMENT x Ethiopia/Wond-genet, shashemene ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x Ethiopia/Addis Ababa, wood utilization and research center OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Hararghae FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS mountains and highlands; forestry; agrofore stry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; f orest management; forest products; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 433 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit‚ de la R‚union SUBDIVISIONS Laboratoire de Biologie Marine CONTACT Dr. Chantal Conand ADDRESS1 15 Avenue Ren‚ Cassin ADDRESS2 CITY 97489 Saint-Denis C‚dex ENGLISH NAME University of Reunion Laboratory of Marine Biology; Faculty of Sciences REGION AF COUNTRY France/R‚union TELEPHONE (262) 294545 FAX (262) 290090 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, R‚union, Indian Ocean, Indo-Pa cific TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x R‚union, India n Ocean COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Indo-Pacific ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x echinoderms, Indo-Pacific FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x Echinodermata, Corals HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); ecosystems research; fisheries; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); f ish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Echinodermata; corals; coral reef ecology. Additional keywords from list of study areas by other member s of the Faculty: temperate and tropical lagoon ecosystems; biometry; numerical ecology; impact of anthropogenic disturb ance on coral reef ecosystems; physico-chemical properties o f marine environments; dissolved mineral nutrients; carbon m etabolism; calcification; natural and anthropogenic degradat ion of coral ecosystems (nutrient enrichment; impact of defo restation and intensive agriculture; extraction of coral mat erial). REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 247 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.12.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IAB/CSIR NAME Institute of Aquatic Biology Council for Scientific and Industrial Research SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Director ADDRESS1 PO Box 38 ADDRESS2 Achimota CITY Accra ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Ghana TELEPHONE 233 21 775511, -775135 FAX 233 21 777655, -773106 TELEX 2433 gtz gh E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Ghana TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); fisheri es; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general eco logy (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; insect s; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperm s); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Mr. Amoako DeGraaft-Johnson: watershed management, aquatic plants (hyacinth); Mr. Charles Biney: aquatic pollution, heavy metals, aquatic chemistry; Mr. Joseph S. Amakye: taxonomy and ecology of diptera (Chiro nomidae); Dr. Jimmy Samman: ecology of copepods and cladocera in fresh waters, effect of onchocerciasis control drugs on invertebra te fauna in Ghana's rivers; Dr. Eddi Kofi Abban: fish ecology and genetics; Mr. Patrick Ofori-Danson: fish biology, ecology, stock asses sment in rivers, lakes and reservoirs; Mr. Joseph K. Ofori: fish biology and ecology, aquaculture i n ponds, fish reproduction. The Institute's work programme is designed to cover the gene ral aquatic ecosystems with emphasis on: - studies on the abiotic and biotic components of the water bodies and their catchments; - health problems covering vectors and agents of water-assoc iated diseases of man, livestock, and fish; - productivity of water bodies Current research activities include: - studies on limnology, water quality, pollution and monitor ing of indicators of Global Warming in Ghana - invertebrate biodiversity, hydrobiological monitoring, pro duction; invertebrate fauna monitoring in support of the Onc hocerciasis Control Programme - biological control of vectors of water-associated diseases - fisheries (biodiversity, monitoring, fisheries studies in impoundments: reservoirs and earthen dams, aqauculture (Tila ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology pia, Clarias), freshwater prawns, Volta clams; information s ystems - aqautic weeds (surveys, management, control) - vectors of water-associated diseases - rehabilitation of the Densu River basin. REMARKS The Institute of Aquatic Biology was established by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 1965. It has the mandate to conduct research in all aspects of the resources of the inland, estuarine, lagoonar and the immediate coastal inshore water systems of Ghana and to pro vide needed information for the proper utilization, exploita tion, development and management of the resources. The Institute operates through five scientific divisions: - Limnochemistry - Hydrobiology - Aquatic Plants and River Basin Management - Fisheries - Parasitology/Entomology/Microbiology The Institute has a staff of over 130, among them 25 scienti sts. Field stations: Aquaculture Research and Development Centre (ARDEC) at Akosombo; Tamale Field Station at Tamale; researc h vessel on the Volta lake (based at Akosombo). The Institute's location is at: Airport Residential Area off Agostinho Neto Rd. CSIR Campus Accra (address given in address fields is only postal address) Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 411 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Cape Coast SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Dr. John Blay Jr. ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Cape Coast ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Ghana TELEPHONE 042-2440/.../2449 (10 lines) FAX TELEX 2552 UCC GH E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, West Africa, Ghana TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; rivers and streams; lakes; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); fisheries; limnology/hydrology; zoology a nd faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; fish; ins ects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 337 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Ghana SUBDIVISIONS Department of Botany CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Accra ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Ghana TELEPHONE FAX TELEX 2556 UGL GH E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Ghana TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botan y); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected ar eas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; defor estation/erosion; forest products; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 317 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Ghana SUBDIVISIONS Department of Oceanography and Fisheries CONTACT ADDRESS1 PO Box 99 ADDRESS2 CITY Legon ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Ghana TELEPHONE 775381 Ext. 8449 FAX TELEX 2556 UGL GH E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Ghana TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); fisheri es; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; fish; other inver tebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 573 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Ghana SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Legon, Accra ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Ghana TELEPHONE Accra 774967 FAX 233-21-774967 TELEX 2556 UGL GH, 2164 RIPS GH E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Ghana TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x physiology, pollution studies, entomology OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetland s; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts an d coastal areas (incl. mangroves); agriculture; conservation /protected areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; limnology/hy drology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecol ogy (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; bird s; fish; insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION physiology, pollution studies , entomology REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 327 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Ghana SUBDIVISIONS Volta Basin Research Project CONTACT C. Gordon ADDRESS1 Legon ADDRESS2 CITY Accra ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Ghana TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Ghana TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); agricul ture; other tropical farming systems; botany/vegetation scie nce; general ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/ wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; limnolog y/hydrology; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general e cology (zoology); birds; fish; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichen s/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 519 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Science and Technology SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biological Sciences CONTACT Dr. E. Frempong ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Kumasi ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Ghana TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, West Afrika, Ghana TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x limnology OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; botany /vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/t axonomy (botany); fisheries; limnology/hydrology; zoology an d faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonom y (zoology); mammals; fish; insects; higher plants (angio- a nd gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fun gi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 359 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Science and Technology SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Renewable Natural Sources Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture CONTACT ADDRESS1 University Post Office ADDRESS2 CITY Kumasi ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Ghana TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Ghana TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; conser vation/protected areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; forest ry; agroforestry; forest management; limnology/hydrology; zo ology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The Institute of Renewable Natural Resources is a mu ltidisciplinary faculty in the University of Science and Tec hnology. It consists of 4 academic departments: - Silviculture and forest management; - Fisheries and aquaculture - Wildlife and range management - Wood science and technology management and one unit yet to gain departmental status: - Agroforestry unit. In addition to graduate, postgraduate and diploma programs, faculty members are engaged in teaching and extension work. Information given in letter. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 265 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.07.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME East African Wildlife Society SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Box 20110 ADDRESS2 CITY Nairobi ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Kenya TELEPHONE 748170/1/2/3 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Kenya TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife res ources; insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Environmental degradation in general. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 363 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Egerton University SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Agriculture Department of Agronomy CONTACT Dr. Lenah Nakhone ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 536 ADDRESS2 CITY Njoro ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Kenya TELEPHONE (254) 37-61620 FAX (254) 37-61442 TELEX 33075 KE. E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Kenya TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; coa sts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); agriculture; other tropical farming systems; ecosystems research; forestry; agr oforestry; deforestation/erosion; forest management; soil sc ience; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Dryland farming; marine ecolo gy (Lamu field station); agroforestry; range improvement, d ryland farming, conservation tillage systems, soil conservat ion, water conservation (Chemeron field station). The Dryland farming project is a collaborative research with the Program for International Development, Clark University (USA), the Institute for Applied Research of Ben Gurion Uni versity of the Negev (Israel) and the Development Studies Ce ntre (Israel). The main focus of this project is to enhance food, commercial woodfuel and fodder production in Kenya's d ryland. In particular, the collaborating group has initially targeted the semi-arid zones (450 to 900 mm rainfall) withi n Kenya's drylands which are the most vulnerable elements of the ecological base. The intention is to promote growth of plants indigenous to drylands. In addition, there is ongoing research on: - combating desertification - ecology of inland lakes and their environs. Information taken from letter REMARKS The University has 2 field stations: at Chemeron in Baringo District and in Lamu District. The activities at Che meron include range improvement, dryland farming, conservati on tillage systems, and soil and water conservation. The Lam u station is at its early stages and will concentrate on mar ine ecology. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 275 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.07.93 TYPE int ACRONYM NAME International Centre for Research in Agroforestry SUBDIVISIONS Training and Information Division CONTACT Michael Hailu ADDRESS1 PO Box 30677 United Nations Avenue ADDRESS2 CITY Gigiri, Nairobi ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Kenya TELEPHONE (254-2) 521 450 FAX (254-2) 521 001 TELEX 22048 ICRAF E-MAIL CGNET: CGI236 SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; mountains and highlands; forestry; agroforestry; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS As an international institution, ICRAF has the respo nsibility to collect, analyse, and disseminate information o n agroforestry research and methodology development. Because agroforestry is a new science, there is an acute shortage o f trained research and development workers in this important field. Thus, all of ICRAF's dissemination programmes reflec t a commitment to strengthen the capacity of national resear ch systems to study and develop agroforestry as a multidisci plinary approach to land use. Dissemination activities are closesly tied to the needs of I CRAF's national partners. The objectives are to: - establish a lasting capacity for agroforestry research and development through short- and medium-term training - incorporate agroforestry in degree programmes in national educational systems - locate and classify information related to agroforestry an d help national institutions gain access to this information - ensure that the results of agroforestry research reach the global community of scientists and specialists concerned wi th agroforestry research and development. Information taken from leaflet: ICRAF - Fact Sheet for Disse mination Programmes, October 1991 ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 565 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.09.93 TYPE gov,nat ACRONYM NAME Kenya Wildlife Service SUBDIVISIONS Scientific Services CONTACT ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 40241 ADDRESS2 CITY Nairobi ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Kenya TELEPHONE 501081/2 FAX 505866/501752 TELEX 22804 Porini E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Kenya TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Tropical (equatorial) fore sts (not rain forests) OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; tropical savannas and sav anna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and s treams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (inc l. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation scien ce; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest m anagement; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; zoology and f aunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION tropical (equatorial) forests , but no rain forests; applied conservation, management, eco logical monitoring REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 142 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.02.94 TYPE int ACRONYM ICIPE NAME The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecolo gy SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Rose A. Washika, Chief Communications Officer ADDRESS1 PO Box 30772 ADDRESS2 CITY Nairobi ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Kenya TELEPHONE Nairobi 802501/3/9 FAX Nairobi 803360 TELEX 22053 ICIPE, 25066 DUDU E-MAIL CGI 063 SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, brochures) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS mainly AF; AS (Philippines) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; animal husbandry/livestock; bo tany/vegetation science; mammals; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Crop pests (esp. borers of ma ize, sorghum, cowpeas and banana); plant resistance to insec t pests; biological control of insect pests; insect mass-rea ring technology; livestock ticks; tsetse; vectors of human ( leishmaniasis, malaria) and livestock diseases and pests (es p. ticks, tsetse fly, trypanosomiasis); locusts. REMARKS The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ec ology (ICIPE) was founded in 1969 following the initiative o f Prof. Thomas Odhiambo (Kenya) and scientists from the USA. ICIPE is financed through donations from UN agencies, gover nmental aid agencies, and private foundations. The Kenya gov ernment is one of the major donors. Since November 1980, the principal ICIPE donors have established an umbrella organiz ation known as the Sponsoring Group for the ICIPE (SGI). The ICIPE collaborates with a large number of national and i nternational research and development organizations and inst itutions in Africa, Europe, North and South America and Asia . ICIPE operates within a ceiling of 50 international professi onal staff. ICIPE offers various levels of training in order both to mee t international institutional goals of staff development and to increase the scientific and technological capacity of tr opical developing nations. A collaborative programme between the ICIPE and some 15 African universities is the African R egional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science (ARPPIS), a three-year course and research project ending with a Ph.D. ICIPE's research programmes are supported by 5 research unit s which provide assistance in chemistry, cell biology, senso ry physiology, biomathematics and computer usage, and social science interface. An ICIPE team is resident at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines. In 1985, the Pest Management Research and Development Networ k (PESTNET) was created to pool resources in the combat of i ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology nsect pests by African countries. Besides several smaller field sites, ICIPE operates a field station on Lake Victoria: Mbita Point Field Station PO Box 30 Mbita Point Tel. (035) 43281/2/6 Information taken from "The International Centre of Insect P hysiology and Ecology - A Profile", Nairobi 1990. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 212 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.02.92 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Forestry Research Section SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Forestry Research Officer ADDRESS1 PO Box 774 ADDRESS2 CITY Maseru ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Lesotho TELEPHONE 322826 FAX 310349 TELEX 4414 SADCC LO E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information given by: Secretary for Fo restry and Natural Resources, Ministry of Forestry and Natur al Resources, Private Bag 350, Capital City, Lilongwe 3, Mal awi. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Lesotho TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS forestry; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Tree improvement, evaluation and mensivation, inventory, species and provenances, seed co llection/processing/storage, tree breeding, volume tables, b iomass production, growth plots, species and provenance tria ls, establishment, fuelwood, multi-purpose trees, nursery pr actices, entomology. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 214 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.06.91 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Chitedze Agricultural Research Station SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Agroforestry Commodity Team Leader ADDRESS1 PO Box 158ka ADDRESS2 CITY Lilongwe ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Malawi TELEPHONE 767222 FAX 730514 TELEX 44648 MINIAGRIC-MI E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information given by: Secretary for Fo restry and Natural Resources, Ministry of Forestry and Natur al Resources, Private Bag 350, Capital City, Lilongwe 3, Mal awi. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Malawi TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS forestry; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Direct seedling, seedling nur sery practices, tree management, soil and nutrition. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 215 DATE OF INFORMATION 16.09.91 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Energy Studies Unit SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 PO Box 30452 ADDRESS2 CITY Lilongwe 3 ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Malawi TELEPHONE 722755 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information given by: Secretary for Fo restry and Natural Resources, Ministry of Forestry and Natur al Resources, Private Bag 350, Capital City, Lilongwe 3, Mal awi. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Malawi TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS forestry; agroforestry; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Energy systems, charcoal prod uction, agroforestry, social energy surveys. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 208 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.09.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Fisheries Research Station SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Mankebay in Margochi ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Malawi TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Questionnaire sent through Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources, Private Bag 350, Capital Ci ty, Lilongwe 3, Malawi. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Malawi TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; conservation/pro tected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisher ies; limnology/hydrology; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 216 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.07.91 TYPE ACRONYM FRIM NAME Forest Research Institute of Malawi SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Assistant Chief Forestry Officer, Research ADDRESS1 PO Box 270, FRIM ADDRESS2 CITY Zomba ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Malawi TELEPHONE 722755 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information given by: Secretary for Fo restry and Natural Resources, Ministry of Forestry and Natur al Resources, Private Bag 350, Capital City, Lilongwe 3, Mal awi. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Malawi TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS forestry; forest management; forest product s; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Evaluation of species and pro venances, seed technology, seedling nursery techniques, vege tative propagation, tree breeding, establishment and culture , soils and nutrition, forest protection, tree management, n atural regeneration, forest products, yield evaluation and p rediction, water relations and yields. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 562 DATE OF INFORMATION 31.08.93 TYPE int ACRONYM ICLARM NAME International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Manag ement SUBDIVISIONS ICLARM/GTZ Africa Aquaculture Project CONTACT Dr. Randall E. Brummett, Project Director ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 229 ADDRESS2 CITY Zomba ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Malawi TELEPHONE (+265)-522733/531274/531215 FAX (+265)-522733/523508 TELEX 44441 BUREAU MI E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Central Africa, Southern Africa, M alawi TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS x aquaculture ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; agriculture; other tropical farming systems; fisher ies; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); fish ; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ecology of integrated smallho lder farms; multiple crop production (animals, plants and/or fish); biological focus on low-input fishponds; research wi th ecological, chemical, anthropological, sociological compo nents; introduction and adoption of new technologies for the ir impact on household and farm economies; aquaculture. REMARKS The project is being carried out in cooperation with the Malawi Fisheries Department and the University of Malaw i and supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Germany. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 524 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.09.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM INSAH NAME Institut du Sahel SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 B.P. 1530 ADDRESS2 CITY Bamako ENGLISH NAME Sahel Institute REGION AF COUNTRY Mali TELEPHONE (223)-23-02-37 FAX (223)-23-02-37 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Mali TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral re efs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; agriculture; animal husbandry/livestock; conservat ion/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestat ion; deforestation/erosion; forest management; forest produc ts; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; soil science; zoolog y and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/tax onomy (zoology); insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnospe rms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 592 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.10.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM CNROP NAME Centre National de Recherches Oc‚anographiques et des P ˆches (CNROP) SUBDIVISIONS D‚p. de la Recherche et de l'Environnement (DRE ) CONTACT M. le Directeur ADDRESS1 BP 22 ADDRESS2 CITY Nouadhibou ENGLISH NAME Fisheries and Oceanographic National Research C enter Subdept. of Research and Environment REGION AF COUNTRY Mauritania TELEPHONE 45124 FAX 49 050 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Mauritania, coastal zone, Banc d'A rguin TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION cottage industry fishing; pel agic fishing; demersal fishing; development assistance; coo peration; fishing statistics; ecobiology and dynamics of the reserve populations of main fish species; evaluation of sto cks; socio-economics; resources in Baie du L‚vrier and Banc d'Arguin; sanitary control; environment; rivers; fishing pro ducts technology; fishing equipment technology. Information from brochure "CNROP", July 1992. REMARKS The CNROP, a public service institution, was created in 1978. Its creation was preceded by a fishing laboratory built in 1950. Research projects did not really start before 1970. The Centre consists of central management, four technical de partments (Resources and Environment, Development, Statistic s and Data Processing, Technology), three research support o ffices (Documentation and Information, Financial, Administra tion), one branch and one unit (Kaedi Unit). The CNROP has two oceanographic ships and runs a museum-aqua rium. It offers a number of publications ("Poissons de mer d e Mauritanie", research documents, scientific reports with s everal issues per year). International cooperation with Atlantniro (CEI), CIEO (Canad a), FAO, ORSTOM (France), IFREMER (France), Oceanographic In stitute of Monaco, IRCM (Romania), Universit‚ de Bretagne oc cidentale (France), Universit‚ de Nice (France), University of Washington (Seattle, USA). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 170 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.06.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Mauritius Herbarium SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Sugar Industry Research Institute ADDRESS2 CITY R‚duit ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Mauritius TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Mauritius TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS islands; agriculture; botany/vegetation sci ence; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany ); soil science; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnospe rms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Pesticide and fertilizer poll ution, weed science. Geographical Information System (GIS). REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 169 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.06.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Mauritius Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT R. Gajeelee, Director ADDRESS1 Chauss‚e - PO Box 54 ADDRESS2 CITY Port Louis ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Mauritius TELEPHONE 212-2815, 212-0639, 212-5717 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Mauritius TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The Mauritius Institute collaborates with most of th e following institutions: - Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute R‚duit - Albion Fisheries Research Institute Albion - University of Mauritius: School of Science, School of Agri culture R‚duit - Ministry of Environment and Land Use Edith Cavell Street Port-Louis - Forestry Services Botanical Garden Street Curepipe ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 424 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.07.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Resource s SUBDIVISIONS Forestry Service CONTACT A.W. Owadally, Conservator of Forests ADDRESS1 Botanical Garden Street ADDRESS2 CITY Curepipe ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Mauritius TELEPHONE 675-4966 FAX 674-3449 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Mauritius TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; rivers and streams; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coa sts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; botany/veg etation science; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resou rces; ecosystems research; forestry; zoology and faunistics; mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; higher plants (ang io- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts ; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 427 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Mauritius SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Science Department of Natural Sciences CONTACT Rafic Dulymamode ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY R‚duit ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Mauritius TELEPHONE 230 454-1041 FAX 230 454-9642 TELEX 4621 UNIM IW E-MAIL 230 464 1773 SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Mauritius TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; coasts and coastal area s (incl. mangroves); islands; botany/vegetation science; sys tematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wil dlife resources; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/ procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 217 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.02.94 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidade Eduardo Mondlane SUBDIVISIONS Faculdade de Agronomia e Engenharia Florestal CONTACT ADDRESS1 CP 257 ADDRESS2 CITY Maputo ENGLISH NAME Eduardo Mondlane University Faculty of Agronomy and Forestry REGION AF COUNTRY Mozambique TELEPHONE 258-1 49 0009 FAX 258-1 492176 TELEX 6-858 UEMAF MO E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Mozambique TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; bot any/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (botany); fores try; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestatio n/erosion; forest management; higher plants (angio- and gymn osperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 697 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.03.94 TYPE priv ACRONYM DRFN NAME Desert Research Foundation of Namibia SUBDIVISIONS Desert Ecological Research Unit of Namibia (DER UN) Namib Education Group (NEG) CONTACT Dr. Mary K. Seely ADDRESS1 PO Box 1592 ADDRESS2 CITY Swakopmund ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Namibia TELEPHONE via: 00264-61-229855 FAX via: 00264-61-230172 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Namibia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x esp. ephemeral river systems LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x south-west Afri can coast ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x esp. desertification ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x esp. desertification ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnobotany BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x hydrology; water science, management OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x desertification ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x OTHER CATEGORIES x socioeconomics and ecology; arid land man agement MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); agriculture; animal husban dry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany /vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/t axonomy (botany); ecosystems research; forestry; deforestati on/erosion; limnology/hydrology; soil science; zoology and f aunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy ( zoology); mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION desertification; water scienc e; water management; ephemeral river systems; socioeconomics and ecology; arid land management REMARKS The Desert Research Foundation of Namibia is a non-g overnmental organization dedicated to research and education related to the arid and semi-arid environments of Namibia. Research in the Namib Desert takes place at Gobabeb under th e auspices of the Desert Ecological Research Unit of Namibia (DERU). DERU encourages and facilitates research and study by scientists and post-graduate students from around the wo rld, who may spend from several days to several years in the Namib while investigating a wide variety of subjects. These scientists and students are supported by: - a comprehensive library collection - basic laboratory equipment - a stimulating environment - a base from which to conduct fieldwork Today, the DERU focuses on doing appropriate research - basi c research that has an obvious application. Community development in arid environments is another focus of attention for the DRFN. The Namib Education Group (NEG) is the education wing of the ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DRFN. The major function of the NEG is to provide a facilit y for the coordination of a broad spectrum of education base d activities and resources that can be of use to a wide vari ety of Namibian and international organizations. The NEG foc uses on both formal and informal aspects of education. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 336 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Namib Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS Ministry of Wildlife, Conservation and Tourism (Research Section) CONTACT ADDRESS1 Namib-Naukluft Park ADDRESS2 PO Box 1204 CITY Walvis Bay ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Namibia TELEPHONE 642-3581 (Radio 226) FAX 641-2796 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Namibia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x primarily desert ecology MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); conservation/protected areas/wildlife res ources; ecosystems research; zoology and faunistics; mammals ; birds; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrat es; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lic hens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Primarily desert ecology. REMARKS The Institute carries out appropriate arid zone rese arch, in particular in the Namib Desert. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 189 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.07.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Lake Chad Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Director ADDRESS1 Private Mail Bag 1293 ADDRESS2 CITY Maiduguri ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Nigeria TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, questionnaire, brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Nigeria, Lake Chad TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Genetic improvement of wheat, millet and barley; problems of production of all agricultur al food crops grown in the broad ecological zone covered by Borno and Gongola States. In particular: crops agronomy; ada ptation of improved or introduced crop varieties; pest and d isease control measures; farming systems including integrati on of livestock, tree crops and agro-forestry into productio n systems; socio-economic problems of agricultural productio n; soil management; storage and processing problems. Agricul tural research liaison. Laboratory and technical services. O rganization of courses. Activities in the past also included fisheries (development of flat-bottom transport boats, catch and processing technol ogy). REMARKS The Lake Chad Research Institute was established in 1975 and began work in the following year. It has establishe d several experimental sites in Borno State, Bauchi State an d Gongola State. Originally, the scope of the Institute's activities was very broad and included faunistic and limnological research. How ever, its research mandate has now been limited to the broad agricultural field. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 222 DATE OF INFORMATION 16.04.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT The Director ADDRESS1 P.M.B. 6006 ADDRESS2 CITY New Bussa Niger State ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Nigeria TELEPHONE FAX TELEX Telegram: NIFFISH E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Nigeria TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); conserv ation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems researc h; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; ferns/mosses/lich ens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION aquaculture, socioeconomics o f water bodies REMARKS Field stations: - Tiga, Kano State, Nigeria - Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria - Oguta Station, Imo State, Nigeria The National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research (fo rmerly the "Kanji Lake Research Project") was set up in 1968 by the Federal Government of Nigeria with assistance from t he United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was the executing agency, wh ile the then Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural res ources represented the Federal Government. By 1975, qualifie d Nigerians took over the leadership of the "Kanji Lake Rese arch Institute". In 1987, the mandate of the Institute chang ed from multi-commodity into the one carrying out research o n freshwater fisheries and aquatic resources generally, with emphasis on hydrology, fisheries biology, limnology, fisher ies technology, hatchery management, aquaculture, training a nd extension. The Institute is funded by the Federal Governm ent of Nigeria with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Wat er Resources and Rural Development as the supervising Minist ry. The Institute as its general aim "to assist in the comprehen sive development of all the natural resources in Nigerian ma n-made lakes and other freshwater bodies through research an d survey". Among its specific aims are: "to develop strategi es and techniques for increasing fish production to meet loc al demands and where possible for export; to develop technol ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ogy suitable for the culturing of freshwater fish species; t o aid fish seed production for the use of fish farmers; to s timulate fish culture; to monitor the ecology, pollution and productivity of Nigerian water bodies; to study the hydrolo gical behaviour of Nigerian water bodies". The Institute is made up of the following programmes: Aquati c and Fish Biology; Aquaculture; Fisheries Technology; Hydro logy; Limnology; Socio-Economics and Extension; Federal Coll ege of Freshwater Fisheries Technology; Administration. Information taken from a brochure supplied by the Institute. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 182 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NIOMR NAME Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Mr. Ako Amadi ADDRESS1 P.M.B. 12729 ADDRESS2 Victoria Island CITY Lagos ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Nigeria TELEPHONE 617530, -35, 40, -43, -44 FAX 234-1-619517 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Nigeria (coast and territorial sea , i.e. Gulf of Guinea) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x estuarine, inshore and offshore fishing in Gulf of Guinea FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x coastal brackish water fish farming MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vegetat ion science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); fisheries; forestry; ocean science; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systemati cs/taxonomy (zoology); birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; other invertebrates; ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts ; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Beach erosion, global change and global warming, sea-level rise, marine pollution, marine and mangrove ecosystems. Estuarine, inshore and offshore fi shing in Gulf of Guinea. Coastal brackish water fish farming . REMARKS The Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine R esearch is a governmental institution with the following maj or research divisions: - Fishery Resources - Marine Geology and Geophysics - Chemical and Physical Oceanography - Fish Technology - Extension Services Besides the research projects specified above, the Institute is also initiating a project to establish the first referen ce collection of marine and estuarine organisms in Nigeria. Apart from the headquarters of the Institute on Victoria Isl and, Lagos, there is also a station at Port Harcourt on the Nigerian eastern coastline. The Institute cooperates and col laborates with Nigerian universitites, in particular the Uni versity of Calabar and the University of Port Harcourt. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 538 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Ogun State University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biological Sciences CONTACT Dr. S. O. Owa ADDRESS1 P.M.B. 2002 ADDRESS2 CITY Ago-Iwoye ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Nigeria TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Nigeria TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x mangrove OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x mangroves ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other secondary forest; tropical savannas and savanna woo dland; rivers and streams; lakes; coasts and coastal areas ( incl. mangroves); anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; bot any/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematic s/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife r esources; ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; agrofore stry; forest management; forest products; limnology/hydrolog y; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); system atics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (an gio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryont s; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 612 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Rivers State University of Science and Technology SUBDIVISIONS Dept. of Fisheries CONTACT Dr. I. G. Nawa ADDRESS1 P.M.B. 5080 ADDRESS2 CITY Port Harcourt ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Nigeria TELEPHONE 084-335808 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Nigeria, Niger Delta, Cross River, Imo River Basins, coastal areas and estuaries TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; rivers and streams; lakes; ot her types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangr oves); islands; agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tro pical farming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; botany/ve getation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxo nomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resourc es; ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest m anagement; forest products; limnology/hydrology; ocean scien ce; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (z oology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; fish; rept iles and amphibians; other invertebrates; higher plants (ang io- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts ; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 463 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Benin SUBDIVISIONS Botany, College of Agriculture, Science and Eng ineering CONTACT ADDRESS1 P.M.B. 1154 ADDRESS2 CITY Benin City ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Nigeria TELEPHONE FAX TELEX 41365 UNIBEN NG E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Nigeria TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x folk medicine, ethno ecology BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x folk medicine, ethnoecology CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); anthro pology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); eco systems research; forestry; agroforestry; limnology/hydrolog y; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ethnoecology; folk medicine; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 514 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Ibadan SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry CONTACT Prof. E. Olabode Lucas ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Ibadan ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Nigeria TELEPHONE Ibadan 400550-400614 FAX TELEX CAMPUS 31128 NG E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Nigeria, humid tropical region TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS x ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; agriculture; shifting cultivati on; other tropical farming systems; animal husbandry/livesto ck; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; fisheri es; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; def orestation/erosion; forest management; forest products; soil science; mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; ins ects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycolog y); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 669 DATE OF INFORMATION 17.12.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Nigeria SUBDIVISIONS Zoology; Biological Sciences CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Nsukka, Enugu State ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Nigeria TELEPHONE Nsukka 6251 ext. 44 FAX TELEX 51496 ULIONS NG E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Nigeria, Eastern States TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; riv ers and streams; lakes; zoology and faunistics; fish; insect s; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 367 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit‚ Nationale du Rwanda SUBDIVISIONS D‚partement de Biologie CONTACT Dr. Charles Ntaganda ADDRESS1 Campus Universitaire de Butare ADDRESS2 B.P. 117 CITY Butare ENGLISH NAME National University of Rwanda Faculty of Sciences, Dept. of Biology REGION AF COUNTRY Rwanda TELEPHONE 30271/30272/30273/30821 FAX (250) 30870/30821 TELEX 22605 UNR RW E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Rwanda TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; mou ntains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; conservatio n/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics ; mammals; birds; fish; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperm s); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 572 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.11.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM ORSTOM NAME Institut Francais de Recherche Scientifique pour le Dev eloppement en Coop‚ration (ORSTOM) SUBDIVISIONS D‚partement Ecologie CONTACT Dr. Michel Grouzis ADDRESS1 BP 1386 ADDRESS2 CITY Dakar ENGLISH NAME ORSTOM REGION AF COUNTRY Senegal TELEPHONE 221 323480/323476 FAX 221 324307 TELEX 51468 SG E-MAIL grouzis@orstom.fr SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Sahelian and Sudanian countries, T unisia, West Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Sahelian and Soudan ian countries, West Africa TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Sahelian and Soudanian cou ntries, West Africa RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Tunisia GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x ecophysiology, Sahelian and Sudanian countries CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; botany/vegetation science; gen eral ecology (botany); forestry; agroforestry; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ecophysiology; tree and grass interactions; rehabilitation of degraded arid lands; legume s REMARKS See also entries on the parent organization ORSTOM a nd other ORSTOM entities. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 676 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.01.94 TYPE gov ACRONYM ORSTOM NAME ORSTOM SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 BP 1386 ADDRESS2 CITY Dakar ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Senegal TELEPHONE 221-323476/323488 FAX 221-324387 TELEX E-MAIL Floret@orstom.sn SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Senegal, Mali, Cameroon TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; agr iculture; shifting cultivation; botany/vegetation science; g eneral ecology (botany); ecosystems research; fisheries; for estry; deforestation/erosion; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION reduction of the fallow perio d; biodiversity and sustainable development; study, improvem ent and management of fallow REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 234 DATE OF INFORMATION 16.04.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM CSIR NAME Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) SUBDIVISIONS Division of Earth, Marine and Atmospheric Scien ce and Technology CONTACT Dr. Allan Connell ADDRESS1 Box 17001 ADDRESS2 CITY Congella 4013 ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY South Africa TELEPHONE (031) 81-5851 FAX (031) 81-2509 TELEX 622431 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; South Africa (Natal) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x artificial OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x estuaries AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x population structures, toxicology OTHER CATEGORIES x freshwater and marine pollution MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coa sts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); limnology/hydrology ; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; fish; other inverte brates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Estuaries; population structu res; toxicology; freshwater and marine pollution; faecal pol lution; health index for estuaries; marine chemistry. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 280 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.07.93 TYPE mus ACRONYM NAME Natal Museum SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Private Bag 9070 ADDRESS2 CITY 3200 Pietermaritzburg ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY South Africa TELEPHONE 0331-451 404 FAX 0331-450 561 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, SA, CA, OC; all tropical ocean s, global TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and hig hlands; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; systematics/t axonomy (zoology); insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Taxonomy/systematics of Dipte ra of afrotropical region; mollusca of all tropical oceans. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 584 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.09.93 TYPE priv ACRONYM ORI/SAAMBR NAME Oceanographic Research Institute South African Association for Marine Biological Research SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Mrs. Sally Walsh, Librarian ADDRESS1 PO Box 10712 ADDRESS2 CITY Marine Parade, 4056 ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY South Africa TELEPHONE (031) 373536 FAX (031) 372132 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, South West Indian Ocean, South Afr ica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x estuaries TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x dolphins, seals, penguins ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x marine pro tected areas ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x marine BIRDS FISH x marine REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x marine turtles INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x marine HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (i ncl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl . mangroves); islands; animal husbandry/livestock; conservat ion/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general e cology (zoology); mammals; fish; reptiles and amphibians; ot her invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION estuaries; dolphins, seals, p enguins; marine mammals; marine fish; marine turtles; marine invertebrates; by-catch research; multiple use of finfish r esources; linefish research; coral research; mussel, oyster, lobster, prawn, crab stocks; evaluation of artificial reefs ; marine reserves: Keywords from "1992/93 Research Overview". REMARKS The Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI) was estab lished in 1959. Staff includes 14 scientists and 10 field an d technical staff. ORI's activities include research project s, advisory and consultancy services, graduate training prog rammes and regional and collaborative efforts. Information from brochure and "1992/93 Research Overview". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 277 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.07.93 TYPE mus ACRONYM NAME Port Elizabeth Museum SUBDIVISIONS Centre for Dolphin Studies CONTACT Dr. V. G. Cockroft ADDRESS1 PO Box 13147 ADDRESS2 CITY Humewood 6013 ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY South Africa TELEPHONE 27 41 561-051 FAX 27 41 562-175 TELEX E-MAIL pemvgc@zoo.upe.ac.za SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; South Africa, Mo‡ambique, Madagasc ar, southern Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x population/conservation genetics OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; z oology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematic s/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; reptiles and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Causes and prevention of bott lenose dolphin capture in Natal shark nets; population statu s of humpback dolphins off Natal; identity of Southern Afric an bottlenose and humpback dolphins; marine mammal (dolphins and dugongs) distribution and interaction with gill-net fis heries in Maputo Bay, Mo‡ambique; assessment of occurrence, distribution and status of coastal marine mammals and gill-n et fisheries off Mo‡ambique; preliminary assessment of marin e mammal (dolphins and dugongs) and reptile distribution off Madagascar and the influence of environmental degradation o n coastal resources; dugong (Dugong dugong) and seagrass dis tribution and dynamics in Bazaruto Bay, Mo‡ambique; correla tes of growth and condition in marine mammals: monitoring th e "health" of coastal ecosystems through top predator nutrit ional condition. Conservation/population genetics. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 243 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.06.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Rhodes University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology and Entomology CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Grahamstown 6140 ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY South Africa TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x South Africa, Zimba bwe, Malawi TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Malawi OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mal awi OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; mou ntains and highlands; zoology and faunistics; general ecolog y (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); birds; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 232 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Stellenbosch SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT J. A. J. Neil ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Stellenbosch 7600 ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY South Africa TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; South Africa, Namibia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; oth er types of wetlands; mountains and highlands; conservation/ protected areas/wildlife resources; soil science; zoology an d faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; other inve rtebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 278 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.07.93 TYPE mus ACRONYM NAME Transvaal Museum SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Ina Plug ADDRESS1 PO Box 413 ADDRESS2 CITY Pretoria 0001 ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY South Africa TELEPHONE 012 322-7632 FAX 012 322-7939 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, N amibia, southern Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x southern Africa TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x South Africa, Namibia RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x South Africa OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x South Africa, Botswa na, Lesotho BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x South Africa FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x South Africa SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x South Africa, Namibia OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x southern Africa BIRDS x southern Africa FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x southern Africa INSECTS x southern Africa OTHER INVERTEBRATES x southern Africa HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; mountains and highlands; anthr opology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; ecosystems zoology and fau nistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zo ology); mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; insects; ot her invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 441 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Cape Town SUBDIVISIONS Marine Biology Research Institute Zoology Department CONTACT Prof. G. M. Branut ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Cape Town ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY South Africa TELEPHONE 021-6503604 FAX 021-6503726 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, South Africa, Southern Mocambique TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x NE coast of So uth Africa COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x southern Mocamb ique ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); ecosystems research; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Structure and ecology of cora l reefs. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 237 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.04.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME University of Cape Town SUBDIVISIONS Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithol ogy CONTACT Prof. W. Roy Siegfried ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Rondebosch 7700 ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY South Africa TELEPHONE +27-21-650-3304 FAX +27-21-650-3295 TELEX 521439 E-MAIL siegfried@uctvax.ac.za SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; South Africa, Namibia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; conservation/protected areas/w ildlife resources; ecosystems research; birds; insects; high er plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornitholo gy (also known as the Fitztitute) was founded in 1959. It no w has a staff of more than 50 people. It is funded in part b y the University of Cape Town, in part by the CSIR's Foundat ion for Research Development in Pretoria, and in part by oth er organizations and individuals. The main focus of the Fitztitute's research during the last decade or so has been on the roles of birds in the functioni ng of ecosystems. Increasingly in recent years, the Fitztitu te has been called upon to undertake research dealing with e nvironmental problems and the exploitation of biological res ources, and to advise government and private-sector bodies a ccordingly. This research is exemplified by projects on rare and endangered birds, the viability of small nature reserve s, the effects of alien invasions, commercial and subsistenc e utilization of marine and terrestrial biological resources , and the impact of coastal development. This background, in part, provided a stimulus in 1986 for a review of the Fitztitute's aims and objectives. ...The Fitzt itute developed its own mission statement to guide it for th e foreseeable future: "To promote and undertake scientific studies involving birds , that contribute to the theory and practice affecting the m aintenance of biological diversity and the sustained use of biological resources". Some current and potential conservation biology research pro jects: - Are southern African birds adequately preserved within nat ure reserves? - Conservation of small populations - The effects of commercial salt production on estuarine bir ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ds - Effects of locust control measures on birds - Scientific management and socio-economics of a Greywing Pa rtridge hunting industry - How do changes in the numbers and diet of seabirds indicat e what is happening to the recruitment of the region's fish populations? How does seabird guano fertilize intertidal and nearshore waters (and influence commercial crayfish catches )? - birds as predators of krill, fish, and squid and as indica tors of size of prey stocks in the Southern Ocean. - How do birds and humans influence rocky intertidal communi ties of the coast? - Ostrich studies could lead to improvements in the commerci al utilization of these birds. - Pollination of forage plants and commercially utilizable p lants by birds - Monitoring systems for man-caused impacts in the environme nt - Alien organisms - Gamebirds Information taken from brochure "Conservation Biology and th e Percy FitzPatrick Institute of Afican Ornithology" and lea flet "Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 231 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.05.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Durban-Westville SUBDIVISIONS Department of Botany CONTACT Prof. T. D. Steinke ADDRESS1 P/Bag X54001 ADDRESS2 CITY Durban 4000 ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY South Africa TELEPHONE (031) 8202365 FAX (031) 8202790 TELEX 6-23228 SA E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; South Africa, Namibia, east coast of Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x Namibia, South Africa, east coast of Africa COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Namibia, South Africa, east coast of Africa ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x physiology, incl. stress physiology CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vege tation science; general ecology (botany); ecosystems researc h; ocean science; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 244 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.04.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME University of Durban-Westville SUBDIVISIONS Zoology Department CONTACT Carolyn Baker ADDRESS1 Pb X 54001 ADDRESS2 CITY Durban 4000 ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY South Africa TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, South Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x coastal forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x ethology OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION coastal forest, ethology REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 236 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Pretoria SUBDIVISIONS Department of Botany CONTACT Prof. G. J. Bredenkamp ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Pretoria 0002 ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY South Africa TELEPHONE (12) 4703121 FAX (12) 432184 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; South Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; riv ers and streams; mountains and highlands; anthropology/ethno botany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecol ogy (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/pr otected areas/wildlife resources; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 245 DATE OF INFORMATION 17.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Pretoria SUBDIVISIONS Department of Entomology CONTACT Dr. S. L. Chown ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Pretoria 0002 ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY South Africa TELEPHONE (2712) 420 3236 FAX (2712) 342 3136 TELEX E-MAIL steve_c@agric.up.ac.za SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, South Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x afromontane OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; mountains and highlands; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION afromontane forests REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 242 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.06.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME University of Pretoria SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Prof. R. J. van Aarde ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Pretoria 0002 ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY South Africa TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; South Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x coastal dune forests AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); forestry; afforestation/reforestation; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; othe r invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 273 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.05.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME University of Stellenbosch SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Forestry CONTACT Dr. H. J. van Hensbergen ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Stellenbosch 7600 ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY South Africa TELEPHONE 02231-773 290 FAX 02231-773603 TELEX E-MAIL HJVH@MATIES.SUN.AC.ZA SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Namibia, South Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Namibia, South Afri ca TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x South Africa LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x South Africa OTHERS x grasslands, plantation forests, South Africa AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x South Afri ca, Namibia ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x South Africa AGROFORESTRY x " AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x " DEFORESTATION/EROSION x " ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x " FOREST PRODUCTS x " OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x South Africa ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x South Africa, Namibia GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x South Africa, Namibia BIRDS x " " FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x South Africa OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x South Africa FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x South Africa SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; riv ers and streams; mountains and highlands; conservation/prote cted areas/wildlife resources; forestry; agroforestry; affor estation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest manage ment; forest products; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Grasslands, plantation forest s. The following keywords were taken from research descriptions in the "Annual Report 1991": forest mensuration and biometr y, growth and yield prediction, diameter growth of Eucalyptu s grandis, Eucalyptus grandis coppice reduction trial, fores try finance, silviculture, species trials,vegetative propaga tion of pine, eucalypt and Paulownia, soils research, seed r esearch, nursery research, establishment research, nutrition research, mycorrhizal research, forest engineering technolo gy, management planning, work efficiency, computer software, environmental impact of harvesting and rehabilitation, comp action studies, working environment, wood anatomy, wood proc essing, computer-aided macroscopic identification key for in digenous wood species, collection of real log data, wood phy sics, wood drying, computer-based control systems, moisture in wood, timber quality, pulp and paper technology, reserve surveys, conservation evaluation, viability of small populat ions, environmental impact of plantation forestry and agricu lture, animal population studies, small mammal populations i n fynbos and effects of veld burning, parks and recreation m anagement. REMARKS The mission of the Faculty of Forestry is to serve f orestry in Southern Africa by: - Educating professional managers and researchers capable of playing a leading role in forestry, the forest products ind ustry, and renewable resource conservation. - Conducting basic and applied research and disseminating kn owledge. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology The Faculty is the only institution in Southern Africa offer ing degree level education in the fields of Forestry and Woo d Science. It is solely responsible for three different bach elor degrees and jointly teaches a fourth with the Faculty o f Agriculture. These degrees are in wood science, forest sci ence, parks and recreation management and in animal physiolo gy. In addition the Faculty offers seventeen postgraduate de grees up to the level of D.Sc. Information taken from brochure "University of Stellenbosch - Faculty of Forestry". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 235 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of the Witwatersrand SUBDIVISIONS Centre for African Ecology CONTACT Prof. Norman Owen-Smith ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Wits 2050 ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY South Africa TELEPHONE (11) 716-4193 FAX (11) 339-3407 TELEX 4-27125 SA E-MAIL 030brows@witsvma.wits.ac.za SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, leaflet ) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; South Africa, Botswana TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; agr iculture; other tropical farming systems; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (bot any); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosy stems research; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoo logy); mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; insects; hig her plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Ecology of large herbivores, herbivore-plant interactions (Prof. N. Owen-Smith); soils ec ology, plant ecophysiology (Dr. Mary Scholes); plant populat ion biology, demography, genetics (Dr. Robbie Robinson); ani mal ecophysiology, biogeography (Mr. Graham Alexander); rura l development and conservation (Mr. Charles Shackleton) REMARKS The Centre for African Ecology is a research group w ithin the School of Biology. Its mission statement is "to fo ster the development and maintenance of a centre of excellen ce in ecology and related biological disciplines, and their application to conserving and managing biological resources, with special relevance to African environments". Current research: - Large herbivore ecology, herbivore-plant interactions (Pro f. Owen-Smith): movements of migratory ungulates, Chobe Nati onal Park, Botswana; ecological consequences of elephant imp acts on vegetation, northern Botswana; ecology of browsing, browser-woody plant relations; dynamics of woody plant popul ations; optimal foraging models for large herbivores. - Soil biological processes (M. Scholes): dynamics of N and P at the soil-root interface; effects of acid rain on soil p rocesses; formation of sodic soils. -Plant population biology (R. Robinson): ecology of highveld grasslands; flora of serpentine soils; plant demography. - Biological resources and sustainable rural development (C. Shackleton): multiple products of wody plants. - Ecological biogeography of ectothermic vertebrates (G. Ale xander): thermal physiology of snakes and lizards. Information taken from leaflet supplied by Prof. Owen-Smith. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 634 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Khartoum SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Science; Department of Botany CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Khartoum ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Sudan TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Sudan TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highlands; b otany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systemat ics/taxonomy (botany); higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms ); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 620 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Wildlife Research Centre SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Ibrahim M. Hashim ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 16 ADDRESS2 El Mourada CITY Omdurman ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Sudan TELEPHONE 613532 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Sudan TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS conservation/protected areas/wildlife resou rces; mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 183 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.08.92 TYPE mus ACRONYM NAME National Museums of Tanzania SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. G.F. Mtoka, Curator, Marine Biology ADDRESS1 PO Box 511 ADDRESS2 CITY Dar Es Salaam ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Tanzania TELEPHONE 31365/6 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Tanzania TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); anthropology/e thnobotany/ethnozoology; fisheries; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Ecology and biology of invert ebrates; cocle farming; portumids; anthropological research on marine resources. REMARKS The Museum is collaborating with the University of D ar Es Salaam in conducting joint research. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 210 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM SUA NAME Sokoine University of Agriculture SUBDIVISIONS Directorate of Research and Postgraduate Studie s CONTACT Ludovick D. B. Kinabo, Director ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 3000 ADDRESS2 Chuo Kikuu CITY Morogoro ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Tanzania TELEPHONE 056-4388 FAX TELEX 55308 UNIVMOG E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Tanzania TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS x Semi-arid lands AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; mountains and highlands; agricu lture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; botany/vegetation science; gene ral ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conserv ation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; agrofore stry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; fo rest management; limnology/hydrology; soil science; mammals; birds; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses /lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION semi-arid lands REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 209 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.07.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM TAFORI NAME Tanzania Forestry Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Director General ADDRESS1 PO Box 1854 ADDRESS2 CITY Morogoro ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Tanzania TELEPHONE 056-2864 FAX 056-3725 TELEX 55141 TACOTA TZ E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Tanzania TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; mountains and highlands; agric ulture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems ; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); syste matics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildl ife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest m anagement; forest products; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Forest production, forest eco logy, tree genetics, tree breeding, seed nurseries, industri al plantation, community forestry, forest economics, forest mensuration, forest protection, forest pathology, forest ent omology, fire protection, wood structure, wood anatomy, stre ngth testing, seasoning, wood preservation, timber engineeri ng, wood working, panel boards manufacture, wood energy, fir ewood and charcoal, cooking stoves, wood chemistry, extracti ves, pulp and paper, forest operations, forest roads, loggin g. REMARKS The Tanzania Forestry Research Institute in its pres ent form was stablished by an Act of Parliament in 1980. The Institute is semi-autonomous, self-accounting and managed b y a governing board. It carries out the following functions: - Sets up experiments relating to the planting, growth, deve lopment and conservation and use of local and exotic tree sp ecies. - Investigates causes and suggests ways of controlling and p reventing the occurrence of forest diseases and pests. - Coordinates research and provides advice to the Government , public institutions and other persons on the practical app lication of modern techniques suitable for development and c onservation of the landscape, soil, fauna and flora. - Provides advice on the establishment and development of wo od industries. - Cooperates with the Government and any person or group of persons in providing facilities for the training of research ers. - Establishes a system of documentation and dissemination of ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology research results. - Encourages the devlopment of forestry through the protecti on of forestry industry, provision of consultancy services, and increasing the supply, sale, utilisation and conversion of timber. - Carries out any other activity deemed by the Board of Dire ctors as being of interest to the Institute. The Institute is divided into the Directorates of Forest Pro duction (Sections of Forest Ecology, Forest Management, Fore st Protection, and Tree Genetics), Forest Utilisation (Secti ons of Wood Structure, Timber Engineering, Wood Energy, Wood Chemistry, and Forest Operations), and Finance and Administ ration. Research areas to date have been: - Scientific research in "Conservation Forests and Woodlands " (inventory of floristic and faunistic composition, ecology , importance of floristic and faunistic components as produc ers of medicines, dyes, fruits etc.; establish ways in which these can be put to use outside the forests and woodlands). - Silviculture/ecology in "Non-conservation Forests and Wood lands" (increase knowledge on natural processes in exploited and un-exploited forests and woodlands, improvement of management). - Agro-silvo-pastoral and soil conservation research. - Tree breeding. - Silviculture/ecology in plantations. - Soils and nutrition. - Growth and yield (conifers, broadleaved species and planta tions). - Forest protection (insect pests, fungi and other injurious organisms, explore potential for biological pest control, r eference collections of insects, fungi). - Utilisation research. The new TAFORI"Forestry Research Master Plan 1992-2002" iden tifies five major research areas: - Community and Farm Forestry: Field surveys in different ec ological zones to identify biologically and economically via ble farm forestry systems with farmer participation; on-farm research with emphasis on the use of indigenous species; ev aluation and monitoring of farming systems with special emph asis on increasing sustainable food and wood production. - Ecology, Conservation of Natural Forests and Biodiversity: Study and conserve the genetic resources of the natural for ests (montane forests, miombo woodlands, mangroves and river ine forests); study and management of catchment areas; refor estation. - Tree Improvement: Tree breeding and propagation with empha sis on indigenous species, particularly for plantation and a groforestry purposes. - Plantation Forestry: Large scale planting to support fores t industries; increase the number of "consumer acceptable" s pecies and reduce risks of damage from pathogens and pests; introducing wood as cash crop to farmers. - Harvesting, Utilization and Marketing: Reduce costs of fie ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ld operations and processing of wood in order to make wood m ore available to the poor communities; adopt and develop loc al wood utilization technologies to increase the durability of wood. TAFORI runs seven research centres: Dodoma Arid Zone Afforestation Research Centre, PO Box 1576, Dodoma Kibaha Lowland Afforestation Research Centre, PO Box 30072, Kibaha Lushoto Silviculture Research Centre, PO Box 95, Lushoto Malya Lake Zone Afforestation Research Centre, PO Box 166, M alya Moshi Timber Utilization Research Centre, PO Box 10, Moshi Mufindi Pulpwood Research Centre, PO Box 45, Mafinga Tabora Miombo Woodland Research Centre, PO Box 131, Tabora Information taken from brochures "Tanzania Forestry Research Institute" and "Tanzania Forestry Research Institute, Fores try Research Master Plan 1992-2002". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 192 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.08.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Dar Es Salaam SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology and Marine Biology CONTACT Prof. Dr. A.M. Nikundiwe, Head ADDRESS1 PO Box 35064 ADDRESS2 CITY Dar Es Salaam ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Tanzania TELEPHONE 49 192 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Tanzania TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; t ropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; o ther types of wetlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands ; mountains and highlands; conservation/protected areas/wild life resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; limnology/hy drology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecol ogy (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; bird s; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Genetics, evolution. Coastal forests. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 188 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.08.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Dar Es Salaam SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Science Department of Botany, Department of Zoology & Marine Biology CONTACT ADDRESS1 PO Box 35065 ADDRESS2 CITY Dar Es Salaam ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Tanzania TELEPHONE 49192 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Tanzania TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; coasts and co astal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vegetation science; ge neral ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlif e resources; fisheries; soil science; zoology and faunistics ; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; hig her plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/al gae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 312 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM IMS NAME University of Dar Es Salaam SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Marine Sciences CONTACT Ngusaru Amani, Assistant Research Fellow ADDRESS1 PO Box 668 ADDRESS2 CITY Zanzibar ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Tanzania TELEPHONE +255 54-32128 FAX +255 54-33050 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Tanzania (Zanzibar) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x algae FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; fi sheries; ocean science; fish; other invertebrates; ferns/mos ses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Research priorities: - Living resources and ecology; fisheries, ecology and marin e botany; - Chemical and Environment Marine Sciences, chemical oceanog raphy, marine pollution; - Physical and applied marine sciences; physical oceanograph y, marine geology, ocean engineering; - Marine education extension and development, marine affairs , resource economics, sociological studies. Relevant research currently being undertaken: Reproductive biology; substrate erosivity; floral cover; fau nal distribution; effects of pollutants on coral reefs; seaw eed farming; role of mangroves in nutrient dynamics; photosy nthetic studies; mariculture; finfish fisheries; marine envi ronmental protection of coral reefs and mangroves. Additional keywords taken from report "The role of the Insti tute of Marine Sciences in the development of artisanal fish eries and marine environmental protection in Zanzibar" by J. C. Horrill, N. Jiddawi & M.A.K. Ngoile. REMARKS The Institute of Marine Sciences was established on July 1, 1979. The Institute is part of the University of Dar Es Salaam which is under the Ministry of Science Technology and Higher Education. The Institute has 18 research staff (9 physical and applied marine scientists, 2 chemical oceanographers, 7 biologists). The aims of the IMS are: - To undertake research in all aspects of marine sciences; - To provide postgraduate studies and in the future establis h undergraduate studies in accordance with the country's man power requirements; - To provide advisory and consultancy services in marine aff airs; ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology - To engage in utilization of marine resources. Collaborative research is being carried out with the Univers ities of Guelph and McMaster, Canada, and with the Internati onal Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD), Canada. Information taken from report "The role of the Institute of Marine Sciences in the development of artisanal fisheries an d marine environmental protection in Zanzibar" by J.C. Horri ll, N. Jiddawi & M.A.K. Ngoile. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 579 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.11.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IRA NAME Institut des Regions Arides SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Le Pr‚sident-Directeur G‚n‚ral ADDRESS1 Route du Jorf ADDRESS2 km 22 El Fje CITY 4119 Medenine ENGLISH NAME Institute of Arid Regions State Department of Scientific Research and Technology REGION AF COUNTRY Tunisia TELEPHONE 216-5-640661 FAX 216-5-640435 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Tunisia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; agricultur e; animal husbandry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethn ozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany ); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected are as/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agrofo restry; limnology/hydrology; soil science; zoology and faunistics; s ystematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fungi (Mycolo gy); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION The mission of the IRA is: - conduct research for the development of the agricultural s ector, for conservation of natural resources and for combati ng desertification; - education of specialist technicians; - integrated development projects in southern Tunisia. Projects up to date: techniques for mechanical and biologica l fixation of sand; irrigation; identification of the main p astoral species, seed collections; cartography; biology of t wo insect pests in oases; increase in agricultural productio n; camel reproduction. Information from brochure. REMARKS The Institut des Regions Arides was founded in 1976. It has a staff of 25 scientists and around 30 technicians a nd engineers. Besides the centre at Medenine, the IRA runs r egional stations at GabŠs, K‚bili, Tataouine and Ben Gardane . The Institute offers several publications. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 663 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.01.94 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Makerere University SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Science CONTACT Dr. John B. Kaddu, Dept. of Zoology ADDRESS1 PO Box 7062 ADDRESS2 CITY Kampala ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Uganda TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Uganda TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x mycology CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (bot any); zoology and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology) ; mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; ot her invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); f ungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION mycology REMARKS The Department of Zoology of the Faculty of Science operates a field station called Kibale Forest Field Station, funded by USAID (United States Agency for International Dev elopment). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 304 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Makerere University SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Environment and Natural Resources CONTACT ADDRESS1 PO Box 7298 ADDRESS2 CITY Kampala ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Uganda TELEPHONE 256 41 530134/5 FAX 256 41 245597 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Uganda TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x montane, evergreen, semide ciduous OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x swamps TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS x anthropogenic AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; r ivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; islands; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservatio n/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systemati cs/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and am phibians; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); f erns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Anthropogenic ecosystems. Swa mps. Montane forest, evergreen forest, semideciduous forest. REMARKS The National Biodiversity Data Bank (NBDB) is a unit of Makerere University Institute of Environment and Natural Resources. The aim of the NBDB is to inventory and monitor the national biological resources of Uganda and to provide i nformation to conservationists, Government agencies, NGOs, l and managers and others interested in the conservation and s ustainable utilisation of these resources. The NBDB keeps information in a large computer database and as hardcopy on: - checklists of the indigenous flora and fauna of Uganda - distribution of plants and animals in Uganda - protected areas and other sites of conservation concern - e.g. those with high biodiversity. Conservationists, Government agencies, NGOs and others can a ccess the data upon request. Data from several long-term studies are already available - for instance how the number of marabous has increased in var ious urban areas of Uganda in the wake of human activity, an d how elephants, after severe decline, are recovering. The NBDB collaborates with many institutions in Uganda such as IUCN and NEIC, plus sister projects in the East Africa re gion and global information centres in Europe and the USA. Training in data collection, computerisation and analysis is an integral part of the NBDB's work. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology Information from leaflet provided by the Institute. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 207 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.08.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Department of Fisheries SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Att.: Director ADDRESS1 PO Box 350100 ADDRESS2 CITY Chilanga ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zambia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information included in a letter and q uestionnaire filled out by Secretary General, National Counc il for Scientific Research, PO Box 158, Chelston, Lusaka, Za mbia. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Zambia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS fisheries; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 198 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.08.92 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Department of Wildlife and Natural Resources SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Att.: Director ADDRESS1 PO Box 50042 ADDRESS2 CITY Lusaka ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zambia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information included in a letter and q uestionnaire filled out by Secretary General, National Counc il for Scientific Research, PO Box 158, Chelston, Lusaka, Za mbia. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Zambia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; li mnology/hydrology; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 205 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.08.92 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Forest Department SUBDIVISIONS Division of Forest Research CONTACT Att.: Chief Forest Research Officer ADDRESS1 PO Box 22099 ADDRESS2 CITY Kitwe ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zambia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information included in a letter and q uestionnaire filled out by Secretary General, National Counc il for Scientific Research, PO Box 158, Chelston, Lusaka, Za mbia. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Zambia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS botany/vegetation science; forestry; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Herbarium; silvicultural stud ies on maintenance and assessment of indigenous species. Rehabilitation of denuded forest areas and quarry wastelands ; protection of forest resources from bark beetle (Phoracant ha), termites; control of the weed Lantana camara. Information taken from : E. Kaimoyo, National Council for Sc ientific Research: National Status Report on Biodiversity Pr ogramme for Zambia, November 1991. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 200 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.08.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Livestock and Pest Research Centre SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 c/o NSCR ADDRESS2 PO Box CH 310158 CITY Lusaka ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zambia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information included in a letter and q uestionnaire filled out by Secretary General, National Counc il for Scientific Research, PO Box 158, Chelston, Lusaka, Za mbia. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Zambia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS animal husbandry/livestock; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION studies on Zambian plants wit h acaricidal/insecticidal properties; tick control REMARKS The Livestock and Pest Research Centre is one of the two main centres in Zambia at the National Council for Scie ntific Research (NCSR) involved in work related to the Biodi versity Programme of the Commonwealth Science Council. This programme was introduced in Zambia in 1988 with a view of "i mproving the nutritional and health standards of the people through an efficient use of the available bio-resources. One of the aims of the programme was to preserve the knowledge and practices of the local people in their use of especially higher plants as food sources and in primary health care se rvices for both humans and livestock. The overall aim of the programme for Zambia was that of ensuring a sustained utili zation of environmental resources on a renewable basis inclu ding amelioration of soils." Research at the Livestock and Pest Research Centre included in this programme: - Studies on selected Zambian plants with acaricidal/insecti cidal properties in order to provide small-scale farmers wit h cheaper, safer and sustainable sources of tick control che micals. Work has concentrated on plants belonging to the gen era Neorautanenia, Boscia, Acauthosicyos, Courbonia and Teph rosia. Information condensed and cited from: E. Kaimoyo (Nov. 1991) , National Council for Scientific Research: National Status Report on Biodiversity Programme for Zambia. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 202 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.08.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Mount Makulu Central Research Station SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 P/Bag 7 ADDRESS2 CITY Chilanga ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zambia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information included in a letter and q uestionnaire filled out by Secretary General, National Counc il for Scientific Research, PO Box 158, Chelston, Lusaka, Za mbia. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Zambia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 201 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.08.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Msekera Research Station SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 PO Box 510089 ADDRESS2 CITY Chipata ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zambia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information included in a letter and q uestionnaire filled out by Secretary General, National Counc il for Scientific Research, PO Box 158, Chelston, Lusaka, Za mbia. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Zambia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS forestry; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Collaboration with the International Council for Res earch in Agroforestry (ICRAF). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 240 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.05.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME National Council for Scientific Research SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 PO Box CH. 310158 ADDRESS2 Chelston CITY Lusaka ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zambia TELEPHONE 281081/2/3/4/5/6 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Zambia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x Zambia, Copperbelt region FOREST PRODUCTS x Zambia, Copperbelt region ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x Zambian National Wildlife Parks BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; agricultu re; other tropical farming systems; botany/vegetation scienc e; general ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wi ldlife resources; forestry; forest management; forest produc ts; mammals; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 196 DATE OF INFORMATION 17.08.92 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME National Parks and Wildlife Service SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Director ADDRESS1 Private Bag 1 ADDRESS2 CITY Chilanga ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zambia TELEPHONE Chilanga (278366),278187/278517, 278683/278028 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Zambia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of wetlands; conservation/prote cted areas/wildlife resources; mammals; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 203 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.08.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME SADCC Regional Gene Bank SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Chalimbana Research Station ADDRESS2 Private Bag CH 6 CITY Lusaka ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zambia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information included in a letter and q uestionnaire filled out by Secretary General, National Counc il for Scientific Research, PO Box 158, Chelston, Lusaka, Za mbia. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Zambia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS botany/vegetation science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 668 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.12.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Zambia SUBDIVISIONS Crop Science Department School of Agricultural Sciences CONTACT The Head ADDRESS1 PO Box 32379 ADDRESS2 CITY Lusaka ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zambia TELEPHONE +260-1-250587 FAX +260-1-250587/253952 TELEX ZA 44370 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Zambia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tr opical farming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; ecosyste ms research; forestry; agroforestry; soil science; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 204 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.08.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Tree Improvement Research Centre SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 PO Box 21210 ADDRESS2 CITY Kitwe ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zambia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information included in a letter and q uestionnaire filled out by Secretary General, National Counc il for Scientific Research, PO Box 158, Chelston, Lusaka, Za mbia. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Zambia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS botany/vegetation science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION research on plant species for nutritional value; potential livestock feed; medicinal drug s; molluscicidal properties; ecology; distribution; patholog y; domestication; propagation; breeding; Schistosomiasis con trol; fruit trees; mycorrhizal fungi; tissue culture; REMARKS The Tree Improvement Research Centre is one of the t wo main centres in Zambia at the National Council for Scient ific Research (NCSR) involved in work related to the Biodive rsity Programme of the Commonwealth Science Council (the oth er being the Livestock and Pest Research Centre). This progr amme, which was introduced in Zambia in 1988, aims to improv e "the nutritional and health standards of the people throug h an efficient use of the available bio-resources. One of th e aims of the programme was to preserve the knowledge and pr actices of the local people in their use of especially highe r plants as food sources and in primary health care services for both humans and livestock. The overall aim of the progr amme for Zambia was that of ensuring a sustained utilization of environmental resources on a renewable basis including a melioration of soils." Research at the Tree Improvement Research Centre related to this programme includes: - Research on several plant species to "evaluate their nutri tional value as potential livestock feed, their potential as medicinal drugs and molluscicidal properties....Studies of the ecology, distribution, pathology and variations of speci es belonging to the generea Uapaca, Parinari, Ricinodendron and Anisophyllea were carried out. Some aspects in those stu dies still continue". - Efforts aimed at "improving the selected suitable varietie s"; genetic, physiological and silvicultural studies of the selected genera aimed at "improving their growth and fruitin g potential under domestication "; propagation and breeding ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology studies. - Schistosomiasis control study using extracts from Phytolac ca dodecandra. - Genetic studies, research in breeding and cultivation of U apaca kirkiana and Ricinodendron rautanenii as fruit trees; micorrhizal fungi of Uapaca kirkiana seedlings; tissue cultu re studies; flower and fruit initiation of Ricinodendron rau tanenii. - Research on Phytolacca dodecandra for molluscicidal proper ties to target snail species (schistosome vectors). Information condensed and cited from: E. Kaimoyo (Nov. 1991) , National Council for Scientific Research: National Status Report on Biodiversity Programme for Zambia. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 199 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Zambia SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT ADDRESS1 P.O.Box 32379 ADDRESS2 CITY Luasaka ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zambia TELEPHONE +260-1-228951/252514 FAX +260-1-253952 TELEX ZA 44370 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Zambia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Lower Zambesi, Katue flats LAKES x Lake Kariba, Lake Banguelu OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x Banguelu swamps TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x Northern province OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x Central and southern provin ces OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x Lusaka province OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x National P arks, game reserves, management areas ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Lusaka province FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x Copperbelt province, northern and Lu ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Eastern and Lusaka province SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x Lusaka province OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x Lusaka province OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Lusaka province FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x Lusaka, Luadula, No rthern, Eastern provinces FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; riv ers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; agriculture ; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems; bota ny/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics /taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife re sources; ecosystems research; forestry; deforestation/erosio n; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); system atics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; insects; higher plants (a ngio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryon ts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 206 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.08.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Zambia Forestry College SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Private Bag ADDRESS2 CITY Mwekera ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zambia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information included in a letter and q uestionnaire filled out by Secretary General, National Counc il for Scientific Research, PO Box 158, Chelston, Lusaka, Za mbia. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Zambia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS forestry; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 295 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.07.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Lake Kariba Fisheries Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Ms. P. C. Chinamba ADDRESS1 Box 75 ADDRESS2 CITY Kariba ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zimbabwe TELEPHONE 263-61-2936/7 FAX 263-61-2938 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Zimbabwe TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS lakes; fisheries; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 194 DATE OF INFORMATION 14.09.92 TYPE bot ACRONYM NAME National Herbarium and National Botanic Garden SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Th. Mller, Head ADDRESS1 PO Box 8100 ADDRESS2 CITY Causeway ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zimbabwe TELEPHONE 725313, 702236 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Zimbabwe TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x dry deciduous forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; b otany/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (botany); con servation/protected areas/wildlife resources; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procary onts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION dry deciduous forest REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 211 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.06.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Research and Development Division SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Deputy Divisional Manager ADDRESS1 PO Box HG 595 ADDRESS2 Highlands CITY Harare ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zimbabwe TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information given by: Secretary for Fo restry and Natural Resources, Ministry of Forestry and Natur al Resources, Private Bag 350, Capital City, Lilongwe 3, Mal awi. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Zimbabwe TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS forestry; agroforestry; forest management; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Tree breeding, silviculture, entomology, pathology, mapping and inventory, agroforestry, seeds. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 343 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Zimbabwe SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Agriculture CONTACT ADDRESS1 P.O. Box MP 167 ADDRESS2 Mount Pleasant CITY Harare ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zimbabwe TELEPHONE 263-4-303211 EXT 1402 FAX 263-4-732828 TELEX 26580 UNIVZ ZW E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Zimbabwe TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; agriculture; other tropical fa rming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; conservation/prot ected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; deforestation/eros ion; soil science; mammals; birds; insects; higher plants (a ngio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 522 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Zimbabwe SUBDIVISIONS University Lake Kariba Research Station CONTACT ADDRESS1 P.O. Box MP 167 ADDRESS2 Mount Pleasant CITY Harare ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zimbabwe TELEPHONE 161-22312 FAX 161-2707 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Zimbabwe, Zambia, southern Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x impacts of land use ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x limnology CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x climate change impacts MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; riv ers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; agriculture ; botany/vegetation science; ecosystems research; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION impacts of land use and of cl imatic changes; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 515 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Zimbabwe Forestry Commission SUBDIVISIONS Research and Development Division CONTACT ADDRESS1 P.O.Box HG 595 ADDRESS2 Highlands CITY Harare ENGLISH NAME REGION AF COUNTRY Zimbabwe TELEPHONE 263-4-46878/46879 FAX 263-4-47066 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Zimbabwe TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x moist forests, medium and high altitude OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS x ecology of indigenous forests LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; tropical savannas and sav anna woodland; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resourc es; forestry; agroforestry; forest management; forest produc ts; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology) ; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION moist forests in high and med ium altitude; ecology of indigenous forests; REMARKS The Division runs four forest research stations, thr ee dealing with plantation forests, one with dry woodlands. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 497 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.07.93 TYPE priv ACRONYM BCAS NAME Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Saleemul Huq ADDRESS1 620 Road 10A ADDRESS2 Dhanmondi GPO Box 3971 CITY Dhaka 1205 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Bangladesh TELEPHONE 8802-815829 FAX 8802-811344 TELEX 8656734 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Bangladesh TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; rivers and streams; lakes; ot her types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangr oves); agriculture; botany/vegetation science; ecosystems re search; fisheries; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/ref orestation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; limnol ogy/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; hi gher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION environmental impacts of grou ndwater utilisation; impact of shrimp cultivation on the agr oecosystem in the tidal areas of Bangladesh; environmental c ase studies of haor zone and pond ecosystems; stress on surf ace water systems due to industrial/domestic effluents and a grochemicals; environmental impacts of flood control and dra inage in the catchment area; social forestry; National Conse rvation Strategy; State of the Environment Report Bangladesh ; monitoring and evaluation of the New Fisheries Management Policy of the Government; fish disease; shrimp; aquaculture in the north west; urban health programs; Global Warming; di rectory of Bangladesh experts for consultancies. Information from "1989-1990 Biennial Report". REMARKS The BCAS, set up in 1984, is a private, non-profit, non-governmental institution dedicated to promoting and deve loping research and development in all branches of science i ncluding fundamental, applied, appropriate and social scienc es in the context of Bangladesh in particular and developing countries in general. The Centre has a full-time staff of i ts own (about 36 persons) and can also call on the services of other experts ("Fellows") both in Bangladesh and abroad. BCAS works closely with a number of national and internation al agencies (Government, government agencies, Ford Foundatio n, NORAID, USAID, DANIDA, CIDA, WHO, UNDP, ADB and others). Examples of international collaboration are Social Forestry projects with the Universities of California, Berkeley and Y ale, USA; Agriculture University, Norway, Bangladesh Agricul tural Research Institute and others. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology The main programmes consist of the following: - Resource management, environment and development (RMED) - Expert manpower development and training - Publication and dissemination - Computer and software BCAS publishes a number of publications (books, reports, new sletter, monographs). Information taken from "1989-1990 Biennial Report". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 376 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM BRRI NAME Bangladesh Rice Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS Entomology Division CONTACT Dr. Zahirul Islam ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Gazipur 1701 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Bangladesh TELEPHONE (0681) 2160 or 2180 Ext. 350 FAX TELEX Cable: Riceres, Dhaka, Bangladesh E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Bangladesh TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x irrigated, upland and wetlands rice ecosystems AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; other tropical farming systems ; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolo gy); insects; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Irrigated rice ecosystems; up land rice ecosystems; wetlands rice ecosystems. REMARKS BRRI was established in 1970 to achieve and to maint ain food self-sufficiency through the development of new ric e technologies. It has 16 research divisions. Besides the he adquarters at Gazipur, BIRRI has 7 regional stations. Collab oration is with IRRI, ODA, ZICA, USAD and others. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 158 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.04.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME National Committee on IGBP SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. S.D. Chaudhuri, Chairman ADDRESS1 c/o Bangladesh Academy of Sciences 3/8 Asad Avenue ADDRESS2 Mohammadpur CITY Dhaka - 1207 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Bangladesh TELEPHONE 310425 FAX TELEX 642215 SRS BJ E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Bangladesh TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); agriculture; botany/vegetation sci ence; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; limno logy/hydrology; soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Methane emission from wet ric e fields. Coastal ecology, including mangrove forests. REMARKS The research projects are related to the Internation al Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) on Global Change. In stitutions involved in environmental research are: - SPARRSO - Ministry of Defense - Department of Bangladesh Meteorology - Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh - Department of Water Resources, Bangladesh University of En gineering & Technology - Departments of Zoology, Geography, Botany and Geology, Uni versity of Dhaka - Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi - Atomic Energy Research Centre - Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur - Department of the Environment, Rd. No. 127, Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka - NCAMI, 78-D, Purana Paltan, Dhaka ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 362 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM CER NAME University of Rajshahi SUBDIVISIONS Centre for Environmental Research (CER) CONTACT Prof. M.I. Zuberi, Director ADDRESS1 Third Science Building ADDRESS2 CITY Rajshahi 6205 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Bangladesh TELEPHONE (880) 0721-3041 Ext. 421 FAX (880) 286-3057, (880) 224-6655 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Bangladesh, Indo-Bangladesh TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Indo-Bangladesh PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Indo-Bangladesh LAKES x Indo-Bangladesh OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x Bangladesh SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x Indo-Bangladesh BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Indo-Bangladesh GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Indo-Bangl adesh ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Bangladesh FISHERIES FORESTRY x Indo-Bangladesh AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x Bangladesh OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Bangladesh GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x Bangladesh BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; rivers and streams; lakes; agriculture; other trop ical farming systems; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); system atics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildli fe resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; a fforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; limnology /hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology ); mammals; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mo sses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 496 DATE OF INFORMATION 19.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universiti Brunei Darussalam SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT The Head ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Gadong 3186 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Brunei Darussalam TELEPHONE 673-2-427001 FAX 673-2-427003 TELEX UBD-BU-2725 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Southeast Asia, Brunei Darussalam TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x heath forest, peat swamp f orest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; other types of tropical forest; other primary forest ; rivers and streams; lakes; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/v egetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/tax onomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resour ces; forestry; forest products; zoology and faunistics; gene ral ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mamma ls; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; higher pl ants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/pr ocaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION heath forest, peat swamp fore st; research is focused on mixed Dipterocarp forest at Belal ong Field Studies Centre, including taxonomical and ecologic al studies of a wide range of plant and animal groups. REMARKS The University runs the Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre (Temburong District) in the Batu Apoi Forest Reserve (50,000 hectares). This Centre is equipped for use by rese archers and other visitors and has a small laboratory. It is surrounded largely by primary mixed lowland and ridge Dipte rocarp forest (altitude range of area allocated for research 50-913 metres, research area 5,000 hectares), with small ar eas of lower montane forest. Hunting in the area has been mi nimal. The Centre, set up in early 1991, was the headquarter s of a 15-month joint UBD-Royal Geographical Society expedit ion in which some 50 scientists from 8 countries participate d. The Biology Department of the University has a long-term com mittment to research into tropical forest ecosystems within Brunei Darussalam. The University offers one Fellowship annu ally for research at the Field Centre, in addition to one or more Fellowships tenable at UBD for research in Brunei as a whole. Over the past 3 years much of the Department's resea rch has concentrated on the Mixed Dipterocarp Forest at Bela long. Information taken from brochure and additional remarks. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 594 DATE OF INFORMATION 14.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Academia Sinica SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Botany Lab. of Quantitative Vegetation Ecology CONTACT Zhang Xinshi & Gao Qiong ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Beijing 100044 ENGLISH NAME Chinese Academy of Sciences REGION AS COUNTRY China, P.R. TELEPHONE +86-1-8312840 FAX +86-1-8319534 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, China TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); ecosyst ems research; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 462 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME South China College of Tropical Crops SUBDIVISIONS Department of Tropical Crop Cultivation CONTACT ADDRESS1 Baodaoxincun ADDRESS2 CITY Danzhou City Hainan Province ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY China, P.R. TELEPHONE 0890-322319-73162, -73172 FAX 0890-23776 TELEX 7108 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, China, Hainan TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x rubber trees TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other secon dary forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; islands ; agriculture; other tropical farming systems; ecosystems re search; soil science; insects; higher plants (angio- and gym nosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 450 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME The Chinese Academy of Sciences SUBDIVISIONS Kunming Institute of Zoology CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Kunming, Yunnan 650223 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY China, P.R. TELEPHONE 86-871-5140390 FAX 86-871-5151823 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, China TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x subtropical forest OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; other primary forest; conservation/protec ted areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; genera l ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals ; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION subtropical forest; databases on natural reserves in China, protected wildlife, endangere d wildlife, mammals, birds, specimen management. REMARKS The Institute has established several databases both in Chinese and English: - Affirmed Natural Reserves in China (618 Natural Reserves a nnounced before 1991; information on location, biounit, prov ince, county, total area, establishment date, reasons for pr otection) - Protected wildlife (protected mammals and birds in the Lis t of the Protected Wildlife of National Importance in China, Jan. 1989; total of 324 species; main information: scientif ic name, Chinese name, taxonomy, distribution of biounits, p rovinces, habitat, natural reserves) - Endangered wildlife in China (232 Chinese species extracte d from the 1990 IUCN Red Data List and the files of CITES; 7 1 mammals, 161 birds) - Mammals in China: total of 580 species of Chinese mammals (including 43 species of Cetacea (whales and dolphins)) - Birds in China: total of 1179 species of Chinese birds All above databases are combined as a Monitoring Information System. - Specimen Management Databases (two databases including 773 birds species and 295 fish species). Additional information from letter. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 698 DATE OF INFORMATION 14.02.94 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Chinese University of Hong Kong SUBDIVISIONS Biology Department CONTACT Dr. Mike Crosland ADDRESS1 Shatin, N.T. ADDRESS2 CITY Hong Kong ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Hong Kong TELEPHONE 852-609-6348 FAX 852-603-5646 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Hong Kong TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxo nomy (botany); zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zool ogy); insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Upon request, Dr. Crosland can supply interested pro fessional entomologists with strong affiliation to an academ ic or research institution with information on free accomoda tion in Hong Kong during collecting trips. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 408 DATE OF INFORMATION 10.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Hong Kong SUBDIVISIONS Department of Botany CONTACT Dr. Richard Corlett ADDRESS1 Pokfulam Road ADDRESS2 CITY Hong Kong ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Hong Kong TELEPHONE (852) 859-1942 FAX (852) 858-3477 TELEX E-MAIL corlett@hkucc.hku.hk SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Hong Kong TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x seasonal tropical/subtropi cal OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS x secondary grasslands and shrublands AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x (Coastal) SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and high lands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/ wildlife resources; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; d eforestation/erosion; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; zo ology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; bi rds; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Secondary grasslands and shru blands; seasonal tropical and subtropical forests. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 484 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Aligarh Muslim University SUBDIVISIONS Centre of Wildlife & Ornithology CONTACT Dr. A. H. Musavi ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Aligarh 202 002 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 571-29052 FAX 91-571-29827 TELEX 564-230 AMU IN E-MAIL amwlfls@amu.ernet.in SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India, Uttar Pradesh (U.T.), Madhy a Pradesh (M.P.), Himachal Pradesh (H.P.), Rajasthan, Himala ya TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x U.P., Rajasthan RIVERS AND STREAMS x U.P., M.P., Rajasthan LAKES x U.P OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x U.P., M.P., Rajasthan TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x U.P., H.P., North-East Region OTHERS x rural and urban forests (U.P.) AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x vertebrate pest management ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x ethology OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; mountains and high lands; agriculture; conservation/protected areas/wildlife re sources; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION vertebrate pest management; r ural and urban forests; ethology (behaviour); international collaboration: grassland ecology and storks REMARKS The Centre of Wildlife & Ornithology was established in 1986 as a department of post-graduate studies and resear ch. This is the first institution exclusively devoted to wil dlife science studies in the Indian University System. Members of the Centre's staff are particularly involved in f ield basic research on ecology, populations and behaviour of endangered species of birds and mammals with special refere nce to conservation and management. The Institute runs a field station in low altitude hill fore sts in the Himalaya in Raniket. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 156 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Annamalai University SUBDIVISIONS Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology CONTACT Dr. Al. Paulpandian, Director ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Parangipettai 608 502, Tamil Nadu ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 223 FAX 0414-22987 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter, newsletter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x mangroves OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x mangroves ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnobotany, ethnozo ology BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x physiology, culture CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x aquatic pollution MAMMALS x marine mammals BIRDS x coastal birds FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x marine HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x algae, procaryonts FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; rivers and streams; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coa sts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; anthropolo gy/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; gene ral ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conserv ation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems researc h; fisheries; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; defores tation/erosion; forest management; forest products; limnolog y/hydrology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION mangroves; marine mammals; co astal birds; plant physiology; plant culture; marine inverte brates; aquatic pollution; pollution toxicology; microbiolog y; diseases in fishes; degradation; human pathogens; biochem istry and physiology of marine organisms; algae; procaryonts . REMARKS The Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Anna malai University, specializes in the following research area s: Biological Oceanography; Marine Biology; Marine Pollution To xicology; Physiology and Biochemistry of Marine Organisms; M arine Microbiology; Larval Ecology; Fish and Shellfish Biolo gy and Pathology; Marine Ecology and Coastal Aquaculture. Since March 2, 1992, the ENVIS Centre (Environmental Informa tion System) has started functioning at the Centre of Advanc ed Study in Marine Biology. This Centre is intended to colle ct, store and distribute information on research, protection and conservation of mangroves, estuaries, coral reefs and l agoons of the tropics. ENVIS publishes a newsletter. It offe rs its services to user agencies or any one who desires info rmation in the above fields. Information taken from letter and ENVIS newsletter. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 531 DATE OF INFORMATION 18.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Annamalai University SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Agriculture Department of Agronomy CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Annamalai Nagar 608002 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India, Tamil Nadu TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; other tropical farming systems ; animal husbandry/livestock; forestry; agroforestry; affore station/reforestation; insects; ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/p rocaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 350 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.08.93 TYPE uni,bot,int ACRONYM NAME Banaras Hindu University SUBDIVISIONS International Society for Tropical Ecology Department of Botany CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Varanasi 221 005 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE (0542) 312989 (for Int. Soc. for Trop. Ecol.) or ( 0542) 310291 PABX 352 for office of Botany Dept. FAX (0542) 312059 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS x AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x pollution, production, resource management CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x biolog. N2-fixation, litter and nutrient dynamics LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; tropical savannas and sav anna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and s treams; lakes; other types of wetlands; mountains and highla nds; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); sy stematics/taxonomy (botany); ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/ero sion; forest management; limnology/hydrology; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systemati cs/taxonomy (zoology); higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms ); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Biol. N2-fixation; litter and nutrient dynamics; pollution, production, management of res ources. Also subtropical regions. The International Society for Tropical Ecology which is loca ted at this institution publishes a journal "Tropical Ecolog y". REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 419 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM BITS NAME Birla Institution of Technology and Science SUBDIVISIONS Biological Sciences Group CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Pilani, Rajasthan 333031 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE "BITS", Pilani FAX 015951-8518 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; botany/vegetation science; gen eral ecology (botany); zoology and faunistics; general ecolo gy (zoology); insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 322 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Birsa Agricultural University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Silviculture Faculty of Forestry CONTACT Dr. O. N. Pandey ADDRESS1 Kanke ADDRESS2 CITY Ranchi 834006 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 0651-455535 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x tropical dry deciduous forest OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x tropical plantations TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; tropical savannas and sav anna woodland; agriculture; shifting cultivation; botany/veg etation science; general ecology (botany); forestry; agrofor estry; afforestation/reforestation; forest management; highe r plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Tropical dry deciduous forest . Tropical plantations of Gmelina arborea, Cassia siamea, Da lbergia sisso, Leucaena leucocephala, Acacia auriculiformis, Melia azedarach, Eucalyptus tereticornis. Research projects: Completed: - Effect of fertilizers on the growth of Acacia auriculiform is, financed by the Society for Promotion of Wastelands Deve lopment (SPWD), 1981-84. - Effect of spacing on the growth and biomass production of Dalbergia sisso, Eucalyptus hybrid., Leucaena leucocephala a nd Melia azedarach, financed by the Department of Non-Conven tional Energy Resource (DNER), Government of India, 1987-89. - Standardisation of nursery techniques of important forest tree species financed by the Government of India, 1987-89. Continued: - All India Coordinated Research Project on agroforestry, fi nanced by ICAR, New Delhi, 1987-present. - Biomass, productivity, energy flow and mineral cycling of natural and man-made forest ecosystems, financed by the Indi an Council of Forestry and Education (ICFRE), Dehra-Dun, 199 0-present. Natural forest of Shorea robusta and man-made for ests of Gmelina arborea, Dalbergia sisso and Cassia siamea a re being studied. - Utilization of fly-ash as a soil conditioner for agricultu ral crops and tree species of Chotanagpur region, financed b y the Steel Authority of India Ltd., R&D Centre for Iron and Steel, Ranchi, 1993-present. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 589 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM BSI NAME Botanical Survey of India SUBDIVISIONS Ecology Unit - BSI, Howrah 711103, India CONTACT ADDRESS1 P-8, Brabourne Road ADDRESS2 CITY Calcutta 700001, W.B. ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL BOTSURV.INDIA SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x India: W. Bengal, Orissa, And hra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x India: N. Bengal, A ssam TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x India: Mahanadi, Orissa LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x coasts & mangro ves ISLANDS x India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; coasts and co astal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; botany/vegetation sc ience; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botan y); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/ procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Primary and secondary objecti ves: survey of the plant resources of the country; taxonomic studies and preparation of National and State Floras; listi ng of endangered species; preparation of National Data Base on herbarium collections; habitat study of selected fragile ecosystems; ethnobotanical and geobotanical studies in speci fied areas. Flora Division: Flora of India project (work on 4 of 35 proj ected volumes almost complete); Ecology Division: revised cl assification of the coastal vegetation of India; effect of i ndustrial pollution on forests; botany of tiger habitats; th reatened plants of India; Red Data Book; conservation of tro pical plant resources; Cryptogamic Division; Pharmacognosy D ivision: plant material for commercial exploitation in the d rug industry; Plant Chemistry Division: chemical screening; technical and advisory services, consultancies, environmenta l impact assessments; inventories; studies on protected area s. Information taken from brochure "Centenary of the Botanical Survey of India 1890-1990". REMARKS The Botanical Survey of India originally dates from 1890 and was re-established by the Government of India in 19 54. Headquarters of the Survey are at Calcutta, while the Re search wing is located in the Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah. There are four separate offices of BSI: - Central National Herbarium (India's largest herbarium with ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology about 1,5 million specimens); - Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah - Central Botanical Laboratory, Howrah - Botanical Museum (Industrial Section, Indian Museum, Calcu tta) BSI has nine regional circles in different regions of the co untry: - Southern Circle, Coimbatore - Western Circle, Pune - Arid Zone Circle, Jodhpur - Northern Circle, Dehra Dun - Central Circle, Allahabad - Eastern Circle, Shillong - Sikkim Himalayan Circle, Gangtok - Arunachal Pradesh Circle, Itanagar - Andaman & Nicobar Circle, Port Blair In addition, there are two national Orchidaria, three Experi mental Gardens and one Gymnosperm Sanctuary. BSI offers a large number of publications: Flora of India se ries, National Flora; State and District Floras; monographs, bulletins, reports, special publications, bibliographies an d many more. Information from brochure "Centenary of the Botanical Survey of India 1890-1990". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 151 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.06.92 TYPE gov ACRONYM CMFRI NAME Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Post Box No. 2704 Shanmugam Rd. ADDRESS2 P.O. Ernakulam CITY Cochin 682 031 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information taken from: P. Vedavyasa R ao (1983): Marine biological institutions in India. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, 25: 118-130, forwarded by Dr. V.K. Pillai, Marine Biological Association of India, CMFRI Campus, Dr. S alim Ali Road, PB 2673, Shanmugham Rd. P.O., Cochin 682 0311 GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); conservation/p rotected areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; ocean science; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Assessment and monitoring of the exploited marine fishery resources leading to their rati onal exploitation and conservation. Understanding of the flu ctuations in abundance of marine fishery resources in relati on to changes in the environment. Development of suitable ma riculture technologies for finfish and shellfish in the open sea. Training and education programmes. REMARKS CMFRI is an ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Res earch) Institute with several Regional Centres and 28 field centres. The National Marine Living Resources Data Centre (NMLRDC) is located in the Institute. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 534 DATE OF INFORMATION 17.09.93 TYPE priv ACRONYM NAME Centre for Wildlife Studies SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT K. Ullas Karanth ADDRESS1 499 Chitrabhanu Road A B Block ADDRESS2 Kuvempungar CITY Mysore 570 023 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 91-821-60364 FAX 91-821-62041 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India, Karnataka State, Nagarahole Park TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x moist and dry deciduous fo rest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; conservation/protected ar eas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; general ecol ogy (zoology); mammals; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ecology of large carnivores ( Panthera tigris, Panthera pardus, Cuun alpinus) in Nagarahol e Park REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 154 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.06.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Cochin University of Science and Technology SUBDIVISIONS School of Marine Sciences CONTACT ADDRESS1 Cochin University P.O. ADDRESS2 CITY Cochin 682 022 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information taken from: P. Vedavyasa R ao (1983): Marine biological institutions in India. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, 25: 118-130, forwarded by Dr. V.K. Pillai, Marine Biological Association of India, CMF RI Campus, Dr. Salim Ali Road, PB 2673, Shanmugham Rd. P.O., Cochin 682 0311 GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); ocean science; fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Biological, physical and chem ical oceanographic studies, ecological and physiological inv estigations. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 155 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.06.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Cochin University of Science and Technology SUBDIVISIONS The School of Environmental Studies CONTACT ADDRESS1 Cochin University P.O. ADDRESS2 CITY Cochin 682 022 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information taken from: P. Vedavyasa R ao (1983): Marine biological institutions in India. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, 25: 118-130, forwarded by Dr. V.K. Pillai, Marine Biological Association of India, CMFRI Campus, Dr. S alim Ali Road, PB 2673, Shanmugham Rd. P.O., Cochin 682 0311 GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS conservation/protected areas/wildlife resou rces; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Major areas of research relat e to environmental pollution: air, water, land resource util ization, interaction of environmental impact of pollution on plants and animals. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 153 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.06.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 The Aquarium ADDRESS2 CITY Trivandrum ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information taken from: P. Vedavyasa R ao (1983): Marine biological institutions in India. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, 25: 118-130, forwarded by Dr. V.K. Pillai , Marine Biological Association of India, CMFRI Campus, Dr. Salim Ali Road, PB 2673, Shanmugham Rd. P.O., Cochin 682 031 1 GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); fisheries; oce an science; fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Studies on different aspects of marine biology: plankton, bottom fauna, bottom deposits, hydrology. Ecological aspects of coastal waters, fisheries, fouling organisms. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 150 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.06.92 TYPE gov ACRONYM FSI NAME Fishery Survey of India SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Botawala Chambers ADDRESS2 Sir P.M. Road CITY Bombay 400 001 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information taken from: P. Vedavyasa R ao (1983): Marine biological institutions in India. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, 25: 118-130, forwarded by Dr. V.K. Pillai, Marine Biological Association of India, CMFRI Campus, Dr. S alim Ali Road, PB 2673, Shanmugham Rd. P.O., Cochin 682 0311 GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); fisheries; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Survey of the marine fishery resources of the Exclusive Economic Zone of India as well as the inland resources. REMARKS The FSI is a Government of India establishment with headquarters in Bombay and six bases. Surveys are being conducted at present on the resources in t he deeper waters of the continental shelf, shelf edge and up per continental slope. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 402 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Gujarat University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Botany Tropical Ecology CONTACT Prof. A.B. Vora ADDRESS1 University School of Sciences ADDRESS2 Navrangpura CITY Ahmedabad-380 009, Gujarat ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 442578 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India, Gujarat TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Gir forest TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Cutch RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x Nal Sarovar. All wetlands. TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x Grassland, Banni Kutch AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x Kutch, Dangs BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x Sedges and grasses of Gujarat SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x Thot/Nal FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x algae FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethno zoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany) ; systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected a reas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agro forestry; forest products; limnology/hydrology; birds; highe r plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/alga e/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Kutch; Dangs;; Gir forest; gr asslands of Banni Kutch; sedges and grasses of Gujarat. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 478 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Indian Institute of Science SUBDIVISIONS Centre for Ecological Sciences CONTACT Dr. R. Sukumar ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Bangalore - 560 012 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 91-80-340985 FAX 91-80-341683 TELEX 0845-8349 E-MAIL RSUKU@CES.IISC.ERNET.IN SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India, Western Ghats TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x deciduous forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; mountains and highlands; botany /vegetation science; general ecology (botany); conservation/ protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; for estry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestat ion/erosion; forest management; zoology and faunistics; gene ral ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibia ns; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Field stations in North Kanara District and Nilgiri District (Southern India) ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 400 DATE OF INFORMATION 17.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Jiwaji University SUBDIVISIONS School of Studies in Botany CONTACT Prof. R. R. Das, Head ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Gwalior (M.P.) Pin-474011 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 0751-341 450 FAX 0751-341 450 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India, Central India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnobotany BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x nutrient cycling FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; lakes; other types of wetlands; agriculture; anthr opology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); ec osystems research; forestry; deforestation/erosion; limnolog y/hydrology; soil science; higher plants (angio- and gymnosp erms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycolo gy); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 294 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Kakatiya University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Warangal 506 009 Andhra Pradesh ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x South India, semi-a rid TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x Northeast India OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x South India (AP), semi-arid OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Northeast and South India FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x South India (AP) OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Northeast and South India SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x Northeast and South India OTHER INVERTEBRATES x " " HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; lak es; agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farmin g systems; ecosystems research; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); insects; other i nvertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Dr. Reddy has worked on the s oil meso- and macrofauna, i.e. soil arthropods (including te rmites) and earthworm population ecology. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 152 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.06.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Karnataka University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Post-Graduate Studies and Researc h in Marine Biology CONTACT ADDRESS1 Kodibag ADDRESS2 CITY Karwar 581 303 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information taken from: P. Vedavyasa R ao (1983): Marine biological institutions in India. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, 25: 118-130, forwarded by Dr. V.K. Pillai, Marine Biological Association of India, CMFRI Campus, Dr. S alim Ali Road, PB 2673, Shanmugham Rd. P.O., Cochin 682 0311 GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vegetat ion science; fisheries; ocean science; zoology and faunistic s; fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Studies on physico-chemical a spects of the coastal environment. Plankton distribution, fo ulers and borers, intertidal ecology, mangrove ecology, biol ogy of fishes and productivity. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 310 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.11.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM KFRI NAME Kerala Forest Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. S. Chand Basha, Director ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Peechi - 680653, Thrissur, Kerala ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE (0487) 22375 FAX (0487) 782249 TELEX 887-275 KFRI IN E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India (Kerala, South India) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x moist deciduous OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; mountains and hig hlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas /wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agrofore stry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; fo rest management; forest products; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Myc ology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Moist deciduous forest. Past achievements: termite control; disease control in nurse ry; polyurethane foam nursery; taungya impact; rooting of ba mboo cuttings; preservative treatment of rubberwood; volume- weight relationship of timber; timber identification; wildli fe survey in Silent Valley (part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserv e); artificial diet for teak defoliator; extended seed stora ge; vegetation map of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary; volum e and yield table; dry zone afforestation; studies on demand and supply of wood; vector of sandal spike disease; biocont rol of Hyblaea puera; germplasm collection of bamboos, reeds and canes; plantations of indigenous species; teak seed orc hards; identification of canes; oil curing of canes; water c onsumption by tree species; multilocational provenance trial s of eucalypts; prolonging the service life of bamboo poles. Thrust areas of current research: reforestation trials; impr oving productivity of forest plantations (provenance trials; seed orchards; tissue culture; pest management; fertilizer trials); management of natural forests (studies on flora; re generation studies; decay of trees; monitoring permanent sam ple plots; vegetation mapping); enhancement of wood use effi ciency (reduction of wastage; improved preservation treatmen ts; utilization of lesser known non-conventional tree specie s); socio-economic analysis of forestry activities (evaluati on of forest schemes; economics of forest plantations); wild life (ecology; behaviour; feeding and ranging patterns; comm unity ecology); agroforestry (agroforestry models; tree arch ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology itecture of home gardens); fundamental studies (water use ef ficiency of trees; litter dynamics; statistical techniques f or research). Additional keywords taken from brochure "Kerala Forest Resea rch Institute", November 1993. REMARKS The Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) was esta blished on July 3, 1975 by the Government of Kerala as an au tonomous Institution supported by the Government. Its objectives in brief are: - Forestry in all its aspects - Wildlife management - Wood science and technology for the purpose of - Providing technical support to facilitate scientific manag ement and utilisation of the forests for social benefit; - Providing information and advice to wood-using industries and the general public on forest-related subjects - Increasing our understanding of the natural processes and patterns in the functioning of the forest ecosystem and thei r inter-relationships with the quality of our environment. The Institute is organized into small structural units calle d Divisions. At present, in addition to the Administrative D ivision headed by the Registrar, there are thirteen Research Divisions, representing the following disciplines: - Silviculture - Soil Science - Genetics - Plant Physiology - Entomology - Pathology - Ecology - Botany - Wildlife Biology - Wood Science - Statistics - Economics - Agroforestry-cum-publicity As on March 1993, there are 150 regular employees (46 scient ific, 19 technical, 85 administrative and supporting). Besides the headquarters at Peechi (28 hectares), sub-centre s have been established at Nilambur (43 hectares) and Palapi lly (38 hectares). Information taken from brochure "Kerala Forest Research Inst itute", November 1993. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 406 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Mahathma Gandhi University Sacred Heart College SUBDIVISIONS Department of Botany CONTACT ADDRESS1 Thevara ADDRESS2 CITY Cochin-682013, Kerala ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 315380 Ernakulam, Cochin-13 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India, Kerala TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x algae FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; ferns/mosses/ lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Algae; procaryonts; water pol lution monitoring; river pollution control; pond conservatio n; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 148 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.04.93 TYPE ACRONYM NBRI NAME National Botanical Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Rana Pratap Marg ADDRESS2 CITY Lucknow 226 001 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 236431-35, 244035, 249588, 248021, 245240, 46069 FAX 0522-244330 TELEX 0535-315 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x agrotechnologies of ornamental plants ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x India (Uttar Pradesh , Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, North-East Region) BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x India; lichens of Antarctica, Bhutan & Nepal FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethno zoology; botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (bo tany); higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/ lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Cryptogamic botany; ethnobota ny; seed biology; palynology; pharmacognosy; plant breeding and genetics; phytochemistry; floriculture; plant pathology and virology; environmental and aquatic botany; physiology a nd biochemistry; tree biology, including biomass research. REMARKS The National Botanical Research Institute is a Natio nal Laboratory and Institute of the Council of Scientific an d Industrial Research, New Delhi. It was originally set up a s the National Botanic Gardens by the Government of Uttar Pr adesh in 1948 and was taken over by the CSIR in 1953. In 197 8, it was renamed as the NBRI. Its activities are directed t owards national needs like wasteland development, environmen tal pollution, biomass, indigenous herbal drugs and high qua lity basic research in frontier areas such as plant biotechn ology and molecular biology. The NBRI has a scientific and technical staff of 292 persons . Its national facilities include a Botanic Garden, an Herbari um, the Banthra Research Station (Kanpur Road, Banthra, Luck now) and an Economic Botany Information Service. Information from brochure supplied by the Institute. Additional information given by letter: Ethnobotanical studies of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat has been completed. Ethnobotanical study of the stat es of the North-East region has been taken up; some tribal r egions have already been surveyed. Botany, systematics/taxonomy: Revisionary study of family Be rbidaceae, Ixora (Rubiaceae), Clemeties (Ranunculaceae), Ole aceae; checklists covering Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bi har, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir. Study on Legum ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology inosae is also taken up under ILDIS (International Legume Da ta-Base and Information Services) programme. So far a checkl ist of Indian Legumes has been prepared by the NBRI. Herbarium: One of the richest botanical herbaria of the coun try; 114,000 plant specimens including corpological and cryp togamic species, all properly identified, classified and inc orporated. The herbarium follows the Bentham and Hooker syst em of classification but its holdings are also classified ac cording to various states of the Indian Union. Following is the number of different groups of plants: Angiosperms & Gymnosperms: 75,000 Pteridophytes 3,000 Bryophytes 4,000 Lichens 12,000 Fungi 2,000 Corpological collections 16,000 Ethnobotanical collections 2,000 ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 147 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.04.92 TYPE nat ACRONYM NIO NAME National Institute of Oceanography SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Dona Paula ADDRESS2 CITY Goa 403 004 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 4612, 6253-56, 5988 FAX 0832-4612 TELEX 0194-216 NIO IN 0194-316 MGG IN E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; India, Indian Ocean, Arabic Sea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; botan y/vegetation science; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; ocean science; fi sh; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION - Food from the sea: survey o f marine living resources, location of new fishing grounds a nd development of culture techniques for prawns, fishes, mol luscs and seaweeds to generate extra seafood. - Minerals from the sea: geological and geophysical surveys. - Organic chemicals from the sea: identification and utiliza tion of marine plants and animals for pharmaceutical purpose s. - Ocean climate: studies on air-sea interaction and advectio n processes, heat budget parameters, evaporation rates, cool ing effect etc. in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Th is will help in predicting the variability of the monsoon. - Coastal zone management: studies on various physical and e ngineering parameters to control coastal erosion and facilit ate safe navigation. - Protection of the marine environment: identification and m onitoring of various pollutants, to evolve protective measur es and location of suitable sites for the safe disposal of f actory wastes and sewage. - Other activities: development of marine instrumentation, o cean engineering problems, marine corrosion and materials re search, remote sensing of ocean features, acoustic tomograph y, management of oceanographic data and information. REMARKS NIO is a National Laboratory under the Council of Sc ientific and Industrial Research. It was established in 1966 . Besides the headquarters in Dona Paula, NIO also has three regional centres: National Institute of Oceanography Regional Centre PB No. 1913 Vidyaniketan Annexe, Providence Road ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology Ernakulam, Cochin 682 018 Tel: 360306, 351814, 351535 National Institute of Oceanography Regional Centre Sea Shell Seven Bunglows Versova, Bombay 400 061 Tel: 6264807, 6263773 National Insitute of Oceanography Regional Centre 52, Kirlampudi layout Vishakapatnam 530 023 Tel: 54180 The Institute has a total strength of about 626 persons of w hich 52% are scientific and technical staff. NIO provides technology and expertise to many public and pri vate sector undertakings on problems connected with the sea. It has provided technical assistance to Sri Lanka, Seychell es, Mauritius, Kenya and Caribbean countries in training the ir scientists and exploring their exclusive economic zones. Among the publications figure a quarterly Newsletter, an Ann ual Report, a "Wave Atlas for the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal", an "Oceanographic Atlas of the Exclusive Economic Zone of India", the "National Directory of Marine Scientists ", the "Indian National Directory of Marine Research Project s" and the "Indian National Directory on Training and Educat ion in Marine Sciences". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 567 DATE OF INFORMATION 16.09.93 TYPE priv ACRONYM NARI NAME Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Nandini Nimbkar, President ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 44 ADDRESS2 CITY Phaltan 415523, Maharashtra ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 021662-2396/2945 FAX 212-672837 (Pune) TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India, western Maharashtra TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; agricultur e; animal husbandry/livestock; mammals; higher plants (angio - and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION studies on use of agrochemica ls as pesticides and growth promoters; utilization of deriva tives of non-edible oils for insect control; evaluation tria ls; rapeseed-mustard; safflower; sheep research; sweet sorgh um; tissue culture; renewable energy (solar, wind, but mainl y biomass): fuel production (using trees and grasses for bio mass production; alcohol from sweet sorghum as liquid fuel), utilisation for rural households and rural industry. Information from brochure. REMARKS The Institute was established in 1968 as an independ ent public foundation working on non-profit basis. The mandate of the Institute is: - to undertake research in agricultural activities with a vi ew to improve quality or quantity of all forms of agricultur al produce; - to undertake research and development in problems concerni ng rural and semi-rural life, more specifically in aforestry , agroforestry and renewable rural energies (biological, sol ar, wind). The Institute has a staff of 40 with 23 scientists and is re cognized by Shivaji University for the prupose of granting P h.D. The staff of the Institute also serve as faculty in som e universities. The Institute has about 50 hectares of irrigated farmland fo r research purposes and runs chemical and biological laborat ories and laboratories for alternative energy research, a fa brication workshop and a weather station. Information from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 288 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.07.93 TYPE uni,mus ACRONYM NAME Panjab University SUBDIVISIONS Fisheries Division Department of Zoology CONTACT Dr. M. S. Johal ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Chandigarh 160014 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 0172-541 942 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; India; Northern India: Punjab, Har yana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x newly formed waterbodies in Thar Desert AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x age and growth studies of freshwater fishes OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; ecosystems research; fisheries; limnology/hydrology ; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systema tics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Age and growth studies of fre shwater fishes; newly formed waterbodies in Thar Desert due to the construction of irrigation canals and storage of exce ss and flood water. Fishes: population dynamics, conservatio n of native fish species; impact of the introduction of exot ic fishes on native fish species; toxicology; impact of weed icides, insecticides, fungicides and herbicides on growth re production of local commercial fishes. Physico-chemical cond itions. REMARKS Future plans: in collaboration with the US Fish & Wi ldlife Service, work on the "Ecology of hillstream fishes of Himachal Pradesh and Garhwal regions" is planned (with US c onsultant). Previous research projects: "Growth of Indian major carps under different ecological con ditions"; Ichthyofauna of Rajasthan State". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 418 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.08.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM SACON NAME Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History SUBDIVISIONS Divisions of Avian Ecology, Wetland Ecology, Te rrestrial Ecology, Conservation Biology, Ecotoxicology and E nvironmental Impact Assessment CONTACT Dr. S.N. Prasad ADDRESS1 Kalampalayam P.O. ADDRESS2 CITY Coimbatore-641 010 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 91-422-32273/35383 FAX 91-422-32273 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Is lands, Coramandel Coast, Himalayas TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Andamans, Nicobar PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Plantations OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Deccan and Eastern Ghats TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Coramandel coas t ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Himalayas OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; conservation/protecte d areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; a fforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest ma nagement; forest products; zoology and faunistics; general e cology (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibi ans; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Plantations; conservation ext ension. Objectives are: (1) study India's biological diversi ty so as to promote its conservation and sustainable use; (2 ) ecology of the Indian avifauna with special reference to i ts conservation; (3) foster the development of professional wildlife research, in India, by training postgraduates and f orest managers; (4) function as a regional nodal agency for the dissemination of information on biodiversity and its con servation. Topics of the Divisions: Conservation Biology (management of fragmented ecosystems an d populations; development of a conceptual and empirical fra mework for sustainable use of biodiversity); Avian Ecology ( island avifauna; long-term monitoring of endangered species, long-term studies on breeding strategies and population dyn amics, changes in avaian communities as a result of human ac tivities); Terrestrial Ecology (remote sensing, ecosystem st ructure and function, restoration ecology of degraded habita ts, sustainable natural resource use, GIS - Geographic Infor mation Systems); Wetland Ecology (mapping of Indian wetlands , protected area network, impact of development projects, lo ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ng-term ecosystem functioning of representative wetlands); E cotoxicology (impact of pesticides on bird communities; asse ssment and monitoring of pesticide and heavy metal contamina tion in major Indian wetlands, pathways of contamination); M odelling and Simulation (dynamics of biochemical processes i n aquatic bodies, dynamics of forest ecosystems, integration with GIS, application of systems modelling and simulation i n environmental impact assessment). Information taken from brochure. REMARKS The Center is an autonomous institution of the Minis try of Environment and Forests (Government of India). It cam e into being in 1990. Scientific staff consists of 12 member s (expected to increase to 22 by the end of 1993). The Cente r consists of several Divisions: Conservation Biology, Avian Ecology, Terrestrial Ecology, Wetland Ecology, Ecotoxicolog y, Modelling and Simulation and Environmental Impact Assessm ent. International collaborators are welcome. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 481 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Shivaji University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Dr. N. K. More ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Kolhapur - 416 004 Maharashtra ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 22571 to 22576 FAX 24033 TELEX NIL E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India, Maharashtra, Western Ghats TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Western Ghats LAKES x Western Ghats OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Western Gh ats ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x Maharashtra FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x Western Ghats OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x toxicology OTHER CATEGORIES x recycling of waste using invertebrates MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x Maharashtra REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x Western Ghats OTHER INVERTEBRATES x Western Ghats HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; conservation/pro tected areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; limnology/hydrol ogy; zoology and faunistics; fish; insects; other invertebra tes; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION insects: biochemistry, physio logy, biology, pest and pest management; waste management an d soil renewal using soil invertebrates; Biosphere concept; environmental biology; toxicology and pollution studies; ani mal physiology, stress physiology, industrial physiology, re productive physiology; cell biology: aging process, Ayurved medicines. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 455 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.07.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME State Forest Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT The Director ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 Polipathar CITY Jabalpur 482 008 Madhya Pradesh ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 25540; 21104 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; India, Madhya Pradesh TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x tropical deciduous forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x genetics, tree breeding LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; botany/vege tation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxono my (botany); forestry; afforestation/reforestation; forest m anagement; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION tropical deciduous forest; ge netics & tree breeding. Additional information taken from brochure (A Report on Fore stry Research in Madhya Pradesh): ecology, biology, phenolog y and management of Sal (Shorea robusta); afforestation tech niques for mine overburdens; afforestation on hard laterites ; afforestation techniques for Chambal ravines (aerial seedi ng; checking erosion; reclamation of eroded ravines); irriga ted plantation using industrial effluents; reclamation on wa terlogged areas; cultivation techniques for important medici nal plants; nursery and planting techniques; special inputs like irrigation, manure, chemical fertilizers, biofertilizer s; trials on different species: Shorea robusta, Pinus Eucaly ptus, Acacia, Albizia, Gmelina arborea, Leucaena leucocephal a, Santalum album, Dendrocalamus strictus, Bambusa vulgaris, Dalbergia sissoo, Dalbergia latifolia, Bombax ceiba, Tecton a grandis, Grevillea pteridifolia, Emblica officinalis, Pong amia pinnata, Hardwickia binata; provenance trials; seed sta nd, seed production; vegetative propagation; seed procuremen t and certification; mensuration. Forest botany: herbarium; phenology; ecological succession in mined areas; flora of th e state of Madhya Pradesh in progress. Forest Utilization: y ield; durability of Eucalyptus fencing posts; fuelwood; copp icing and pruning. Soil science: nutritional requirements of Eucalyptus; soil of Sal area; site assessment of degraded w astelands. Ongoing projects: establishment of database on the flora of Pachmarhi for project formulation to constitute the Pachmarh i Biosphere Reserve; impact assessment of Madhya Pradesh lan ds to be submerged under the Sardar Sarovar Project; studies into ecological and socio-economic impact of opencast coal mining, reclamation of overburden heaps. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology REMARKS The State Forest Research Institute was established on June 27, 1963. It has a staff of around 100 persons. The Institute has the following research branches: - Silviculture - Forest Botany - Genetics & Tree Improvement - Seed Technology - Soil Science - Forest Ecology - Mensuration - Forest Utilization & Social Economics - Statistics - Documentation. The Institute has ten field stations in different edapho-cli matic zone of Madhya Pradesh, India, located at Jabalpur, Se oni, Amarkantak, Bilaspur, Raipur, Betul, Nepanagar, Morena, Indore and Jagdalpur. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 449 DATE OF INFORMATION 14.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Sukhadia University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Dr. S. B. Lall, Head ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Udaipur 313001 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 28180 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x reproduction and development OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x bats BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zo ology); mammals; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Reproduction and development; bats. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 335 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The Maharatja Sayajirao University of Baroda SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Prof. Bonny Pilo ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Baroda 390 002 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE (0265) 336492 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India, Gujarat State TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; eco systems research; fisheries; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphi bians; insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 495 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.08.93 TYPE bot,gov ACRONYM NAME Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Director ADDRESS1 Karimancode P.O. ADDRESS2 Pacha-Palode CITY Trivandrum - 695 562, Kerala ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 047284-236/226 FAX 0471-437230 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x moist deciduous forests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnomedicine, ethno pharmacology, ethnobotany BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x biotechnology GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x horticulture, phytochemistry, biotechnology, ethnom edicine, ethnopharmacology, microbiology, seed biology CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; rivers and streams; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangr oves); mountains and highlands; anthropology/ethnobotany/eth nozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botan y); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected ar eas/wildlife resources; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperm s); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology) ; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION moist deciduous forests; hort iculture; biotechnology; phytochemistry; ethnomedicine; ethn opharmacology; microbiology; seed biology; conservation of t ropical plant genetic resources and development of strategie s for their sustainable use; botanical, chemical, medicinal research for plant improvement and utilization REMARKS The Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute i s an autonomous organization under the Government of Kerala. It was established in 1979. The institution owns a property of 121 hectares in Palode, where it resides since 1986. The main objectives of the institution are: - conservation of tropical plant resources and development o f strategies for their rational use; - botanical, chemical, medicinal research for plant improvem ent and utilization; - translation of research to the public advantage; - collaboration with other institutions. Research & Development activities take place in the followin g Divisions: Horticulture and Garden Development, Plant Biot echnology, Cryptogamic Botany, Microbiology, Ethnomedicine, Phytochemistry, Ethnopharmacology and Conservation Biology. Living collections include an arboretum (605 species), bambu setum (38 species), palmetum (70 species) and orchidarium (4 50 wild species, 80 hybrids). The medicinal plant garden has over 750 species. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology The institution publishes a number of publications, among th em a quarterly bulletin and a series of monographs. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 157 DATE OF INFORMATION 12.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Madras SUBDIVISIONS Centre of Advanced Study in Botany CONTACT ADDRESS1 Guindy Campus ADDRESS2 CITY Madras 600 025 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 2350401 (CAS Botany), 568778 (Univ. Madras) FAX TELEX UNOM IN 416376 (Univ. Madras) E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India, Madras TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (in cl. mangroves); mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation s cience; systematics/taxonomy (botany); ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; forest management; forest products; lim nology/hydrology; ocean science; soil science; ferns/mosses/ lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 401 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Utkal University SUBDIVISIONS P.G. Department of Botany CONTACT Dr. S.P. Adhikari, Senior Lecturer ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Bhubaneswar 751004 Orissa ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 0674-440254 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, India, Orissa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x Mangroves; salt affected ricefield s TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x mangroves ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x Algal biofertilizer; N2-Fixation ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x Temple tanks;brackish water lagoon; ri ver eutrophication; industrial pollution OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x Cyanobacteria, Micr ocystis, Trichodesmium, Red algae FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); agricul ture; limnology/hydrology; ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procar yonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Mangroves, salt affected rice fields; Algal biofertilizer, N2-Fixation; Temple tanks, brac kish water lagoon, river eutrophication, industrial pollutio n; Cyanobacteria, Microcystis, Trichodesmium, Red algae; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 306 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Visva Bharati University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology School of Life Sciences CONTACT Prof. Shelley Bhattacharya ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Santiniketan 731235, W. Bengal ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE 03463-52751 to 52756 Ext. 88 FAX (91) 03463-52672 TELEX 203 201 RABI IN E-MAIL root@vbharat.ernet.in SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x laterite belt of West Bengal, India, including fore sts and ponds, agroecosystems AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x India, Eastern; Gangetic Plains GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x endocrinology; toxicology; parasitology; fisheries, host parasite interactions, plant nematodes, biochemical pr ocesses, reproduction OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x soil microarthropods, planarians, nema todes HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS fisheries; soil science; zoology and faunis tics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoolo gy); mammals; fish; insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Endocrinology, toxicology, pa rasitology; soil microarthropods; planarians; plant nematod es; host parasite interactions; xenobiotic signals to bioche mical processes in fish and mammals; reproductive biology of fish; reproduction; entomology. Agroecosystems. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 302 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.07.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM WII NAME Wildlife Institute of India SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. V. B. Mathur, Scientist ADDRESS1 Post Box 18, G.P.O. ADDRESS2 CITY Dehradun - 248 001 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE +91 135-82912 to 82915 FAX +91 135-28392, -82217 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x tropical dry and moist dec iduous forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x " OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x " TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x livestock ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnobotany BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x environmental impact assessment MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; tropical savannas and sav anna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and s treams; lakes; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); m ountains and highlands; animal husbandry/livestock; anthropo logy/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; ge neral ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlif e resources; forestry; forest management; mammals; birds; re ptiles and amphibians; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms ); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION National Wildlife Database Pr oject; creation of a laboratory facility at WII to standardi se methods to determine carnivore diet; ecological studies o f snow leopard and prey species (completed); habitat ecology of ungulates; inter-relationship of village ecosystem and e lephant corridor habitat; movement and habitat utilization b y elephants; ecology of Indian wild ass; ecology of aquatic mammals; ungulate-lion habitat in Gir Forest; management of the Asiatic Lion in Gir Forest; crop-damage by ungulates; im pact of the Narmada Sagar Project (dam construction) on flor a and fauna and attendant human aspects (environmental impac t assessment); village ecosystems; ecology of Nilgiri langur ; introduced rhinoceros in Dudhwa National Park; management and ecology of swamp deer; ecology of Asiatic wild buffalo; ecology and genetics of Himalayan ibex; study of montane gra sslands; conservation of biodiversity in the Satpura conserv ation area; infectious diseases in canids, viverrids and mus telids. Information from: Wildlife Institute of India, Annual Report 1991-1992. REMARKS The Wildlife Institute of India is a premier institu tion engaged in developing the wildlife science in India. It was set up in 1982, given autonomy in 1986 and functions as an autonomous institution of the Ministry of Environment an d Forests. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology WII's main objectives are: - Training managers and biologists for protected area manage ment and wildlife research (9-month Diploma Course and three -month Certificate Course plus various short-term courses; t wo-year M.Sc. programme in Wildlife Science with recognition from Saurashtra University; also workshops, seminars, sympo sia); - Training education and extension specialists for protected areas to gain public support for wildlife conservation; - Providing orientation courses for those involved in land-u se management; - Conducting and coordinating applied wildlife research and evolving relevant techniques suited to Indian conditions; - Creating a database for buildiing up a wildlife informatio n system employing modern analytical techniques and computer equipment; - providing advisory and consultancy services to Central and State governments, universities, research institutions, and other official and non-official agencies. Research areas: - Setting up of a computer-based national wildlife database to provide updated assessment of the conservation status of biogeographical regions, vegetation types, individual animal species and the network of protected areas in the country. Includes information on the management status, vegetation ty pes and species presence/absence in the 66 national parks an d 421 sanctuaries in India. Research projects see "Additional Subject Descriptions". The WII has an ongoing collaborative programme with FAO-UNDP and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (National Parks and Fo rest Service). Information taken from letter by Dr. Mathur and brochures: "Wildlife Institute of India"; "Wildlife Institute of India, Annual Report 1991-1992"; "Wildlife Institute of India in support of protected area ma nagement. Paper presented by H. S. Panwar & V. B. Mathur of the WII in the IV World Congress on National Parks and Prote cted Areas in Caracas, Venezuela, February 10-25, 1992." ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 149 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.06.92 TYPE gov ACRONYM ZSI NAME Zoological Survey of India SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 M-Block, New Alipur ADDRESS2 CITY Calcutta 700 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY India TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information taken from: P. Vedavyasa R ao (1983): Marine biological institutions in India. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, 25: 118-130, forwarded by Dr. V.K. Pillai, Marine Biological Association of India, CMFRI Campus, Dr. S alim Ali Road, PB 2673, Shanmugham Rd. P.O., Cochin 682 0311 GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS conservation/protected areas/wildlife resou rces; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The ZSI is a Government of India Institute with seve ral Regional Centres and field stations. Besides laboratorie s and other research facilities, it possesses a reference mu seum and the richest library in India on zoological literatu re. A number of publications are produced. Research activities are organised under 19 divisions. Marine biological research is carried out mainly at the Madr as Station and the Estuarine Biological Station, Berhampur. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 379 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Balai Penelitian Kehutanan SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Jl. Untung Surapati No. 7 (belakang) ADDRESS2 CITY Kupang 85115 ENGLISH NAME Forestry Research Institute REGION AS COUNTRY Indonesia TELEPHONE 0062 0391 31068 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, journal ) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Indonesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; islands; mountains and highlands; agriculture; sh ifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); conserv ation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems researc h; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; defo restation/erosion; forest management; limnology/hydrology; z oology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; b irds; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The Institute consists of the following subdivisions : - Administrative Sub-section (Sub-seksi Tata Usaha) - Planning Section (Seksi Perenganaan) - Research Groups (Kelompok Peneliti) ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 291 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.07.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Balai Penelitian Kehutanan Pematang Siantar SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. H. A. F. Mas'Ud ADDRESS1 PO Box 32 ADDRESS2 CITY Pematang Siantar 21101 North Sumatera ENGLISH NAME Pematang Siantar Forestry Research Institute REGION AS COUNTRY Indonesia TELEPHONE 0625-41644, -53, -59; 0622-24210 FAX 0625-41659 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Indonesia, mostly Sumatera region TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS x non-wood products (bamboo, rattan etc.) LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x hydrology OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x wildlife management MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; rivers and streams; lakes; coasts a nd coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vegetation scienc e; general ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wi ldlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestr y; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; fores t management; forest products; limnology/hydrology; soil sci ence; mammals; birds; insects; other invertebrates; higher p lants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Non-wood products (bamboo, ra ttan etc.); wildlife management REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 391 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Fakultas Kehutanan Institut Pertanian Bogor SUBDIVISIONS Department of Forest Resource Conservation Department of Forest Management CONTACT Dr. Dudung Darusman ADDRESS1 Kampus Darmaga ADDRESS2 PO Box 168 CITY Bogor 16001 ENGLISH NAME Bogor Agricultural University Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resource Conservation Department of Forest Management REGION AS COUNTRY Indonesia TELEPHONE (0251) 21677 FAX (0251) 311868 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Indonesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Mangroves OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x mangroves ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores ts; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); ecosystems r esearch; fisheries; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/re forestation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; fores t products; mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Oldest faculty of forestry in Indonesia, dating back to 1940. 135 fulltime academic staff members (of these 30 w ith a doctoral degree). The mission of the Faculty of Forestry IPB is to develop man power by "providing scientific support, improving technology and discovering new ways to manage, utilize and conserve th e forests, and to share this information with people through out the country. This mission is executed through...instruct ion, research and public service". (Information taken from brochure). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 357 DATE OF INFORMATION 12.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM IPB NAME Institut Pertanian Bogor SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Prof. Sadan Widarmana ADDRESS1 Jalan Raya Pajajaran ADDRESS2 CITY Bogor 16143 ENGLISH NAME Bogor Agricultural University REGION AS COUNTRY Indonesia TELEPHONE 62-251-323081 FAX 62-251-312708 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Indonesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x montane forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; trop ical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coast al areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highlands; agricul ture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozo ology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/ wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry ; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/e rosion; forest management; forest products; limnology/hydrol ogy; ocean science; soil science; zoology and faunistics; ge neral ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mam mals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/ procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Institut Pertanian Bogor is the only Indonesian inst itution of higher learning dedicated exclusively to the agri cultural development. It was founded in September 1963. The university has 7 faculties: - Agriculture - Veterinary Medicine - Fisheries - Animal Husbandry - Agricultural Technology - Mathematics and Natural Sciences - Forestry There are altogether 32 departments and a teaching staff (to tal) of 1229 (among them 67 professors and 280 Ph.D. holders ) and 12000 students. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 162 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.05.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Research and Development Centre for Oceanology Alamat Jl., Pasir Putih 1 ADDRESS2 Ancol Timur, PO Box 4801/JKTF CITY Jakarta ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Indonesia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Indonesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vegetat ion science; systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/pro tected areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; zoology and faun istics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 507 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.08.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM AARD NAME Ministry of Agriculture Agency for Agriculture Research and Development SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Director ADDRESS1 Jalan Ragunan 29 ADDRESS2 Pasar-Minggu CITY Jakarta 12540 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Indonesia TELEPHONE (021) 7806202 FAX (021) 7800644 TELEX 46432 AARD JK IA E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Indonesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and c oastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highl ands; agriculture; animal husbandry/livestock; ecosystems re search; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; soil science; mammal s; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; higher pla nts (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION rice; integrated pest managem ent; raised bed cultivation; cassava;crop management; citrus ; dwarf pepper cultivation, rubber production; sugar; enviro nmental conservation; remote sensing; erosion; land rehabili tation; artificial reefs; shrimp culture. Information taken from brochure "This is AARD", 1992. REMARKS The Agency for Agricultural Research and Development of the Ministry of Agriculture was established in 1974 and now has a staff of over 2400 scientists. It is supported by 29 major Research Centers and Institutes and 181 experimenta l farms and ponds throughout Indonesia. AARD consists of a Secretariat, 2 Centers, 2 Research Center s (Center for Soil and Agroclimate Research and Center for A gricultural Socioeconomic Research) and 5 Research and Devel opment Centers (Food Crops, Horticulture, Industrial Crops, Animal Sciences, and Fisheries). These Research and Developm ent Centers oversee and coordinate the work of 16 research i nstitutes and an additional 40 research stations in the coun try. In addition, AARD is the coordination body for ten Research Institutes for Estate Crops, a Center for Agribusiness and D evelopment Studies, and the Indonesian Sugar Research Instit ute. In 1991, the additional Center for Agricultural Machinery De velopment was established at AARD. The main objectives of AARD are: - development of technology packages ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology - development of specific agricultural commodities - increased diversification of agricultural production - increasing production efficiency - encourage the shift from subsistence to commercial agricul ture - promotion of more balanced development between regions - development of sustainable agriculture AARD publishes various journals, proceedings, and technical bulletins. Information taken from brochure "This is AARD", 1992. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 443 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Mulawarman University SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Forestry CONTACT Dr. Ir. Soeyitno Soedirman M. Agr ADDRESS1 Kampus Gunung Kelua ADDRESS2 PO Box 1013 CITY Samarinda, East Kalimantan ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Indonesia TELEPHONE (0541) 41118 Ext. 300; (0541) 35089 FAX (0541) 33724/35389 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Indonesia, East Kalimantan TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Swamp forest (fresh water) OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS x Social economics aspect of tropical rain forest man agement, biotechnology for forest trees LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x Forest protection against pests/diseases ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); forestry; agroforestry; aff orestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest mana gement; forest products; soil science; insects; higher plant s (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Research on natural forest ma nagement, artificial forests and forest products. Social eco nomic aspect of tropical rain forest management; biotechnolo gy of forest trees; forest protection (Pest/Diseases); s wamp forest (fresh water). REMARKS Cooperation with GTZ (German Technical Cooperation a gency) and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) sin ce 1980. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 428 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Padjadjaran University SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Ecology CONTACT Dr. Nani Djuangsih ADDRESS1 Jalan Sekeloa ADDRESS2 CITY Bandung 40132 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Indonesia TELEPHONE 022-2504982/2502176 FAX 022-2504982 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Indonesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS x homegarden ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x ethnobotany CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x ecotoxicology OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; rivers and streams; lakes; mountain s and highlands; agriculture; other tropical farming systems ; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation s cience; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (bota ny); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosys tems research; fisheries; forestry; agroforestry; afforestat ion/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general ecolog y (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/ lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Home gardens; ethnobotany; ec otoxicology. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 545 DATE OF INFORMATION 10.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Pusat Penelitian Lingkungan Hidup Universitas Gadjah Mada SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Sekip Blok K-9 ADDRESS2 CITY Yogyakarta ENGLISH NAME Gadjah Mada University Center for Environmental Studies REGION AS COUNTRY Indonesia TELEPHONE 0274-65722 FAX 0274-65722 TELEX 25135 UGM, Yogyakarta, Indonesia E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Indonesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS conservation/protected areas/wildlife resou rces; forestry; agroforestry; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 611 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universitas Indonesia - FMIPA SUBDIVISIONS Pusat Studi Biodiversitas CONTACT Dr. Jatna Supriatna ADDRESS1 Kampus Depok ADDRESS2 CITY Depok 16424 ENGLISH NAME University of Indonesia Institute for Biodiversity Studies REGION AS COUNTRY Indonesia TELEPHONE 62-21-727-0163 FAX 62-21-727-0012 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Indonesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnobotany BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x ethnobotany CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x Collections of fish, molluscs in suburban and fores ts OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); islands; mountains and highlands; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation sci ence; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany ); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosyste ms research; fisheries; forestry; agroforestry; deforestatio n/erosion; forest management; limnology/hydrology; zoology a nd faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxono my (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ethnobotany; Collections of f ish and molluscs in suburban and forests REMARKS 4 research stations in Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and Java. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 548 DATE OF INFORMATION 10.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Science and Mathematics CONTACT Dr. Friedhelm Goeltenboth ADDRESS1 Jalan Diponegoro 52-60 ADDRESS2 CITY Salatiga 50711 ENGLISH NAME Satya Wacana Christian University REGION AS COUNTRY Indonesia TELEPHONE 0298-81362 FAX 0298-81420 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Indonesia, Java, Papua New Guinea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Indonesia, Java LAKES x Indonesia, Java OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x Man-made lakes (Indonesia, Java) AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x Indonesia, Papua New Guinea OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x closed canopy agroforestry (Indonesia) ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Indonesia, Java FISHERIES x Indonesia, Java FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x Indonesia, Java OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x aquatic invertebrates HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; agriculture; shi fting cultivation; ecosystems research; fisheries; limnology /hydrology; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION man-made lakes; closed canopy agroforestry; aquatic invertebrates; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 334 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universitas Lampung SUBDIVISIONS Fakultas Pertanian & Mipa CONTACT ADDRESS1 Sumantri Brojonegoro 1 ADDRESS2 CITY Bandar Lampung 35145 ENGLISH NAME Lampung University Faculty of Agriculture and Faculty of Mathematics and Scienc e REGION AS COUNTRY Indonesia TELEPHONE (21) 0721-74946 FAX (21) 0721-72767 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung Provin ce TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS x Dryland AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS x Sustainable Agriculture ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x National Parks LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; coasts and coastal areas (inc l. mangroves); mountains and highlands; agriculture; shiftin g cultivation; other tropical farming systems; animal husban dry/livestock; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (b otany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protecte d areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; agroforestry; deforestation/erosion; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Sustainable agriculture; fore stry in National Parks; dry land; hydrology, especially agri culture irrigation. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 338 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universitas Sam Ratulangi SUBDIVISIONS Fakultas Perikanan CONTACT Boyke Herman Toloh ADDRESS1 Kampus Unsrat ADDRESS2 Bahu CITY Manado 95115 ENGLISH NAME Sam Ratulangi University Faculty of Fisheries REGION AS COUNTRY Indonesia TELEPHONE 62-431-62486 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Indonesia, North Sulawesi TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (in cl. mangroves); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resour ces; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxon omy (zoology); fish; other invertebrates; ferns/mosses/liche ns/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION General ecology research on c oral and mangrove ecosystem and associated organisms (fishes and invertebrates). An integral Biodiversity Project on a " Marine National Park" of Bunaken Island (North Sulawesi) is planned in cooperation with the Natural Resources Protection Agency. In collaboration with Aarhus University (Denmark), a Tropical Marine Molluscs Program (TMMP) started in 1993. REMARKS The faculty has a Marine Field Station at Likupang ( about 45 km from town). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 358 DATE OF INFORMATION 19.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Udayana SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Agriculture CONTACT Dr. M.S. Mahemdra/ Dr. N.N. Subadiyasa ADDRESS1 JL. Sudirman ADDRESS2 CITY Denpasar, Bali ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Indonesia TELEPHONE 62-361-22450 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Indonesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); fisheries; zoology and faunistics; fish; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 662 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.12.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Basrah SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology, College of Science CONTACT Dr. Abdullah H. A. Al-Mousawi ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Basrah ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Iraq TELEPHONE 410405 FAX TELEX 7025 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Iraq TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; mountains and hi ghlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany) ; systematics/taxonomy (botany); limnology/hydrology; zoolog y and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/tax onomy (zoology); insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procar yonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 125 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The Hebrew University of Jerusalem SUBDIVISIONS Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecolog y CONTACT Dr. U. N. Safriel ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Jerusalem 91904 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Israel TELEPHONE 972-2-585864 FAX 972-2-584741 TELEX E-MAIL uriel@hujivms SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, EU, AF; Israel (Eilat), Mediterran ean TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x coral reefs, in tertidal rocks ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; birds; fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 185 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.08.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Hiroshima University SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Applied Biological Science CONTACT ADDRESS1 4-4 Icho-me Kagamiyama ADDRESS2 Higashihiroshima-shi CITY Hiroshima-ken 724 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Japan TELEPHONE 0824-22-7111 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; animal husbandry/livestock; ecosystems research; fisheries ; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; fish; other inverte brates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION reef fishes: feeding ecology, reproductive ecology, communities (Prof. Kenji Gushima). REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 127 DATE OF INFORMATION 12.05.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Osaka University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology College of General Education CONTACT Dr. Hiroshi Okada ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Toyonaka, Osaka 560 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Japan TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Indonesia (West Sumatra) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); higher plants (angio- and gy mnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Cooperation with: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Andalas Universit y, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Study plots (Pinang Pinang plot and Gajabuik plot) in the Ul u Gadut area near Padang. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 126 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.06.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Tohoku University SUBDIVISIONS Biological Institute Faculty of Science CONTACT Dr. T. Kikuchi ADDRESS1 1-1-2-chome ADDRESS2 Katakira CITY Sendai 980 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Japan TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, AS; Philippines, Federated States of Micronesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x mangroves ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vegetation science; soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION sea-level rise and accumulati on of peat in mangrove areas REMARKS Three-years program starting in 1992. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 121 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.05.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Tsukuba SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Agriculture and Forestry CONTACT Dr. Kihachiro Ohba ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Japan TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; agriculture; animal husbandry/liv estock; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); forestry; fungi (Mycology) ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION mycology REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 520 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Marine Science Station SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Ahmad H. Abu-Hilal, Director ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 195 ADDRESS2 CITY Aqaba ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Jordan TELEPHONE (03)-31-51-44/45 FAX (03)-31-36-74 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Jordan TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); conservatio n/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; o cean science; zoology and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy ( zoology); fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 365 DATE OF INFORMATION 10.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Department of Forestry SUBDIVISIONS Forest Research Branch CONTACT H.S. Lee ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 93660 Kuching, Sarawak ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Malaysia TELEPHONE 082-442180 FAX 082-441377 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Malaysia, Sarawak TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Peatswamp and mangrove OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x mangroves ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; coasts and coastal areas (incl. man groves); agriculture; shifting cultivation; animal husbandry /livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/ve getation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxo nomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resourc es; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; afforestati on/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; forest products; soil science; zoology and faunistics; gener al ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammal s; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (M ycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION peatswamp, mangrove REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 416 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Institut Penyelidikan Perikanan Fisheries Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS Department of Agriculture CONTACT Director of Research ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 11700 Gelugor Penang ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Malaysia TELEPHONE 04-872 777 FAX 04-876 388 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Malaysia, East Malaysia, West Maly sia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Peninsular Malaysia LAKES X peninsular Malaysia OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x East and West Malaysia COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x East and West M alaysia ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x East, West Malaysia ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x East, West Malaysia ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x Kenyir Lake, West Malaysia OCEAN SCIENCE x East, West Malaysia SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x Crustaceans; Molluscs HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coa sts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); conservation/protec ted areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; limnology/hydrology ; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zo ology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; other inverteb rates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Crustaceans; molluscs; studie s on fish/prawn abundance in mangrove and seagrass areas; bi ology and abundance of aquatic species in marine parks; limn ology studies in Kenyir Lake (an ASEAN-EC-Project); oceanogr aphic surveys of Malaysian coastal waters; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 661 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.12.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM MARDI NAME Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institu te (MARDI) SUBDIVISIONS Fundamental Research Division CONTACT ADDRESS1 PO Box 12301 ADDRESS2 CITY 50774 Kuala Lumpur ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Malaysia TELEPHONE 03-9486601-12, ext. 233, direct line: 03-9487639 FAX TELEX MA 37115 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Malaysia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x agricultural ecosystems AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; botany/vegetation science; gen eral ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conser vation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems resear ch; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (z oology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; insects; h igher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION agricultural ecosystems; bact eria, viruses REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 598 DATE OF INFORMATION 18.10.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries Fisheries Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS Aquatic Ecology Section CONTACT Ismail Bin Ishak ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 11700 Gelugor, Penang ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Malaysia TELEPHONE 04-872777 FAX 04-876388 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Malaysia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (in cl. mangroves); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resour ces; ecosystems research; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; oc ean science; zoology and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (z oology); fish; other invertebrates; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 446 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.08.93 TYPE uni,bot ACRONYM NAME Universiti Malaya SUBDIVISIONS Botany Department CONTACT Head of Department ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 59100 Kuala Lumpur ENGLISH NAME University of Malaya REGION AS COUNTRY Malaysia TELEPHONE 03-7555466 FAX 603-7566343 TELEX MA 39845 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Malaysia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Montane forests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; rivers and streams; mountains and highlands; agriculture; shifting cult ivation; other tropical farming systems; anthropology/ethnob otany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecolo gy (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/pro tected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forest ry; forest products; limnology/hydrology; soil science; high er plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/alg ae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Montane forests. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 285 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universiti Pertanian Malaysia SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science Department of Fisheries Biology and Aquaculture Department of Fishing Technology and Marine Science CONTACT Dr. Fatimah MD Yussof ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor ENGLISH NAME University of Agriculture Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science REGION AS COUNTRY Malaysia TELEPHONE 03 948 6101 FAX 03 948 2697 TELEX Uniper MA 37454 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Malaysia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x marine turtles INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coa sts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vegetation s cience; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (bota ny); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosys tems research; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; ocean science ; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systema tics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; reptiles and amphibians; othe r invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Keywords taken from brochure: aquaculture, fish disease and health management, fisheries biology, aquatic ecosystem management, fishing technology, o ceanography. REMARKS The Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science of Unive rsiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM) was established in 1979. (... ) The Faculty offers and undergraduate degree and a diploma in fisheries science since its inception in 1979. In additio n, a bachelor degree in marine science has recently been est ablished. Research-based master's and doctoral degrees are a lso being offered in an array of disciplines. (...) These pr ogrammes are designed to train personnel to support sound ma nagement of aquatic resources and the sustainable developmen t of tropical aquaculture and fisheries industries both loca lly and overseas. Information from "Dean's Message" in brochure "Postgraduate Studies". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 645 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universiti Sains Malaysia SUBDIVISIONS School of Biological Sciences CONTACT Dr. Sinn-Chye Ho ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 11800 Penang ENGLISH NAME University of Science REGION AS COUNTRY Malaysia TELEPHONE (604) 877888 ext. 3181 FAX (604) 865125 TELEX USMLIB MA40254 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Malaysia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x mangroves OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x peat swamps TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x mangroves ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x hydroponics, aeroponics OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x natural plant products (chemicals etc.) CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x wildlife studies OTHER CATEGORIES x aquaculture, medical entomology (vector c ontrol), biotechnology MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropi cal oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coasta l areas (incl. mangroves); agriculture; other tropical farmi ng systems; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (bota ny); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected a reas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; for estry; deforestation/erosion; limnology/hydrology; ocean sci ence; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; f ish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens /algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION mangroves; peat swamps; hydro ponics; aeroponics; natural plant products (e.g. chemicals); wildlife studies; aquaculture; medical entomology; vector c ontrol; biotechnology; additional keywords of research areas of staff, taken from b rochure: behavioural ecology; ecophysiology; community ecolo gy; tissue culture; microbiology; remote sensing; geographic information systems (GIS); resource management; environment al impact assessment; biodegradation; diseases; parasites; b iological control. REMARKS Research at the School of Biological Sciences is cen tered around Aquatic Biology, Environmental Biology, Botany, Biotechnology, Applied Entomology, Physiology, Genetics, Mi crobiology, Parasitology, Plant Pathology, Marine Sciences, and Zoology. The School carries out a large number of R&D projects. The s taff are involved in externally funded consultancies. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 413 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Yangon University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Dr. Win Maung ADDRESS1 Univ. POB ADDRESS2 CITY Yangon (Rangoon) ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Myanmar (Burma) TELEPHONE (01) 32517 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Myanmar (Burma) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; rivers and streams; lakes; limnology/hydrology; z oology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematic s/taxonomy (zoology); fish; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 480 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries SUBDIVISIONS Marine Science and Fisheries Centre Marine Ecology Section CONTACT ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 467 ADDRESS2 CITY Muscat Postal Code 113 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Oman TELEPHONE 740063 FAX 740159 TELEX ON 5503 AGRIFISH E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, summary of 1992 report) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Oman TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x marine ecology MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); ocean science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION marine ecology; marine plankt on; sea food technology; stock assessment; Omani abalone; ki ng fish (Scomberomorus commerson); spiny lobster (Panulirus homarus); fin fish species; hydrographic studies, plankton s tudies; red tide blooms. Information from summary of 1992 re port. REMARKS The Marine Science and Fisheries Centre has the task of providing research to obtain information concerning the fishery resource of Omani fisheries and the impact of exploi tation. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 580 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.09.93 TYPE mus ACRONYM NAME Ministry of National Heritage and Culture Natural History Museum SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Director ADDRESS1 PO Box 668 ADDRESS2 CITY Muscat 113 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Oman TELEPHONE 602225, 602555 FAX 602735 TELEX 5649 OMNHCV ON E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (brochures, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Oman TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnobotany BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x freshwater REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x molluscs (land, freshwater, marine) HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; bota ny/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); conservatio n/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; limnology/hy drology; zoology and faunistics; mammals; birds; fish; repti les and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher pla nts (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/pro caryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The Oman Natural History Museum was founded in 1985. Only animals and plants from Oman are shown. The Museum does not in itself engage in research, but encour ages it by inviting and sponsoring scientsts to study matter s of interest to the Museum, the National Herbarium and the other collections. This is usually done in conjunction with other Government ministries and departments. The National Herbarium, situated with the Natural History Mu seum, was formed in 1982. It has a collection of more than 6 000 specimen. There is also a collection of ferns and marine algae, and the nuclei of collections of aquatic algae, moss es, fungi, lichens, and seeds. The Shell Collection has nearly 20000 specimens of 500 speci es of molluscs of Oman. Information from brochures. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 318 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Fisheries Research and Training Institute Punjab SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Director in Charge ADDRESS1 4 - G. T. Road ADDRESS2 Manawan CITY Lahore ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Pakistan TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Pakistan, Punjab TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; fisheries; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 320 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Government of Pakistan Marine Fisheries Department SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Abdul Majid, Director General ADDRESS1 West Wharf ADDRESS2 Fish Harbour CITY Karachi ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Pakistan TELEPHONE 202 795-8, 201 758 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS South AS, Pakistan TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x Exclusive economic zone of Pakistan AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x shellfish and other living marine reso urces HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); fisheries; fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Shellfish, other living marin e resources. "Marine Fisheries Deopartment nowadays is performing the fol lowing functions: - To undertake sea exploratory fishing surveys and biologi cal research to determine stock availability and fish biomas s in the coastal and offshore waters of Pakistan. - To study the occurrence, life history and other aspects of the biology of commercially important marine fishes found i n the waters of Pakistan. - To manage and rationally utilize available fish stocks esp ecially in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Pakistan. - To manage and improve the fishing fleet. - To introduce newer and modern fishing techniques and sugge st improvement to the traditional methods of fishing. - To coordinate between provincial fisheries departments in promotion of culture of fish in the brackish, estuarine and fresh water areas. - To train fishermen in fishing techniques, navigation, seam anship and angine care. - To promote technological research for improving fish handl ing and preservation methods and to introduce new fish produ cts. - To liason and deal with international organizations such a s: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (IOFC) Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council (IPFC) Indo-Pacific Tuna Programme (IPTP) Asian Development Bank (ADB) World Bank (WB) Islamic Bank (IB) Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology - To assist in the establishment of fish processing industri es. - To collect, analyse and interpret fisheries statistics fro m biological and economic points of view... - To advise the federal government and provincial government s on all matters relating to promotion and development of fi sheries. - To collect, coordinate and advise on the development and r esearch activities of the provincial fisheries directorates, fisheries organisations, Fisheries Board, universities, Pak istan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) and other national organisations. - Collection and interpretation of oceanographic data pertai ning to fisheries distribution and abundance. (...) The research projects completed during 1992-93 are: - Biology and fisheries of some commercially important fin f ish and shellfish. - Study of standing crops of seaweeds at Karachi coast. - Study of production at various trophic levels in Sonmiani Bay at Baluchistan coast. - Monitoring of shrimp stocks. - Identification, estimation and conservation of fishery res ources of Pakistan. The research projects proposed for the year 93-94: - Monitoring of fisheries resources in the Exclusive Economi c Zone of Pakistan. - Biology and fisheries of some commercially important marin e fishes/shellfish of Pakistan. - Bio-ecology of Sind creeks with respect to the growth of f isheries resources in the area. - Extent of pollution in aquatic environment and its impact on life therein. Information taken from letter "Introduction to Marine Fisher ies Department", abridged. REMARKS The maritime provinces of Pakistan provide a coastli ne of 1,120 km stretching between the Pakistan-Iran border i n the West and the Rann of Katch in the East. The inshore an d offshore waters of Pakistan...are potentially highly produ ctive and rich in fisheries resources.(...) In order to expl oit these resources, Marine Fisheries Department was establi shed in 1951. This department is an attached department of M inistry of Food, Agriculture and Co-operatives, Government o f Pakistan. It was also entrusted to achieve the following o bjectives: - To develop inshore and off-shore fisheries resources ratio nally and judiciously on scientific lines. - To provide infrastructure facilities such as Fish Harbour Jetties etc. for establishment of fish industry. - To mechanize fishing boats and introduce appropriate gear technology to increase the production of fish and shrimps. - To develop fish processing industries and to promote expor t of fish and fishery products. Almost all of these responsibilities have now been transferr ed to provincial fisheries departments of Sind and Baluchist an. Marine Fisheries Department nowadays is performing the f ollowing functions: ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology (See under "Additional Subject Descriptions"). (...) At the time of creation of Pakistan, marine fisheries was in an underdeveloped stage. (...) With the implementation of v arious development projects and research schemes, the sail f ishing boats were mechanized, trawling was introduced and a fish harbour was established at Karachi. (...) Since then co nsiderable progress has been made in the fish industry. (...) Efforts were also made to encourage deep sea fishing v enture for exploitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone resou rces which had earlier remained untapped by the local entrep reneurs because of shy capital and lack of technical know-ho w. Joint fishing ventrues were initiated with the cooperatio n of foreign collaborators (...). Apart from marine fisheries, the provincial government of Si nd, Baluchistan, North West Frontier Province and Punjab hav e also taken necessary steps for development of their respec tive inland fisheries. During these past few years an aquacu lture programme has been launched by the three provincial go vernments with financial assistance from the Asian Developme nt Bank. As a result of these projects infrastructure for th e establishment of aquaculture in inland and brackish water has been established and is now being further strengthened. (...) Marine Fisheries Department has started publishing a F isheries Newsletter since November, 1983. It is a quarterly publication providing all vital information related to the f ield of fisheries and allied subjects... In order to gain access to fisheries literature and research work undertaken in the other parts of the world, Marine Fis heries Department has a modest fisheries library which is be ing upgraded to national depository library for fisheries (. ..). Marine Fisheries Department has a Research Monitoring Commit tee comprised of its Senior Officers. The Committe is respon sible to allocate research topics/projects on applied aspect s of fisheries ecology and environment according to their fi eld of study and experience. (...) Information taken from letter "Introduction to Marine Fisher ies Department", slightly abridged. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 412 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Agriculture SUBDIVISIONS Zoology and Fisheries CONTACT Prof. Mirza Azhar Beg ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Faisalabad ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Pakistan TELEPHONE 25911 Ext. 398/Residence: 629540 FAX 27846 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Pakistan TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x Tropical thorn forest AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x canal irrigated ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x spiders HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; other types of wetlands; agriculture; fisheries; f orestry; agroforestry; zoology and faunistics; general ecolo gy (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds ; fish; reptiles and amphibians; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Tropical thorn forest; spider s; irrigation canals. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 352 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Baluchistan SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Prof. M.A.K. Malghani ADDRESS1 Saryab Road ADDRESS2 CITY Quetta ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Pakistan TELEPHONE 42836 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Pakistan, Baluchistan TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS x Institute of Biochemistry, University of B ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x Metabolism studies MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; mountains and hi ghlands; animal husbandry/livestock; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; forest products; zoology and faunistics; mammals; birds; insects; ferns/mosses/liche ns/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Studies on levels of radio-ac tivity in waters and migratory birds; metabolism studies. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 191 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.05.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Karachi SUBDIVISIONS Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology CONTACT Prof. Dr. Muzammil Ahmed, Director ADDRESS1 University Road ADDRESS2 CITY Karachi-75270 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Pakistan TELEPHONE 470572 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Pakistan; North Arabian Sea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; botan y/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/ taxonomy (botany); ecosystems research; fisheries; ocean sci ence; zoology and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology ); birds; fish; other invertebrates; ferns/mosses/lichens/al gae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Laboratories for: shell and f infish fisheries, zoo- and phytoplanktology, molluscan syste matics, invertebrate biology, marine chemistry/pollution, se aweed biology, biochemistry, museum of invertebrates and fis hes, aquarium. Cytogenetics of marine invertebrates. REMARKS The Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, although academically linked to the University of Karachi, is sponso red by the Government of Pakistan. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 494 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Karachi SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Mohammad Iqbal, Ass. Prof. ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Karachi - 75270 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Pakistan TELEPHONE 0092-21-479001-95 FAX 0092-21-4963124, -4963373 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Pakistan, Northern Arabian Sea, In dian Ocean TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (i ncl. coral reefs and atolls); fisheries; limnology/hydrology ; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zo ology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); birds; fish; insects ; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Additional keywords from broc hure: entomology; parasitology (nematode and helminth parasi tes of vertebrates); wildlife (publications on biogeography of Pakistan, avifauna of wetlands of Sindh, birds of Pakista n, handbooks on wild herbivores), marine zoology, limnology (freshwater reservoirs) REMARKS The Department of Zoology was established in 1952. I t runs a large Zoological Museum and publishes three biannua l journals: Pakistan Journal of Entomology, Proceedings of P arasitology and Zoologica Pakistan. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 168 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.08.92 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Zoological Survey Department SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT M.F. Ahmad, Director ADDRESS1 Block No. 61, Pakistan Secretariat ADDRESS2 Sharah-e-Iraq CITY Karachi 1 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Pakistan TELEPHONE 5681378 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Pakistan TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; lakes; oth er types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangro ves); mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; ge neral ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conse rvation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems resea rch; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); syst ematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles a nd amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The Zoological Survey Department is a government ins titution. In brief, its aims are: - to obtain the fullest information on the systematic and ge ographical distribution of the animal life in Pakistan and its waters - to set up and maintain standard zoological reference colle ctions - to set up and maintain the National Natural History Museum - to advise the Government of Pakistan on all zoological/bio logical matters including observation, prservation and e xport of wildlife as well as the import of wildlife for zoos - to study the biology, physiology and biochemistry of the e conomically important marine fauna - to provide literature facilities and further assistance to the students of zoology of universities and colleges Collaborating local institutions are: Director General Marine Fisheries Department Fish Harbour, West Wharf Karachi Deputy Conservator National Council for Conservation of Wildlife 485, Sector No. 84, G-6/4 Islamabad ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology Director General Pakistan Forest Institute NWFP Peshawar Conservator (Wildlife) Sindh Wildlife Management Board Aiwan-e-Saddar Rd. Karachi Chief Conservator of Forests Forest Department Spinny Rd. Quetta Director General (Wildlife) 2, Sanda Rd. Lahore Conservator (Wildlife) Forest Department NWFP Peshawar ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 305 DATE OF INFORMATION 12.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Central Luzon State University SUBDIVISIONS Freshwater Aquaculture Center CONTACT Prof. Arsenia G. Cagauan ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Mu¤oz, Nueva Ecija 3120 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x wetland ricefields TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x ponds, reservoirs, dams AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x aquaculture MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x Azolla FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of wetlands; agriculture; other tropical farming systems; ecosystems research; fisheries; f ish; insects; other invertebrates; ferns/mosses/lichens/alga e/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Aquaculture; Azolla; wetland ricefields, ponds, reservoirs, dams; ricefield ecology in re lation to fish culture in ricefields. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 333 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Central Mindanao University SUBDIVISIONS College of Forestry CONTACT Prof. Amado M. Exile ADDRESS1 University Town Musuan ADDRESS2 CITY 8710 Bukidnon ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Philippines, Mindanao TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x plantation forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x (non-timber products only) OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforesta tion; deforestation/erosion; forest management; forest produ cts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Forest products: non-timber p roducts only. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 344 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Central Mindanao University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Dr. Victor B. Amoroso ADDRESS1 University Town ADDRESS2 Musuan CITY 8710 Bukidnon ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x ferns FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation scienc e; systematics/taxonomy (botany); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae /procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Ferns; inventory of fern flor a in forest areas; monitoring of ecological parameters in fo rests. This 3-year research project will comprise 3 forest areas in Mindanao: Mt. Kitanglad (Bukidnon Province); Mt. Apulang (B ukidnon Province and Marilog Forest (Davao Province). REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 517 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Centro Escolar University SUBDIVISIONS College of Science CONTACT Dr. Zenaida M. Austria ADDRESS1 Mendiola Street ADDRESS2 CITY Manila ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE 742-20-91-212 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); fisheries; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 550 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE gov,nat ACRONYM ERDS/DENR/CAR NAME Ecosystems Research and Development Service SUBDIVISIONS Department of Environment and Natural Resources Cordillera Administrative Region CONTACT ADDRESS1 Loakan Road ADDRESS2 CITY Baguio City ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE 442-5950 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x conifer forests, mossy for ests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; mountains and highlands; agriculture; shifting cultivation; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); conserv ation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems researc h; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; defo restation/erosion; forest management; limnology/hydrology; s oil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolog y); insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/m osses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION tree biomass and nutrient cyc ling; tree provenances; degraded grasslands rehabilitatio n; soil erosion control techniques; reforestation technologi es, watershed rehabilitation; conifer forests, mossy forests REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 276 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Far Eastern University SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Arts and Sciences CONTACT Sr. Rosalinda C. Mendoza, ICM ADDRESS1 PO Box 609 ADDRESS2 CITY Manila ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE 741-34-21 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x medicinal and economic plants CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS botany/vegetation science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Medicinal and economic plants . Studies on the anatomy and insect repellent properties of Ocimum sanctum Linn. (medicinal uses, alternative to insect repellents, usage in mosquito control). Investigations on se rum cholesterol reducing properties of capsaicinoids from Ca psicum frutescens Linn. (medicinal use). REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 373 DATE OF INFORMATION 18.08.93 TYPE int ACRONYM ICLARM NAME International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Manag ement SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 2631 ADDRESS2 CITY 0718 Makati, Metro Manila ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE 818-0466; 818-9283; 817-5255; 817-5163 FAX (63-2) 816-3183 TELEX (ETPI) 64794 ICLARM PN; 4900010376 ICL UI (USA) E-MAIL (CGNET) ICLARM; (SCIENCENET) ICLARM.MANILA SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, OC, NA, CA, SA, EU; global act ivity TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x farms; fishponds (as ecological units) AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); fisheries; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoo logy); fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Research on all trophic level s; fishponds as ecological units; farms. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 607 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM ISU/CFEM NAME Isabela State University SUBDIVISIONS College of Forestry and Environmental Managemen t (CFEM) CONTACT Dr. Roger Z. Guzman, Dean ADDRESS1 Cabagan ADDRESS2 CITY Isabela 3328 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE +63-636-3068 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; agriculture; shifting cul tivation; botany/vegetation science; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; agroforestry; afforestat ion/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; forest products; birds; higher plants (angio- and gymnosper ms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Projects carried out by ISU/C FEM (in collaboration with other bodies) as part of the Rese arch and Extension Agenda of CFEM for 1993-1997: rehabilitation of degraded grasslands; sustainable managemen t and development of secondary forests; watershed management ; integrated protected forest area R & D project; community forestry. REMARKS CFEM, Isabela State University, and Leiden Universit y, Netherlands, collaborate in the CVPED (Cagayan Valley Pro gramme for Environment and Development). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 476 DATE OF INFORMATION 10.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Mindanao State University SUBDIVISIONS College of Forestry CONTACT Prof. Danilo C. Mero ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Marawi City 9700 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Philippines, Mindanao TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x upland forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; rivers and streams; mountains and highlands; agriculture; other tropica l farming systems; botany/vegetation science; general ecolog y (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/ reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; for est products; mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; insec ts; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION upland forests REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 173 DATE OF INFORMATION 25.08.93 TYPE mus ACRONYM NAME National Museum of the Philippines SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Domingo A. Madulid ADDRESS1 POB 2659 ADDRESS2 Padre Burgos St. CITY 1000 Manila ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores ts; other primary forest; other secondary forest; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highlands; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation sci ence; systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; zoology and f aunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy ( zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; ins ects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosp erms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycolo gy); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 175 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.07.92 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natura l Resources Research and Development SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT R.C. Serrano, ERDP Coordinator ADDRESS1 Los Ba¤os ADDRESS2 CITY Laguna ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE 50014-20, 50024; Manila office: 8323773, 8323733 FAX TELEX 40860 PARRS PM E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, SA; Philippines, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Latin American countries TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x ecosystem components PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x fire ecology studie s TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x effects of pollution OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x marshland birds migration and ecol ogy TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x sustainable agriculture studies SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x biodiversity and conservation st udies GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x ecosystem structure and dynamics FISHERIES FORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x man-induced and natural changes in aqu atic life OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x soil and water conservation ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x bioecology studies FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x captive breeding studies INSECTS x honeybee culture OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves ); mountains and highlands; agriculture; other tropical farm ing systems; animal husbandry/livestock; botany/vegetation s cience; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (bota ny); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosys tems research; forestry; agroforestry; limnology/hydrology; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolo gy); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; reptile s and amphibians; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosp erms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Studies on ecosystem componen ts, fire ecology, marshland bird migration and ecology, effe cts of pollution from surrounding land on lakes, biodiversit y and conservation, honeybee culture, sustainable agricultur e studies, soil and water conservation, captive breeding stu dies of reptiles/amphibians, effects of man-induced and natu ral changes on aquatic life, ecosystem structure and dynamic s. Also studies in social forestry, agroforestry, farming syste ms, livestock (range ecology). REMARKS The Agency maintains a network of about 130 centers and stations in the country for research and development of agriculture and natural resources. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 174 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.07.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Department of Science and Technology ADDRESS2 Los Ba¤os CITY Laguna ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE 50015-19 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Philippines, Southeast Asia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources ; fisheries; ocean science; fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Aquaculture, marine science, mangroves. REMARKS Cooperation with: - Marine Science Institute University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City - National Museum Manila - Silliman University Marine Laboratory Dumagnete City - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Quezon Blvd. Quezon City ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 551 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Southwestern University SUBDIVISIONS Agriculture and Biology CONTACT ADDRESS1 Urgello St. ADDRESS2 CITY Cebu City, 6000 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE 90721 FAX 52799 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; other tropical farming systems ; animal husbandry/livestock; botany/vegetation science; gen eral ecology (botany); soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 677 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.12.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of San Carlos SUBDIVISIONS Marine Biology Section CONTACT Dr. Filipina B. Sotto ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 6000 Cebu City ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE 63-32-85021 local 508 FAX 63-32-74281/54341 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x sea grass beds ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x harmful phytoplankton (red tide causing o rganisms) MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x algae FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vege tation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxono my (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources ; fisheries; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; fer ns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION algae; sea grass beds; harmfu l phytoplankton (red tide causing organisms); additional inf ormation from department description: environmental impact a ssessments;ecophysiology of reef organisms; stock assessment s of economic algal species; monitoring; modelling; species inventory; reproductive biology; population dynamics; coasta l rehabilitation; marine sanctuaries. REMARKS The Marine Biology Section's first marine research s tation was established by the Biology Department of the Univ ersity of San Carlos in 1962 at Silut Bay, Liloan, Cebu. Ano ther field station was established in Maribago, island of Ma ctan, in 1974. The University opened a graduate programme le ading to a master's degree in marine biology in 1976. The Ma rine Biology Section has a staff of 11. The Section operates laboratories and a research vessel. The Section has linkage s with the following institutions: Hamburg University (Germa ny); Institut fr Meereskunde, Kiel (Germany); Usa Marine Bi ological Institute, Kochi University, Japan; Tokyo Universit y of Fisheries, Japan; Kagoshima University, Japan; Universi ty of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Central Visayas Co nsortium for Integrated Regional Research and Development (C VCIRRD); PCAMRD National Aquatic Resource Research and Devel opment System; Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Agricul tural Research; Department of Health on Red Tide Monitoring and Data Management; Network of Tropical Aquaculture. Information from department description. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 220 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.10.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of the Philippines SUBDIVISIONS College of Science CONTACT Dr. E. P. Gomez, Marine Science Institute; Dr. P. Za mora, Dr. D. Lagunzad, Dr. R. Pagulayan, A. Mamaril, all Ins titute of Botany ADDRESS1 Diliman ADDRESS2 CITY Quezon City 1101 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atoll s); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/veget ation science; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resourc es; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 561 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.09.93 TYPE uni,gov ACRONYM MSI NAME University of the Philippines SUBDIVISIONS Marine Science Institute CONTACT ADDRESS1 U.P. P.O. Box 1 ADDRESS2 Diliman CITY Quezon City 1101 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE (+632) 98-26-93/98-69-53 FAX (+632) 924-3735 TELEX 2231 UP DIL PU E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x Marine mammals BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. man groves); botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany) ; systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected area s/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; limnol ogy/hydrology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; genera l ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals ; fish; other invertebrates; ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/proc aryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 554 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of the Philippines at Los Ba¤os SUBDIVISIONS College of Forestry CONTACT Dr. Virgilio A. Fernandez ADDRESS1 College ADDRESS2 CITY Laguna 4031 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE 063-94-3206 FAX 063-94-3206 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x dipterocarps OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS x forest biology, social forestry, silviculture LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; rivers and streams; mountains and highlands; forestry; agroforestry; af forestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest man agement; forest products; higher plants (angio- and gymnospe rms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION forest biology, social forest ry, silviculture; Dipterocarpaceae, dipterocarp forests REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 298 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.07.93 TYPE uni,gov ACRONYM IBS NAME University of the Philippines Los Ba¤os SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Biological Sciences, Lab. 7 CONTACT Prof. Ludivina S. de Padua, Director ADDRESS1 College ADDRESS2 CITY Laguna 4031 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE 2893; 3249 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, SE Asia; Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x environmental science and management CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x wildlife conservation OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; rivers and streams; lakes; tr opical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coa stal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlan ds; agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farmin g systems; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/veg etation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxon omy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resource s; ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; agroforestry; a fforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest ma nagement; forest products; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; in sects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnos perms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycol ogy); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Environmental science, enviro nmental management, wildlife conservation. REMARKS The Institute of Biological Sciences spearheads the country in promoting the advancement of knowledge in biologi cal sciences and in developing appreciation for the natural environment. To keep up its thrust, the IBS is organized into seven highl y specialized teaching and research laboratories, namely: - Ecology - Genetics - Microbiology - Plant Physiology - Wildlife Biology - Aquatic Invertebrate Zoology - Ethnomorphosystematics These laboratories are complemented by the facilities and su pport staff of the UPLB Limnological Station (located at Bar rio Mayondon, Los Ba¤os, Laguna), the National Botanic Garde n (located at Real, Quezon) and the UPLB Museum of Natural H istory (located at the Biological Sciences Building, UPLB). Mandated by Executive Order 889 dated 23 March, 1983, which establishes the Institute as System of National Center of Ex ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology cellence in the Basic Sciences, the IBS has consolidated its efforts to meet the following objectives: - to undertake interdisciplinary researches in the basic bio logical sciences relevant to the efficient management and ut ilization of natural resources; - to encourage and support basic studies promoting the advan cement of biological knowledge in the tropical environment; - to continuously improve the graduate and undergraduate cur ricular offerings and academic programs; - to disseminate research findings and upgrade the teaching of biology through publications, symposia, workshops and sem inars. (...) At present, IBS has three interdisciplinary research program s: - Cell and Molecular Biology supports the applied fields of agriculture, forestry, veterinary medicine, biotechnology an d environmental management. - Biomedical Science explores the potential of the indigenou s microbial, plant and animal resources relative to the heal th and sanitation concerns. - Environmental Biology focuses on the conservation and mana gement of tropical forest, agricultural, coastal and aquatic resources. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 279 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.07.93 TYPE uni,mus ACRONYM NAME University of the Philippines Los Ba¤os SUBDIVISIONS Museum of Natural History CONTACT William Sm. Gruezo, Director ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY College, Laguna 4031 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE 063-94-3268, -2864 FAX 09-63-94-3673 (OC), -2721 (Biotech) TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; coasts and coastal areas (inc l. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; agriculture ; shifting cultivation; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoolog y; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); syst ematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wild life resources; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoo logy); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; repti les and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher pla nts (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/pro caryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Main research programme is en titled "Biodiversity of Mt. Makiling, Philippines". REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 436 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of the Philippines Cebu College SUBDIVISIONS Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division CONTACT Dr. Jesus V. Juario ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 644 Gorordo Avenue ADDRESS2 Lahug CITY Cebu City ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Philippines TELEPHONE 6332-78054 FAX 6332-71027 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Philippines, Central Visayas TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x Effects of pollution/pesticides OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x Molluscs HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (i ncl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl . mangroves); islands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; zoology and faunistics; general ecolo gy (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; other in vertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Molluscs; effects of pollutio n and pesticides. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 557 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Qatar SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Science Department of Zoology CONTACT Dr. A.H. Abdel-Rehim ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 2713 ADDRESS2 CITY Doha ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Qatar TELEPHONE 892128 FAX TELEX 4630 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Qatar TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x land snails and slugs HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; zoology an d faunistics; general ecology (zoology); other invertebrates ; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION land snails and slugs REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 346 DATE OF INFORMATION 31.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME King Abdulaziz University SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Marine Science CONTACT Dr. A. K. Khafaji ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 1540 ADDRESS2 CITY Jeddah ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Saudi Arabia TELEPHONE 6952383 FAX 6401747 TELEX 601141 Kauni SJ E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea, Arabian Gul f TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); fisheries; ocean science; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 632 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME King Saud University SUBDIVISIONS Center for Desert Studies CONTACT Dr. Khaled Al-Hamoudi, Director ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 2454 ADDRESS2 CITY Riyadh 11451 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Saudi Arabia TELEPHONE +9661-4675571 FAX +9661-46755574 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Saudi Arabia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (b otany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; for estry; afforestation/reforestation; soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION prevention of desertification ; remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS); i ntroduction of exotic desert plant species; forestry and ran ge management; sand dunes; wind breaks; soil and salinity; p lant water requirements; climatology, ecology and anti-deser tification measures; conservation and management of desert r esources; use of high saline water in irrigation; genetic en gineering and plant propagation; establishment of a desert i nformation data unit; socio-economic impacts on desert resou rces; desert nomadic communities; solar energy and its use i n agriculture. Information from brochure "Center for Desert Studies" (1991) . REMARKS The Center for Desert Studies, King Saud University, was established in 1986. The Center's Desert Research Stati on (about 50 kilometres from Riyadh) has an area of about 40 hectares. An international desert botanical garden is in progress near the desert research station. The Center offers a number of publications on wild plants, A cacia, Prosopis, Juniperus excelsa and other topics. A seed bank has been established at the Center. The Center cooperates with the Arabian Gulf University in Ba hrain in the field of desert studies. Information from brochure "Center for Desert Studies" (1991) . ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 614 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME King Saud University SUBDIVISIONS College of Agriculture CONTACT Dr. Hamza M. Abu-Tarboush ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 2460 ADDRESS2 CITY Riyadh 11451 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Saudi Arabia TELEPHONE 4678410 FAX 4678711 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Saudi Arabia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highlands; a griculture; other tropical farming systems; animal husbandry /livestock; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (bota ny); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected a reas/wildlife resources; forestry; agroforestry; afforestati on/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; soil science; mamma ls; birds; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The faculty uses an experimental and research farm a t Dirab. Some faculty members also have access to another ne wly established research farm at Al Ghutghut, not far from R iyadh. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 177 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.06.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME National University of Singapore SUBDIVISIONS Department of Botany CONTACT ADDRESS1 Lower Kent Ridge Road ADDRESS2 CITY Singapore 0511 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Singapore TELEPHONE (65) 7722693 FAX (65) 7792486 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Singapore, Malaysia; Malesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; coasts and co astal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highla nds; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); sy stematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wi ldlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; higher plan ts (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/proc aryonts; fungi (Mycology) ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 176 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME National University of Singapore SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Dr. Chou Loke Ming ADDRESS1 10, Kent Ridge Crescent ADDRESS2 CITY Singapore 0511 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Singapore TELEPHONE (65) 7722 696 FAX (65) 7796 155 TELEX UNISPO RS 33943 E-MAIL zooclm@leonis.nus.sg SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Singapore TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangro ves); islands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resour ces; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; other inve rtebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Postgraduate research in: fis h/shellfish biology and aquaculture; marine biology; entomol ogy and pest/vector management, mammalian biology; compa rative biochemistry, and bird biology. REMARKS The Department possesses a good zoological reference collection (museum). Collaboration is with government insti tutions such as the Primary Production Department and the Mi nistry of the Environment. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 330 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.08.93 TYPE bot ACRONYM NAME Royal Botanic Gardens SUBDIVISIONS National Herbarium CONTACT D. S. A. Wijesundara ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 15 ADDRESS2 CITY Peradeniya ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Sri Lanka TELEPHONE 08-88053 FAX 08-88238 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Sri Lanka TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy; conservatio n/protected areas/wildlife resources; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 432 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Colombo SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Dr. S.U.K. Ekaratne ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 1490 ADDRESS2 CITY Colombo 3 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Sri Lanka TELEPHONE FAX 010-94-1-583810 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Sri Lanka TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x Coral reef ecology, brine shrimp ecology MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; other types of wetlands ; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); conservation/protected are as/wildlife resources; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; insects; other invert ebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Coral reef ecology; brine shr imp ecology. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 425 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Jaffna SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Head, Dept. of Zoology ADDRESS1 Thirunelvely ADDRESS2 CITY Jaffna ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Sri Lanka TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Sri Lanka TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x Entomology; Parasitology; Environmental Biology OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x Echinodermata; Mollusca; Annelida; Pla tyhelminthes HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; conservation/pro tected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisher ies; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general ec ology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; bi rds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebr ates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Entomology; Parasitology; Env ironmental Biology; Echinodermata; Mollusca; Annelida; Platy helminthes; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 523 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Jaffna SUBDIVISIONS Departments of Botany and Zoology CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Jaffna ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Sri Lanka TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Sri Lanka TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x lagoons AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS lakes; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mang roves); islands; botany/vegetation science; fisheries; limno logy/hydrology; ocean science; fish; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procary onts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION lagoons REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 281 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Kelaniya SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Prof. Dr. H. H. Costa ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Kelaniya ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Sri Lanka TELEPHONE 521 391, 521 397 FAX 94-1-521485 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Sri Lanka TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x production of aquatic systems MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x crustaceans HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); conserv ation/protected areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; limnolo gy/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolo gy); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; insects; other in vertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Production of aqautic systems ; crustaceans. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 296 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Ruhuna SUBDIVISIONS Department of Botany CONTACT Dr. M. P. de Silva ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Matara ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Sri Lanka TELEPHONE 041-2681, -2682 FAX 041-2701, -2683 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Sri Lanka TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x lagoons & "villus" (saucer shaped inland marsh lands) TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; rivers and streams; lakes; ot her types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangr oves); botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/ wildlife resources; forestry; forest management; limnology/h ydrology; birds; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fer ns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Phytoplankton, zooplankton, b enthos, mangroves. REMARKS The Department is currently involved in studying the biology and chemistry of a lake, two lagoons, a tropical ra in forest (phenology and growth rings) and a so-called "vill u" (saucer-shaped inland marsh) with a very characteristic f lora and fauna with a view to assess anthropogenic effects a nd their conservation strategies. Information given in a letter by Dr. de Silva ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 468 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Ruhuna SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT ADDRESS1 Wellamadama ADDRESS2 CITY Matara ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Sri Lanka TELEPHONE 041-2681, -2682 FAX 041-2681, -2682 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Sri Lanka TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; fish; insects; oth er invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 369 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Academia Sinica SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Botany CONTACT Dr. Chin, Chih-Ju ADDRESS1 Nankang ADDRESS2 CITY Taipei 11529 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Taiwan (ROC) TELEPHONE (886) 2-7899590 Ext. 410 FAX (886) 2-7827954 TELEX E-MAIL bochin@sinica.edu.tw SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Taiwan TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highlands; ecosystems research; soil science; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 368 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Academia Sinica SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Botany CONTACT Dr. Yuan-Hsun Hwang ADDRESS1 Nankang ADDRESS2 CITY Taipei 11529 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Taiwan (ROC) TELEPHONE (886) 2-7899590 Ext. 612 FAX (886) 2-7827954 TELEX E-MAIL bohwang@sinica.edu.tw SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Taiwan TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS lakes; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mang roves); botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); ecosystems research; limnology/hydrology; higher plants (an gio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 287 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.07.93 TYPE int ACRONYM NAME ASEAN Forest Tree Seed Centre SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Mr. Somyos Kijkar ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Muak-Lek, Saraburi 18180 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Thailand TELEPHONE 66-36-341-305 FAX 66-36-341-859 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; ASEAN countries (Thailand, Malaysi a, Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x ASEAN countries, except Singapore) AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x seed quality LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islan ds; mountains and highlands; forestry; afforestation/refores tation; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION seed quality; genetic diversi ty, seed source trials, plantation establishment, nursery te chnology, vegetative propagation, seed production, flower an d seed development, seed testing, seed storage, seed collect ion, seed exchange, seed registration REMARKS The ASEAN-Canada Forest Tree Seed Centre Project sup ports - research and development of practical methods and low cost technologies to produce high quality seed for large scale f orestation projects - exchange of seeds, technology, information and ideas - training of foresters, professionals, technologists and fa rmers - provides scholarships, fellowships, courses, experience, f acilities and equipment. Information taken from leaflet supplied by the Centre. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 143 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.04.92 TYPE ACRONYM AIT NAME Asian Institute of Technology SUBDIVISIONS Division of Water Resources Engineering CONTACT Rainer Loof ADDRESS1 GPO Box 2754 ADDRESS2 CITY Bangkok 10501 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Thailand TELEPHONE FAX (66)(2) 516-2126 TELEX 84276 AIT TH E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Thailand TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); agricul ture; ecosystems research; limnology/hydrology; soil science ; zoology and faunistics; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 586 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Mahidol University SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies CONTACT Prof. Debhanom Muangman ADDRESS1 Salaya ADDRESS2 CITY Nakornpathom 73170 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Thailand TELEPHONE 662-4419507-9 FAX 662-4419510 TELEX 84770 UNIMAHI TH E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Thailand TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; rivers and st reams; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); agricultu re; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; fisheri es; forestry; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Keywords from brochure: energ y and food studies; rural technology and development; natura l resource survey techniques; natural resource conservation and management; environmental toxicology; pollution control technology; environmental impact assessment; environmental l aws and legislation; health hazard studies; agricultural stu dies; waste utilization; population studies; socio-economic analysis; environmental education; environmental economics. REMARKS The Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies at M ahidol University was established in 1978 (forerunner dating back to 1973), with the goal to contribute to the country's environmental quality protection and natural resources mana gement. As of 1991, the Faculty has 25 core faculty members. Besides research, the Faculty offers an M.Sc. education pro gramme (in "Technology of Environmental Management" and "App ropriate Technology for Resources Development") and technica l assistance services to government and non-government agenc ies. Active linkage is maintained with the University of Lund (Sw eden), the University of Hong Kong and the Australian Nation al University. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 293 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.07.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM TISTR NAME Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Rese arch SUBDIVISIONS Agro-Technology Department CONTACT Dr. Sc. agr. Kovith Yantasath ADDRESS1 196 Phahonyothin Road ADDRESS2 Chatuchak CITY Bangkok 10900 ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Thailand TELEPHONE 5791121-30; 5795515; 5790160 FAX (662) 561 4771 TELEX 21392 TISTR TH E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, leaflet ) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Thailand TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS x sustainability farming ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; other types of tropical forest; other secondary fo rest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deser ts and arid lands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves ); mountains and highlands; agriculture; other tropical farm ing systems; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (bot any); systematics/taxonomy (botany); ecosystems research; fo restry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforesta tion/erosion; forest management; forest products; soil scien ce; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi ( Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technologic al Research provides scientific and technological services t o state agencies and private enterprises and promotes use of natural resources appropriate to the country's socioeconomi c and environmental conditions. It also trains scientists an d technicians and provides testing and measuring services. A non-profit organization under the Ministry of Science, Tech nology and Energy (MOSTE), TISTR is located in Bangkok. TISTR is organized into 12 research departments in the follo wing fields: agrotechnology; biotechnology; building, energy , food, and metal/material technology; chemical, electronic, and engineering industry; ecological research; environment and resource management; and pharmaceutical and natural prod ucts. (...) Multipurpose tree species (MPTS) research is conducted under the departments of agrotechnology (field trials), energy te chnology (wood energy and charcoal carbonization), chemical industry (chemical analysis and pulp and paper testing) and ecological research (socioeconomic studies). Currently, TISTR's projects focus on the economic forest res earch and demonstration for Northeast Thailand, 1991 field t rials of the F/FRED-supported MPTS Research Network, MPTS fo r cottage industry in Thailand, MPTS for Shiitake mushroom p roduction, and seed collection and dissemination. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology TISTR plans to strengthen its research activities, improve i ts facilities and staff training, and cooperate with nationa l and international agencies, working on multi-purpose trees . Information taken from article by Dr. Yantasath in: "Forestr y/Fuelwood Research and Development Project. Bangkok 1992, V ol. 5 No. 2". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 420 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.09.93 TYPE gov,mus ACRONYM NAME Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (N.C.S.R. of Vietnam) SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Mr. Truong Quang Tam ADDRESS1 85 Tran Quoc Toan Quan 3 ADDRESS2 CITY Hochiminh City ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Vietnam TELEPHONE (0848) 294243/299296 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Vietnam (south) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; rivers and streams; lakes; co asts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (bot any); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosy stems research; fisheries; forestry; agroforestry; afforesta tion/reforestation; forest management; mammals; birds; fish; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Scientific bases for: appropr iate utilisation of estuary ecosystems (Dong Nai River), mud crab (Scylla serrata) production, breeding of Penaeus monod on in the mangrove forest of Hochiminh City, human impact on the estuary ecosystems of the Dong Nai and Saigon River; fi shery planification in Tri An Lake; determination of biologi cal indices for the impact assessment of water ecological qu ality in Hochiminh City; ecological survey and dynamic study on dry deciduous forest (Binh Chau - Phuoc Buu forest reser ve, Vung Tau - Ba Ria province) and in tropical lowland rain forest (with dominance Dipterocarps) in Nam Cat Tien Nation al Park, Dong Nai province; rehabititation of forest degrade d by logging and chemical products during war, Dong Nai prov ince; conservation of biodiversity and community development by using an agro-forestry model in the buffer zone of a nat ional park, Dong Nai province. Information taken from letter. REMARKS The Institution has a botanical museum with 100.000 specimens from 6000 species of Indochina, China, Taiwan, Hon gkong, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 360 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM RIMP NAME Vien Nghien Cuu Hai San SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Prof. Bui Dinh Chung, Director ADDRESS1 170 Le Lai Street ADDRESS2 CITY Haiphong City ENGLISH NAME Research Institute of Marine Products REGION AS COUNTRY Vietnam TELEPHONE 46656, 46664 FAX 84-31-45153 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Vietnam TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x aquaculture, mariculture MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x shrimp, crabs, squid, cuttlefish, lobs ter, oyster HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x algae FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS lakes; other types of wetlands; tropical oc eans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal area s (incl. mangroves); islands; conservation/protected areas/w ildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; ocean sci ence; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); sys tematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; other invertebrates; fer ns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Aquaculture, marine culture, shrimp, crab, squid, cuttlefish, lobster, oyster, algae, sea weed. Research departments: resource research department; environm ent R&D, algae R&D, aquaculture R&D, fishing technology R&D, processing R&D. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 342 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Sana'a SUBDIVISIONS Oceanography Department CONTACT Dr. Mohammed M. Abubakr ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 12092 ADDRESS2 CITY Sana'a ENGLISH NAME REGION AS COUNTRY Yemen TELEPHONE 200522 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Yemen, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arab ian Sea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; co nservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; oc ean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolog y); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; ot her invertebrates; ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 383 DATE OF INFORMATION 17.08.93 TYPE priv ACRONYM CCT NAME Centro Cient¡fico Tropical SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Pamela Lehmann, Director of Development ADDRESS1 PO Box 8-3870 ADDRESS2 CITY San Jos‚ 1000 ENGLISH NAME Tropical Science Center (TSC) REGION CA COUNTRY Costa Rica TELEPHONE (506) 53-3267 FAX (506) 53-4963 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, SA, CA; Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x cloud forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x neotropics GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x neotropics ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Costa Rica FISHERIES FORESTRY x SA, CA, AF, Southeast AS AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; mountains a nd highlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (bo tany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; fo rest management; forest products; mammals; birds; reptiles a nd amphibians; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns /mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION In addition to offering consu lting services for a number of projects in Costa Rica and ot her neotropical and old world tropic regions, the Tropical S cience Center owns and administers Monteverde Cloud Forest P reserve in Costa Rica. REMARKS The Tropical Science Center was founded in 1962 as a private not-for-profit Costa Rican association. Membership of the Center is formed by professionals and scientists from educational and research institutions in Costa Rica. As a p rivate scientific association, the Center pursues its object ives through the activities of its members, and through a sy stem of contracts with many private and public organizations . In addition, the Center contracts to undertake research pr ojects in such fields as basic and applied ecology and the t echnical survey, evaluation and management of renewable natu ral resources. The Tropical Science Center owns and administers the Monteve rde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve (rain and cloud forest communities between 800 and 1860 meters altitude), which has grown to encompass over 11,000 hectares since its establish ment in 1972. Information taken from brochures "Tropical Science Center" a nd "Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 51 DATE OF INFORMATION 17.10.91 TYPE ACRONYM EARTH NAME Escuela de Agricultura de la Regi¢n Tropical H£meda SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 PO Box 4442-1000 ADDRESS2 CITY San Jos‚ ENGLISH NAME REGION CA COUNTRY Costa Rica TELEPHONE (506) 53-5454 (San Jos‚), (506) 76-5258 (Campus) FAX (506) 53-4597 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION information was taken from a newslette r and a brochure sent by California Polytechnic State Univer sity, School of Agriculture, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 (M. S tephen Kaminaka, Assistant Dean). This institution was instr umental in the process of establishing E.A.R.T.H. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; animal husbandry/livestock; forestry; deforestation/erosion; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION agriculture, deforestation an d pasture degradation, pest management and misuse of dangero us chemicals, generation and disposal of harmful wastes. REMARKS E.A.R.T.H. was founded in 1986 as an international e ducational institution to train Latin American students in t ropical agriculture. Classes commenced in 1990 with the firs t class of 60 students. E.A.R.T.H. offers a four-year progra m in agricultural sciences. Education is integrated and mult idisciplinary; it includes - besides the agricultural and na tural sciences - instruction and acticvities in communicatio ns, humanities, ethics, team building and community relation s. An important aspect is the complete integration of theore tical and practical work ("learn-by-doing" approach). This i s facilitated by the fact that a part of E.A.R.T.H. constitu tes a 3.300 hectare farm that is being converted, step by st ep, into a center for applied research for academic as well as commercial ends. By means of a Continuing Education Progr am, the school seeks to join together with the local communi ties in the search for practical and innovative solutions to common problems. E.A.R.T.H. is financed from the following sources: - student tuition - student scholarship fund (tuition, room & board) - income from agricultural production - trust fund (set up by the United States Agency for Interna tional Development, AID) - private donations by concerned and interested individuals, foundations, corporations, institutions and governments. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 469 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM NAME Fundaci¢n Neotr¢pica SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Apartado 236-1002 ADDRESS2 Paseo de los Estudiantes CITY San Jos‚ ENGLISH NAME Neotropica Foundation REGION CA COUNTRY Costa Rica TELEPHONE 506-532130 FAX 506-534210 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x dry forests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other secondary forest; other types of wetlands; botany/v egetation science; systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservati on/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; agroforestr y; forest management; forest products; mammals; birds; highe r plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION dry forests REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 646 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Ministerio de Recursos Naturales, Energ¡a y Minas Servicio de Parques Nacionales SUBDIVISIONS Area de Conservaci¢n Llanuras del Tortuguero CONTACT Guillermo Oro-Marcos ADDRESS1 Apartado 10104 ADDRESS2 CITY C¢d. 1000 ENGLISH NAME Ministry for Natural Resources, Energy and Mine s Conservation Area Tortuguero Plains REGION CA COUNTRY Costa Rica TELEPHONE (506) 717673 FAX (506) 717673 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; agriculture; anthropology/eth nobotany/ethnozoology; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; forestry; agroforestry; forest manage ment; fish; reptiles and amphibians; higher plants (angio- a nd gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Additional keywords on projec ts carried out by several organizations: marine turtles, sus tainable development, fisheries research, environmental educ ation. Information from letter. REMARKS The principal function of the "Area de Conservaci¢n de Llanuras del Tortuguero" is the protection of Tortuguero National Park and of the Biological Corridor and Wildlife Re fuge of Barra del Colorado. Inside the Conservation Area, several bodies carry out proje cts: the Caribbean Conservation Organization (CCC) works on marine turtles (funded by US bodies); Fundaci¢n Neotr¢pica ( ONG) works on sustainable development (funded by DANIDA). Fu nds by the European Union go into projects on fisheries rese arch, sustainable development, protection measures, forest m anagement, environmental education and the anthropology of l ocal human populations. Information from letter. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 508 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.08.93 TYPE int ACRONYM CATIE NAME Tropical Agriculture Research and Training Center CATIE SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Turrialba 7170 ENGLISH NAME REGION CA COUNTRY Costa Rica TELEPHONE (506) 566431 FAX (506) 561533 TELEX E-MAIL PFERREIR@UCRVM2.BITNET SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS x alley cropping ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; coasts and coastal areas (inc l. mangroves); mountains and highlands; agriculture; shiftin g cultivation; other tropical farming systems; animal husban dry/livestock; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (b otany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protecte d areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; a groforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/eros ion; forest management; forest products; limnology/hydrology ; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION alley cropping; increase and sustaining of agricultural productivity and development; edu cation; production; sustainability; development; watershed m anagement; GIS (Geographic Information System). Additional keywords from brochures. REMARKS CATIE was created in 1973 (with forerunners dating b ack to 1942) as a regional, autonomous, non-profit organizat ion by special arrangement of the government of Costa Rica a nd the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agricultu re (IICA). Since then, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama have become member s of CATIE. Each member nation and IICA contributes towards CATIE's core budget. Further funds stem from other national government a gencies, corporations, foundations, individuals, and associa tions. CATIE has a staff of 800, of which 200 are professional. CATIE's mission is: - acceleration of agricultural development; - development of sustainable agricultural systems for the sm all farmer; - designing and utilizing integrated natural resource manage ment techniques. Major elements of CATIE's service activities include: - development and transfer of technological innovations; ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology - research to improve the productivity and sustainability in tropical regions with sensitivity to the management and con servation of natural resources; - research to reduce production costs through more efficient utilization of natural resources; - emphasis on research in critical components of production systems; - strengthening of ties with other international, national a nd regional institutions; - graduate educational programs in agriculture; - education through on and off-site short-term courses and i n-service training. CATIE owns more than 2000 acres of experimental land near th e center of operations. CATIE also owns one of the largest and richest tropical frui t collections in the world; a Plant Genetic Resources Unit w ith nearly 10,000 samples of plant types; collections of cof fee and cocoa introductions with more than 2,400 coffee and 450 cocoa varieties. CATIE is the coordinator for REDCA (Regional Cooperative Net work for Education in Agriculture and Renewable Natural Reso urces), a network of more than 50 national universities and research institutions in North, South, and Central America, and the Caribbean. Information from brochures. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 590 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM CIMAR NAME Universidad de Costa Rica SUBDIVISIONS Centro de Investigaci¢n en Ciencias del Mar y L imnolog¡a (CIMAR) Vicerrector¡a de Investigaci¢n CONTACT Dr. Jos‚ A. Vargas, Director ADDRESS1 PO Box 2060 San Pedro ADDRESS2 CITY San Jos‚ ENGLISH NAME Centre for Marine and Limnological Research University of Costa Rica REGION CA COUNTRY Costa Rica TELEPHONE (506) 24-3710 FAX (506) 24-9367 TELEX E-MAIL Bitnet: JAVARGAS@UCRVM2 SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; coasts and coast al areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vegetation science; syste matics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildl ife resources; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; ocean science ; zoology and faunistics; fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION CIMAR's objectives: scientifi c research to contribute to the knowledge of the processes t hat regulate the stability of the biologic systems related t o aquatic environments; evaluation of marine and fresh water systems with the intention of identifying their potential; develop research programmes; formation and training; extensi on. Research areas of personnel: chemical oceanography; biology; pathology; fisheries; reefs; zooplankton; physical interact ion ocean-atmosphere; ichthyioplankton; ocean engineering; n umeric models; biological oceanography; limnology; mangroves ; ecology of rivers; benthos. Information from brochure "CIMAR - Description and Publicati ons", Aug. 1993. REMARKS The CIMAR is a scientific unit of multidisciplinary origin associated with the Office of Assistant to the Dean o f Research of the University of Costa Rica. The Center (esta blished in 1979) is dedicated to the study of the structure, the processes and dynamics of marine and fresh water ecosys tems, with the purpose of contributing knowledge and assisti ng in the development of conservation measures and resource management within an approach of sustainable use. CIMAR has a scientific staff of 13. Information from brochure "CIMAR - Description and Publicati ons", Aug. 1993. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 516 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad Nacional SUBDIVISIONS Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Escuela de Ciencias Biologicas CONTACT ADDRESS1 "Campus Omar Dengo" ADDRESS2 Apartado No. 86-3000 CITY Heredia ENGLISH NAME National University School of Biological Sciences REGION CA COUNTRY Costa Rica TELEPHONE 37-37-63 FAX 37-64-27 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x algae FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; tropical savannas and sav anna woodland; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); animal husbandry/livestock; botany/vegetation science; general eco logy (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); ecosystems res earch; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistic s; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology) ; mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; ot her invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); f erns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION algae REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 197 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.12.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IES-ACC NAME Academia de Ciencias de Cuba SUBDIVISIONS Instituto de Ecolog¡a y Sistem tica CONTACT Dr. P. P‚rez Alvarez, Director ADDRESS1 Carretera de Varona km 3,5 Capdevila, Boyeros ADDRESS2 Aptdo. 8010 CITY 10800 Habana 8 ENGLISH NAME Institute of Ecology and Systematics Cuban Academy of Sciences REGION CA COUNTRY Cuba TELEPHONE 44-8419/6335/6920 FAX (537) 448419/625604 TELEX E-MAIL ecologia@ceniai.cu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter, brochures) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Cuba TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x biofertilizers (Mycorrhizae) OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores ts; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical s avannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid land s; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; coast s and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highlan ds; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (bo tany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecos ystems research; fisheries; forestry; agroforestry; afforest ation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest managemen t; limnology/hydrology; soil science; zoology/faunistics; ge neral ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mam mals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other i nvertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/ mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION agricultural ecosystems; biof ertilizers (Mycorrhizae); courses in: taxonomy; phytogeography; vegetation classification; vegetat ion mapping; reproduction of fish; ecophysiology of germinat ion; coastal ecosystems and their management; taxonomy of fu ngi; bird communities (resident and migratory); systematics of nematodes; management of forest ecosystems. Information from letter and brochures. REMARKS The Cuban Academy of Sciences created the Institute of Ecology and Systematics in 1987 through the fusion of the former Institutes of Botany and Zoology. Its main objectives are the integration of the studies of te rrestrial ecosystems in Cuba, the systematic investigation o f flora and fauna of the country, the conservation of biotic resources and their possible use. The Institute has 11 local bodies , among them 5 Nature Rese rves, 4 Biosphere Reserves (Guanahacabibes, Sierra del Rosar io, Cuchillas del Toa, Baconao) and the Botanical Garden at ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology Cienfuegos. The Institute employs a scientific and technical staff of 250. The Institute organizes courses and offers a number of publications. Cooperation in the form of "Convenios" or projects exists wi th: - Centro de Investigaciones de Quintana Roo, Mexico - Instituto Tecnol¢gico Agropecuario, Oaxaca, Mexico - Universidad Aut¢noma Benito Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico - Instituto de Ecolog¡a de Xalapa, Mexico - Universidad de los Andes, Venezuela - New York Botanical Garden, USA - Carnegie Muesum of Natural History, USA - Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, USA - University of Pennsylvania, USA - American Museum of Natural History, USA - Academies of Sciences of China, Hungary, and Poland Projects: - UNAM, Mexico - Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico - Instituto Polit‚cnico Nacional, Mexico - Real Jard¡n Bot nico, Madrid, Spain - National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France - Canadian Wildlife Service Further ties exist with: - Universida Aut¢noma de Tamaulipas, Mexico - Laboratory of Ecology of Tropical Soils, ORSTOM, Paris, Fr ance - Colegio Universidad Humacao, Puerto Rico, USA - CETESB Brazil - Universidad Central de Venezuela - Universidad Centroamericana, Managua, Nicaragua - Instituto Geogr fico A. Codarri, Colombia - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama - Royal Ontario Musum, Toronto, Canada - Universidad de Oviedo, Spain Information from letter and brochures. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 606 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.10.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM CIP NAME Centro de Investigaciones Pesqueras SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 5ta. Ave. y 248 Barlovento ADDRESS2 Santa F‚ CITY La Habana ENGLISH NAME Fisheries Research Center REGION CA COUNTRY Cuba TELEPHONE 227089 FAX 331534 TELEX 051 2345 -- 051 1437 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Cuba TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x Dams AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Marine botany GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x Aquatic diseases MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; bo tany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systemati cs/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); f ish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION dams; marine botany; aquatic diseases; viruses, bacteries; fishery research on lobster, s hrimp, fish, marine turtles and small tunas; aquaculture res earch: algae, fish, improvement of coastal lagoons, frogs; m arine products processing and quality control REMARKS The Institute's main building is located in Havana, as well as an experimental processing plant. The CIP runs a small fleet of research vessels and a field station which de velops 90% of the aquaculture research. International collaboration programmes have been carried out and at the moment three projects of this type are being dev eloped. The CIP offers postgraduate courses. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 688 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.02.94 TYPE gov ACRONYM INIFAT NAME Instituto de Investigaciones Fundamentales en Agricultu ra Tropical SUBDIVISIONS Departamento de Informaci¢n y Divulgaci¢n CONTACT ADDRESS1 Calle 2 esq. 1 ADDRESS2 CITY Santiago de las Vegas, Habana ENGLISH NAME Fundamental Investigation Institute in Tropical Agriculture Dpto. ICT REGION CA COUNTRY Cuba TELEPHONE 4039 (Santiago de las Vegas) FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Cuba TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x biofertilizers, fungi collection, genetic resources , biopesticides, natural substances ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x plant physiology, growth analysis and cli matic conditions, stress conditions, nutrition; physical tec hnics applied to agriculture; stimulation by radiation, magn etic fields, laser MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x nematodes HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; soil science; insects; other i nvertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION biofertilizers; fungi collect ion (8000 strains); genetic resources; biopesticides (fungi and bacteria); natural substances (from plants, trees and mi croorganisms for medicinal, plaguicide and industrial uses); plant physiology; growth analysis and climatic conditions; stress conditions; nutrition; physical technics applied to a griculture; stimulation by radiation; magnetic fields; laser ; biofertilizers; nitrogen fixation in symbiotic and associa tive forms; microbial stimulation of plant growth; genetic r esources (7000 cultivars); REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 666 DATE OF INFORMATION 16.12.93 TYPE uni,bot ACRONYM NAME Universidad Central de Las Villas SUBDIVISIONS Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias CONTACT Dr. Ram¢n L¢pez F., Dean ADDRESS1 Carretera de Camajuan¡ km 5,5 ADDRESS2 Santa Clara CITY Villa Clara ENGLISH NAME University of Las Villas Faculty of Agronomy REGION CA COUNTRY Cuba TELEPHONE 81692 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Cuba TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; botany/vegetation science; general eco logy (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); ecosystems res earch; mammals; insects; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 475 DATE OF INFORMATION 10.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM CIBIMA NAME Universidad Aut¢noma de Santo Domingo SUBDIVISIONS Centro de Investigaciones de Biolog¡a Marina CONTACT Venecia Alvarez ADDRESS1 c/Jonas E. Salk 56 ADDRESS2 Z-7 CITY Santo Domingo ENGLISH NAME University of Santo Domingo Research Centre for Marine Biology REGION CA COUNTRY Dominican Republic TELEPHONE 685-6682 FAX 809-533-1106 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Dominican Republic TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; oc ean science; mammals; fish; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 426 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad de El Salvador SUBDIVISIONS Escuela de Biologia CONTACT Ernesto Lopez Zepeda ADDRESS1 Final 25 Av-Norte ADDRESS2 Ciudad Universitaria CITY San Salvador ENGLISH NAME University of El Salvador School of Biology Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics REGION CA COUNTRY El Salvador TELEPHONE (503) 254208 FAX (503) 254208 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, El Salvador TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; other types of tropical forest; other secondary fo rest; rivers and streams; lakes; coasts and coastal areas (i ncl. mangroves); agriculture; other tropical farming systems ; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation s cience; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; eco systems research; fisheries; forestry; deforestation/erosion ; ocean science; birds; fish; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 528 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.10.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM ARCAS NAME Asociaci¢n de Rescate y Conservaci¢n de Vida Silvestre SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Oscar Murga/ Georg Roling ADDRESS1 Callej¢n el Remolino ADDRESS2 CITY Flores, Pet‚n ENGLISH NAME Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Association REGION CA COUNTRY Guatemala TELEPHONE 00502-9-500566 FAX 00502-9-500566 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Guatemala TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x wildlife management MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; rivers and streams; lakes; co asts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); agriculture; other tropical farming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; anthr opology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wild life resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; forest products; ocean science ; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals ; birds; reptiles and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION wildlife management REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 513 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.09.93 TYPE uni,mus ACRONYM NAME Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala SUBDIVISIONS Fac. de Ciencias Qu¡micas y Farmacia Escuela de Biolog¡a CONTACT Maria Carlota Monroy, Director ADDRESS1 Edificio "T-12" Ciudad Universitaria ADDRESS2 Zona 12 CITY Guatemala ENGLISH NAME University of San Carlos School of Biology REGION CA COUNTRY Guatemala TELEPHONE 502-2-769856 FAX 502-2-769808 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Guatemala TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x mangrove TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x mangroves ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x volcanoes OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x lichens FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (i ncl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl . mangroves); mountains and highlands; anthropology/ethnobot any/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; systematics/tax onomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resour ces; ocean science; reptiles and amphibians; ferns/mosses/li chens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION volcanoes; lichens; tropical vectors; mangroves REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 664 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.01.94 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of the West Indies SUBDIVISIONS Department of Botany CONTACT Dr. P. V. Devi Prasad ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 Mona CITY Kingston 7 ENGLISH NAME REGION CA COUNTRY Jamaica TELEPHONE (809) 927 2753 FAX (809) 927 1640 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Jamaica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x montane forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x very little OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x mostly TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x nutrient cycling FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x algae FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; other types of tropical forest; other primary fore st; other secondary forest; other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vegetation scien ce; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; deforestation/erosion; fo rest management; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/ procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION algae; montane forest; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 540 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE bot,gov ACRONYM CICY NAME Centro de Investigaci¢n Cient¡fica de Yucat n SUBDIVISIONS Departamento de Recursos Naturales CONTACT Dr. Ingrid Olmsted ADDRESS1 Apartado Postal 87 ADDRESS2 Cordemex CITY 97310 M‚rida, Yucat n ENGLISH NAME Research Center of Yucatan REGION CA COUNTRY Mexico TELEPHONE (52)-(99)-440353/440291 FAX (52)-(99)-440907 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Mexico, Yucatan TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x tropical dry forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnobotany BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; tropical savannas and sav anna woodland; other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal a reas (incl. mangroves); agriculture; shifting cultivation; a nthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation scie nce; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany) ; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystem s research; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; higher pl ants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION tropical dry forest; ethnobot any REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 381 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM CICESE NAME Centro de Investigaci¢n Cient¡fica y de Educaci¢n Super ior de Ensenada SUBDIVISIONS Departamento de Ecolog¡a CONTACT Dr. Stephen H. Bullock ADDRESS1 Apdo. Postal 2732 ADDRESS2 CITY Ensenada, Baja California 22800 ENGLISH NAME Center for Scientific Research and Higher Educa tion of Ensenada Department of Ecology REGION CA COUNTRY Mexico TELEPHONE 52 617-45050 FAX 52 617-45154 TELEX E-MAIL ecologos@cicese.mx SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Mexico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x deciduous OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Pacific lowlands, Mexico GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x northeastern tropical Pacific, Mexico SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); b otany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); ocean sc ience; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnos perms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Tropical deciduous forest: re productive biology of plants, phenology, plant population ec ology. Marine ecology, physical oceanography. REMARKS CICESE was founded in 1973 and has developed into a major research and teaching institution. It has a staff of a pproximately 400. CICESE has the following research Divisions: - Applied Physics (Departments: Electronics & Telecommunicat ion; Optics; Computer Science) - Oceanography (Departments: Physical Oceanography; Ecology; Aquaculture) - Earth Sciences (Departments: Seismology; Geology; Applied Geophysics) CICESE has a wide range of international activities. Notably , the Director chairs the Mexican Committee for the United N ations'International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP), a s tudy of Global Change. Information taken from brochure ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 422 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM CIB NAME Centro de Investigaciones Biol¢gicas del Nordeste SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Alfredo Ortega Rubio ADDRESS1 Km 5 a la Telefonica Acceso "El Conchalito" Apdo. Postal 128 ADDRESS2 CITY La Paz, B.C.S. ENGLISH NAME Center of Biological Research for the Northwest REGION CA COUNTRY Mexico TELEPHONE (112) 53633 FAX (112) 55343 TELEX 52223 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Mexico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical deserts and arid lan ds; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts a nd coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and h ighlands; agriculture; other tropical farming systems; botan y/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/ taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife res ources; ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; agroforest ry; forest management; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; s oil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolog y); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; re ptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 670 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.12.93 TYPE mus,bot,gov ACRONYM CIQRO NAME Centro de Investigaciones de Quintana Roo SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Zona Industrial No. 2 Carr. Chetumal-Bacalar ADDRESS2 AP 424 CITY CP 77000 ENGLISH NAME Research Center of Quintana Roo (CIQRO) REGION CA COUNTRY Mexico TELEPHONE (983) - 21666,20076,20115 FAX (983) 20447 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Mexico, Quintana Roo TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; riv ers and streams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs a nd atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); isla nds; agriculture; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; bot any/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematic s/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife r esources; fisheries; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/r eforestation; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; zoology an d faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds ; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrate s; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lich ens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 292 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Instituto de Biolog¡a - UNAM SUBDIVISIONS Estaci¢n de Biolog¡a "Los Tuxtlas" CONTACT Dr. A. Estrada ADDRESS1 Apdo. postal 176 ADDRESS2 CITY San Andres Tuxtla, Veracruz ENGLISH NAME Biological Field Station "Los Tuxtlas" REGION CA COUNTRY Mexico TELEPHONE FAX 294-30761 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Mexico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; botany/vegetation science; ge neral ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conse rvation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems resea rch; forestry; forest management; zoology and faunistics; ge neral ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mam mals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procar yonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 616 DATE OF INFORMATION 17.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Instituto de Biolog¡a Universidad Nacional Aut¢noma de M‚xico SUBDIVISIONS Estac¡on de Biolog¡a Chamela CONTACT Felipe A. Noguera ADDRESS1 Apartado Postal 21 ADDRESS2 CITY San Patricio, Jalisco 48980 ENGLISH NAME Institute of Biology Chamela Biological Station REGION CA COUNTRY Mexico TELEPHONE 335-102-00 FAX 335-102-00 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Mexico, Pacific Coast TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Tropical dry forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systema tics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlif e resources; ecosystems research; zoology and faunistics; ge neral ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mam mals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other inverte brates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 457 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM INIFAP NAME Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales y Agro pecuarias SUBDIVISIONS Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Disciplinari as en Conservaci¢n y Mejoramiento de Ecosistemas Forestales (CENID-COMEF) CONTACT ADDRESS1 Progreso No. 5 ADDRESS2 Coyoac n CITY M‚xico, D.F. 04110 ENGLISH NAME National Institute for Forest, Agriculture and Livestock Research (INIFAP) National Center for Disciplinary Research in Conservation an d Improvement of Forest Ecosystems (CENID-COMEF) REGION CA COUNTRY Mexico TELEPHONE +52-5-554-2275, -8453 FAX +52-5-658-0600 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Mexico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; mountains and highlands; conservation/protected areas/wild life resources; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; defor estation/erosion; mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; i nsects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycol ogy); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 399 DATE OF INFORMATION 19.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM UNAM NAME Laboratorio de Biogeograf¡a y Sinecolog¡a SUBDIVISIONS Dept. of Biology CONTACT Dr. A. Vel zquez Montes ADDRESS1 Cruz Azul 14 ADDRESS2 CP 14370 CITY M‚xico D.F. ENGLISH NAME REGION CA COUNTRY Mexico TELEPHONE 525-622 4836 FAX 525-622 4828 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x Geo-ecology (mapping) MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; mou ntains and highlands; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; conservation/protected areas/wi ldlife resources; zoology and faunistics; mammals; higher pl ants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Geo-ecology (mapping) REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 549 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad Aut¢noma de Baja California SUBDIVISIONS Facultad de Ciencias Marinas Subdirecci¢n de Investigaci¢n y Posgrado CONTACT Ana L. Quintanilla-Montoya ADDRESS1 Km 103 carretera Tijuana-Ensenada 22860 ADDRESS2 CITY Ensenada, Baja California ENGLISH NAME University of Baja California Marine Sciences School Research and Graduate Studies Division REGION CA COUNTRY Mexico TELEPHONE (617)-445-70 FAX (617)-441-03 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Mexico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coa sts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 512 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad Aut¢noma de Nuevo Le¢n SUBDIVISIONS Facultad de Ciencias Forestales CONTACT ADDRESS1 Apdo. Postal 41 ADDRESS2 CITY 67700 Linares, N.L. ENGLISH NAME University of Nuevo Leon Faculty of Forest Sciences REGION CA COUNTRY Mexico TELEPHONE (821) 24895 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Northeast Mexico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; mountains and highlands; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/refores tation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; forest pro ducts; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymn osperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION management; production; fores t industries; growth; inventarization; protection; plantatio ns; seeds; pests and diseases; forest politics and economics ; foristic studies of forests and matorral; taxonomy; utiliz ation of plants; chemical and biological water paramete rs; phytochemistry; bioclimatology. Additional information taken from brochure. REMARKS The Faculty of Forest Sciences of the Autonomous Uni versity of Nuevo Leon was created in 1983 as the Faculty of Silviculture and Management of Renewable Resources. The Facu lty consists of the following Departments: - Ciencias B sicas (Basic Sciences); - Silvicultura y Manejo Forestal (Silviculture and Forest Ma nagement); - Departamento Agroforestal (Agroforestry); - Tecnolog¡a y Aprovechamiento de Productos Forestales (Tech nology and Utilization of Forest Products). Besides other infrastructure, the Faculty of Forest Sciences directs the Efraim Hernandez Xolocotzi Botanical Garden, fo unded in 1983. At present, the garden has representatives of 50 families, 125 genera and 182 species. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 409 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.07.93 TYPE uni,bot ACRONYM NAME Universidad Aut¢noma de San Luis Potos¡ SUBDIVISIONS Instituto de Investigaci¢n de Zonas Des‚rticas CONTACT ADDRESS1 Altair 200 - Fracc. del Llano ADDRESS2 CITY San Luis Potos¡, S.L.P. 78377 ENGLISH NAME San Luis Potosi University Desert Land Research Institute REGION CA COUNTRY Mexico TELEPHONE 91-48-22-21-30 FAX 91-48-22-21-30 TELEX E-MAIL 504 SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Mexico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; anthropolo gy/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; gene ral ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conserv ation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems researc h; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; defo restation/erosion; forest management; zoology and faunistics ; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; oth er invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fe rns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 563 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad de Guadalajara SUBDIVISIONS Instituto de Bot nica CONTACT ADDRESS1 Apartado Postal 139 ADDRESS2 CITY 45220 Zapopan, Jalisco ENGLISH NAME University of Guadalajara Institute of Botany REGION CA COUNTRY Mexico TELEPHONE 682-00-03 FAX 682-00-03 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Mexico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x Non-conventional cultures ex. Cactus, Orchids ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x Biotechnology CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; agriculture; anthropology/ethnobotan y/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; conservation/prot ected areas/wildlife resources; higher plants (angio- and gy mnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (M ycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Non-conventional cultures ex. cactus, orchids; biotechnology REMARKS The Institute develops research in botany mainly in the state of Jalisco and Western Mexico. There is an herbari um (approx. 110.000 specimen of vascular plants and ferns). Fungi research and conservation of plants is also don e in a small botanical garden. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 609 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM CICTUS NAME Universidad de Sonora SUBDIVISIONS Centro de Investigaciones Cient¡ficas y Tecnol¢ gicas CONTACT Dr. Alejandro E. Castellanos V. ADDRESS1 Rosales y Ni¤os Heroes ADDRESS2 Apartado Postal No. 54 CITY 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora ENGLISH NAME University of Sonora Research Center of Sciences and Technology (CICTUS) REGION CA COUNTRY Mexico TELEPHONE 52-62-121995 FAX 52-62-123271 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Mexico, Sonora TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Tropical deciduous forest, subtropical forest; OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x Subtropical and dese rt; BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x Desert; SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x Subtropical, desert and temp erate; OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Global Change FISHERIES x Gulf of California; FORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x Subtropical, desert and temperate; FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x Continental rivers; OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation sci ence; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany ); ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; deforestation/e rosion; forest management; limnology/hydrology; fish; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 447 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad Nacional Aut¢noma de Mexico SUBDIVISIONS Centro de Ecolog¡a Estaci¢n Regional Noroeste CONTACT Dr. Alberto B£rquez ADDRESS1 Apartado Postal 1354 ADDRESS2 CITY Hermosillo 83000 Sonora ENGLISH NAME National Autonomous University of Mexico Center of Ecology, Northwest Regional Station REGION CA COUNTRY Mexico TELEPHONE (62) 139303 FAX (62) 175340 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Mexico, Sonora, Jalisco TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Tropical deciduous forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x tropical dry forest (Sonora, Jalisco) OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Sonora (Mexico) RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x Sonora (Mexico) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Sonora ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Sonora, Jalisco FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; tropical deserts and arid lands; botany/vegetatio n science; general ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Tropical deciduous and dry fo rests; population dynamics and diversity of annuals/perennia ls under ironwood trees; reproductive ecology, plant-animal relations and genetics of selected plant species of the Sono ran desert; structure and dynamics of the vegetation in the central Sonoran desert; productivity, standing crop biomass, nutrient cycling in the Sonoran desert; tropical thorn fore st and tropical deciduous forests in Sonora; conservation ec ology and monitoring in northwestern Sonora, particularly in the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve and the delta of the Colorad o River. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 329 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad Nacional Aut¢noma de M‚xico SUBDIVISIONS Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnolog¡a Esta ci¢n "Mazatl n" CONTACT ADDRESS1 Apartado Postal No. 811 ADDRESS2 CITY 82000 Mazatl n, Sinaloa ENGLISH NAME Marine Sciences and Limnology Institute Marine Station "Mazatl n" REGION CA COUNTRY Mexico TELEPHONE +69-825546 FAX +69-826133 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Mexico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); ecosystems research; limnology/hyd rology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; systematics/t axonomy (zoology); fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Basic research on marine biol ogy, fishes, invertebrates, crustacea, chemistry, marine geo logy. REMARKS Basic research on marine biology, fishes, invertebra tes, crustacea, chemistry, marine geology. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 135 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.04.93 TYPE ACRONYM CANARI NAME Caribbean Natural Resources Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Mr. Yves Renard, Executive Director ADDRESS1 Clarke Street ADDRESS2 CITY Vieux Fort ENGLISH NAME REGION CA COUNTRY St. Lucia TELEPHONE (809) 45-46878, 45-46060 FAX (809) 45-45188 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, brochure, ques tionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Caribbean, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Grenada, Anguill a, Antigua, St. Kitts, Barbados, Dominica. TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x Dominica OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x Insular Caribb ean COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Insular Caribbe an ISLANDS x Insular Caribbean MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x Insular Caribbean BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Insular Ca ribbean ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x Insular Caribbean ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x Dominica FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x community forestry, St. Lucia LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x institutions, policy MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coas ts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; conservation/protecte d areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; forestry; forest mana gement; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION The following details are fro m a letter by Dr. Renard and the Programme 1992-1994: suppor t to the development of parks and protected areas; developme nt and implementation of methods for monitoring coral reef s tructure and the environmental variables that affect it; eco logy and mariculture of edible seaweeds (seamoss); populatio n biology of certain marine invertebrates for the developmen t of management strategies; productivity, management and sus tainable use of mangroves; valuation of marine and coastal r esources; policy research; community management; participato ry planning; conflict resolution; resource monitoring; resou rce valuation; rural development and conservation. The focus is on the involvement of communities in the manage ment of the resources that they use. REMARKS The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (formerly the Eastern Caribbean Natural Area Management Programme/ECNA MP) is a non-profit organization registered in the US Virgin Islands and St. Lucia. It originally began as a field progr amme of the Caribbean Conservation Association and the Unive rsity of Michigan, but has been an independent organization since 1986. Since its beginning as ECNAMP (Eastern Caribbean Natural Area Management Programme) in 1977, the organizatio n has maintained one goal: to strengthen local capacity to m anage the living natural resources critical to development. CANARI advocates and demonstrates the need for collaborative ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology approaches to management and for increased community respon sibility for decisions and institutions which affect the use of natural resources. By 1990, CANARI's accomplishments have included: - 6 regional projects - 16 field projects in 9 countries - 7 major workshops or courses - numerous short consultancies, publications, and technical reports. Projects completed 1977-1989 in collaboration with other org anizations include: - development of a strategy for marine conservation in the w ider Caribbean (in conjunction with John Hopkins University, USA) - survey of conservation priorities in the Lesser Antilles t hrough the compilation of data atlases - development of Cabrits National Park, Dominica - management alternatives for the proposed Levera National P ark, Grenada - National Parks and Forest System Plan, Dominica - National Parks System Planning, British Virgin Islands - Marine Resource Development Plan, Anguilla - study of management alternatives, Southeastern Peninsula, St. Kitts - concepts and basis for a zoning plan for the management of the Virgin Islands Biosphere Reserve - guidelines for management, Graeme Hall Swamp, Barbados - development of community involvement, Nelson's Dockyard Na tional Park, Antigua - development of the Friends of the National Parks Trust, Br itish Virgin Islands - pilot integrated environmental education, St. Lucia - development of concepts and a business plan for small scal e forest industries, Dominica - emergency timber salvage, Dominica Canari's programme for 1992-1994 includes research, training , information and technical collaboration. Information taken from brochures by CANARI. CANARI also posseses an office in St. Croix, US Virgin Islan ds: 1104 Strand Street Suite 206 Christiansted, St. Croix US Virgin Islands 00820 Tel. & Fax: (809) 773-9854 ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 537 DATE OF INFORMATION 16.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM ECIAF NAME Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Forestry SUBDIVISIONS Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resour ces of Trinidad & Tobago CONTACT ADDRESS1 Caroni North Bank Road Centeno ADDRESS2 Via Arima Post Office CITY Arima ENGLISH NAME REGION CA COUNTRY Trinidad & Tobago TELEPHONE 646-2566, 646-2650 FAX 646-3964 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; islands; agri culture; other tropical farming systems; animal husbandry/li vestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/veget ation science; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resourc es; fisheries; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/refores tation; forest management; forest products; soil science; zo ology and faunistics; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Dealing with problems within the agriculture and forestry industries. REMARKS Research at ECIAF takes the form of projects reports submitted by final year students. ECIAF offers diplomas in agriculture and forestry. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 694 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.02.94 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of the West Indies SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Christopher K. Starr ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY St. Augustine ENGLISH NAME REGION CA COUNTRY Trinidad & Tobago TELEPHONE (809) 663-1334 ext. 2047 FAX (809) 645-7132 TELEX E-MAIL emsuwi@dcwwtt.das.net!starr (contact person) SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of wetlands; coas ts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; conservatio n/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); inse cts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 309 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Department of the Interior U.S. National Biological Survey SUBDIVISIONS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Puerto Rico Research Group CONTACT Dr. J. Michael Meyers ADDRESS1 PO Box N ADDRESS2 CITY Palmer, PR 00721 ENGLISH NAME REGION CA COUNTRY USA/Puerto Rico TELEPHONE 809 888-2930 FAX 809 888-2920 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Puerto Rico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x montane forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x wildlife LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; tropical savannas and sav anna woodland; islands; mountains and highlands; conservatio n/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); birds; reptiles and amphibians; higher plants (an gio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Montane forest, wildlife REMARKS Endangered species research is currently centered on the Puerto Rican Parrot and non-native parrots. Proposed re search on populations, communities and ecosystems in decline or endangered on small islands and isolated mountain areas. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 233 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IITF NAME International Institute of Tropical Forestry SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Call Box 25,000 ADDRESS2 CITY Rio Piedras, PR 00928-2500 ENGLISH NAME REGION CA COUNTRY USA/Puerto Rico TELEPHONE (809) 766-5335 FAX (809) 766-6302 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA; Puerto Rico, other Caribbean a nd Central American countries. SA, especially Brazil (establ ishing new research program). Consultations on cooperative b asis all over the tropics. TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Puerto Rico, other Caribbean and Central American countries; SA, especially Brazil PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x dito SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x dito OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x dito OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x dito OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x dito TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Puerto Rico LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x Puerto Rico, Caribbean TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Puerto Rico, Ca ribbean ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x as related to forestry SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; rivers and streams; other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas ( incl. mangroves); agriculture; shifting cultivation; other t ropical farming systems; ecosystems research; forestry; agro forestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion ; forest management; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunis tics; general ecology (zoology); birds; insects; other inver tebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Myc ology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Plantation forestry research in Puerto Rico; tropical silvics manual (short monographs on important tree species native to or planted in Puerto Rico) ; plantation forestry: rehabilitation research; forestry res earch and management (secondary forests in Puerto Rico; envi ronmental gradients in Luquillo mountains; tree diameter inc rement in Virgin Islands; performance of plantation tree spe cies in Puerto Rico); plantation ecology; wetland ecology; c arbon cycle; watershed studies; seed banks; nutrient conserv ation following disturbance in Luquillo Experimental Forest; wildlife research (population responses of forest birds in hurricane-damaged habitats; effect of hurricane Hugo on bird populations; age-specific foraging proficiency in birds; te chnology applications; global positioning systems in moist t ropical forest; plot remeasurement after hurricane Hugo; ext ensive research on Puerto Rican parrot; ecosystem dynamics o n a landslide chronosequence in the Luquillo Experimental Fo rest. Information taken from "Annual Letter" 1990-1991: short desc riptions of ongoing research projects. REMARKS The International Institute of Tropical Forestry was ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology established by the Forest Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in December, 1990. Its precursor was the Instit ute of Tropical Forestry (ITF). The Institute sees its missi on as: "..serving the people of Puerto Rico and the tropics by sharing expertise for sustainable use of the land, and by developing, demonstrating, and communicating appropriate te chnologies. It unites the management of the Caribbean Nation al Forest/Luquillo Experimental Forest and the conduct of re search, training, educational activities, and cooperative ef forts with other natural resource organizations. The Institute will provide a gateway for other institutions, scientists and resource managers to gain easy access to col laborative opportunities such as assistance, research and ne tworking. The Forest Service will also have additional capab ilities for outreach to international partners and cooperato rs and will offer an avenue for managers from other countrie s to communicate their priorities and needs. The Institute w ill emphasize forest research, demonstration forests, techni cal transfer, training, and education....The Institute expan ds on a proud 53-year history of accomplishments in tropical forestry research as the Tropical Forest Experiment Station and the Institute of Tropical Forestry. The International I nstitute will continue to place high priority on research an d disseminating information. Linkages to other tropical rese arch institutions will be strengthened and the Institute's o utstanding library and data base expanded. Over the next dec ade research will focus on: - management of tropical forests - relationship between climate and tropical forests - threatened and endangered species - recreation and tourism - sustained development of tropical forest resources - techniques to monitor the health and productivity of tropi cal forests tropical forest reforestation and rehabilitation - the effects of tropical deforestation on biodiversity, glo bal climate, wildlife, soils, and water. Under the leadership of an Assistant Director for Internatio nal Cooperation, more emphasis will be given to direct gover nment-to-government contact and interaction with nongovernme ntal organizations. The collaborative tradition between the University of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and elsewhere in the tropics will be continued. Cooperative programs will utilize specialists from the State and Private Forestry and National Forest System branches of the Forest Service for examples of sustainable management and managemen t expertise. The Caribean Forest/Luquillo Experimental Fores t will be part of the Institute and plans including demonstr ating successes in other countries' part of the program." Information taken from brochure on the Institute. The following information was taken from a brochure on the I nternational Institute's precursor, the Institute of Tropica l Forestry (revised 1991): "The Institute, in collaboration with the University of Puer to Rico and the Caribbean National Forest, has been conducti ng research since 1939...Its mission has been to optimize pr oduction of tropical forest lands and to improve tropical fo rest management through training and demonstration...Today t ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology he Institute conducts research in Natural Forest Ecology and Management, Plantation Forestry, Wildlife, Watershed Manage ment, and Global Change. Research is conducted on the Luquil lo Experimental Forest Biosphere Reserve, also known as the Caribbean National Forest. The Forest...harbors the only rem aining virgin forest stands in Puerto Rico. Scientists also have access to a network of 14 public forests managed by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico...The Institute is active in ma ny international research programs. One is the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility program of the International Union of Biological Sciences and the Man and Biosphere Program. A si gnificant portion of the Institute research involves coopera tion with local and US universities, other Federal agencies, and other programs within the USDA Forest Service. In addit ion, the Institute has many cooperative agreements with Cari bbean and Latin American governments and institutions..." ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 178 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM TED NAME Universidad de Puerto Rico SUBDIVISIONS Divisi¢n de Ecolog¡a Terrestre CONTACT Robert B. Waide ADDRESS1 PO Box 363682 ADDRESS2 CITY San Juan, PR 00936 ENGLISH NAME University of Puerto Rico Terrestrial Ecology Division REGION CA COUNTRY USA/Puerto Rico TELEPHONE (809) 767-0350 FAX (809) 758-0815 TELEX E-MAIL r_waide@upr1.upr.clu.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Puerto Rico (USA) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x lower montane forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forests; other prim ary forest; other secondary forest; rivers and streams; othe r types of wetlands; islands; mountains and highlands; botan y/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); conservation /protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fo restry; afforestation/reforestation; forest management; limn ology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zo ology); mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; insects; ot her invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); f erns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION lower montane forest REMARKS The Terrestrial Ecology Division (TED) is a research organization with facilities located on the Medical Science (San Juan) campus of the University of Puerto Rico. The TED is primarily dedicated to the tropical forest research at t he El Verde field station in the Luquillo Experimental Fores t (LEF). A core of 8 staff scientists direct ecosystem-level research with the assistance of field and laboratory techni cians and graduate students. Adjunct scientists from Puerto Rico and the mainland also carry out research related to the main TED programs. The most detailed study by the TED was the Rain Forest Proje ct of the US Atomic Energy Commission. which took place from 1963 to 1968. The principal goals of this project were to d etermine the effects of gamma irradiation on a rain forest e cosystem, to examine the cycling of fallout elements, and to develop an understanding of vertical and horizontal forest structure and various system processes including nutrient cy cling, energy flow, and forest regeneration mechanisms. The TED continues to conduct studies of tropical forest ecos ystems. This research is presently sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Spac e Administration (NASA), and the University of Puerto Rico. The principal research projects of the TED include the Long- Term Ecological Research (LTER) project at the Luquillo Expe rimental Forest and the Minority Research Center of Excellen ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ce (MRCE) in Tropical Terrestrial Ecology, both funded by NS F. The goal of the LTER research is to tie studies of disturban ce regime and forest structure and dynamics into a landscape perspective. The two primary questions address - the relative importance of different disturbance types wit hin the four life zones in the LEF - the importance of the biota in restoring ecosystem product ivity after disturbance. The MRCE program consists of studies that will lead to an un derstanding of the factors which limit primary productivity under different environmental conditions. Both projects are dedicated to the training of minority students and faculty i n the environmental sciences. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 461 DATE OF INFORMATION 31.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Puerto Rico SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Dr. Alberto M. Sabat ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 23360 ADDRESS2 UPR Station CITY San Juan, PR 00931-3360 ENGLISH NAME REGION CA COUNTRY USA/Puerto Rico TELEPHONE 809-764-0000 ext. 4847 FAX 809-758-4523 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Puerto Rico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical deserts and arid lan ds; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; gene ral ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conser vation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems resear ch; forestry; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolo gy); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); birds; reptiles and amp hibians; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fe rns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 448 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of the Virgin Islands SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Teresa Turner ADDRESS1 Charlotte Amalie ADDRESS2 CITY St. Thomas, VI 00802 ENGLISH NAME REGION CA COUNTRY USA/Virgin Islands TELEPHONE 809-776-2885 FAX 809-779-6104 TELEX E-MAIL jlucas@csos.orst.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Virgin Islands, Caribbean TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); islands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (bo tany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ocea n science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology) ; fish; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymno sperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Basic and applied research at the Marine Science Center: chemical ecology of predator/pre y relationships within algal beds; chemical ecology in seagr ass bed succession; lipid synthesis, transfer and regulation in algal symbionts of corals; stress proteins as factors in the disruption of algal-coral symbiosis during coral bleach ing; identification /purification of marine natural products of pharmacological significance; physical oceanographic ana lysis; restocking and spawning of Nassau grouper and spiny lobster; shelter availability and fish community structure o n artificial reefs; tributyl tin pollution from anti-fouling agents in marine paints. Information taken from brochure. REMARKS The University has a field station (Virgin Islands E nvironmental Resource Station) on the island St. John within the Virgin Islands National Park and Biosphere Reserve. Res earch programs in marine biology and tropical ecology are in progress throughout the year. The station can accomodate up to 40 people. Associated with the University is the William P. MacLean Mar ine Science Center on the island St. Thomas (opened 1992). I t has laboratory, office, and seminar space and a photograph ic darkroom to support 8 to 10 research programs. Information taken from brochures. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 187 DATE OF INFORMATION 16.08.93 TYPE int ACRONYM OTS NAME Organization for Tropical Studies SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Donald E. Stone, Executive Director (North American office) ADDRESS1 North American office: Box 90630 Duke Station Durham, NC 27708-0630 USA ADDRESS2 Costa Rica office: Apartado 676 2050 San Pedro de Montes de Oca Costa Rica CITY ENGLISH NAME REGION CA, NA COUNTRY Costa Rica, US A TELEPHONE USA: (919) 684-5774 Costa Rica: (506) 240-6696 FAX USA: (919) 684-5661 Costa Rica: (506) 240-6783 TELEX E-MAIL North American office: NAO@DUKEMVS.AC.DUKE.EDU Costa Rica office: MPORRAS%UCRVM2.BITNET@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Costa Rica; all entries below appl y to La Selva Biological Station TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x premontane, 1200-1400 m el ev. OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x experimental ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; rivers and streams; mountains and highlands; agriculture; anthropology/ ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservati on/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; limnolo gy/hydrology; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other inverte brates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses /lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology) ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Subject keywords given above apply to OTS's 3 field stations: La Selva Biological Station , Palo Verde Biological Station and Las Cruces Biological St ation, Costa Rica. REMARKS OTS is a nonprofit consortium of 50 universities and research institutions from the USA, Puerto Rico and Costa R ica. OTS was founded in 1963. Graduate training and research facilities are provided at three field stations: the La Selva Biological Station in the Atlantic lowland rain forest of Costa Rica, the Palo Verde Biological Station in t ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology he Pacific deciduous dry forest, and the Las Cruces Biologic al Station in the premontane rainforest. OTS has two adminis trative offices: one is located in Costa Rica and is respons ible for the implementation of all programmes, and the other is located at Duke University, USA, and is responsible for the long-range planning, fundraising and the financial accou ntability of the organization. La Selva Biological Station Apartado 53-3069 Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqu¡ Provincia Heredia Costa Rica Tel.: (506) 71-6897 Fax: (506) 71-6481 e-mail LASELVA%UCRVM2.BITNET@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU Las Cruces Biological Station Apartado 73 San Vito de Java Coto Brus Costa Rica Tel./Fax: (506) 77-3278 ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 264 DATE OF INFORMATION 25.07.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Institut fr Limnologie ™sterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften SUBDIVISIONS Abt. Mondsee Abt. Lunz: Seehof 4, 3293 Lunz am See, Austria CONTACT ADDRESS1 Gaisberg 116 ADDRESS2 CITY 5310 Mondsee ENGLISH NAME Institute of Limnology Austrian Academy of Sciences REGION EU COUNTRY Austria TELEPHONE Mondsee: 06232/3125, Lunz: 07486/517 FAX Mondsee: 06232/3578, Lunz: 07486/33031 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS; Uganda, Indonesia, Thailand TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Uganda FISHERIES x Uganda FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x Uganda, Indonesia OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x Thailand OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; ecosystems resea rch; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; systematics/tax onomy (zoology); fish; insects; other invertebrates; ferns/m osses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 394 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.09.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM KLIVV NAME Konrad Lorenz-Institut fr Vergleichende Verhaltensfors chung der ™sterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Prof. Hans Winkler ADDRESS1 Savoyenstrasse 1A ADDRESS2 CITY 1160 Wien ENGLISH NAME Konrad Lorenz Institute of Comparative Ethology REGION EU COUNTRY Austria TELEPHONE +43 1-461363 FAX +43 1-46212128 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Philippines, Arabian peninsula TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x eco-morphology, behavioural ecology OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; zoology and faun istics; birds; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Eco-morphology; behavioural e cology. Research projects in the tropics: Behaviour, ecology and morphology of Philippine raptors; com parison of species in primary rain forest and of species in secondary and agricultural habitats (ongoing). Birds in the tropical part of the Arabian peninsula (complet ed). Behavioural ecology of cichlids (planning stage, pilot studi es; cooperation with Max-Planck-Institute fr Verhaltensphys iologie in Seewiesen, Germany; University of Bielefeld, Germ any; University of Kyoto, Japan; field station in Zambia). Behaviour, ecology and morphology of birds in the tropical r ain forest canopy (planning stage). Information taken from letter. REMARKS The KLIVV was founded in 1945 by Otto Koenig and was incorporated into the scientific institutes of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in 1967. It offers an extended infrastructure for ethological observa tions and experiments: large aquaria, aviaries and a laborat ory for microbiological and energetical studies. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 328 DATE OF INFORMATION 18.08.93 TYPE mus ACRONYM NAME Naturhistorisches Museum SUBDIVISIONS 2. Zoologische Abteilung CONTACT ADDRESS1 Burgring 7 ADDRESS2 CITY 1014 Wien ENGLISH NAME Natural History Museum; 2. Department of Zoolog y REGION EU COUNTRY Austria TELEPHONE 52177 FAX 935254 TELEX 134441 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, SA, OC, CA; global TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; zoology and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Representatives of some group s which occur in tropical regions are treated taxonomically. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 465 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t fr Bodenkultur SUBDIVISIONS Botanisches Institut CONTACT Dipl. Ing. Karin Hochegger ADDRESS1 Feistmantelstr. 4 ADDRESS2 CITY 1180 Wien ENGLISH NAME Agricultural University of Vienna Institute of Botany REGION EU COUNTRY Austria TELEPHONE 1-47654-3164 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Sri Lanka TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; agriculture; other tropical farming systems; anthr opology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); ecosystems research; forestry; ag roforestry; forest management; forest products; higher plant s (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION sustainable land use systems REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 388 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t fr Bodenkultur SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr Zoologie Abteilung fr Insektenkunde CONTACT Doz. Dr. Brigitte Helfert ADDRESS1 Gregor-Mendel-Str. 33 ADDRESS2 CITY 1180 Wien ENGLISH NAME University of Agriculture, Vienna Institute for Zoology Department of Entomology REGION EU COUNTRY Austria TELEPHONE 47654/3221 FAX 310 5175 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, South Asia, South-East Asia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x monsoonal forests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systema tics/taxonomy (botany); zoology and faunistics; general ecol ogy (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Monsoonal forests. Besides re search in the field, experimental research on tropical Ensif era (Saltatoria) is also carried out. 24 different species a re being reare d in captivity. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 353 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.09.93 TYPE uni,bot ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Wien SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr Botanik und Botanischer Garten CONTACT Dr. Martin R”ser ADDRESS1 Rennweg 14 ADDRESS2 CITY 1030 Wien ENGLISH NAME University of Vienna Botanical Institute and Botanical Garden REGION EU COUNTRY Austria TELEPHONE +431-787101 FAX +431-787101-131 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AF, AS, OC, Brazil, Oceania, H awaii, Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x SA, AF, AS PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Trop. mountain forests (SA , AF) OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Brazil TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Brazil RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Brazil ISLANDS x Oceania, Hawaii MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x SA OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x CA, SA SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x CA, SA, AF, Southeast AS, Au stralia OTHERS x pollination biology (SA) CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x animal-Plant interactions (SA); chorology (SA, AF) MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mount ains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecolo gy (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); higher plants (a ngio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Systematics of Magnoliidae, R ubiaceae, Gesneriaceae, Bignoniaceae, Arecaceae; working gro ups on the flora of the Old and the New World in the Departm ent of Systematics; pollination biology; animal-plant intera ctions; chorology; tropical mountain forests. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 389 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Wien SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr Zoologie CONTACT Doz. Dr. Walter H”dl ADDRESS1 Althanstr. 14 ADDRESS2 CITY 1090 Wien ENGLISH NAME University of Vienna Institute of Zoology REGION EU COUNTRY Austria TELEPHONE +43 1 31336-1318 FAX +43 1 31336-700 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x crustacea HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; coasts and coastal areas (inc l. mangroves); zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zool ogy); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); reptiles and amphibian s; insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Crustacea. REMARKS International collaboration with the University of S ao Paulo, Brazil (USP). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 387 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Wien SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr Zoologie Abt. Terrestrische ™kologie CONTACT Doz. Dr. Karl S„nger ADDRESS1 Althanstr. 14 ADDRESS2 CITY 1090 Wien ENGLISH NAME University of Vienna Institute of Zoology, Dept. Terrestrial Ecology REGION EU COUNTRY Austria TELEPHONE 31 336/1284 FAX 31 336/700 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, South Asia, South-East Asia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x monsoonal forests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systema tics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlif e resources; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolog y); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procar yonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Monsoonal forests. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 315 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.08.93 TYPE gov,mus ACRONYM IRSNB/KBIN NAME Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. J. Van Goethem Head of Department of Invertebrates ADDRESS1 Rue Vautier/Vautierstraat 29 ADDRESS2 CITY 1040 Bruxelles/Brussel ENGLISH NAME Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences REGION EU COUNTRY Belgium TELEPHONE +32-2-627 42 11 FAX +32-2-646 44 33 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter, brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, OC, SA; Papua New Guinea; Africa; Indo-Pacific; Mexico; Maldives; Ecuador (Galapagos) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Papua New Guinea, Africa PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Africa TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Papua New Guinea LAKES x Africa OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x Indo-Pacific COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Papua New Guine a, Mexico ISLANDS x Maldives, Papua New Guinea, Galapagos MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Central Africa OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Africa ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x Central Africa, esp. Lake Tanganyika OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Africa SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x Papua New Guinea, Africa, G alapagos, Indo-Pacific, Mexico OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x Africa BIRDS x Africa, South America FISH x Central Africa REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x Papua New Guinea, Africa, America, Indonesia OTHER INVERTEBRATES x molluscs, crustaceans, nematodes, holo thuroids, corals, spiders, mites, sponges: Papua New Guinea, Indo-Pacific, Galapagos, Africa, Mexico HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. ma ngroves); islands; mountains and highlands; conservation/pro tected areas/wildlife resources; limnology/hydrology; zoolog y and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/tax onomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; insects; other invert ebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Molluscs, crustaceans, nemato des, holothuroids, corals, spiders, mites, sponges. Morphology; anatomy; faunistics; zoogeography; ecology; popu lation dynamics; molecular systematics; phylogeny; nature co nservation; protection of endangered species. Major current projects: - Papua New Guinea: systematic, morphological, ecological an d zoogeographical study of marine, freshwater and land inver tebrates (since 1976). - Lake Tanganyika: Assessment of impact on benthic fauna of increased sedimentation by deforestation. Speciation in anci ent lakes, partim evolutionary ecology of benthos and fish o f East African rift lakes. - Mexico: longterm influences on meiobenthic faunal associat ions relevant to impacts of oil and gas development activiti es on the Campeche Shelf, Yucat n. - Study of endangered African mammals. - Evolutionary ecology, taxonomy and population genetics of Coleoptera (Carabidae) and Araneae from the Galapagos Island s. REMARKS Field station: field station in the tropics run by t ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology he ULB (Free University of Brussels), Prof. em. J. Bouillon and Prof. J.M. Pasteels: "King L‚opold III Biological Statio n", Laing Island, Hansa Bay, Madang Province, Papua New Guin ea. Since 1976, the facilities of this station are used by s ome 10 researchers and associates of the Institute. International collaboration: worldwide. Periodicals edited by the Institute: - Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Be lgique, S‚rie Biologie and S‚rie Entomologie (Bulletin van h et Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, s erie Biologie, serie Entomologie); annually. - Documents de Travail de l'Institut royal des Sciences natu relles de Belgique (Studiedocumenten van het Koninklijk Belg isch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen); irregularly. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 397 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Katholieke Universiteit Leuven SUBDIVISIONS Zoological Institute Section Systematics and Ecology of Animals Laboratory for Ecology and Aquaculture CONTACT Prof. F. Ollevier ADDRESS1 Naamsestraat 59 ADDRESS2 CITY 3000 Leuven ENGLISH NAME Catholic University of Leuven Zoological Institute REGION EU COUNTRY Belgium TELEPHONE 32-16-283966 FAX 32-16-284575 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Burundi TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x biodiversity; population genetics OTHER CATEGORIES x aquaculture MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x benthos and plankton OTHER INVERTEBRATES x benthos and plankton HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); fisheries; limnology/hydrolo gy; zoology and faunistics; fish; insects; other invertebrat es; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Biodiversity; population gene tics; aquaculture; effects of water pollution; REMARKS The Zoological Institute works in collaboration with the new "Centre R‚gional de Recherches en Hydrobiologie App liqu‚e" (Regional Centre for Research in Applied Hydrobiolog y) in Bujumbura, Burundi. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 272 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.07.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Nationale Plantentuin van Belgie Jardin Botanique National de Belgique SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT J. Rammeloo, Director ADDRESS1 Domein van Bouchout ADDRESS2 CITY 1860 Meise ENGLISH NAME National Botanic Garden of Belgium REGION EU COUNTRY Belgium TELEPHONE 32 2 269-3905 FAX 32 2 270-1567 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Central AF, mainly Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, general activity in tropical AF TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x algology LAKES x algology OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnobotany, "second ary programmes" BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x gene banking (wild Phaseolineae) CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; mountains and highlands; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoolo gy; botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (botany) ; forestry; forest products; higher plants (angio- and gymnosp erms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycolo gy); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Algology, gene banking. Major publication series concerning the tropics: Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Flora of Central Africa); Flore Illustr‚ des Champ ignons d'Afrique Centrale (Illustrated Flora of Fungi of Cen tral Africa). Other publications include tropical regions as well (e.g. Rammeloo & Walleyn 1993: The edible fungi of Afr ica south of the Sahara). REMARKS The National Botanic Garden of Belgium belongs admin istratively to the Ministry of Agriculture, Administration o f Agricultural Research. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 378 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit‚ Libre de Bruxelles SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Prof. Guy Josens ADDRESS1 CP 160/13 ADDRESS2 Ave. Roosevelt 50 CITY 1050 Bruxelles ENGLISH NAME Free University of Brussels Faculty of Sciences, Laboratory of Animal Ecology REGION EU COUNTRY Belgium TELEPHONE 32 2 650-2259 FAX 32 2 650-2231 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Zaire, C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x Zaire SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x C“te d'Ivoire TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Zaire LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x Zaire OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x C“te d'Ivoire & Zaire GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x C“te d'Ivoire & Zaire SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x C“te d'Ivoire & Zaire OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; rivers and s treams; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Role of termites in the funct ioning of a savanna ecosystem (C“te d'Ivoire, in collaborati on with ORSTOM (France)). Role of termites in the functioning of a primary rain forest (Zaire, in collaboration with the University of Kisangani ( Zaire)). Population dynamics of freshwater snails (e.g. Biomphalaria) as intermediate hosts for schistosomiasis (in collaboration with the Centre de Recherches en Sciences Naturelles in Kiv u (Zaire)). Note: Research in Zaire is currently (1993) suspended. Information from letter. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 489 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Aarhus SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Biological Sciences Dept. of Systematic Botany CONTACT Anders S. Barfod ADDRESS1 Nordlandsvej 68 ADDRESS2 CITY 8240 Risskov ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Denmark TELEPHONE +45-86-210667 FAX +45-86-211891 TELEX E-MAIL biobasb@aau.dk SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, AS, AF, Ecuador, Thailand, Senegal TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x Ecuador, Thailand SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x " OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x (tropical dry forest) OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x Ecuador, Thailand, Senegal OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x " TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Senegal TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Ecuador, Thailand OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x Ecuador BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x Ecuador, Thailand, Senegal SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x " OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Ecuador ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x Thailand, Ecuador OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Ecuador, Thailand, Senegal FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; mountains and highlands; anthro pology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); con servation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; fore st products; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 591 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.12.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Copenhagen SUBDIVISIONS Botanical Institute, Dept. of Plant Ecology CONTACT Henning Adsersen ADDRESS1 Oster Farimagsgade 2D ADDRESS2 CITY 1353 Copenhagen ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Denmark TELEPHONE +45-3532 2276 FAX +45-3532 321 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, AF, Gal pagos Islands (Ecuador), M ascarene Islands, Ethiopia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x Gal pagos, Mascarenes, Ethiopia MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Gal pagos, Mascarenes, Ethiopia OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Gal pagos, Mascarene Islands GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Gal pagos, Mascarene Islands ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Gal pagos, Mascarene Islands FISHERIES FORESTRY x Ethiopia AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Gal pagos FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x Mascarene Islands FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS islands; mountains and highlands; botany/ve getation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxo nomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resourc es; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; higher plan ts (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/proc aryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 488 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE mus ACRONYM NAME University of Copenhagen SUBDIVISIONS Botanical Museum CONTACT Director ADDRESS1 Gothersgade 130 ADDRESS2 CITY 1123 Copenhagen K ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Denmark TELEPHONE +45-35-32-22-00 FAX +45-35-32-22-10 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, North-east tropical Africa, Ea st tropical Africa, Indochinese Peninsula, Malesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x monsoon, montane forests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; syste matics/taxonomy (botany); higher plants (angio- and gymnospe rms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION monsoon forests, montane fore sts REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 639 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Copenhagen SUBDIVISIONS Botanisk Institut, Botanisk Laboratorium CONTACT Ole Seberg ADDRESS1 Gothersgade 140 ADDRESS2 CITY 1123 Copenhagen K ENGLISH NAME Botanical Institute Botanical Laboratory REGION EU COUNTRY Denmark TELEPHONE +45-3532-2150 (O. Seberg direct line: -2153) FAX +45-3513-9104 TELEX E-MAIL BOTCOS at vm.uni-c.dk SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, AF, Andean regions, East Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (botany); higher plants (angio - and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 631 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Turku SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology; Amazon Project CONTACT Hanna Tuomisto ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 20500 Turku ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Finland TELEPHONE +358-21-6335634/6335561 FAX +358-21-6335564/310879 TELEX E-MAIL hantuo@utu.fi SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, informa tion sheet) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Peru, Amazonia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x vegetation mapping CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x Satellite image interpretation; geology ( cooperation with Dept. of Geology) MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x Ferns FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichen s/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ferns; vegetation mapping; sa tellite image interpretation; geology; understanding of the functioning of Peruvian Amazonian forests; forest regenerati on, vegetation mosaicism, plant species diversity; ve getation of flooded/unflooded areas; REMARKS The University of Turku Amazon Project is a multidis ciplinary research unit, with activities in the departments of Biology and Geology. Since 1986, the research has been ma inly funded by FINNIDA (the Finnish International Developmen t Agency) and the Academy of Finland. Cooperation exists with the following Peruvian institutions: - Oficina Nacional de Evaluaci¢n de Recursos Naturales (ONER N), Lima (remote sensing); - Instituto Geol¢gico de Minero y Metallurgico (INGEMMET), L ima (geological field studies); - Universidad Nacional de la Amazon¡a Peruana (UNAP), Iquito s (botanical field work, herbarium, training of young scient ists); - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM), Lima (he rbarium work) Information from information sheet. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 641 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Centre d'Oc‚anologie de Marseille Station Marine d'Endoume SUBDIVISIONS Equipe de Recherche "R‚cifs coralliens" CONTACT Dr. M. Harmelin-Vivien ADDRESS1 Rue Batterie des Lions ADDRESS2 CITY 13007 Marseille ENGLISH NAME Centre of Oceanology of Marseille Marine Research Station of Endoume REGION EU COUNTRY France TELEPHONE +33 91-041600 FAX +33 91-041635 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, AF, French Polynesia, Mayotte Isla nd TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x Ciguatera MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vege tation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxono my (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources ; ecosystems research; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; z oology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematic s/taxonomy (zoology); fish; other invertebrates; ferns/mosse s/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION microorganisms, bacteria, din oflagellates; Ciguatera problem in Mayotte Island; history, geomorphology and diagenesis of reefs; inter-regional compar isons; ocean-reef-land interrelations; main material cycles; resources and environmental management; production, transfo rmation and transfer of calcium carbonate and organic matter in reef ecosystems REMARKS Sites previously studies: Madagascar, La R‚union, Ne w Caledonia ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 230 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.04.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM CIRAD-Forˆt NAME CIRAD-Forˆt SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Fran‡ois Grison ADDRESS1 45 bis, Avenue de la Belle Gabrielle ADDRESS2 CITY 94736 Nogent sur Marne cedex ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY France TELEPHONE (1) 43 94 43 00 FAX (1) 43 94 43 29 TELEX 264653 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, OC, SA; Cameroon, Central Afri can Republic, C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Gabon, Burkina Fa so, Congo, Burundi, Senegal, Sahel region; French Guayana, I ndonesia, Australia, France TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x Cameroon, Indonesia, French Guyana, Ce ntral African Republic, C“te d'Ivoire, Gabon SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x dry forest in Africa: Cameroon, Burki na Faso OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Congo TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Cameroon, Burundi OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x Africa OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x wood anatomy (France) CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Africa, As ia ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Africa, Asia FISHERIES ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x Africa (several countries) AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x Africa (several countries) DEFORESTATION/EROSION x dry Africa (several countries) FOREST MANAGEMENT x dry Africa (several countries) FOREST PRODUCTS x France, French Guyana, C“te d'Ivoire OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x genetic resources (Australia, Africa), ge netic improvement (France, Congo, Senegal, C“te d'Ivoire); w ood science (France), socioeconomics (Sahel) MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; other types of tropical forest; other primary forest ; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; mountains and high lands; agriculture; shifting cultivation; botany/vegetation science; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ec osystems research; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/ref orestation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; forest products; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Genetic resources (Australia, Africa); genetic improvement (France, Congo, Senegal, C“te d'Ivoire); wood science (France); socioeconomics (Sahel) REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 184 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.06.92 TYPE gov ACRONYM ORSTOM NAME Institut Francais de Recherche Scientifique pour le D‚v eloppement en Coop‚ration SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Yves Gillon, Secr‚tariat du Conseil Scientifique ADDRESS1 213, rue La Fayette ADDRESS2 CITY 75480 Paris cedex 10 ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY France TELEPHONE (1) 4803 7777 FAX (1) 4803 0829 TELEX ORSTOM 214627 F E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (Rapport d'activit‚ 199 1 - Annual report 1990; Liste des Programmes de Recherches d es Departements - list of research programmes of ORSTOM's de partments) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS EU, AF, AS, OC, CA, SA, NA; Agents and missions of ORSTOM work primarily in the following countrie s and regions: Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Benin, Guinea, C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Togo, Cam eroun, Central African Republic, Congo, Madagascar, Seychell es, La R‚union; Thailand, Indonesia; Vanuatu, New Caledonia, French Polynesia; Mexico, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, Martinique , Venezuela, French Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile. ORSTOM also has representatives or groups in the following c ountries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, USA, Indi a, Italy, Kenya, Mauritius, Mauritania, the Netherlands, Phi lippines, Great Britain, Sweden and Switzerland. TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; t ropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; o ther types of wetlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands ; mountains and highlands; agriculture; animal husbandry/liv estock; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegeta tion science; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resource s; ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; limnology/hydro logy; ocean science; soil science; zoology and faunistics; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION The following information on some currently ongoing project topics may serve to highlight ORSTOM's activities (taken from the 1991 Report on Activiti es and additional brochures) with direct relevance to this d atabase; the actual number of projects of ORSTOM is far larg er: D‚partement Terre - Oc‚an - AtmosphŠre (TOA): involvement in TOGA - WOCE (Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere - World O cean Circulation Experiment); HAPEX (Hydrology and Atmospher e Pilot Experiment) in the Sahel region; ECOFIT (EcosystŠme et Pal‚oecosystŠme des Forˆtes Intertropicaux: continental p alaeoclimates in the intertropical zone) (Central African an ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology d South American forest ecosystems); effect of climate chang e on forest ecosystems; soil/environment interactions; seism ic activity; geodynamics; functioning of coral ecosystems; c oral reef productivity and matter cycles in atoll lagoons in French Polynesia; FLUPAC (Flows of Matter in the Pacific); dynamics of the exploitation and management of coastal fishe ries; dynamics of coastal ecosystems; biostatic methodology and modelling; study of the southwest New Caledonia lagoon; tuna and their environment, biology, ecology, stock dynamics , fisheries; primary pelagian production in the western equa torial Pacific. D‚partement Eaux Continentales (DEC): major programme EQUERR E (Etude de Qualit‚, de l'Erosion et du R‚gime des Eaux) on water erosion, water quality and water regimes in major rive r basins (e.g. Congo, Senegal, Niger, Amazon); major program me HYDRA (Hydrom‚trie des R‚seaux en Assistance) on network hydrometry; major programme VERSE (Versants, Ecoulement, Ero sion) on slopes, runoff and erosion; transformation of ecosy stems into agrosystems; soil and water management and conser vation; major programme on the utilization of tropical river valley resources; structure and functioning of brackish wat er ecosystems; biological bases of aquaculture; water resour ce evaluation, modelling, development and management; fisher y resources of the Niger inland delta. D‚partement Milieux et Acivit‚ Agricole (MAA): in vitro plan t regeneration, conservation and transformation; organizatio n of cultivated species complexes; biotechnology; biological diversity of parasites; host-parasite relationship; host-pa rasite demographic and populational mechanisms; cropping sys tems and current soil functioning; agricultural water valori zatioon; human population dynamics and the environment; sett lement, social evolution and land occupation; evaluation, si gnificance, function and use of biological diversity; conser vation and restoration of biological diversity; archaeology and prehistory; dynamics of arid and semi-arid environments; current and traditional exploitation of arid environments b y pastoral societies; regional synthesis for environmental m anagement; characterization and evaluation of landsystem. D‚partement Sant‚ (DES): human viruses; malaria; African and American Trypanosomatidae; parasite and vector genetics; on chocerciasis; schistosomiasis; pest and vector control; phar maceutical and chemical properties of tropical flora; natura l substances of biological interest. Further large international research programmes in which ORS TOM participates: SALT (Savanes … Long Termes: prediction of modifications to savannas under the effects of climate and human influences); PMRC (Programme Mondial de Recherche sur le Climat, global climate research); REMARKS ORSTOM is a scientific and technological public enti tity under the joint management of the French Ministry of Re search and Technology and the Ministry of Cooperation and De velopment. ORSTOM has a budget of close to a thousand millio n French francs and 2600 collaborators (of these, 1500 are s cientists, technicians and engineers), both of French and ot her nationalities. ORSTOM has missions and agents in a large number of countries. ORSTOM's main topics are: environment and large ecosystems; agriculture in fragile tropical settings; environment and he ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology alth; people and societies in the process of change. ORSTOM is organized in five different Departments (abbreviat ions given). - Earth - Ocean - Atmosphere (Terre - Oc‚an - AtmosphŠre): T OA - Continental Waters (Eaux Continentales): DEC - Environment and Agriculture (Milieux et Activit‚ Agricole) : MAA - Health (Sant‚): DES - Society, Urbanization and Development (Soci‚t‚, Urbanisati on, D‚veloppement): SUD These Departments are themselves organized in research units working in the following fields: TOA: - global changes in the natural environment - global geodynamics and natural hazards - mineral resources and their genesis - dynamics and utilization of renewable marine resources DEC: - processes and mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic cont inental terrestrial aquatic systems (see separate entry) - management and development of continental aquatic systems MAA: - natural and man-made ecosystem dynamics - knowledge and utilization of tropical biological diversity applied to plant improvement, to the use of microorganisms and to parasite pressure regulation - biotechnology applied to plant productivity, bioconversion and biopesticides - agrarian and social dynamics, characterization of regional spaces DES: - epidemiology of tropical diseases - food, nutrition and health - natural substances of biological interest - societies, population and health - AIDS - environment, water and health SUD: - economic development and culture - the State: economic and social modernity - networks, mobility, towns Besides having scientists of its own involved in research an d development projects, ORSTOM collaborates with local insti tutions and organisms and supports the involvement and the o ngoing education of local personnel in the countries concern ed. ORSTOM also publishes a large amount of publications (printe d and audiovisual media), among them several regular journal s (Hydrobiologie Tropicale, Sciences Humaines, Hydrologie Co ntinentale, N‚matologie, P‚dologie, G‚odynamique) Information taken from the 1991 Rapport d'Activit‚, "Environ nement et D‚veloppement 1992" and additional brochures. See also entries for other ORSTOM entities. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 167 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.06.92 TYPE gov ACRONYM ORSTOM/DEC NAME Institut Francais de Recherche Scientifique pour le Dev eloppement en Cooperation SUBDIVISIONS D‚partement Eaux Continentales (DEC) CONTACT C. Leveque, Directeur Adjoint ADDRESS1 213, rue La Fayette ADDRESS2 CITY 75480 Paris cedex 10 ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY France TELEPHONE (1) 4803 7777 FAX TELEX ORSTOM 214 627 F E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, CA, SA, OC; Agents and mission s of ORSTOM's departments work primarily in the following co untries and regions: Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Mali, Niger, B urkina Faso, Benin, Guinea, C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Tog o, Cameroun, Central African Republic, Congo, Madagascar, Se ychelles, La R‚union; Thailand, Indonesia; Vanuatu, New Cale donia; Mexico, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Venezuela, French Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil. ORSTOM also has representatives or groups in the following c ountries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, USA, India, Italy, Kenya, Mauritius, Mauritania, the Nether lands, Philippines, Great Britain, Sweden and Switzerland. TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); ecosystems research; f isheries; limnology/hydrology; soil science; zoology and fau nistics; fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Function of aquatic environme nts, natural or anthropogenic; water; elements (solid or sus pended); biological production; living organisms. Watersheds ; flood plains; reservoirs; edges of water bodies; interface earth-plant-atmosphere. Hydrology, hydrochemistry, hydrodyn amics, soil science, geology, hydrobiology, aquaculture; geo graphy, agronomy, economy, social sciences. REMARKS The Department is currently organized in 6 research units: - Geodynamics of the continental hydrosphere - Processes of transformation, function and transfer on the interface earth-plant-atmosphere - Continental aquatic environment and resources - Environment and production of tropical water edge environm ents - Study and management of water resources - Central Delta of the river Niger ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology This information was sent apart from the general entry on OR STOM. Information from brochure supplied by DEC. See also general entry for ORSTOM (#184) and entries for oth er ORSTOM entities. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 283 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM INRA NAME Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, France SUBDIVISIONS Station de Bioclimatologie CONTACT ADDRESS1 INRA, Grande Ferrade ADDRESS2 BP 81 CITY 33883 Villenave d'Ornon C‚dex ENGLISH NAME French National Institute for Agronomic Researc h Bioclimatology Laboratory REGION EU COUNTRY France TELEPHONE 56 84 3122 FAX 56 84 3135 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Sahel region: Senegal, Niger TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Global Change FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS ecosystems research; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Estimation of surface fluxes by remote sensing. Further keywords taken from bibliography list: water balance monitoring; rainfall and evapotranspirat ion monitoring; NOAA-AVHRR data. REMARKS Experiments in African Sahel performed in Senegal (1 985) and Niger (1988/89) in the framework of projects of the European Economic Community. Participation in HAPEX-SAHEL e xperiment (1992) in Niger. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 680 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.12.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME U.R.A. 243-CNRS Lyon I Biom‚trie, G‚n‚tique et Biologie des Populations SUBDIVISIONS Universit‚ Claude Bernard, Lyon I CONTACT Dr. G‚ma Maury-Lechon ADDRESS1 43, Bd. du 11 Nov. 1918 ADDRESS2 CITY 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex ENGLISH NAME U.R.A. 243 CNRS - Lyon I Biometry, Genetics and Biology of Populations University Claude Bernard, Lyon I REGION EU COUNTRY France TELEPHONE (33) 72448142 or 72448000 ext. 4116 FAX (33) 78892719 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, SA, AF, Asia and Southeast Asia, F rench Guyana, Senegal, Congo TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x mainly Asian Dipterocarp trop ical forests PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x mainly Asian Dipterocarp t ropical forests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x restoration of bare grounds on degraded ancient Dip terocarp forests AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x biology and functioning of tropical forest trees; s eeds; seedling levels; Asian and Southeast Asian tropical fo ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology rests (Dipterocarps); SA (French Guyana); Africa (Senegal, C ongo) CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x ecosystem functioning, restoration of tropical fore sts, seed and seedling and sapling levels; mainly recalcitra nt seeds; mainly Asia, also SA and AF LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x tree seeds (mainly recalcitrant type) and seedlings in natural and experimental conditions MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x mainly Asian Dipter ocarps, some other African and South American families FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; botany/vege tation science; forestry; agroforestry; higher plants (angio - and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Asian Dipterocarp forests; bi ology and functioning of tropical trees; seed levels; seedli ng levels; sapling levels; recalcitrant seeds; tree seeds an d seedlings in natural and experimental conditions; restorat ion of bare grounds and degraded areas on degraded ancient D ipterocarp forests; ecosystem functioning. The URA 243 also engages in further research in the followin g fields (information from brochures): role of transposons i n population genetics; population dynamics and modelling; ev olutionary ecology of mammal populations; data analysis in e cology; molecular biometry, evolution and structure of genom es; dynamics of natural insect populations; dynamics of bact eria populations; integration of space and time in ecologica l systems; eco-ethology and dynamics of insect populations; genetics of insect populations. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 555 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.10.93 TYPE uni,bot ACRONYM NAME Universit‚ de Montpellier II SUBDIVISIONS Institut de Botanique CONTACT Prof. Francis Hall‚ ADDRESS1 163 rue Auguste Broussonet ADDRESS2 CITY 34000 Montpellier ENGLISH NAME Montpellier University Botanical Institute REGION EU COUNTRY France TELEPHONE (+33)-67-41-37-48 FAX (+33)-67-04-18-70 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, OC, SA, CA; global; worldwide; humid tropics TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x agroforestry for the humid tropics ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnobotany BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x tropical trees architecture CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x humid tropics AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x rain forest ecology; biological exploration of rain forest canopies LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x tropical specificities MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; agriculture; anthropology/eth nobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; forestry; agroforestry; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION tropical trees architecture; rain forest ecology; biological exploration of rain fores t canopies; tropical specificities; ethnobotany REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 444 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit‚ de Rennes I - C.N.R.S. SUBDIVISIONS Station Biologique Laboratoire de Primatologie - Biologie Evolutive CONTACT Dr. Annie Gautier-Hion ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 35380 Paimpont ENGLISH NAME University of Rennes Biological Station; Laboratory of Primatology - Evolution REGION EU COUNTRY France TELEPHONE +33 99 078181 FAX +33 99 078761 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Gabon, Zaire, Central African Repu blic TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Gabon GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Gabon FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Gabon SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x Gabon, Central African Repu blic, Zaire OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x Soil/Plant-Animal relationships, Gabon MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); ecosystems research; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxo nomy (zoology); mammals; birds; insects; higher plants (angi o- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Soil/plant-animal relationshi ps; REMARKS Field station in Gabon (Camp de la Makande; Forˆt de s Abeilles) ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 493 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit‚ Paris XII Val de Marne SUBDIVISIONS D.E.S.S. Gestion des SystŠmes Agro-Sylvo Pastor aux en Zones Tropicales CONTACT ADDRESS1 Avenue du G‚n‚ral de Gaulle ADDRESS2 CITY 94010 Creteil Cedex ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY France TELEPHONE 45-17-1470 FAX 42-07-1718 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, Indonesia, Vietnam TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; agriculture; forestry; soil scien ce; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 542 DATE OF INFORMATION 14.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit‚ Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI) SUBDIVISIONS Laboratoire de Botanique Tropicale CONTACT Monique Belin-Depoux, Directeur ADDRESS1 12, rue Cuvier ADDRESS2 CITY 75005 Paris ENGLISH NAME Pierre and Marie Curie University Laboratory of Tropical Botany REGION EU COUNTRY France TELEPHONE (1)-4427-6527 FAX (1)-4427-6526 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Guyana TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x plant-ants interactions CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; botany/vegetation science; in sects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION plant-ants interactions; vege tal secretions; extrafloral nectaries REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 543 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM ORSTOM NAME Institut Francais de Recherche Scientifique pour le D‚v eloppement en Coop‚ration (ORSTOM) SUBDIVISIONS Milieux et Activit‚s Agricoles CONTACT Dr. P. A. Reynaud ADDRESS1 B.P. 165 ADDRESS2 CITY 97323 Cayenne Cedex ENGLISH NAME French Institute for Cooperative Research and D evelopment Biotopes and Agronomic Activities REGION EU COUNTRY France/French Guya na TELEPHONE (594) 30 27 85 FAX (594) 31 98 55 TELEX 910 608 FG E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, French Guyana, AF, Senegal TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x French Guyana PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Senegal RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x French Guyana ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x South America BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x French Guy ana ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x French Guyana FISHERIES FORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x French Guyana GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x French Guyana FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical deserts and arid lan ds; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); anthropology /ethnobotany/ethnozoology; conservation/protected areas/wild life resources; ecosystems research; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); birds; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION avifauna and anthropization i n tropical areas REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 640 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Direction de L'Agriculture & de la Forˆt SUBDIVISIONS Service des Peches CONTACT B. A. Thomassin & J.-M. Maggiorani ADDRESS1 B.P. 103 ADDRESS2 CITY 97600 Mamoudzou ENGLISH NAME Fishery Office of Mayotte REGION EU COUNTRY France/Mayotte Isl and TELEPHONE (33)-19-269-611282 FAX (33)-19-269-611031 TELEX E-MAIL DIRAGR 915.827 MY SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Mayotte Island, Comoro Islands TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x coral reef mar ine parks COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Marine par ks ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Coral reef fishes SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and c oastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; conservation/protec ted areas/wildlife resources; forestry; afforestation/refore station; deforestation/erosion; forest management; forest pr oducts; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; zoology and faun istics; general ecology (zoology); birds; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION coral reef marine parks; cora l reef fishes; REMARKS In association with Centre d'Oc‚anologie de Marseille (OSU) Station Marine d'Ednoume Rue de la Batterie des Lions 13007 Marseille, France (see separate entry #641) G.I.S. "LAG-MAY" Research projects are supervised by the "Direction de l'Agri culture et de la Forˆt" (DAF), Mayotte and its service depar tment "Fishery Office" (Head: J. M. Maggiorani). They are in tegrated into the different scientific programmes of the sci entific groupment "Environnements marins et littoral de l'le de Mayotte", GIS LAF-MAY (President: Dr. Thomassin). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 624 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.10.93 TYPE priv ACRONYM NAME SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Walter Koste ADDRESS1 Ludw.-Brill-Str. 5 ADDRESS2 CITY 49610 Quakenbrck ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-5431-2387 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Jamaica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x Swamps, phytolecmata TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x Rotatoria OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x Rotatoria HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; system atics/taxonomy (zoology); other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION swamps, phytolecmata; Rotator ia REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 689 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.02.94 TYPE ACRONYM NAME SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Michael Mastaller ADDRESS1 Tournely Str. 16 ADDRESS2 CITY 86391 Leitershofen ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-(0)821-434801 FAX +49-(0)821-434801 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, AS, AF, SA, OC; global; worldwide TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x mangroves ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x mangroves AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropic al oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming sy stems; animal husbandry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/ ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (bo tany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; f orestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforest ation/erosion; forest management; forest products; limnology /hydrology; ocean science; soil science; zoology and faunist ics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoolog y); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION mangrove wetlands REMARKS Resource person for questions related to management, rehabilitation and afforestation of mangrove wetlands. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 577 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.12.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM ARA NAME Arbeitsgemeinschaft Regenwald und Artenschutz e.V. ARA SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Wolfgang Kuhlmann ADDRESS1 Postfach 100466 ADDRESS2 Klasingstr. 17 CITY 33602 Bielefeld ENGLISH NAME Working Group on Rainforests and Biodiversity REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE (+49) (0)521-65943 FAX (+49) (0)521-64975 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, CA, SA, OC, global, worldwide TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x politics LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x implementation of the UNCED Biodiversity Convention MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS forestry; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION implementation of the UNCED B iodiversity Convention; forest politics REMARKS ARA participates in a worldwide network of environme ntal organizations, scientific institutions and huma n rights groups. Besides conducting activities in environmen tal education and the raising of public awareness of problem s concerning the world's rainforests, ARA has elaborated in- depth reports on the protection of rainforests and acted as an advising organization to a committee of the Federal Gover nment on the protection of the earth's atmosphere. ARA initi ated the "Rainforest Memorandum" which has served as a platf orm document for the German rainforest movement. ARA channel s funds to environmental projects in the tropics. Information from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 308 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.09.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM ATSAF NAME Arbeitsgemeinschaft Tropische und Subtropische Agrarfor schung e.V. SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. U. v. Poschinger-Camphausen ADDRESS1 Ellerstr. 50 ADDRESS2 CITY 53119 Bonn ENGLISH NAME Council for Tropical and Subtropical Agricultur al Research REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE (+49) 228-9846-0 FAX (+49) 228-9846-99 TELEX 886710 dsebn d E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, SA, CA TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS x subtropical AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; t ropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; o ther types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mang roves); islands; mountains and highlands; agriculture; anima l husbandry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology ; botany/vegetation science; conservation/protected areas/wi ldlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; limnology/hydrology; soil science; zoology and faunistics; m ammals; fish; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms ); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Also subtropical regions. REMARKS The Council for Tropical and Subtropical Agricultura l Research (ATSAF) e.V. was founded in 1976 as a working gro up of the Federal Research Centres. In 1989, it was transfor med into a registered association (e.V.). The aims of the ATSAF, which derive from an interdepartmenta l agreement between the Federal Ministry of Food, Agricultur e and Forestry (BML) and the Federal Ministry of Economic Co operation and Development (BMZ), are: - To promote agricultural research for a sustainable, ecolog ically and socio-economically sound development of agricultu re and forestry in tropical and subtropical countries. - To increase the contribution made by the Federal Republic of Germany and its research institutes in this field. - To increase public awareness of problems and questions rel ated to international agricultural research. ATSAF by itself does not carry out research projects! Emphasis is placed on the following tasks: - To render advice to the federal Government and to other in stitutions concerned with development cooperation in the Fed eral Republic of Germany, with regard to the formulation, pl anning and execution of their scientific activities in the t ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ropics and subtropics. - To promote research contacts and to inform foreign and int ernationally operating research institutions about possibili ties for research cooperation programmes. - To inform the scientific community and the interested publ ic about current developments in agriculture, forestry and r elated fields in the tropics and subtropics. ATSAF is an organization of scientists from Federal research institutes, German universities and other research institut ions working in the field of tropical and subtropical agricu ltural research. BML and BMZ have one representative each in all of the ATSAF bodies. A substantial portion of the tasks to be carried out are per formed by the members themselves through their active collab oration in the organs of the association. (...) ATSAF works in multifarious and complex fields. Three key ta sks can be defined: Advice One of ATSAF's major tasks is to render scientific advice to the Federal Government and to other institutions (...). This includes: - Expert advice and assistance to the Federal Government con cerning their membership in the Consultative Group on Intern ational Agricultural Research (CGIAR) (...). - Assessment and scientific accompanying of the research pro grammes of international agricultural research centres with regard to their relevance to developing countries and to the ir eligibility for financial support from the Federal Republ ic of Germany. - Scientific support to the Federal Government in their resp onsibility towards various international organizations, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). - Rendering advice to German scientists in matters of resear ch promotion programmes of the European Community, particula rly concerning the programme "Life Sciences and Technologies for Developing Countries" (STD/3). Coordination and Intermediary Role One of ATSAF's principal concerns is the initiation and prom otion of research cooperations. In this respect, ATSAF helps to establish research contacts and to coordinate research a ctivities. Following are some examples of ATSAF's work in th is field: - Assisting scientists in the initiation of research contact s (...). - Planning and realizing expert discussions (...). - Organization and scientific guidance of multi-disciplinary expert meetings (...). - Coordinating the German contribution to various internatio nal research activities for locust control. - Coordination work in the establishment of a European docum entation system for tropical forest research, in collaborati on with the European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN ). - Selective forwarding of vacancy announcements from interna tional research institutions and organizations to promote th e participation of German scientists in international organi zations. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology - Organizing visits of scientists from international agricul tural research centres (...). Information Atsaf offers a number of information servcies free of charge . - Publication of the quarterly ATSAF-Circular (...) - Collaboration in the publication of the quarterly newslett er published by the European Tropical Forest Research Networ k (ETFRN) (...). - Setting-up and maintenance of an expert database with info rmation about scientists working in tropical and subtropical agricultural research and related fields. - Setting-up and maintenance of a data base with planned, cu rrent and completed German research projects in sub-Saharan Africa. - Setting-up and maintenance of a collection of documents wi th current literature from the international agricultural re search centres and from other research institutions. - Providing information about current developments in the in ternational agricultural research centres (...). Information taken from "ATSAF - Brief Information", March 19 93. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 466 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.09.93 TYPE bot,mus ACRONYM NAME Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Walter G. Berendsohn ADDRESS1 K”nigin-Luise-Strasse 6-8 ADDRESS2 CITY 14191 Berlin ENGLISH NAME Botanical Garden and Museum Berlin-Dahlem REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-30-83006-143 FAX +49-30-83006-186 TELEX E-MAIL WGB@bBiologie.FU-Berlin.DBP.DE SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, OC, SA, CA, El Salvador, Cuba, Malesia, Thailand, Guianas, New Guinea, Andes, Venezuela, W est AF TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Guianas, El Salvador, Cuba, M alesia PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x mountain forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x New Guinea, Andes OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x West Africa, Guianas, Cuba, El Salvador, Malesia, Thailand OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x restauration LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x lichens; Guianas, A ndes, New Guinea, Venezuela FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (botany); c onservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; hi gher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/a lgae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION mountain forest; forest resta uration; lichens; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 575 DATE OF INFORMATION 25.11.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Bundesforschungsanstalt fr Forst- und Holzwirtschaft SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr Forstgenetik CONTACT Prof. Dr. Hans-J. Muhs, Director ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 21027 Hamburg ENGLISH NAME Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products Institute for Forest Genetics REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE (+49) 4102-696-0 FAX (+49) 4102-696-200 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, SA, Indonesia, Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x forest genetics, seed physiology LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; forestry; h igher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION forest genetics; seed physiol ogy; provenance research; ecological genetics; molecular gen etics; gene resources REMARKS The Institute deals with forest genetics in general. Main work focuses on Central European countries; research i n the tropics is done on an associate partner basis. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 656 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.12.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM BFH NAME Bundesforschungsanstalt fr Forst- und Holzwirtschaft SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr Weltforstwirtschaft (Institut 1) CONTACT Prof. J. Heuveldop, Prof. v. Maydell ADDRESS1 Leuschnerstr. 91 ADDRESS2 CITY 21031 Hamburg ENGLISH NAME Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products Institute for World Forestry REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49 40-73962-100/101/124/125/126/127/128/129 FAX +49 40-73962-480 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, AF, AS, Western Africa, Maghreb, S outh East Asia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS x administration of research programmes LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation /reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; fo rest products; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zool ogy); birds; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION administration of research pr ogrammes; geography of forestry resources; industries and re gional development; forest resources assessment; forest reso urces monitoring; forest growth; silviculture; forest ecosys tems REMARKS The "Bundesforschungsanstalt fr Forst- und Holzwirt schaft" (Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Pro ducts), where the Institute for World Forestry is located, i s a scientifically independent institution under the authori ty of the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry . The Federal Research Centre comprises 8 institutes: - Institute for World Forestry, Hamburg - Institute for Forest Genetics, Groáhansdorf - Institute for Economics, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Biology and Wood Protection, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Chemistry and Chemical Wood Technology, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Physics and Mechanical Wood Technology, Hamburg - Institute for Forest Ecology and Forest Inventory, Eberswa lde - Institute for Forest Tree Breeding, Waldsieversdorf These institutes are the scientific organizational units of the Federal Research Centre. They share the administration a nd common facilities in Hamburg: information and documentati on services; library; data processing; collections; photogra ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology phic studio; mechanical workshops and greenhouses/arboretum. At present, a staff of 375 is employed (113 scientists). The primary task of the Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products (BFH) is to provide scientific fundamen tals for decisions of the Federal Government and to broaden the scientific knowledge for the benefit of forestry and for est products industries. Information taken from brochure "Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products" (1993). See also the entries for the other institutes of the Federal Research Centre. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 582 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.09.93 TYPE priv,int ACRONYM DGHT NAME Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Herpetologie und Terrarienkun de Arbeitsgruppe Anuren SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Abraham-Wolf-Str. 39 ADDRESS2 CITY 70597 Stuttgart ENGLISH NAME DGHT - Anuran Specialist Group REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE (+49) (0)711-763389 FAX (+49) (0)711-7657508 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, AF, CA, Madagascar, Brazil, Ecuado r, Peru, Costa Rica, Panama TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x lower montane forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x ethology OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; mountains a nd highlands; animal husbandry/livestock; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); reptiles and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION lower montane forest; etholog y; projected Andasibe nature reserve (Madagascar); REMARKS The DGHT - Anuran Specialist Group leads the working group for the establishment of a nature reserve at Andasibe , Eastern Madagascar (rain forest, swamps). Members of the D GHT - Anuran Specialist Group are implementing field studies of anurans and lemurs. The region of Andasibe is noted for including the maximum number of endemic anuran species of Ma dagascar. Preliminary work for the project initiative was fu nded by German conservation organizations and through privat e donations. Information taken from information brochures. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 588 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.02.94 TYPE ACRONYM GTZ NAME Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Technische Zusammenarbeit (GT Z) SUBDIVISIONS Project "Forestation Jebel Marra", Darfur, Suda n CONTACT Dr. Siegfried Uhlig ADDRESS1 c/o GTZ-Office Sudan ADDRESS2 POB 8192 CITY Khartoum ENGLISH NAME German Agency for Technical Cooperation REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE 40325/40810 FAX TELEX 24056 GTZ SD E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Sudan, Jebel Marra, Darfur TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; mou ntains and highlands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; forest man agement; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION tropical mountain forests; sp ecies composition, structure, yield REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 324 DATE OF INFORMATION 14.09.93 TYPE uni,gov ACRONYM DPZ NAME Deutsches Primatenzentrum SUBDIVISIONS AG Biokommunikation CONTACT PD Dr. Elke Zimmermann ADDRESS1 Kellnerweg 4 ADDRESS2 CITY 37077 G”ttingen ENGLISH NAME German Primate Center Laboratory of Biocommunication REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE (0551) 3851-119 FAX (0551) 3851-228 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, SA; Madagascar, Ecuador TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; animal husbandry/livestock; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; reptiles and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 325 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Deutsches Primatenzentrum SUBDIVISIONS AG ™kologie und Verhalten CONTACT J”rg U. Ganzhorn ADDRESS1 Kellnerweg 4 ADDRESS2 CITY 37077 G”ttingen ENGLISH NAME German Primate Center Research Group for Ecology and Behaviour REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE (0551) 3851-129 FAX (0551) 3851-228 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Madagascar TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x dry monsoon forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; conservation/protected ar eas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; general ecol ogy (zoology); mammals; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Dry monsoon forest. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 687 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.02.94 TYPE gov ACRONYM DPI NAME Deutsches Primatenzentrum GmbH SUBDIVISIONS Arbeitsgruppe Verhaltensforschung/™kologie CONTACT Dr. Eckhard W. Heymann ADDRESS1 Kellnerweg 4 ADDRESS2 CITY 37077 G”ttingen ENGLISH NAME German Primate Center REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-(0)551-38510 FAX +49-(0)551-3851228 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Peru, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; zoology and faunistics; gener al ecology (zoology); mammals; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Projects: Peru: ecology and b ehaviour of tamarins, Saguinus mystar and Saguinus fuscicoll is (Primates: Callitrichidae); Brazil: ecology and behaviour of the masked titi monkey Callicebus personatus (Primates: Cebidae) in the Atlantic rain forest REMARKS Cooperation with - Instituto Veterinario de Investigaciones Tropicales y de A ltura (IVITA), Iquitos, Peru (see separate entry #238) - Centro de Primatologia do Rio de Janeiro (CPRJ-FEEMA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 654 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.12.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM BFH NAME Federal Research centre for Forestry and Forest Product s SUBDIVISIONS Institute for Wood Biology and Wood Protection CONTACT Dr. H. G. Richter ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 21027 Hamburg ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49 40-73962-410 FAX +49 40-73962-480 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, SA, CA, worldwide, global TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x man-made forests: plantations AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x tree physiology CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x microbiology MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy ( botany); forestry; forest products; insects; higher plants ( angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION commercial timber; plantation s; tree physiology; microbiology; wood protection; wood stru cture; wood quality; wood anatomy; wood biodeterioration REMARKS The "Bundesforschungsanstalt fr Forst- und Holzwirt schaft" (Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Pro ducts), where the Institute for Wood Biology and Wood Protec tion is located, is a scientifically independent institution under the authority of the Federal Ministry of Food, Agricu lture and Forestry. The Federal Research Centre comprises 8 institutes: - Institute for World Forestry, Hamburg - Institute for Forest Genetics, Groáhansdorf - Institute for Economics, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Biology and Wood Protection, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Chemistry and Chemical Wood Technology, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Physics and Mechanical Wood Technology, Hamburg - Institute for Forest Ecology and Forest Inventory, Eberswa lde - Institute for Forest Tree Breeding, Waldsieversdorf These institutes are the scientific organizational units of the Federal Research Centre. They share the administration a nd common facilities in Hamburg: information and documentati on services; library; data processing; collections; photogra phic studio; mechanical workshops and greenhouses/arboretum. At present, a staff of 375 is employed (113 scientists). The primary task of the Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products (BFH) is to provide scientific fundamen tals for decisions of the Federal Government and to broaden the scientific knowledge for the benefit of forestry and for ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology est products industries. Information taken from brochure "Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products" (1993). See also the entries for the other institutes of the Federal Research Centre. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 679 DATE OF INFORMATION 12.01.94 TYPE priv ACRONYM NAME Fraunhofer-Institut fr Atmosph„rische Umweltforschung SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Kreuzeckbahnstr. 19 ADDRESS2 CITY 82453 Garmisch-Partenkirchen ENGLISH NAME Fraunhofer-Institute for Atmospheric Environmen tal Research REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-8821-183-0 FAX +49-8821-73573 TELEX 592474 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, project description) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Philippines, India, China, Indones ia, Thailand TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x rice fields ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x methanogenic and methanotrophic bacteria MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of wetlands; agriculture; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Project: implementation of an interregional network for recording methane emission from r ice fields. The project consists of setting up 8 measuring s tations located in main rice growing areas of Asia in the di fferent wetland rice ecosystems (irrigated, rainfed, deepwat er). Objectives: characterization and quantification of meth ane emission from wetland rice ecosystems; identification of rice technologies that promote or mitigate methane emission ; evaluation of processes that control methane emissions; de velop strategies that mitigate methane emissions; develop re search capacities. REMARKS In cooperation with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Ba¤os, Philippines, and national resea rch institutes of the countries involved. The project is fun ded by the Global Environmental Facility of UNDP/UNEP/The Wo rld Bank. It began in 1993 and will last for 5 years. The pr oject is interlinked with other research activities at IRRI including that of the US-EPA on the interaction of global cl imate and rice. The project concurs in essential points with core projects of the International Global Atmospheric Chemi stry (IGBP) as well as the START initiatives in Southeast, E ast and South Asia. Information from project description. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 474 DATE OF INFORMATION 12.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Freie Universit„t Berlin SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr Systematische Botanik und Pflanzen geographie CONTACT Dr. Isabell Hensen ADDRESS1 Altensteinstrasse 6 ADDRESS2 CITY 14195 Berlin ENGLISH NAME Freie Universit„t Berlin Institute of Systematic Botany and Plant Geography REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-(0)30-8383149 FAX +49-(0)-8385434 TELEX E-MAIL hilger@biologie.FU-Berlin.dbp.de SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Bolivia, High Andean Region TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x hard-leaved forests of the High Andes OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; mountains and highlands; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation sci ence; general ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas /wildlife resources; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/ reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; for est products; soil science; higher plants (angio- and gymnos perms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Hard-leaved forest in high An dean regions REMARKS International collaboration with AGRUCO (Agroecolog¡ a de la Universidad de Cochabamba) and Instituto de Ecolog¡a , Universidad Mayor de San Andr‚s (La Paz, Bolivia) ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 681 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Georg-August Universit„t SUBDIVISIONS Geographisches Institute; Abt. Landschafts”kolo gie CONTACT Prof. G. Gerold ADDRESS1 Goldschmidtstr. 5 ADDRESS2 CITY 37077 G”ttingen ENGLISH NAME University of G”ttingen Institute of Geography, Section Landscape Ecology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-551-398011,-12 FAX +49-551-398006 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, AF, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, A rgentina, West Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x semi-evergreen tropical ra in forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; agriculture; shifting cultivati on; other tropical farming systems; ecosystems research; for estry; agroforestry; deforestation/erosion; soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION soil sciences; soil degradati on in tropical forests; soil nutrients; land use evaluation; field research with experimental plots for microclimate; so il water; nutrient cycling; forest degradation; agro-ecologi cal evaluation REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 251 DATE OF INFORMATION 25.09.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Georg-August Universit„t G”ttingen SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr Bodenkunde und Waldern„hrung CONTACT ADDRESS1 Bsgenweg 2 ADDRESS2 CITY 37077 G”ttingen ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-(0)551/393 511 FAX +49-(0)551/393 310 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x shifting cultivation systems SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x plantation systems OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x plantations DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; agriculture; shifting cultiva tion; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); e cosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/re forestation; soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION plantation systems; Venezuela : Root dynamics and activity of destruents in Ca-deficient s oils under tropical moist forest. Importance of soil chemica l conditions for the regulation of the activity of roots and micro-organisms under extreme conditions. Brazil: Investiga tions on the sustainable use of rain forest areas by forest plantation. Loss of nutrients by wood export and conversion in order to project the future development of the nutrient s tatus of forest plantations. REMARKS Cooperation with Institute of Tropical Agriculture, G”ttingen; IVIC, UCV, Caracas, Venezuela;CVG-EDELCA, Guayana , Venezuela. Brazil: Faculdade de Ciencias Agrarias do Para (FCAP), Belem, Brazil. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 452 DATE OF INFORMATION 25.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM IAT NAME Georg-August-Universit„t G”ttingen SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr Pflanzenbau und Tierhygiene in den Tropen und Subtropen Abt. Pflanzenbau in den Tropen und Subtropen CONTACT Prof. Dr. P. L. G. Vlek ADDRESS1 Grisebachstr. 6 ADDRESS2 CITY 37077 G”ttingen ENGLISH NAME University of G”ttingen Institute of Agronomy in the Tropics and Subtropics Agronomy in the Tropics and Subtropics REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE 0551/393 752 FAX 0551/393 759 TELEX 96703 unigoe d E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, SA, West Africa, Togo, Niger, Nige ria, Ghana, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Brazil PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, Togo) TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x Brazil, West Africa: Ghana, Nigeria, Togo SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x nutrient cycling: Brazil, West Africa: ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x simulation models (Niger); biochemical co mplex of the soil-plant system, enzyme activity, biological activity, population dynamics of soil (micro)organisms: Braz il, West Africa MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Brazil, West Africa FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestr y; soil science; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION simulation models; biochemica l complex of the soil-plant system; enzyme activity; biologi cal activity; population dynamics of soil (micro)organisms. Additional keywords on the Institute's activities taken from brochure: agro-climatological aspects of agricultural systems; natural resource management; biodiversity; mycorrhiza studies; nitr ogen fixation. REMARKS The Institute of Agronomy (IAT) in the tropics and s ubtropics of the Georg-August University of G”ttingen provid es education and research in tropical agronomy to German and foreign students and graduates. Staff and students are look ing for new ways to imrpove crop production and land managem ent with sound economic and ecological prospects. Since 1990 the Institute has held an English language MSc course on tr opical agriculture. The research of the Institute concentrates on agro-climatolo gical aspects of agricultural systems, natural resource mana gement, and biodiversity. IAT has selected three major areas of research: - secondary forest and fallow vegetation at the mouth of the Amazon - biological means for increased and sustainable production ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology in intensively cultivated tropical and subtropical soils - sustainable crop production in the West African savanna. An electronic database on over 5000 tropical and subtropical crops has been built up. The contents include information o n official and local names, climatological requirements, and geographical distribution. A VA-Mycorrhiza collection of over forty species is also mai ntained at IAT. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 453 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.12.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Georg-August-Universit„t G”ttingen SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr Pflanzenbau und Tierhygiene in den Tropen und Subtropen Abt. Pflanzenbau in den Tropen und Subtropen CONTACT Manfred Denich, Project Coordinator in Brazil, or Pr of. Dr. P. L. G. Vlek ADDRESS1 Grisebachstr. 6 ADDRESS2 CITY 37077 G”ttingen ENGLISH NAME University of G”ttingen Institute of Agronomy in the Tropics and Subtropics Agronomy in the Tropics and Subtropics REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE 0551/393 752 FAX 0551/393 759 TELEX 96703 unigoe d E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x nutrient cycling FISHERIES FORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest;agriculture; shifting cultivat ion; other tropical farming systems; botany/vegetation scien ce; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; forest prod ucts; soil science; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Diversity of secondary vegeta tion; relation between phytomass production and soil conditi ons; importance of secondary vegetation for nutrient cycling in small-scale farming systems; regeneration and expansion of secondary vegetation; reproduction and seedling establish ment of economically inmportant trees and shrubs; native sec ondary forest species with high N2-fixing capability; develo p methods to produce planting material out of seeds and cutt ings from selected species of primary and secondary forests. REMARKS Cooperation with EMBRAPA/CPATU, Bel‚m; Faculdade de Ciencias Agrarias do Para, Bel‚m; UFPA (Universidade Federal do Par ), Bel‚m, Brazil. See entry #452 for short description of the Institute of Agr onomy, Georg-August University of G”ttingen. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 695 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.03.94 TYPE gov,nat ACRONYM GTZ-T™B NAME GTZ Tropen”kologisches Begleitprogramm SUBDIVISIONS OE 423 CONTACT Dr. G. Riethmacher ADDRESS1 Postfach 5180 ADDRESS2 CITY 65726 Eschborn ENGLISH NAME German Agency for Technical Cooperation Flanking Program for Tropical Ecology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-(0)6196-79 3288 FAX +49-(0)6196-79 7413 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, CA, SA, OC; global; worldwide TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x economy of environmental science MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highland s; agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; botany/vegetation scie nce; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosys tems research; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/refores tation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; forest pro ducts; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; soil science; zoo logy and faunistics; mammals; birds; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 571 DATE OF INFORMATION 12.12.93 TYPE int ACRONYM NAME Hamburger Umweltinstitut SUBDIVISIONS O Instituto Ambiental Rua Vereador Isaque Maia 34 Reginopolis 28820 000 Silva Jardim, R.J. Brazil CONTACT ADDRESS1 Feldstr. 36 ADDRESS2 CITY 20357 Hamburg ENGLISH NAME Hamburg Environmental Institute REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE (+55)-247-681161 FAX TELEX E-MAIL epea@ax.apc.org SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x ponds TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x integrated pond farming OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x waste water based cultivation o f pigs and poultry ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x waste water aquaculture FORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x waste water based production of crops, a quatic macrophytes and algae; nutrient recovery; sewage trea tment MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; other types of wetlands ; agriculture; other tropical farming systems; animal husban dry/livestock; fisheries; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION integrated pond farming; wast e water based cultivation of pigs and poultry; waste water a quaculture; waste water based production of crops, aquatic m acrophytes and algae; nutrient recovery; sewage treatment; p onds REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 316 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Heinrich-Heine-Universit„t Dsseldorf SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr ™kologische Pflanzenphysiologie un d Geobotanik CONTACT Prof. Dr. Rainer L”sch; Dr. B. Mies ADDRESS1 Universit„tsstr. 1/26.13 ADDRESS2 CITY 40225 Dsseldorf ENGLISH NAME University of Dsseldorf Institute for Ecological Plant Physiology and Geobotany REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49 (0)211 - 311 4878 FAX +49 (0)211 - 342 229 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, SA; Paraguay, Venezuela (scheduled ); Cameroon, Zaire; North Africa, Arabia; Macaronesia (Canar y Islands) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x ecophysiology CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forests; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); ecosystems research; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procar yonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Paraguay: Ecophysiology. Osmo tic spectra, sclerophylly and ecomorphological adaptations o f plants from various vegetation types (evergreen tropical f orests to sclerophyllous shrubland of the Chaco). Osmotic sp ectra of typical vegetation units; characterization of veget ation units according to morphological and functional adapta tions to drought. Zaire: Bryophyte ecology of lowland and mountain forests in Central Africa; microclimatic conditions; photosynthetic gas exchange. Cameroon: Water relations and microclimate in the canopy and understory of a lowland rain forest. North Africa, Arabia and Atlantic Islands: Ecology of stem s ucculents, particularly Euphorbiaceae. Laurel forests (Macar onesia, particularly Canary Islands). REMARKS Research within the framework of "Operation Canop‚" (F. Hall‚, Montpellier/France) in Cameroon and (scheduled) V enezuela. Research on plant ecophysiology in laurel forest r egions of Macaronesia (particularly Canary Islands) and pala eotropic arid regions. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 605 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Heinrich-Heine-Universit„t Dsseldorf SUBDIVISIONS Lehrstuhl fr Physische Geographie CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 40225 Dsseldorf ENGLISH NAME Heinrich-Heine-University of Dsseldorf Geographical Institute REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-211-311-2045 FAX +49-211-311-3955 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, Tropical Andes, Guatemala, Cos ta Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x montane/high montane fores t OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS x Land use systems ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x Glaciology OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x Geoscience (geoecology, climatology etc.) , interaction between living and unliving subjects by means of remote sensing, field work, laboratory analysis using GIS (Geographic Information System) MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highlands; agriculture; other tropical farming systems; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany ); ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; limnology/hy drology; soil science; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms ); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION glaciology; land use systems; geoscience (geoecology, climatology), interaction between l iving and unliving subjects; methods: remote sensing, field work, laboratory analysis, GIS (Geographic Information Syste m) REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 438 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Institut fr Vogelforschung "Vogelwarte Helgoland" SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Prof. Franz Bairlein ADDRESS1 An der Vogelwarte 21 ADDRESS2 CITY 26386 Wilhelmshaven ENGLISH NAME Institute of Avian Research REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-4421-96890 FAX +49-4421-968955 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; zoology and faunistics; general e cology (zoology); birds; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 521 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universit„t SUBDIVISIONS Botanisches Institut Geobotanik und Pflanzen”kologie CONTACT Prof. Rdiger Wittig ADDRESS1 Siesmayerstrasse 70 ADDRESS2 CITY 60054 Frankfurt/M. ENGLISH NAME University of Frankfurt Institute of Botany; Geobotany and Plant Ecology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49 69-798-4739 FAX +49 69-798-4822 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Burkina Faso TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x dry Forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x phytosociology, ethnobotany CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; botany/vegetation science; high er plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION dry forest; phytosociology; e thnobotany; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 601 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universit„t SUBDIVISIONS FB Zoologie; AK Etho”kologie CONTACT Prof. U. Maschwitz ADDRESS1 Siesmayerstrasse 70 ADDRESS2 CITY 60054 Frankfurt/Main ENGLISH NAME Goethe-University Frankfurt Zoology; Dept. of Ethoecology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-69-7982923 FAX +49-69-7983585 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Malaysia (East and West) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x Mutualism OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; zoology and faunistics; gener al ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); insect s; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION mutualism, insects REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 323 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universit„t SUBDIVISIONS Seminar fr Vor- und Frhgeschichte Arch„ologie und Arch„obotanik Afrikas CONTACT Dr. Katharina Neumann ADDRESS1 Praunheimer Landstr. 70 ADDRESS2 CITY 60488 Frankfurt ENGLISH NAME Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt Institute for Pre- and Protohistory African Archaeology and Archaeobotany REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE (069) 798 8569 FAX (069) 798 2482 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Burkina Faso, Nigeria TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x dry forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x vegetation history, archaeobotany CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other secon dary forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropica l deserts and arid lands; botany/vegetation science; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Dry forest; vegetation histor y and archaeobotany. REMARKS Current research is part of an interdisciplinary res earch project "Cultural development and language history in the West African savanna", funded by the DFG (German researc h organization). Main research areas are Burkina Faso and Ni geria. This research project aims to investigate the interdependenc e of cultural development on the one hand and geographical a nd ecological factors that determine the natural environment of the cultures under study on the other hand. The results should lead to a better understanding of cultural evolution in the areas concerned and allow an assessment of the adapti ve strategies used by subsistence cultures in the natural se tting. University departments involved in the research proje ct are - Department of History - Department of Biology - Department of Earth Sciences Other institutions involved are - Frobenius Institute (ethnology, anthropology) - Institute of Ethnology and African Studies, University of Mainz, Germany - Institute of Geography, University of Heidelberg, Germany Collaboration is with the Universit‚ de Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and University of Maiduguri (Nigeria). Main research areas comprise: - History and cultural history of the West African savanna - Linguistic history in the West African savanna - Archaeology of the West African savanna ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology - Geography of the West African savanna - Contemporary vegetation and vegetation history in the West African savanna Information taken from brochure ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 259 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Justus-Liebig-Universit„t Giessen SUBDIVISIONS Wissenschaftliches Zentrum Tropeninstitut Abt. Pflanzenbau und Pflanzenzchtung CONTACT ADDRESS1 Schottstr. 2 ADDRESS2 CITY 35390 Giessen ENGLISH NAME Justus-Liebig University Giessen Institute for Tropical Science Plant Production REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-641-702 2687 FAX +49-641-702 3684 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS x potatoes, coffee, tea, maize, tobacco, tuber crops ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x exclusively pasture management; rice/fish management ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tr opical farming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; botany/v egetation science; general ecology (botany); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION potatoes, maize, coffee, tea, tobacco, tuber crops; pasture manegement; rice/fish managem ent REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 250 DATE OF INFORMATION TYPE ACRONYM NAME Ludwig-Maximilian Universit„t Mnchen SUBDIVISIONS Lehrstuhl fr Waldbau und Forsteinrichtung CONTACT Prof. Dr. P. Burschel ADDRESS1 Hohenbachernstr. 22 ADDRESS2 CITY 85354 Freising ENGLISH NAME Chair of Silviculture and Forest Management REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE 08161/71 46-90, -91 FAX 08161/71 46 16 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS EU, SA; Germany; Costa Rica, Argentina TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry ; forest management; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Investigation on carbon fixat ion in forest biomass and its manipulation by forest managem ent. REMARKS Cooperation with the School of Forestry and Environm ental Studies, Yale University, USA. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 355 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Ludwig-Maximilian-Universit„t Mnchen SUBDIVISIONS Zoologisches Institut CONTACT ADDRESS1 Seidlstrasse 25/I ADDRESS2 CITY 80335 Mnchen ENGLISH NAME University of Munich Institute of Zoology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE (089) 5902-393 FAX (089) 5902-461 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, OC, NA, Australia, Great Barrier R eef, Israel (Eilat), Florida TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x soft corals, Crinoidea HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); ecosystem research; ocean science; zoology and faunisti cs; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Soft corals; Crinoidea; Great Barrier Reef; Florida Keys, Eilat coral reefs. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 600 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit„t Mnchen SUBDIVISIONS Forstwissenschaftliche Fakult„t; Lehrstuhl fr Bodenkunde CONTACT Peter Schad ADDRESS1 Hohenbachernstrasse 22 ADDRESS2 CITY 85354 Freising ENGLISH NAME University of Munich Dept. of Forestry; Chair of Soil Science REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-8161-714978 FAX +49-8161-714738 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Bolivia, Andes TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x tropical mountain rain forest (Low Andes) TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Bolivia, High Andes OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other secon dary forest; mountains and highlands; soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Low and high Andes; soils und er agricultural use REMARKS Collaboration with Instituto de Ecolog¡a, La Paz. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 691 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.02.94 TYPE nat ACRONYM NAME Max-Planck-Institut fr Limnologie SUBDIVISIONS AG Tropen”kologie CONTACT Dr. Wolfgang J. Junk ADDRESS1 Postfach 165 ADDRESS2 CITY 24302 Pl”n ENGLISH NAME Max-Planck-Institute for Limnology Working Group Tropical Ecology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-(0)4522-802-1 FAX +49-(0)4522-802 281 TELEX E-MAIL wjj@mpil-ploen.mpg.d400.de SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil, Amazonian and Pantanal reg ions TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x floodplains AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x primary production and photosynthesis CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of wetlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); ecosystems research; limn ology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zo ology); fish; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (a ngio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION primary production and photos ynthesis; floodplains REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 473 DATE OF INFORMATION 10.09.93 TYPE priv ACRONYM NAME Max-Planck-Institut fr Verhaltensphysiologie SUBDIVISIONS Abt. Wickler CONTACT Martin Wikelski ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 82319 Seewiesen ENGLISH NAME MPI for Behavioural Ecology Department Wickler REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-(0)8157-29277 FAX +49-(0)8157-29209 TELEX E-MAIL wikelski@MPI-Seewiesen.MPG.DE SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, SA, OC, Galapagos (Ecuador), Seren geti, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Malawi, Namib, Egypt, South Afri ca TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); islands; conservation/protected are as/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; zoology and faun istics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; rep tiles and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 667 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.01.94 TYPE priv ACRONYM MPI NAME Max-Planck-Institut fr Verhaltensphysiologie SUBDIVISIONS Abt. Wickler CONTACT Dr. Heribert Hofer ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 82319 Seewiesen ENGLISH NAME Max-Planck Institute of Behavioural Physiology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49 8157-29277 FAX +49 8157-29209 TELEX E-MAIL hofer@mpi-seewiesen.mpg.de SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, OC, Cameroon, Tanzania, Gal pagos (Ecuador) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x behavioural ecology, migration studies OTHER CATEGORIES x population genetics MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x spiders HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; lak es; islands; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolog y); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; other inv ertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION behavioural ecology; migratio n studies; spiders; current projects: Cameroon crater lakes: diet & speciation of cichlid fish, including population gen etics; Tanzania: savannas and Southwest: behavioural ecology of spotted hyaenas; Gal pagos: diet, diving behaviour and e volution of marine iguanas REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 682 DATE OF INFORMATION 19.01.94 TYPE bot ACRONYM NAME Palmengarten SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Georg Zizka ADDRESS1 Siesmayerstr. 61 ADDRESS2 CITY 60323 Frankfurt ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49 69-212-38328/36316/33383 FAX +49 69-212-37856 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, CA, AF, Chile, Ecuador, Honduras, Tanzania TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Honduras PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Chile RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x Chile, Ecuador MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x orchids, bromeliads, Poaceae , Hyperiaceae OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Chile, Ecu ador, Honduras, Tanzania (in preparation) ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical des erts and arid lands; islands; botany/vegetation science; sys tematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wil dlife resources; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION orchids; bromeliads; Poaceae; Hyperiaceae; publications of the "Palmengarten" on flora of Argentina; Chile; New Caledonia; Easter Island; plant-ant r elationships; agavas; and many other topics REMARKS The Botanical Garden "Palmengarten" publishes a jour nal for the interested public, a scientific journal ("Palmar um Hortus Francofortensis") and a number of special publicat ions. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 692 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.02.94 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Philipps-Universit„t Marburg SUBDIVISIONS FB Biologie - Botanik/Mykologie CONTACT Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kost ADDRESS1 Lahnberge ADDRESS2 CITY 35032 Marburg ENGLISH NAME University of Marburg Faculty of Biology - Botany/Mycology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-6421-282 087 FAX +49-6421-282 057 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x montane rain forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x morphology, anatomy CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; other types of tropical forest; other primary forest ; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); syste matics/taxonomy (botany); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION montane rain forest; morpholo gy; anatomy REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 439 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.09.93 TYPE mus,priv ACRONYM NAME Research Institute Senckenberg SUBDIVISIONS Dept. Ichthyology II and Ecology of Fish CONTACT Prof. A. Lelek ADDRESS1 Senckenberganlage 25 ADDRESS2 CITY 60325 Frankfurt/Main ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-69-7542368 FAX +49-69-746238 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, OC, AS, NA, CA, SA, Caribbean, Sou th-East Asia, West Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Africa, SE Asia, Caribbean LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x Swamps TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Africa, SE Asia ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x West Africa FISHERIES x Africa, SE Asia, South America, Caribbean FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x Africa OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x fishes, mostly West Africa SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x fishes, mostly West Africa OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x only freshwater (worldwide) REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ec osystems research; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; zoology a nd faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxono my (zoology); fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Swamps; only freshwater fish. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 530 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.10.93 TYPE priv ACRONYM NAME RPDATA Pl”tz-Kaufmann SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dipl. Ing. R. Pl”tz-Kaufmann ADDRESS1 Wietzeufer 4 ADDRESS2 CITY 30657 Hannover ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-(0)511-9055066 FAX +49-(0)511-9055066 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x tropical plants for biological engineering CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS x erosion control, reclamation LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x biological engineering MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; t ropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; o ther types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mang roves); mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion ; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION BENTROS: database on plants f or biological engineering in the tropics and subtropics; ero sion control, reclamation, revegetation, soil conservation, ground stabilization; channel stabilization; protective affo restation. Consists of four modules: BIOTROP: database of tropical and subtropical plants GEOTROP: database of biological engineering technology SYSTROP: database of plant systematics LITROP: bibliographical database Each species included in the database can be combined with a bout 40 criteria concerning ecology, physiology etc. of the species; additional combinations are made with information o n life zones, regions of diversity, floristic region, habita t etc. and information on biological engineering. Work on the database has already been conducted for 8 years. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 574 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.12.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Ruhr-Universit„t Bochum SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Biology Animal Behaviour Research Group CONTACT Prof. Dr. E. Curio ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 44780 Bochum ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE (+49) (0)234-7002858 FAX (+49) (0)234-7094201 TELEX E-MAIL 0825860 SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, AS, Tonga, Fiji, Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Philippines, Fiji PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x incl. tran slocation work ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x survey work for implementation of conservation meas ures LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x genetic isolation of island populations OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; islands; conservation/protect ed areas/wildlife resources; forestry; agroforestry; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxo nomy (zoology); birds; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION avifaunal diversity (Fiji); g enetic isolation of island bird populations (Tonga); translo cation of megapodes (Tonga); survey work for implementation of conservation measures (Philippines, Western and Northern Visayas) REMARKS Cooperation with Visayas State College of Agricultur e (VISCA) under way. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 254 DATE OF INFORMATION 25.07.93 TYPE mus ACRONYM NAME Staatliches Museum fr Naturkunde SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Hubert H”fer ADDRESS1 Postfach 6209 ADDRESS2 Erbprinzenstr. 13 CITY 76133 Karlsruhe ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE 0721/175 161 FAX 0721/175 110 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Brazil, Amazon PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x Brazil, Amazon SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x inundation forests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x South America GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Brazil, Amazon SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x Brazil, Amazon OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x Arachnida HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; other types of tropical forests; other primary fores t; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); system atics/taxonomy (zoology); other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Mechanisms of maintenance of the diversity in spider communities in Central Amazonian rai n forests (predation, competition, mutualism). REMARKS Cooperation with Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (INPA), Manaus, Brazil; Fundacao Zoobotanica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 568 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.11.93 TYPE mus ACRONYM NAME Staatliches Museum fr Naturkunde SUBDIVISIONS Abt. Zoologie, AG Tropen”kologie CONTACT Manfred Verhaagh ADDRESS1 Postfach 6209 ADDRESS2 CITY 76042 Karlsruhe ENGLISH NAME State Museum of Natural History, Karlsruhe REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE (+49)-(0)721-175-374 FAX (+49)-(0)721-175-110 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, SA, Peru, Brazil, Amazonia, Bolivi a, Malaysia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Malaysia SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x Peru OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x inundation forest, Brazil OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Bolivia, Peru TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Peru, Brazil/Amazonia, Bolivia, Malaysi a GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodl and; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); syst ematics/taxonomy (zoology); insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION inundation forest REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 255 DATE OF INFORMATION 25.06.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Technische Hochschule Darmstadt SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr Botanik CONTACT U. Lttge ADDRESS1 Schnittspahnstr. 3-5 ADDRESS2 CITY 64287 Darmstadt ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE 06151/16 3200, -3700 FAX 06151/16 4808 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Brazil, Venezuela TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x physiology CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores ts; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Physiological adaptations of tropical trees of the genus Clusia to environmental stress. Gas exchange, water relations, organic acid content, leaf N and P in the field and under laboratory conditions. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 621 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Technische Universit„t Berlin SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr ™kologie/ ™kologie der Geh”lze CONTACT Monika Naumann ADDRESS1 K”nigin-Luise Strasse 22 ADDRESS2 CITY 14195 Berlin ENGLISH NAME Technical University of Berlin Institute of Ecology/ Ecology of Woody Plants REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-30-314-71263 FAX +49-30-314-71429 TELEX 184 262 tubl-d- E-MAIL naum1433@mailszrz.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x Brazil, coastal forests DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; higher plan ts (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION competition among tropical tr ee species in order to provide information about affore station concepts for mixed stands REMARKS Cooperation with universities and other institutions in southern Brazil. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 576 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.11.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM UFZ NAME UFZ - Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle L td. SUBDIVISIONS project team: Seminatural Landscapes CONTACT Dr. Klaus Henle, Dr. Josef Settele ADDRESS1 Permoserstr. 15 ADDRESS2 CITY 04318 Leipzig ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE (+49) (0)341-235-2519 or -2534 FAX (+49) (0)341-235-2534 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, AF, OC, SA, Philippines, C“te d'Iv oire (Ivory Coast), Peru, South Africa, Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Philippines PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x mossy forest (high altitud e, Philippines) OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x South Africa, Australia RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x Philippines SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Philippine s, C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x Philippines AGROFORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x Philippines OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Philippines, C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast ), Peru GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x Philippines REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Peru, Philippines INSECTS x Philippines OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical de serts and arid lands; agriculture; shifting cultivation; oth er tropical farming systems; conservation/protected areas/wi ldlife resources; forestry; agroforestry; forest management; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general ecolog y (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION mossy high altitude forests REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 472 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Bayreuth SUBDIVISIONS Botanisches Institut Lehrstuhl fr Pflanzenphysiologie CONTACT Prof. Erwin Beck ADDRESS1 Universit„tsstrasse 30 ADDRESS2 CITY 95440 Bayreuth ENGLISH NAME University of Bayreuth Department of Plant Physiology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-(0)921-552630 FAX +49-(0)921-552642 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Kenya PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x montane forests (Kenya) OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x physiology of agricultural plants (Kenya) ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnobotany: Kenya, Tanzania BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Kenya GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x ecophysiology CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x Kenya AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x natural forest composition LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; mountains a nd highlands; agriculture; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozo ology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); forestry; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mos ses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION plant ecology, plant ecophysi ology, plant sociology, population dynamics, ethnobotany; montane forest; natural forest composition; physiology of ag ricultural plants; tropical crop plant physiology REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 258 DATE OF INFORMATION TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Bayreuth SUBDIVISIONS Lehrstuhl fr Bodenkunde und Bodengeographie CONTACT Prof. Dr. W. Zech ADDRESS1 Postfach 10 12 51 ADDRESS2 CITY 95412 Bayreuth ENGLISH NAME University of Bayreuth Faculty of Soil Science and Soil Geography REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE 0921/55-2247, -2248 FAX 0921/55 2246 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, SA, CA TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Costa Rica, Liberia, Philippi nes PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x Costa Rica OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Colombia, Benin TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Senegal, Sudan RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Bolivia, Nepal OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x C“te d'Ivoire FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x West Africa, Latin America AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x Sudan DEFORESTATION/EROSION x Madagascar, Togo ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x site evaluation LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x AF, SA, CA, AS ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; mountains and hi ghlands; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; affore station/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION soil sequences with different erosion features; erosion protection; damage to Pinus patul a and Grevillea banksiana (Madagascar); effect of tillage sy stems and perennial species selection on root competition an d erosion in an agroforestry system (Togo); competition, nut rient fluxes, turnover of below-ground organic matter in an agroforestry system (C“te d'Ivoire); site evaluation and sta te of nutrition of Tectona grandis in West Africa; impact of the most important trees for alley cropping on soil fertili ty properties in C“te d'Ivoire; relationships between tree g rowth, tree nutrition and site in Cupressus lusitanica woodl and in Djebel Marra, Darfur/Sudan; influence of land use on soil properties in South-West Rwanda. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 249 DATE OF INFORMATION 14.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Bielefeld SUBDIVISIONS Abt. ™kologie CONTACT Prof. Dr. S.-W. Breckle ADDRESS1 Postfach 10 01 31 ADDRESS2 Universit„tsstr. 25 CITY 33501 Bielefeld ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE 0521/106-5524, -2592 FAX 0521/106 2963 TELEX 932362 unibi d E-MAIL abt3@hrz.uni-bielefeld.de SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forests; other prim ary forest; other secondary forest; botany/vegetation scienc e; general ecology (botany); higher plants (angio- and gymno sperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Population ecology of dominan t tree species in montane tropical rain forests. REMARKS Research carried out at San Ram¢n field station. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 618 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.10.93 TYPE uni,bot ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Bonn SUBDIVISIONS Botanisches Institut und Botanischer Garten Abt. Systematik und Geobotanik CONTACT Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Barthlott ADDRESS1 Meckenheimer Allee 170 ADDRESS2 CITY 53115 Bonn ENGLISH NAME University of Bonn Dept. of Botany and Botanical Garden REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-228-732526 FAX +49-228-733120 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, SA, C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast); R wanda, Zaire, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Cape Verde Islands, Madagasc ar, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Rwanda, Zaire, Uganda, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Dry forests, mountain rain forest (C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Zimbabwe, Bolivia) OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Brazil, C“te d'Ivoi re (Ivory Coast), Zimbabwe TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x Cape Verde Islands MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Zaire, Rwanda, Zimbabwe OTHERS x Inselbergs (Epiphytes) AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Sou th America GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x Plant sociology, vegetation mapping CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; islands; mountains and highland s; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); syst ematics/taxonomy (botany); higher plants (angio- and gymnosp erms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION epiphytes; plant sociology; v egetation mapping; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 256 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.07.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Universit„t des Saarlandes SUBDIVISIONS Lehrstuhl fr Biogeographie CONTACT Prof. Dr. Paul Mller ADDRESS1 Biogeographie ADDRESS2 Postfach 1150 CITY 66041 Saarbrcken ENGLISH NAME University of Saarbrcken Institute for Biogeography REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE 06897-798-100, -150 FAX 06897-798-155 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, SA, AS; SE Asia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x SA, AF, SE Asia PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x SA, AF, SE Asia TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x SA, AF, SE Asia LAKES x SA, AF, SE Asia OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x SA, AF, SE Asia MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x SA, AF, SE Asia OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x SA, AF, S Asia FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x SA, AF, S Asia GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x " SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x " OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x SA, AF, S Asia BIRDS x " FISH x " REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x " INSECTS x " OTHER INVERTEBRATES x " HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; island s; mountains and highlands; ecosystems research; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; i nsects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Activites of the Ecological T ask Force at the Institute for Biogeography (see also under "Remarks"): ecotoxicological assessment of chemicals in ecos ystems; monitoring of pest control measures in Africa; biolo gical pest control of locusts and tsetse flies in Africa; re gional planning in Rio Grande doúSul, Brazil; monitoring and regeneration of water bodies in Brazil; wildlife conservati on and management in Asia and Africa REMARKS The Institute for Biogeography also houses the Ecote chnological Task Force (ETF) whose aims are: - environmental risk assessment of existing production syste ms - application of ecotechnological production systems - ecological monitoring of development projects - support of resource-saving production systems - regeneration of damaged ecosystems - training programmes for partners in low-income countries - interdisciplinary cooperation with administrative, scienti fic and industrial bodies. Activites of the ETF include: - ecotoxicological assessment of chemicals in ecosystems - monitoring of pest control measures in Africa - biological pest control of locusts and tsetse flies in Afr ica - regional planning in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - monitoring and regeneration of water bodies in Brazil - wildlife conservation and management in Asia and Africa Information taken from brochure. The ETF may be reached unde r the contact address for this entry. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 630 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Erlangen/Nrnberg SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr Zoologie I CONTACT Prof. Lutz T. Wasserthal ADDRESS1 Staudtstrasse 5 ADDRESS2 CITY 91058 Erlangen ENGLISH NAME University of Erlangen/Nrnberg Dept. of Zoology I REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-9131-858062 FAX +49-9131-858040 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Madagascar TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Deciduous forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x pollination biology, life cycles of butterflies and hawkmoths SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x Lepidoptera OTHERS x Behaviour OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Orchidaceae, pollin ation FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; mountains a nd highlands; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolo gy); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Lepidoptera; pollination biol ogy, pollination in Orchidaceae; life cycles of butterflies and hawkmoths; behaviour REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 257 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Freiburg SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr Forstpolitik und Raumordnung CONTACT Prof. M. Becker; Dipl.-Forstw. D. Stoian; Dipl.-Fors tw. B. Wippel ADDRESS1 Bertoldstr. 17 ADDRESS2 CITY 79085 Freiburg ENGLISH NAME University of Freiburg Institute of Forest Policy and Land Use Planning REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE (0761) 203 3159 FAX (0761) 203 3776 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, AF, OC, SA, CA; Tropical forest re gions; esp. Paraguay, Indonesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x all kinds of tropical fore sts OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x SA, esp. Paraguay DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x AS, esp. Indonesia FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forests; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; forest management; fo rest products; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Sustained management of tropi cal forests. 1) Management, utilization and trade of tropical non-timber forest products. 2) 3-year-project: forestry research cooperation in Paraguay in different subject areas. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 248 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Freiburg SUBDIVISIONS Waldbau-Institut CONTACT Prof. Dr. Albert Reif ADDRESS1 Bertoldstr. 17 ADDRESS2 CITY 79098 Freiburg ENGLISH NAME University of Freiburg Institute of Silviculture, Vegetation Science and Site Class ification REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE 0761/203 4199 FAX 0761/203 3690 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, AS; Venezuela, Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x montane rain forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Philippines TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x Venezuela, Philippines SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x Philippines DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x Venezuela: forest vegetation and ecology LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forests; other prim ary forest; other secondary forest; tropical savannas and sa vanna woodland; botany/vegetation science; general ecology ( botany); forestry; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Venezuela: forest vegetation and ecology in Avila National Park, succession (Ph.D. of W. Meier). Venezuela: ecology of man-made Imperata cylindrica s avannas and succesional processes, particularly establishmen t of woody species (Ph.D of Justino Quimio). REMARKS Cooperation: Dr. Otto Huber, Caracas; Universidad de los Andes, M‚rida. VISCA, Leyte, Philippines. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 623 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Freiburg SUBDIVISIONS Waldbau-Institut, Arbeitsbereich Tropen/Subtrop en CONTACT Dr. Gerald B. Kapp ADDRESS1 Bertoldstrasse 17 ADDRESS2 CITY 79085 Freiburg ENGLISH NAME University of Freiburg Institute of Silviculture; Tropics and Subtropics REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-761-2033672 FAX +49-761-2033690 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Costa Rica, Panama TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; conservation/protected areas/ wildlife resources; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/re forestation; forest management; higher plants (angio- and gy mnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION humans; ongoing projects: - vegetation dynamics and silviculture of a primary lowland wet forest/ secondary lowland wet forest under two managemen t schemes (La Mesa, Panama); cooperation CATIE/GTZ, CATIE/CO SUDE, CATIE/USAID; - vegetation dynamics and management of a secondary lowland wet forest (San Miguel, Costa Rica), cooperation CATIE/GTZ, CATIE/USAID; - agroforestry species testing in wet tropical lowlands (Cos ta Rica, Panama). cooperation CATIE/GTZ. The projects have scheduled life spans from 12 to 30 years a nd were started 1987 and 1991. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 471 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t G”ttingen SUBDIVISIONS II. Zoologisches Institut Abt. ™kologie CONTACT Dr. Christopher Martius ADDRESS1 Berliner Strasse 28 ADDRESS2 CITY 37073 G”ttingen ENGLISH NAME University of G”ttingen; II. Institute of Zoology, Division of Ecology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-(0)551-395446 FAX +49-(0)551-395448 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x pest control of termites ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x pest control of termites LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x ecology of termites OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; t ropical deserts and arid lands; agriculture; ecosystems rese arch; forestry; soil science; zoology and faunistics; genera l ecology (zoology); insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ecology and pest control of t ermites REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 553 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t G”ttingen SUBDIVISIONS Systematisch-Geobotanisches Institut CONTACT ADDRESS1 Untere Karsple 2 ADDRESS2 CITY 37073 G”ttingen ENGLISH NAME University of G”ttingen Department of Botany Institute of Plant Ecology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-(0)551-395722 FAX +49-(0)551-395749 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, AF, OC, Bolivia, Tenerife (Canary Islands), Hawaii, Reunion, Comoro Islands TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Bolivia TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x Reunion, Hawaii, Tenerife MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Reunion, Hawaii, Bolivia OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Bolivia, Reunion, Comoro Islands GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Bolivia FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x Bolivia, Reunion, Tenerife ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Bolivia, Reunion, C omoro Islands FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; isl ands; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; ec osystems research; soil science; higher plants (angio- and g ymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 696 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.03.94 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Hamburg SUBDIVISIONS Geologisch-Pal„ontologisches Institut und Museu m CONTACT Dr. Joachim Scholz ADDRESS1 Bundesstr. 55 ADDRESS2 CITY 20146 Hamburg ENGLISH NAME University of Hamburg Department of Geology-Paleontology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49 (0)40-4123-5040 FAX +49 (0)40-4123-5270 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; an thropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Bryozoa of the Philippines; r eefs, estuaries, ahermatypic hard substrates; systematics an d taxonomy of fauna of shallow waters; design of artificial reefs; pollution REMARKS Increasing consideration of anthropological aspects through cooperation with the University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines 6000 (Marine Biology Section; Department o f Socio-Anthropology; Water Resources Center) (see separate entry #677). Founding of an "Association for the Protection of Coral Reef s" (located in Hamburg, Germany) as an association for the p romotion of ecological protective measures in coral reefs an d tropical estuaries; address the same as for this entry. Pr esident: Prof. Dr. G. Hillmer. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 536 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Hamburg SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr Angewandte Botanik, Nutzpflanzenbi ologie CONTACT Dr. Falko Feldmann ADDRESS1 Marseiller Strasse 7 ADDRESS2 CITY 20355 Hamburg ENGLISH NAME University of Hamburg Institute for Applied Botany, Biology of useful Plants REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-(0)40-4123-2330/-1 FAX +49-(0)40-4123-6593 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil, Amazonas, Cerrados TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Amazonas PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Cerrados TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS x polycultures ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x recuperation/recultivation of degraded areas CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x pests OTHER CATEGORIES x soil microbiology, use of microorganisms in agriculture MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; agriculture; other tropical farming systems; bota ny/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics /taxonomy (botany); ecosystems research; forestry; agrofores try; forest products; soil science; zoology and faunistics; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Myco logy); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION polycultures; recuperation/re cultivation of degraded areas; pests; soil microbiology, use of microorganisms in agriculture REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 655 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.12.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Hamburg SUBDIVISIONS Ordinariat fr Holzbiologie; Fachbereich Biolog ie CONTACT Prof. Josef Bauch ADDRESS1 Leuschnerstr. 91 ADDRESS2 CITY 21031 Hamburg ENGLISH NAME University of Hamburg Institute of Wood Biology; Faculty of Biology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49 40-73962-402 FAX +49 40-73962-480 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; forestry; agroforestry; affor estation/reforestation; forest products; higher plants (angi o- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Mineral element uptake in the different tree fractions and its role for tree growth. REMARKS The "Bundesforschungsanstalt fr Forst- und Holzwirt schaft" (Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Pro ducts), where the Institute of Wood Biology of the Universit y of Hamburg is located, is a scientifically independent ins titution under the authority of the Federal Ministry of Food , Agriculture and Forestry. The Federal Research Centre comp rises 8 institutes: - Institute for World Forestry, Hamburg - Institute for Forest Genetics, Groáhansdorf - Institute for Economics, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Biology and Wood Protection, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Chemistry and Chemical Wood Technology, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Physics and Mechanical Wood Technology, Hamburg - Institute for Forest Ecology and Forest Inventory, Eberswa lde - Institute for Forest Tree Breeding, Waldsieversdorf These institutes are the scientific organizational units of the Federal Research Centre. They share the administration a nd common facilities in Hamburg: information and documentati on services; library; data processing; collections; photogra phic studio; mechanical workshops and greenhouses/arboretum. At present, a staff of 375 is employed (113 scientists). The primary task of the Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products (BFH) is to provide scientific fundamen tals for decisions of the Federal Government and to broaden the scientific knowledge for the benefit of forestry and for est products industries. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology Information taken from brochure "Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products" (1993). See also the entries for the other institutes of the Federal Research Centre. The research project described here is part of a SHIFT progr am localized at EMBRAPA, Manaus, Brazil. SHIFT (Studies on H uman Impact on Forests and Floodplains in the Tropics) is a major joint Brazilian-German research effort. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 653 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.12.93 TYPE uni,gov ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Hamburg SUBDIVISIONS Ordinariat fr Holztechnologie CONTACT Prof. D. Noack, Head ADDRESS1 Bundesforschungsanstalt fr Forst- und Holzwirtscha ft ADDRESS2 CITY 21027 Hamburg ENGLISH NAME University of Hamburg Department of Wood Technology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49 40-73962-603/604/601/602 FAX +49 40-72522 925 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, Ghana, Cameroon, Indonesia, Ma laysia, Benin TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; forestry; f orest products; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION forest products industries, h arvesting, processing of wood, wood products markets, wood p hysics, timber engineering REMARKS The "Bundesforschungsanstalt fr Forst- und Holzwirt schaft" (Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Pro ducts), where the Department of Wood Technology of the Unive rsity of Hamburg is located, is a scientifically independent institution under the authority of the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry. The Federal Research Centre comprises 8 institutes: - Institute for World Forestry, Hamburg - Institute for Forest Genetics, Groáhansdorf - Institute for Economics, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Biology and Wood Protection, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Chemistry and Chemical Wood Technology, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Physics and Mechanical Wood Technology, Hamburg - Institute for Forest Ecology and Forest Inventory, Eberswa lde - Institute for Forest Tree Breeding, Waldsieversdorf These institutes are the scientific organizational units of the Federal Research Centre. They share the administration a nd common facilities in Hamburg: information and documentati on services; library; data processing; collections; photogra phic studio; mechanical workshops and greenhouses/arboretum. At present, a staff of 375 is employed (113 scientists). The primary task of the Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products (BFH) is to provide scientific fundamen tals for decisions of the Federal Government and to broaden ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology the scientific knowledge for the benefit of forestry and for est products industries. Further contact persons for the Department of Wood Technolog y: Dr. A. Steffen, Ass. Prof.; Prof. A. Frhwald, Wood Proce ssing Technologist. The entry pertains to the Wood Technology Section, Universit y of Hamburg, in cooperation with the Institute of Wood Phys ics and Mechanical Technology of Wood of the Federal Researc h Centre. Information taken from brochure "Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products" (1993). See also the entries for the other institutes of the Federal Research Centre. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 657 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.12.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Hamburg SUBDIVISIONS Ordinariat fr Weltforstwirtschaft CONTACT Prof. J. Heuveldop ADDRESS1 Bundesforschungsanstalt fr Forst- und Holzwirtscha ft ADDRESS2 Leuschnerstr. 91 CITY 21031 Hamburg ENGLISH NAME University of Hamburg Chair of World Forestry REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49 40-725-22835; +49 40-73962-100/101/124/125/126 /127/128/129 FAX +49 40-725-22665; +49 40-73962-480 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, SA, AF, AS, Papua New Guinea, Braz il, West Africa, Malaysia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x multi-purpose-tree-database (in collabora tion with ICRAF, Kenya) MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; forestry; agroforestry; fores t management; forest products; higher plants (angio- and gym nosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION eco-labelling; forest dynamic s; multi-purpose-tree-database (in collaboration with ICRAF, Kenya) REMARKS The "Bundesforschungsanstalt fr Forst- und Holzwirt schaft" (Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Pro ducts), where the Chair of World Forestry of the University of Hamburg is located, is a scientifically independent insti tution under the authority of the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry. The Federal Research Centre compri ses 8 institutes: - Institute for World Forestry, Hamburg - Institute for Forest Genetics, Groáhansdorf - Institute for Economics, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Biology and Wood Protection, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Chemistry and Chemical Wood Technology, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Physics and Mechanical Wood Technology, Hamburg - Institute for Forest Ecology and Forest Inventory, Eberswa lde - Institute for Forest Tree Breeding, Waldsieversdorf These institutes are the scientific organizational units of the Federal Research Centre. They share the administration a nd common facilities in Hamburg: information and documentati on services; library; data processing; collections; photogra phic studio; mechanical workshops and greenhouses/arboretum. At present, a staff of 375 is employed (113 scientists). The primary task of the Federal Research Centre for Forestry ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology and Forest Products (BFH) is to provide scientific fundamen tals for decisions of the Federal Government and to broaden the scientific knowledge for the benefit of forestry and for est products industries. Information taken from brochure "Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products" (1993). See also the entries for the other institutes of the Federal Research Centre. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 541 DATE OF INFORMATION 16.09.93 TYPE uni,mus ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Hamburg SUBDIVISIONS Zoologisches Institut und Zoologisches Museum Evolutionsbiologie und Genetik CONTACT ADDRESS1 Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 ADDRESS2 CITY 20146 Hamburg ENGLISH NAME University of Hamburg Zoological Institute & Zoological Museum Dpt. of Evolutionary Biology and Genetics REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-(0)40-4123-3873 FAX +49-(0)40-4123-3937 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Bolivia, Chile, Peru TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Altiplano LAKES x Altiplano OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x speciation (in fish) OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; conservation/pro tected areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; zoology and faun istics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish, ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Altiplano; speciation in fish REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 693 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.02.94 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Hamburg Fachbereich Geowissenschaften SUBDIVISIONS Institut fr Geographie, Arbeitsgruppe Monsun-A sien CONTACT UD Dr. Robert Martens ADDRESS1 Bundesstr. 55 ADDRESS2 CITY 20146 Hamburg ENGLISH NAME University of Hamburg, Faculty of Earth Science Institute of Geography, Working Group Monsoon-Asia REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-40-4123-4947/4963 FAX +49-40-4888-23 TELEX 2 14732 unihh d E-MAIL martens@geowiss.uni-hamburg.de SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, monsoon Asia; Taiwan, Indonesia, I ndia, Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS x ecology of urban areas AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x Man MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; r ivers and streams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); is lands; mountains and highlands; anthropology/ethnobotany/eth nozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botan y); ecosystems research; forestry; deforestation/erosion; li mnology/hydrology; soil science; zoology and faunistics; gen eral ecology (zoology); mammals; fish; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ecology of urban areas; Man ( human ecology) REMARKS Field research in Taiwan, Indonesia, India, Philippi nes in collaboration with local universities ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 253 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.07.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Heidelberg SUBDIVISIONS Geographie am Sdasien-Institut CONTACT Prof. Dr. W. L. Werner ADDRESS1 Postfach 10 30 66 ADDRESS2 CITY 69120 Heidelberg ENGLISH NAME University of Heidelberg South-Asia Institute REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE 06221/562 962 FAX 06221/564 998 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Thailand, Sri Lanka TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x montane forests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forests; botany/veg etation science; general ecology (botany); conservation/prot ected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; agroforestry; fore st products; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION distribution map of both Thai pine species (Pinus kesiya and Pinus merkusii), study of fo rest structure and ecology, interpretation of the occurrence of pines in Thailand. Conifers of Thailand; agroforestry. REMARKS Cooperation with Royal Forest Department, Bangkok (F orest Botany Division). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 628 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Hildesheim SUBDIVISIONS Biologie CONTACT Prof. Helmut Sturm ADDRESS1 Marienburger Platz 22 ADDRESS2 CITY 31141 Hildesheim ENGLISH NAME University of Hildesheim Department of Biology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-5121-8830 FAX +49-5121-867558 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Colombia, High Andean Region TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS mountains and highlands; agriculture; other tropical farming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; botan y/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/ taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife res ources; ecosystems research; forestry; afforestation/refores tation; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); s ystematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; insects; high er plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION comparison between ecology of the upper mountain forest and the high andean p ramo region ; effects of human activities on ecosystems of the humid par ts of the high tropical Andes; research on agricultures (esp ecially potatoes), successions after cultures and reforested areas REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 356 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Kiel SUBDIVISIONS Forschungsstelle fr ™kosystemforschung und ™ko technik CONTACT Dr. Ulrich Irmler ADDRESS1 Olshausenstrasse 40 ADDRESS2 CITY 24098 Kiel ENGLISH NAME University of Kiel Research Station for Ecosystem Research and Ecotechnics REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE (0431) 8804311 FAX (0431) 8804368 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, mainly Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; zoology and f aunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy ( zoology); insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 354 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Kiel SUBDIVISIONS Zoologisches Institut Abteilung fr Limnologie CONTACT Prof. Klaus B”ttger ADDRESS1 Olshausenstrasse 40 ADDRESS2 CITY 24098 Kiel ENGLISH NAME University of Kiel Institute of Zoology; Dept. of Limnology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE (0431) 8804-150, -151 FAX (0431) 8804-368 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil, Ecuador TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x mountain forests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x aquatic freshwater mites HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; rivers and streams; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION mountain forests; aquatic fre shwater mites; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 246 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.06.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Marburg SUBDIVISIONS Fachbereich Biologie CONTACT Prof. Dr. D. Werner ADDRESS1 Postfach 1929 ADDRESS2 Karl-v.-Frisch-Str./Lahnberge CITY 35032 Marburg ENGLISH NAME University of Marburg Department of Biology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE 06421/283475 FAX 06421/282057 TELEX 482372 umr d E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores ts; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); for estry; agroforestry; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Fast-growing legume trees, a technology to assist preservation of tropical forests. Proje ct deals with the general question whether the nitrogen sup ply to trees either by an effective symbiotic N2-fixation or a very efficient nitrate assimilation is one prerequisite t o fast growth in trees. Development of methods to screen fas t growth in tree seedlings and efficient symbiotic N2-fixati on in trees. REMARKS Cooperation with Universidad de Costa Rica. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 597 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Mnchen SUBDIVISIONS Zoologisches Institut CONTACT Dr. W. Traunspurger ADDRESS1 Seidlstrasse 25 ADDRESS2 CITY 80335 Mnchen ENGLISH NAME University of Munich Department of Zoology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-89-5902-363 FAX +49-89-5902-461 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x Nematodes HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; limnology/hydrol ogy; zoology and faunistics; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ecology and systematics of fr ee living aquatic nematodes REMARKS Field station: (Max-Planck-Institute) Manaus (Brazil ) ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 535 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Mnchen SUBDIVISIONS Zoologisches Institut CONTACT ADDRESS1 Luisenstrasse 14 ADDRESS2 CITY 80333 Mnchen ENGLISH NAME University of Munich Zoological Institute REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-(0)89-5902442 FAX +49-(0)89-5902450 TELEX E-MAIL si@zi.biologie.uni-muenchen.de SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Indonesia, Malaysia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x environmental monitoring, remote sensing, landuse p lanning LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethn ozoology; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; f orestry; deforestation/erosion; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION environmental monitoring, rem ote sensing, landuse planning REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 608 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Tbingen SUBDIVISIONS Biologische Fakult„t; Abteilung Botanik/Mykolog ie CONTACT Dr. Ludwig Pfenning ADDRESS1 Auf der Morgenstelle 1 ADDRESS2 CITY 72076 Tbingen ENGLISH NAME University of Tbingen Dept. of Botany/Mycology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-7071-292610 FAX +49-7071-295344 TELEX E-MAIL ludwig@bdt.ftpt.br SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil, Amazonia, Sao Paulo TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x Mycology CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x Soil-Microbiology MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/v egetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/tax onomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resour ces; ecosystems research; forestry; afforestation/reforestat ion; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION mycology; soil-microbiology; microbial diversity in tropical rainforest; REMARKS Projects on fungal diversity in tropical rainforests and on soil microbiology are conducted in collaboration wit h the following institutions: Tropical Foundation "Andr‚ Tosello" (Tropical Culture Collection, CCT) (Tropical Data Base, BDT) Rua Latino Coelho, 1301 Cx/P 1889 13087-010 Campinas SP Tel. 0055-192-427022 Fax: 0055-192-427827 email vcanhos@bdt.ftpt.br contact: Vanderlei P. Canhos, PhD The Foundation is a private research center with excellent c ontacts to UNICAMP (State University of Campinas - Sao Paulo ) and governmental grant institutions. Center of Nucelar Energy in Agriculture CENA, University of Sao Paulo Av. Centenario, 303 Cx/P 96 13416-000 Piracicaba SP Tel.: 0055-194-335122 Fax: 0055-184-228339 email: beduardo@pira.cena.usp.br contact: Carlos C. Cerri, PhD ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 643 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Tbingen SUBDIVISIONS Geographie; Forschungsschwerpunkt Lateinamerika CONTACT Martin Friedrich ADDRESS1 H”lderlinstrasse 12 ADDRESS2 CITY 72074 Tbingen ENGLISH NAME University of Tbingen Dept. of Geography REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-7071-29-4372 FAX +49-7071-29-5318 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, informa tion sheet) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil, Amazonia, Pantanal, Mato G rosso, Paraguai River Basin TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Brazil, Mato Grosso TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Pantanal LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x Paraguai Basin TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Global Change FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES geography (social, economic, urban) MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; riv ers and streams; other types of wetlands; agriculture; shift ing cultivation; other tropical farming systems; animal husb andry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; bota ny/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); conservatio n/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; f orestry; agroforestry; deforestation/erosion; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION social geography, economic ge ography, urban geography REMARKS The project began in 1990 and is scheduled to run fo r 5 years. It is part of a major multidisciplinary research program operated jointly by Brazilian and German institution s (Studies of Human Impact on Forests and Floodplains in the Tropics, SHIFT). The aim is to elaborate concepts for an en vironmentally sound regional development. The project is car ried out in association with the "N£cleo de Estudos Rurais e Urbanos" (NERU, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiab  ) and the Environment Agency of Mato Grosso (Funadacao Estad ual do Meio Ambiente, FEMA, Cuiab ). Information from information sheet. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 644 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.10.93 TYPE uni,bot ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Ulm SUBDIVISIONS Abteilung Spezielle Botanik (Bio. V) CONTACT Prof. G. Gottsberger ADDRESS1 Postfach 4066 ADDRESS2 CITY 89069 Ulm ENGLISH NAME University of Ulm Dept. of Special Botany REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-731-502-2700 FAX +49-731-502-2038/2720 TELEX E-MAIL gottsberger@biologie.uni-ulm.de or: gottsb@dulruu51. bitnet SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, SA, CA, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuado r, Guatemala TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Brazil, Costa Rica PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x Brazil OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Brazil, Costa Rica OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Brazil TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x Brazil (Pantanal) TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Brazil, Costa Rica GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x Costa Rica, Africa, Guatemal a OTHERS x Reproduction (floral ecology, seed dispersal); biog eography: Costa Rica, Guatemala CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x Regeneration of degraded fores ts (Brazil) DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Costa Rica GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x Pollinators and seed dispersers BIRDS x Pollinators and seed dispersers; Costa Rica FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x Pollinators OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x angiosperms; Costa Rica FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x ferns, mosses liche ns; Costa Rica FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; other types of wetlands; mounta ins and highlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecolog y (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); forestry; affores tation/reforestation; zoology and faunistics; general ecolog y (zoology); mammals; birds; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; f ungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Pantanal; plant reproduction (floral ecology, seed dispersal); regeneration of degraded f orests; pollinators and seed dispersers; biogeography REMARKS Projects supported by the German Federal Ministry fo r Research and Technology (BMFT); German Science Foundation (DFG); GTZ in Bel‚m and Manaus, Brazil. International colla boration with INPA, Manaus, EMBRAPA/CPATU, Bel‚m, Brazil, an d Universidad San Jos‚, Costa Rica. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 252 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.06.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Wrzburg SUBDIVISIONS Lehrstuhl fr Tier”kologie und Tropenbiologie CONTACT Prof. Dr. K. E. Linsenmair ADDRESS1 Biozentrum ADDRESS2 Am Hubland CITY 97074 Wrzburg ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE 0931/88843-50, -51 FAX 0931/888 4352 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Malaysia, C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coa st) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; insects ; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION 1) Tropical diversity and the colonization and use of isolated resources in Malaysian rai n forest by ants and phytophagous insects (and other related projects) in order to gain insights into the structure and functioning of tropical rain forests. 2) Influence of island -like resources on structure and life strategies of selected tropical species communities in savanna systems in C“te d'I voire. REMARKS Cooperation with Forest Research Institute of Malays ia, Kepong; Sabah Parks, Malaysia. Research station in Como‚ National Park, C“te d'Ivoire. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 529 DATE OF INFORMATION 18.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit„t Wrzburg SUBDIVISIONS Theodor-Boveri Institut (Biozentrum) Lehrstuhl Zoologie III CONTACT Dr. Dieter Mahsberg ADDRESS1 Am Hubland ADDRESS2 CITY 97074 Wrzburg ENGLISH NAME Wrzburg University; Theodor-Boveri Institute f or Biosciences (Biocenter); Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology III) REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-(0)931-8884353 FAX +49-(0)931-8884352 TELEX E-MAIL mahsberg@vax.rz.uni-wuerzburg.d400.de SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, West Africa, C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Como‚ National Park TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; zoology and faunistics; general e cology (zoology); other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ecology of tropical scorpions and millipedes, mainly West Africa REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 665 DATE OF INFORMATION 18.01.94 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Erlangen SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Zoology II CONTACT Dr. York Winter ADDRESS1 Staudtstr. 5 ADDRESS2 CITY 91058 Erlangen ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-9131-858057 FAX +49-9131-858060 TELEX E-MAIL helver@zoo2-pc.biologie.uni-erlangen.d400.de SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x pollination biology CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x pollination biology OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; mountains and hi ghlands; botany/vegetation science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; higher plants (angio- an d gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION pollination biology; chiropte rophylia; pollination of plants by bats; community ecology o f nectar-feeding bats REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 658 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.12.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Hamburg SUBDIVISIONS Institute for Wood Biology; Dendrochronology CONTACT Prof. D. Eckstein ADDRESS1 Bundesforschungsanstalt fr Forst- und Holzwirtscha ft ADDRESS2 Leuschnerstr. 91 CITY 21031 Hamburg ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49 40-73962-444 FAX +49 40-725 22925 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Malaysia, Thailand TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Malaysia PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x North Thailand OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x Malaysia, Thailand AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; other types of tropical forest; other secondary fo rest; forestry; forest management; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The "Bundesforschungsanstalt fr Forst- und Holzwirt schaft" (Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Pro ducts, BFH) is a scientifically independent institution unde r the authority of the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry. The Federal Research Centre comprises 8 insti tutes: - Institute for World Forestry, Hamburg - Institute for Forest Genetics, Groáhansdorf - Institute for Economics, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Biology and Wood Protection, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Chemistry and Chemical Wood Technology, Hamburg - Institute for Wood Physics and Mechanical Wood Technology, Hamburg - Institute for Forest Ecology and Forest Inventory, Eberswa lde - Institute for Forest Tree Breeding, Waldsieversdorf These institutes are the scientific organizational units of the Federal Research Centre. They share the administration a nd common facilities in Hamburg: information and documentati on services; library; data processing; collections; photogra phic studio; mechanical workshops and greenhouses/arboretum. At present, a staff of 375 is employed (113 scientists). The primary task of the Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products (BFH) is to provide scientific fundamen tals for decisions of the Federal Government and to broaden the scientific knowledge for the benefit of forestry and for est products industries. Information taken from brochure "Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products" (1993). See also the entries ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 566 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM ZMT NAME Zentrum fr Marine Tropen”kologie SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Christiane Schnack ADDRESS1 Universit„tsallee GW1/A ADDRESS2 CITY 28359 Bremen ENGLISH NAME Center for Tropical Marine Ecology REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE +49-(0)421-218-5151 FAX +49-(0)421-218-5170 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AF, AS, Costa Rica, Brazil, Na mibia, Nigeria, Indonesia (projects partly under considerati on) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. man groves); ecosystems research; fisheries; ocean science; zool ogy and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/t axonomy (zoology); fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ecological aspects of the com petitive utilization of the tropical coastal zone; effects o f urbanisation and high sedimentation in coastal regions, pa rticularly on mangroves; mangrove ecology in the Canal Sta. Cruz, Brazil (in cooperation with the University of Recife); mangrove areas on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica (in coope ration with the University of Costa Rica); lectures and semi nars on fishery biology, population ecology, population dyna mics, management of tropical coastal waters; modelling REMARKS The Centre was founded in 1991 at the University of Bremen, with which it is closely linked. It is financed by t he "Society for the Promotion of Scientific Research in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen" through which the State of Br emen covers the regulary employed scientists, technicians an d a guest researcher as well as the running costs. Research projects as well as training courses abroad require further funding from national and international sources. Tuition fee s will be charged for the specialized courses. Fellowships a re expected to be available when urgently needed. The Centre has an emphasis on the education of German and fo reign students and advanced training of foreign scientists i n tropical marine ecology. It aims its research at tropical coastal ecosystems and intends to coordinate other German ac tivities in these areas. Specialized courses are aimed at sc ientists who want to qualify for special fields of research, monitoring and management tasks, and for foreign and German students who strive for a specialization in a certain area. These courses will be held in Bremen and/or in tropical cou ntries; English or Spanish will be the main languages. Topic s under consideration include: "Pollution monitoring in coas tal habitats"; "Length frequency analysis for tropical fishe ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ries research"; "Modelling of energy fluxes in tropical ecos ystems"; "Physical processes affecting tropical coastlines"; "Coastal mariculture in tropical waters" and others. Research and education in the ZMT will be carried out in coo peration with the University of Bremen and with research ins titutes in Bremerhaven, Europe and overseas. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 380 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.09.93 TYPE mus ACRONYM ZFMK NAME Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Ko enig SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Prof. Clas M. Naumann, Director ADDRESS1 Adenauerallee 160 ADDRESS2 CITY 53113 Bonn ENGLISH NAME Alexander Koenig Zoological Research Institute and Zoological Museum REGION EU COUNTRY Germany TELEPHONE (0228) 9122-200 FAX (0228) 9122-202 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, informa tion sheets) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, SA, CA, OC; taxonomical groups worldwide; global TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; islands; mountai ns and highlands; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (z oology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fis h; reptiles and amphibians; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Biosystematics; biogeography; biodiversity research; pollination; seed dispersal mechanis ms; chemical ecology of insects; evolutionary ecology. REMARKS The ZFMK is institutionally independent of the Unive rsity of Bonn, but maintains close contacts with the univers ity. It has a staff of 14 scientists. The ZFMK operates the biological field station "Alexander von Humboldt" in souther n Colombia in cooperation with the University of Cali (Colom bia) and the Colombian electric power company CHIDRAL. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 260 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.06.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME University of Dublin Trinity College SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Julian D. Reynolds ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Dublin 2 ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Ireland TELEPHONE +3531-702 1366, -702 1063 FAX +3531-679 3545 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, CA; West Africa, East Africa, Cari bbean; Nigeria, Somalia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Nigeria, Somalia (p arasite studies) TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Nigeria, Somalia (parasite studies) RIVERS AND STREAMS x West Afica LAKES x West Africa OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x Caribbean COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x West Africa FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x West Africa OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Caribbean, West Africa SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x human parasitology: West Africa (nigeria) , East Africa MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x echinoderms, corals, helminths, protoz oa HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; tro pical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); fisheries; limn ology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zo ology); fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION human parasitology; corals, e chinoderms, helminths, protozoa REMARKS The University of Dublin - Trinity College cooperate s in the ERASMUS Inter-University Cooperation Programme in T ropical Biology; other member universities are: Aarhus (Denm ark), Amsterdam and Utrecht (both Netherlands), Bergen (Norw ay), Florence (Italy), Ghent (Belgium), Helsinki, Joensuu, K uopio, and Turku (all Finland), Paris (France), Stockholm (S weden). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 511 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.07.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IAO NAME Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Via A. Cocchi, 4 ADDRESS2 CITY 50131 Firenze ENGLISH NAME Agronomic Institute for Overseas Development REGION EU COUNTRY Italy TELEPHONE +39 55 573201 FAX +39 55 580314 TELEX 574549 IAO I E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, SA, Zaire, Algeria, Tunisia, Boliv ia, TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Tunisia, Algeria TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x Zaire, Algeria OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Tunisia FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x Tunisia, Algeria ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x germplasm conservation, Bolivia MAMMALS x Tunisia BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Algeria, Bolivia, Z aire FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; agricultur e; other tropical farming systems; ecosystems research; soil science; mammals; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Activities of the Institute ( from the 1990 Report): studies and evaluation of subtropical and tropical areas (climate, terrain, hydrology, vegetation etc.); analysis of socioeconomic factors relevant to the ag ricultural sector in developing countries; cost evaluation o f projects; cultivation of herbaceous and woody plants of in terest for the tropical and subtropical zones; agrotechnolog y; genetic resources; biotechnology; physiology of vegetable species under subtropical and tropical conditions; adaptati on of Italian cattle races to savanna conditions; animal nut rition; utilization of herbaceous and tree residues in subtr opical and tropical climate with the aim of utilization as a nimal fodder. Specialist training courses: remote sensing and evaluation o f natural resources; problems of irrigation in arid and semi arid zones of developing countries; production and control o f seeds for tropical and subtropical agriculture; analysis a nd evaluation of agricultural and rural development projects in developing countries. REMARKS The Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare's predecesso rs date back to 1907. It is a scientific-technical organ of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, giving specialist assistanc e and consultancy services in the agricultural field. The Institute offers a number of publications, among them th e trimestral "Rivista di Agricoltura Subtropical e Tropicale ". Infrastructure includes a large number of different laborato ries, a library (over 30,000 volumes) and collections of fot ographic materials and thematic maps. Information from Report 1990. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 546 DATE OF INFORMATION 14.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit… di Firenze SUBDIVISIONS Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale Laboratorio di Botanica Agraria e Forestale CONTACT Prof. C.R. Lenzi-Grillini ADDRESS1 Piazzale delle Cascine 18 ADDRESS2 CITY 50144 Firenze ENGLISH NAME University of Florence Faculty of Agriculture; Laboratories of Agricultural and For est Botany REGION EU COUNTRY Italy TELEPHONE +39-55-352051 FAX +39-55-360137 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Amazonia, AF, Uganda, Ghana, AS, P hilippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Amazonia PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Uganda TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Amazonia ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Uganda OTHERS AGRICULTURE x Amazonia, Ghana SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnobotany, Amazoni a, Philippines BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Amazonia, Uganda GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Amazonia, Uganda ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FORESTRY x Amazonia, Uganda AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Amazonia, Uganda FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mount ains and highlands; agriculture; shifting cultivation; anthr opology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; agroforestry; forest management; forest products; higher pla nts (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ethnobotany; vegetation scien ce REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 410 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universita' degli Studi di Padova SUBDIVISIONS Dipartimento di Biologia CONTACT ADDRESS1 Via Trieste 75 ADDRESS2 CITY 35121 Padova ENGLISH NAME Padua University Dept. of Biology REGION EU COUNTRY Italy TELEPHONE +39-49-8286 309 FAX +39-49-8286 300 TELEX E-MAIL paoletti@hp800.bio.unipd.it SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AS, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivi a, Brazil, China (Hubei Province) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS x Subtropical farming systems in China AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; mountains and highlands; agriculture; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoolo gy; ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; agroforestry; soil science; zoology and faunistics; insects; other inverte brates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION The Institute is interested i n the following items: 1. Venezuela (paramo, selva): Selva nublada (cloud forest); 2. Ecuador (rainforest): Soil Ecology; 3. Bolivia (rainforest): Biodiversity, agroforestry; 4. Brasil (mata atlantica): Sustainable farming systems; 5. Subtropical China (Hubei Province): Sustainable farming s ystems; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 271 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.07.93 TYPE ACRONYM ETI NAME Expert Centre for Taxonomic Identification University of Amsterdam SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. P. H. Schalk ADDRESS1 Mauritskade 61 ADDRESS2 CITY 1092 AD Amsterdam ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Netherlands TELEPHONE +31 20 525-7239 FAX +31 20 525-7238 TELEX E-MAIL els@eti.bio.uva.nl SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, SA, CA, OC, EU, NA; worldwide; global TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxo nomy (botany); zoology and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; in sects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnos perms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycol ogy); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Computer-based information sy stem on taxonomy and biodiversity. REMARKS ETI is a non-profit organization associated with the University of Amsterdam; it is funded by the Dutch governme nt, the University of Amsterdam and UNESCO. ETI is concerned with the preservation of taxonomic knowledge using modern c omputer techniques in order to concentrate taxonomic data in one big biodiversity database that will be accessible on-li ne to all scientists in a later phase, and to publish CD-ROM s that carry subsections of the database. These CD-ROMs will enable scientists that don't have easy access to libraries or colleagues to have a fast and up-to-date reference work t hat can be used on simple PCs. ETI software consists of three main modules: a multimedia sp ecies database (storing all data in text, picture, sound and movie files); a "smart" identification programme (expert sy stem); and a geographic programme that allows searches and c omparisons based on distribution patterns. Topic Oriented Subsections (TOS) on finished parts of entere d data (e.g. a particular taxonomic group) will be released on CD-ROMs that will run with Macintosh (4 Mb RAM, system 7) , Windows (IBM compatible 386 with 4 Mb RAM) and NeXt system s. Present status: presently two products are available on CD-R OM: "Linnaeus Protist" (300 protist species of northern wate rs) and "Birds of Europe" (430 species). "Under construction ": Fishes of the Northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (+- 1300 species); Holothurians of North Australia (+- 90 speci es); Marine Triclads of the World (+- 80 species); Pelagic M ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology olluscs (+- 250 species); Turbellarians of the World (key to families and genera). ETI is setting up scientific (taxonomic) networks as well as cooperation with individual scientists to gather biological data. Quality data that already exist in printed form are e ntered as well. ETI has the data sets reviewed in a similar way as is done with publications in scientific journals. Information taken from brochure supplied by ETI. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 266 DATE OF INFORMATION 19.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM ISRIC NAME International Soil Reference and Information Centre SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Hans van Baren ADDRESS1 PO Box 353 ADDRESS2 CITY 6700 AJ Wageningen ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Netherlands TELEPHONE +31 8370 71711 FAX +31 8370 24460 TELEX 45888 intas.nl E-MAIL ISRIC@RCL.WAU.NL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, SA, CA, OC; global TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS ecosystems research; soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ISRIC projects: World Soils a nd Terrain Digital Database (SOTER); Soils and Terrain Digit al Database of Kenya (KENSOTER); National Soil Reference Col lections and Databases (NASREC); World Inventory of Soil Emi ssions (WISE); Erosion assessment, classification and refere nce collection of soils in (sub)tropical China, with focus o n the Jangtin and Hainan areas (CHINA); International Collec tion of Reference Laterite Profiles (CORLAT); Soil and Terra in Resources Information Network Generation (STRING); Good L aboratoy Practice and Laboratory Information Management Syst em in soil laboratories (GLP/LIMS); handbook on soil conserv aion in Europe; European Assessment of the Current Status of Human-induced Land Degradation (EUROLAD). REMARKS ISRIC is a centre for documentation, research, and t raining about the world's soils, with emphasis on the resour ces of developing countries. ISRIC was born out of an initiative of the International Soc iety of Soil Science. It was adopted by UNESCO as one of its activities in the field of earth sciences. The Centre was f ounded in 1966. Advice on the programme and activities of ISRIC is given by a Scientific Advisory Council with members from the Dutch ag ricultural scientific community and international organizati ons such as FAO and UNESCO. Core funds are provided by the D utch Directorate-General for Development Cooperation. Projec t activities are generally externally funded. ISRIC aims - To serve as a centre for docmentation about soil as a natu ral resource, through assembling soil monoliths, reports, ma ps and other information on soils of the world, with emphasi s on the developing countries. - To contribute to an increase in the understanding of the s oil for sustained utilization in a changing global environme nt. - To improve the accessibility of soil and terrain informati ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology on for the widest possible range of users through applied re search, improvement of research methods, and advice on the e stablishment of soil laboratories, soil reference collection s and databases. - To contribute to developments in soil classification, soil mapping and land evaluation and in the development of geogr aphically referenced soils and terrain digital databases. Activities of ISRIC comprise: - soil monolith colections; advising on the establishment of national soil reference collections and databases (NASRECs) ; a bi-annual UNESCO-ISRIC training course is given for this purpose. - laboratory and micromorphology - soil mapping; participation in international soil mapping programmes, e.g. the World Soils and Terrain Digital Databas e (SOTER), the assessment of global soil degradation (GLASOD , a UNEP project), and the World Inventory of Soil Emissions (WISE). - documentation - publications - soil classification - visitors services - guest research - consulting and training Information taken from ISRIC brochure (abridged). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 490 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen SUBDIVISIONS Dept. of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition CONTACT Dr. B.H . Janssen ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 8005 ADDRESS2 CITY 6700 EC WAgeningen ENGLISH NAME Agricultural University of Wageningen REGION EU COUNTRY Netherlands TELEPHONE +31-8370-83842 FAX +31-8370-83766 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, West Africa, East Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x agro-ecosystems AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS x nutrient cycling ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; agriculture; shifting cultiva tion; other tropical farming systems; soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Institute: soil chemistry, fe rtility, pollution, plant nutrition; section: nutrient cycli ng in agro-ecosystems; plant nutrition; soil fertility REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 351 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NIOZ NAME Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee SUBDIVISIONS Netherlands Institute for Sea Research CONTACT Prof. R.P.M. Bak ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 59 ADDRESS2 CITY 1790 AB Den Burg ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Netherlands TELEPHONE +31 2220-69541 FAX +31 2220-19674 TELEX E-MAIL rbak@nioz.nl SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, CA, SA, OC; global TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); conservatio n/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; o cean science; zoology and faunistics; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Bacteria; Protozoa REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 585 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE uni,mus,bot ACRONYM NAME Rijksherbarium Leiden University of Leiden SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Paul J. A. Kessler ADDRESS1 PO Box 9514 ADDRESS2 CITY 2300 RA Leiden ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Netherlands TELEPHONE 071-273500 FAX 071-273511 TELEX E-MAIL kessler@rulrhb.leidenuniv.nl SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Indonesia, Malesia (Indonesia, Mal aysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Philippines, Papua New Guinea) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of we tlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coas ts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains a nd highlands; botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxonom y (botany); forestry; forest products; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; f ungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION "Flora Malesiana" project, pa rt of international "Tropenbos" programme: information on sp ecies, genera and families. REMARKS "Malesia" covers several countries with an area of 3 million square kilometres with at least 40000 species of va scular plants. At present, about ten institutions and 80 aut hors from more than 30 countries are cooperating in the Flor a Malesiana project (first workshop held in 1989), whose mai n aim is to provide the means for the identification of plan ts from the region, and to provide general information on th e taxa and references to specialized, non-taxonomical litera ture. The main participating institutions are in Malesian co untries (major herbaria and botanical gardens, botanical and forestry university departments), the USA (Harvard Universi ty, National Museum of Natural History), Great Britain (Roya l Botanical Garden, Kew), Denmark (Aarhus), the Netherlands (Leiden) and Australia (Canberra). The general policy is dec ided by the Board of the Foundation Flora Malesiana, with re presentatives of the Malesian countries and major institutes elsewhere. The Rijksherbarium Leiden coordinates the projec t and has taken over publication of the flora. As of January 1992, 163 families (out of 298) with around 16% of existing species had been published. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 678 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.01.94 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Rijksherbarium Leiden University of Leiden SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. P. C. van Welzen ADDRESS1 PO Box 9514 ADDRESS2 CITY 2300 RA Leiden ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Netherlands TELEPHONE +31-71-273500 FAX +31-71-273511 TELEX E-MAIL welzen@rulrhb.leidenuniv.nl SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, EU, AF, Indonesia, Malesia (Indone sia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Philippines, Pa pua New Guinea) for Flora Malesiana; Macaronesia, Netherland s & Europe TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Malesia; Europe, Ne therlands: Angiosperms FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x Macaronesia: algae; Malesia: ferns and mosses; FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x Netherlands SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores ts; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical s avannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid land s; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropi cal oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal a reas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; bo tany/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (botany); plan ts (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/proc aryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION "Flora Malesiana" project: in formation on species, genera and families of Malesian plants ; supported by anatomical, pollen and biochemical research REMARKS "Malesia" covers several countries with an area of 3 million square kilometres with at least 40000 species of va scular plants. At present, about ten institutions and 80 aut hors from more than 30 countries are cooperating in the Flor a Malesiana project (first workshop held in 1989), which aim s to provide the means for the identification of plants from the region, and to provide general information on the taxa and references to specialized, non-taxonomical literature. T he main participating institutions are in Malesian countries (major herbaria and botanical gardens, botanical and forest ry university departments), the USA (Harvard University, Nat ional Museum of Natural History), Great Britain (Royal Botan ical Garden, Kew), Denmark (Aarhus), the Netherlands (Leiden ) and Australia (Canberra). The general policy is decided by the Board of the Foundation Flora Malesiana, with represent atives of the Malesian countries and major institutes elsewh ere. The Rijksherbarium Leiden coordinates the project and h as taken over publication of the flora. As of January 1992, ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology 163 families (out of 298) with around 16% of existing specie s had been published. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 172 DATE OF INFORMATION 12.06.92 TYPE ACRONYM WOTRO NAME Stichting voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek van de tropen (Netherlands foundation for the advancement of tropical res earch) SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. R.R. van Kessel-Hagesteijn ADDRESS1 Postbus 93138 ADDRESS2 Laan van Nieuw Oost Indie 131 CITY 2509 AC 's-Gravenhage ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Netherlands TELEPHONE (070) 344 0640 FAX (070) 385 0971 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, CA, SA, OC; global, no restric tions TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropic al oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal ar eas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; agr iculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming syste ms; animal husbandry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/eth nozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botan y); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected ar eas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; fore stry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestati on/erosion; forest management; forest products; limnology/hy drology; ocean science; soil science; zoology and faunistics ; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; oth er invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fe rns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology) ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Plant ecology, coral reef res earch. REMARKS WOTRO is a non-profitmaking governmental institution founded in 1964 and operating within the Netherlands Organi zation of Scientific Research (NWO). It aims at coordinating and stimulating scientific research in the tropics and/or d eveloping countries, giving special attention to multidiscip linary and international cooperation. WOTRO administers the funds made available for tropical research by the Ministry o f Education and Sciences which are not supplied directly to the universities. It is also allocated additional funds by t he Minister of Development Cooperation for WOTRO projects th at contribute to development cooperation. Currently, some 80 projects are undertaken annually. Until r ecently, WOTRO funds were used exclusively for individual sm ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology all-scale research projects (usually PhD projects with a max imum of four years) and for individual travel grants with a maximum of three months. Nowadays, increased funding is also given to integrated Research Programmes. WOTRO has nine research associations, five of which have a r egional base (Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania) and four a thematic base (Biological and Earth Sciences of the Tropics, Urban Develop ment, Education and Medial Science). Together, they include about 500 Dutch scholars and scientists. Traditionally, the social and biological sciences have been WOTRO's major fields, with anthropology and sociology of non -western societies predominant among the former. In the biol ogical sphere, predominance is shifting from traditional bot any to ecology. Those disciplines that have been relatively most heavily subsidized by WOTRO over the years are: Austron esic languages, social and economic history, anthropology an d sociology of non-western societies, geography of developin g countries, coral reef research, plant ecology, medicine. Information taken from: "Tropical research in development. W OTRO 1964-1989." The Hague, 1989. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 652 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM NAME Tropenbos Foundation SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Mirjam Ros-Tonen ADDRESS1 Lawickse Allee 11 ADDRESS2 PO Box 232 CITY 6700 AE Wageningen ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Netherlands TELEPHONE +31 8370-26262 FAX +31 8370-23024 TELEX E-MAIL tropenbos@iac.agro.nl SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, AF, AS, Colombia, Guyana, C“te d'I voire (Ivory Coast), Cameroon, Indonesia, Ecuador, Gabon TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Colombia, Guyana, C“te d'Ivoi re (Ivory Coast), Cameroon, Indonesia PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Guyana, Colombia, Cameroon, Indo nesia GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x C“te d'Ivo ire (Ivory Coast) ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Guyana, Colombia FISHERIES FORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x Indonesia DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x Guyana, Cameroon, Gabon FOREST PRODUCTS x Indonesia (Kalimantan) OTHERS x Ecuador: law in forest use LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x C“te d'Ivoire (Ivor y Coast), Colombia, Guyana, Cameroon, Indonesia FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x Indonesia SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; agriculture; other tropical f arming systems; botany/vegetation science; general ecology ( botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protect ed areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; forest management; forest produ cts; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology ); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Additional keywords concernin g research projects at the five permanent sites: Cameroon: l and inventory, land evaluation, forest dynamics, plant-anima l relations (vertebrates), plant-insect relations, managemen t model for timber production, environmental impact assessme nt; Colombia: land use planning, mapping, geographic informa tion systems (GIS), floristic diversity, tree architecture, pollination, seed dispersal, model for indigenous environmen tal management; C“te d'Ivoire: domestication of fruit trees, Chromolaena odorata as a fallow crop; Guyana: floristic div ersity, soil inventory, population structure, productivity, logging and biodiversity; Indonesia: tree flora, non-wood fo rest products, commercial tree species, propagation, agrofor estry, reintroduction of orangutans. Programme topics on all sites: non-wood forest products; nut rient and moisture cycling; biological diversity. Other research projects: simulation model for tropical fores t policy; law in forest use (Ecuador). Information taken from 1992 Annual Report. REMARKS The Tropenbos Foundation was established in 1988 in order to continue and expand the international Tropenbos Pro gramme, which was set up by the government of The Netherland s in 1986. The main objectives are: ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology - to contribute to the conservation and wise use of tropical rain forests, by generating knowledge and developing method ologies; - to involve and strengthen both local research institutions and capacity in relation to tropical rain forests. The Tropenbos Foundation formulates, organizes and finances objective-oriented research programmes. Interdisciplinary re search is carried out at permanent sites in Colombia (Ararag uara), Guyana (Mabura Hill), C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) (Ta i National Park), Cameroon (Kribi), Indonesia (Kalimantan). Extension and training components are important elements in the international and national Tropenbos programmes. Tropenbos serves as the national node for the Netherlands of the European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN). Tropenbos offers publications in the Tropenbos Series, where the results of studies and research activities are presente d, and the Tropenbos Documents. Information taken from 1992 Annual Report. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 267 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.07.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME University of Amsterdam SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Systematics and Population Biology CONTACT W. Los ADDRESS1 PO Box 4766 ADDRESS2 CITY 1009 AT Amsterdam ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Netherlands TELEPHONE +31 20 525-5422 FAX +31 20 525-5402 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, SA, CA; SE Asia, Caribbean TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; co nservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems re search; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecolo gy (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds ; fish; insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Biodiversity in SE Asia; stud ies on areas of endemism of selected insect groups. Systemat ics and biogeography of South American freshwater catfishes. Nature conservation studies in SE Asia and the Caribbean. S peciation studies on pest insects. Distribution and ecology of tropical sponges. Ecology and regeneration of Caribbean c oral reefs. Planktonic (horizontal and vertical) distributio n in relation to effects from monsoons and deep sea upwellin g. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 649 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM HDV NAME University of Amsterdam Hugo de Vries Laboratory SUBDIVISIONS Department of Paleo-/Actuoecology CONTACT Dr. Antoine M. Cleef ADDRESS1 Kruislaan 318 ADDRESS2 CITY 1098 SM Amsterdam ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Netherlands TELEPHONE +31 20-525-7840/4 FAX +31 20-525-7662/7115 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, reports ) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela, Guatemala, Andes, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x mainly Colombian Amazon PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x upper and lower montane fo rests, mainly Colombia, also Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemala OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x only Amazonian sava nnas, Guyana, Brazil shield, Colombia, also Venezuela, Brazi l TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x varzea, igap¢ forests, Colombian A mazon TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x p ramo (Colombia, Costa Rica), zac atonal (Mexico, Guatemala) OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x Colombia OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x rangeland ecology, Colombia/And es ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, al so Venezuela, Brazil, Guatemala GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x inventory mapping, phytogeography SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS x reproduction ecology: pollination, dispersal, seeds spectra CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x rabbits (C olombia, Costa Rica, Mexico (volcano rabbit Romerolagus diaz i), Guatemala ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x nutrient cycling Colombia: Andes, Amaz on FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x secondary forest succession: Colombia (Amazon), Cos ta Rica (Talamanca); canopy research: epiphytes, nutrient/wa ter cycling, architecture in succession LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x paleo-ecology: Quaternary, Upper Tertiary ; Mexico and equatorial America, mainly Colombia MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Colombia (Andes, Am azon), Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, also Brazil, Venezuela FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x Colombia (Andes, Am azon), Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, also Brazil, Venezuela FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; other types of wetlands; mountains and highlands; agriculture; shifting cultivation; animal husbandry/livestock; botany/vegetation science; gener al ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife r esources; ecosystems research; forestry; higher plants (angi o- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION upper montane forest; lower m ontane forest; varzea forest; igap¢ forest; p ramo; zacatona l; rangeland ecology; vegetation inventory; vegetation mappi ng; phytogeography; reproduction ecology; pollination; dispe rsal; seeds spectra; rabbits; secondary forest succession; c anopy research: epiphytes, nutrient/water cycling; plant arc hitecture in succession; paleo-ecology; Earlier activities of the research group in tropical America (mainly Colombia): vegetation ecology; land use; land manag ement; nutrient fluxes; bryophytes; vegetation classificatio n; vegetation ordination; ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology Information from reports (1990-91). REMARKS The University of Amsterdam has been involved in tro pical ecological research, especially in the Colombian Andes (ECOANDES programme since 1980) and the Colombian Amazon (T ROPENBOS-Colombia programme). Close collaboration with a number of Colombian universities and institutes (among them Instituto Geogr fico "A. Codazzi" , Universidad Nacional, Corporaci¢n de Araracuara COA, now C orporaci¢n Colombiana para la Amazon¡a, INDERENA, CARDER). The TROPENBOS-Colombia programme has been running since 1986 and is presently focused on the Amazonian basin of Colombia . Contact: Dr. Juan G. Saldarriaga Teamleader Tropenbos - Colombia Calle 20 No. 5-44 Apartado A‚reo 036062 Bogot , Colombia Tel. 571-281 1616 Fax: 571-2812300 (see also entry on TROPENBOS). Since 1983, the Hugo de Vries Laboratory has been collaborat ing with the Escuela de Ciencias Ambientales of the Universi dad Nacional de Costa Rica, Heredia, Costa Rica, in studying ecologically sound management of montane Quercus-dominated forests. Contact: Dra. A. Chaverri Escuela de Ciencias Ambientales Universidad Nacional Heredia Costa Rica Research in Mexico has been carried out in collaboration wit h the Laboratorio de Biogeograf¡a, Universidad Nacional Aut¢ noma de M‚xico (programme ECOMMEX). Contact in Mexico: Laboratorio de Biogeograf¡a UNAM CP 04510 M‚xico D.F., Mexico Information from reports (1990-91). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 141 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.05.93 TYPE ACRONYM AETFAT NAME Wageningen Agricultural University Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen SUBDIVISIONS Department of Plant Taxonomy CONTACT Prof. Dr. L. J. G. van der Maesen ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 POB 8010 CITY 6700 ED Wageningen ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Netherlands TELEPHONE (31) 8370-83160 or -82170 FAX (31) 8370-84917 TELEX NL 45015 E-MAIL maesen@rcl.wau.nl SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, SA, AS; Africa, Andes countries, S outheast Asia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x plant geography CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; bota ny/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (botany); higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Systematics/taxonomy of flowe ring plants, cultivated plants and their wild relatives, pla nt geography. REMARKS Actual and concluded projects of the Department of P lant Taxonomy: Revision of African Loganiaceae (completed); revision of Afr ican Dichapetalaceae (completed); revision of African Begoni aceae; reconstruction of glacial rain forest refugia through taxonomic-biogeographic and phylogenetic research in Begoni a; revision of African Apocynaceae; revision of (mainly) Afr ican Connaraceae (-1989); revision of Dracaena (Liliaceae); revision of cultivated ornamentals, incl. Rosa; PROSEA Handb ooks, Plant Resources of South-East Asia (5 vols. issued); t axonomy of wild relatives of potato (Solanum); cytotaxonomic al studies and experimental taxonomy of Begonia (1992) and v arious other taxa; biosystematic revision of Beta sect. Beta (in press 1992); taxonomy of some genera in Aizoaceae; revi sion of Cajanus (1986), Pueraria (1985); revision of Dunbari a, Flemingia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae); taxonomic-ecologi cal study of the Aphanocalyx-Monopetalanthus complex (Legumi nosae-Caesalpinoideae); inventory of systematic-botanic coll ections. Collaboration with CENAREST, Libreville, Gabon. The Agricult ural University has as field office Antenne Sahelienne in Ou agadougou, Burkina Faso. Many contacts with African botanica l institutions. Secretariat of the Association for the Taxon omic Study of the African Tropical Flora (AETFAT) till the e nd of 1994. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 451 DATE OF INFORMATION 17.12.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NLH NAME Agricultural University of Norway SUBDIVISIONS Department of Economics & Social Sciences CONTACT Stein Holden, Ass. Prof. ADDRESS1 Box 5033 ADDRESS2 CITY 1432 AS ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Norway TELEPHONE +47 64-948603 FAX +47 64-948655 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, Indonesia (Sumatra), Zambia, E thiopia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Indonesia, Sumatra PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Zambia, Miombo wood land TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x Indonesia, Zambia OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x Indonesia, Zambia, Ethiopia OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x Indonesia, Zambia, Ethiopia ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x Zambia AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x Indonesia, Zambia, Ethiopia ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS x Zambia OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x edible caterpillars OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; forestry; agro forestry; deforestation/erosion; forest products; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Miombo woodlands; edible cate rpillars REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 385 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.10.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IMR NAME Institute of Marine Research SUBDIVISIONS Division for International Development Programs CONTACT Gabriella Bianchi ADDRESS1 PO Box 1870 ADDRESS2 CITY 5024 Bergen-Nordnes ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Norway TELEPHONE 47 55 238577 FAX 47 55 238579 TELEX 42297 OCEAN N E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, OC, SA, CA; many tropical coas tal nations; at present Namibia, Angola TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x continental shelves, slopes AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); fisheries; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zool ogy); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; other invertebra tes; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Continental shelves; continen tal slopes; plankton. Oceanographic and fishery resources su rveys by the R.V. "Dr. Fridtjof Nansen". REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 675 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.01.94 TYPE uni,mus ACRONYM NAME Museum of Zoology University of Bergen SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Trond Andersen ADDRESS1 Mus‚plass 3 ADDRESS2 CITY 5007 Bergen ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Norway TELEPHONE +47 55-21-2905 FAX +47 55-32-1153 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Ghana TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; rivers and streams; lakes; zo ology and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); insect s; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION biodiversity and ecology of A frican freshwater systems; studies on Trichoptera and Chiron omidae; comparison of fauna in unpolluted areas and deterior ated situations REMARKS Cooperation with: - University of Ghana, Department of Zoology, Legon, Accra, Ghana (see entry #573); - Institute of Aquatic Biology, PO Box 38, Achimota, Ghana ( see entry #247). Information from project description. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 460 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universitetet i Oslo SUBDIVISIONS Biologisk Institutt Avdeling for Zoologi CONTACT ADDRESS1 Postboks 1050 ADDRESS2 Blindern CITY 0316 Oslo ENGLISH NAME University of Oslo Department of Biology; Division of Zoology REGION EU COUNTRY Norway TELEPHONE +47-2285-4586 FAX +47-2285-4605 TELEX E-MAIL persy@bio.uio.no SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Ethiopia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; mou ntains and highlands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology) ; mammals; birds; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Collaboration with the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservati on Organisation (EWCO) and Addis Ababa University ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 393 DATE OF INFORMATION 16.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Oslo SUBDIVISIONS Dept. of Biology Division of Botany CONTACT Prof. Inger Nordal ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 1045 ADDRESS2 Blindern CITY 0316 Oslo ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Norway TELEPHONE (47) 2285 4600 FAX (47) 2285 4664 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, East Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ugan da, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Southern Africa, Ethiopia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x especially petaloid monocotyledons FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x especially wood-inhabiting fungi (Polypor aceae) SUBJECT KEYWORDS botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxo nomy (botany); higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION petaloid monocotyledons; wood -inhabiting fungi (Polyporaceae). Projects connected to Bota ny Division of University of Oslo in excerpt from "Norwegian Development Research Catalogue 1990": Mycoflora of Zimbabwe ; Flora of Tropical East Africa (Anthericaceae, Hyacinthacea e and Hypoxidaceae); Flora Zambesiaca (Anthericaceae and Hyp oxidaceae); Flora of Ethiopia (Amaryllidaceae and Hypoxidace ae). REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 181 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.05.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IICT NAME Instituto de Investiga‡ao Cient¡fica Tropical SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Maria Virginia Aires Magri‡o, Directora, Centro de D ocumenta‡ao e Informa‡ao, Rua Jau 47 ADDRESS1 Rua da Junqueira, 86 ADDRESS2 CITY 1300 Lisboa ENGLISH NAME Tropical Scientific Research Institute REGION EU COUNTRY Portugal TELEPHONE 364 4946/47, 364 5071, 364 5518 FAX 363 1460 TELEX IICT 66 932 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Islands: Cape Verde Islands, Sao T ome e Principe Continent: Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissao TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tr opical farming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; anthropo logy/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; ge neral ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conse rvation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems resea rch; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; de forestation/erosion; forest management; forest products; lim nology/hydrology; soil science; zoology and faunistics; gene ral ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mamma ls; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other inv ertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (M ycology) ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Tropical weeds, phytogeograph y. REMARKS The Instituto de Investiga‡ao Cient¡fica Tropical is administered by the Secretaria de Estado da Ciˆncia e Tecno logia of the Minist‚rio do Planeamento e da Administra‡ao do Territ¢rio. It promotes scientific research in tropical reg ions in cooperation with tropical countries, especially with those African countries whose official language is Portugue se. The IICT has a staff of about 500, of which about 150 ar e researchers. The institute includes 23 Research Centres or ganized in Departments (Departamentos Cient¡ficos): - Ciˆncias da Terra (Earth Sciences): Centros de Geologia; C ristalografia e Mineralogia; Geografia; An lises de Rochas e Min‚rios - Ciˆncias de Engenharia Geogr fica (Geography): Centros de Geodesia; Cartografia; Fotogrametria - Ciˆncias Biol¢gicas (Biological Sciences): Centros de Zool ogia; Botƒnica; Antropobiologia - Ciˆncias Agr rias (Agrarian Sciences): Centros de Estudos ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology de Pedologia; Estudos de Produ‡ao e Tecnologia Agr¡colas; Es tudos de Tecnologia Florestal; Estudos de Industrializa‡ao d e Subprodutos Agr¡colas; Estudos de Fitossanidade do Armazen amento; Investiga‡ao das Ferrugens do Cafeeiro; Veterinƒria e Zootecnia; Jardim Museu Agr¡cola Tropical - Ciˆncias Hist¢ricas Econ¢micas e Sociol¢gicas (Economical and Social History): Centros de Estudos de Hist“ria e Cartog rafia Antiga; Pr‚-Hist“ria e Arqueologia; S¢cio-Economia; Es tudos Africanos e Asi ticos; Arquivo Hist¢rico Ultramarino - Ciˆncias Etnol¢gicas e Etnomuseol¢gicas (Ethnology/Anthrop ology): Centros de Antropologia Cultural e Social; Etnologia Ultramarina - Centro de Documenta‡ao e Informa‡ao (Documentation and Inf ormation) In 1992, the IICT was involved in close to 230 projects of R esearch and Development in cooperation with over 40 tropical countries (35% with Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa ). The Action Plan for 1993 includes 215 individual projects , grouped in 15 Programmes. Since May 1992, the IICT is member of the "European Consorti um for Agricultural Research in the Tropics" (ECART), togeth er with the Natural Resources Institute NRI (United Kingdom) , CIRAD (France) and the Koninkliijk Instituut voor de Trope n (Netherlands). The IICT is also the National Focal Point f or the "European Tropical Forest Research Network" (ETFRN). The IICT is the largest Portuguese scientific publisher. This information about the Instituto de Investigacao Cientif ica Tropical was sent apart from the contributions by the Ce ntro de Botanica and the Centro de Zoologia of the same inst itution (see separate entries). Information taken from "Anuario de Actividades 1991", "Plano de Actividades 1993". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 179 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.05.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IICT NAME Instituto de Investigacao Cientifica Tropical SUBDIVISIONS Centro de Botƒnica CONTACT Maria Ad‚lia Diniz, Principal Researcher ADDRESS1 Trav. Conde da Ribeira 7-9 ADDRESS2 CITY 1300 Lisboa ENGLISH NAME Tropical Scientific Research Institute Centre of Botany REGION EU COUNTRY Portugal TELEPHONE 364 5518 FAX 363 1460 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Sao Tom‚ e Pr¡ncipe; Cape Verde Is lands; Mozambique; Angola; Guinea-Bissao TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x S. Tom‚ e Pr¡ncipe PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x S. Tom‚ e Pr¡ncipe SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x S. Tom‚ e Pr¡ncipe OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Guinea-Bissao LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x Cape Verde Islands, Sao Tom‚ e Pr¡ncipe MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnobotany; Guinea- Bissao BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde I slands, S. Tom‚ e Pr¡ncipe, area of Flora Zambesiaca, Guinea -Bissao GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x phytogeography; weeds (Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-B issao) CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; islands; anthropology/ethnobo tany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; systematics/ta xonomy (botany); higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Tropical weeds, phytogeograph y. REMARKS Collaboration in the Flora Zambesiaca; Flora of the Cape Verde Islands and its applications; Conspectus Florae A ngolensis; Flora of Mozambique and with the following institutions: Cape Verde Islands: National Institute of Agrarian Research and Development (INIDA) Guinea-Bissao: Department of Agronomical Research (DEPA) and with several herbaria in the tropics. Other projects: use of Azolla for rice culture in Guinea-Bis sao; antimicrobial activity of species from Portugal, Macaro nesia and Guinea-Bissao. Taxonomy and phytogeography of the flora of the islands in the Gulf of Guinea. Natural extracts of medicinal plants from Guinea-Bissao. Survey and analyses of the plant resources of Santiago (Cape Verde). Manuals of weeds from Guinea-Bissao and Cape Verde Islands. See also: general entry on the IICT. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 282 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.07.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IICT/CEP NAME Instituto de Investigacao Cient¡fica Tropical SUBDIVISIONS Centro de Estudos de Pedologia CONTACT E. P. Cardoso Franco ADDRESS1 Instituto Superior de Agronomia ADDRESS2 Tapada da Ajuda CITY 1399 Lisboa Codex ENGLISH NAME Tropical Scientific Research Institute Centre of Pedological Studies REGION EU COUNTRY Portugal TELEPHONE 364-5071, -4946, -4947, -5518 (IICT); 363-8161 (CE P) FAX 363-1460 (IICT) TELEX IICT 66932 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Angola, Guinea-Bissao TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x Guinea-Bissao OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x Angola ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; other tropical farming systems ; soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 180 DATE OF INFORMATION 17.06.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IICT NAME Instituto de Investigacao Cientifica Tropical SUBDIVISIONS Centro de Zoologia CONTACT Dr. Joao Crawford Cabral, Director ADDRESS1 Rua da Junqueira, 14 ADDRESS2 CITY 1300 Lisboa ENGLISH NAME Tropical Scientific Research Institute Centre of Zoology REGION EU COUNTRY Portugal TELEPHONE 363 7055 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Islands: Cape Verde Islands, Azore s, Sao Tome Continent: Guinea, Angola, Mozambique TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x behaviour, parasitology OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x (Nematoda, Platelminthes: parasitology HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; t ropical deserts and arid lands; lakes; other types of wetlan ds; islands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources ; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systema tics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; reptiles and amphib ians; insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION behaviour, parasitology (Nema toda, Plathelminthes) REMARKS The Centro de Zoologia belongs to the Departamento d e Ciˆncias Biol¢gicas of the Instituto de Investiga‡ao Cient ¡fica Tropical. See also general entry of the IICT. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 625 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.09.93 TYPE gov,mus ACRONYM NAME Instituto de Investigacao Cient¡fica Tropical SUBDIVISIONS Jardim-Museu Agr¡cola Tropical CONTACT ADDRESS1 Cal‡ada do Galvao ADDRESS2 CITY 1400 Lisboa ENGLISH NAME Institute of Scientific Tropical Research REGION EU COUNTRY Portugal TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; other types of tropical forest; other secondary fo rest; tropical deserts and arid lands; agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems; botany/vegetat ion science; systematics/taxonomy (botany); forestry; affore station/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest product s; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 558 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidade de Lisboa SUBDIVISIONS Faculdade de Ciencias C2 Departamento de Zoologia CONTACT Jorge M. Palmeirim ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 1700 Lisboa ENGLISH NAME University of Lisbon Faculty of Sciences C2, Dept. of Zoology REGION EU COUNTRY Portugal TELEPHONE 351-1-7573141 FAX 351-1-7597716 TELEX E-MAIL ZCPALMEI@PTEARN SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Peru, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Brazil ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Peru GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x seed dispersal by animals (Peru) MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoo logy and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Seed dispersal by animals REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 195 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.07.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM CSIC NAME Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient¡ficas SUBDIVISIONS Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales CONTACT Dr. J. Lobon-Cervia ADDRESS1 c/ Jos‚ Gutierrez ADDRESS2 CITY 28006 Madrid ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Spain TELEPHONE (91) 411 1328 FAX (91) 564 5078 TELEX E-MAIL lobon@cc.csic.es SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; other types of wetlands ; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystem s research; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; gen eral ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish ; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Streams of the Mata Atlantica forests in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Additional research on the ec ology of rivers and fish populations is being carried out in the (non-tropical) pampa zone in southern Brazil (Rio Grand e do Sul). REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 224 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.12.92 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Estaci¢n Biol¢gica de Do¤ana SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Miguel Delibes ADDRESS1 Avenida de Mar¡a Luisa s/n. ADDRESS2 Pabell¢n del Per£ CITY 41013 Sevilla ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Spain TELEPHONE (95) 423 2340 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AF; Mexico, Bolivia, Venezuela , Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f wetlands; botany/vegetation science; conservation/protecte d areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; (zoology ); mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; higher plants (a ngio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Information taken from : Publicaciones Cient¡ficas d e la Estaci¢n Biol¢gica de Do¤ana. Publications of the staf f of the research station 1965-1990. The Estaci¢n Biol¢gica de Do¤ana, located in the Coto de Do¤ ana National Park in southwest Spain, is an institution belo nging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient¡ficas (Spanish Council for Scientific Research). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 319 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.09.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Institut d'Estudis Avancats de les Illes Balears SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Anna Traveset ADDRESS1 Carretera de Valldemossa, km 7,5 ADDRESS2 CITY 07071 Palma de Mallorca ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Spain TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Costa Rica, Central America TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x dry tropical forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; conservation/protected areas/wi ldlife resources; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (z oology); insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION relations plant-animal in sav anna and tropical dry forest; insects; conservation. Researc h carried out in Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica. REMARKS The Institut d`Estudis Avancats de les Illes Balears (Institute for Advanced Studies of the Balearic Islands) is affiliated with the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cie nt¡ficas (CSIC). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 193 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.09.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Institut d'Estudis Avancats de les Illes Balears SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Cristian R. Altaba ADDRESS1 Carretera de Valldemossa, km 7,5 ADDRESS2 CITY 07071 Palma de Mallorca ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Spain TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Costa Rica, Central America TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x molluscs HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; islands; co nservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; limnology/hyd rology; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); s ystematics/taxonomy (zoology); other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION molluscs REMARKS The Institut d`Estudis Avancats de les Illes Balears (Institute for Advanced Studies of the Balearic Islands) is affiliated with the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cie nt¡ficas (CSIC). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 384 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad de Salamanca SUBDIVISIONS Departamento de Biolog¡a Animal Area de Zoolog¡a CONTACT Prof. Salvador Peris Alvarez ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 37071 Salamanca ENGLISH NAME University of Salamanca Department of Animal Biology - Zoology REGION EU COUNTRY Spain TELEPHONE 923-294463 FAX 923-294513 TELEX 26828 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Paraguay, Argentina, Cuba TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x Cuba MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x biology of endemic bird species OTHER CATEGORIES x atlas of breeding birds in Cuba MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; isl ands; mountains and highlands; zoology and faunistics; gener al ecology (zoology); birds; reptiles and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Biology of endemic bird speci es; atlas of breeding birds in Cuba. Bird populations in the mountains in NW Argentina. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 627 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet SUBDIVISIONS Institutionen f”r Ekologi och Milj”v†rd CONTACT ADDRESS1 Box 7072 ADDRESS2 CITY 75007 Uppsala ENGLISH NAME Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Dept. of Ecology and Environmental Research REGION EU COUNTRY Sweden TELEPHONE +46-18-671000 FAX +46-18-673430 TELEX E-MAIL Jan.Lagerlov@emc.slu.se SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Tanzania , Ethiopia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Mozambique, shifting culti vation in primary forest on coastal sand dunes OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Central Tanzania, p lant succession in destocked areas TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Ethiopia, plant successions on pro tected hillsides OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x Mozambique OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x Burkina Faso, agroforestry, alley farming OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Tanzania, Ethiopia GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Tanzania, Ethiopia ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FISHERIES FORESTRY x Burkina Faso AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x Mozambique OTHER INVERTEBRATES x Mozambique HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; mountains and highlands; agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tro pical farming systems; botany/vegetation science; general ec ology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resour ces; forestry; agroforestry; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); insects; other invertebrates; higher pla nts (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION shifting cultivation in prima ry forests on coastal sand dunes (Mozambique); plant success ions in destocked areas (Tanzania) and protected hillsides ( Ethiopia); alley farming and agroforestry (Burkina Faso) REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 633 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Uppsala Universitet SUBDIVISIONS Department of Animal Ecology CONTACT Prof. Staffan Ulfstrand ADDRESS1 Villav„gen 9 ADDRESS2 CITY 752 36 Uppsala ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Sweden TELEPHONE +46-18-182676 (Prof. Ulfstrand) FAX +46-18-559888 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, Southern Africa, especially Namibi a TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x Evolutionary and behavioural ecology OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; conservation/protected areas/w ildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; general ecology ( zoology); mammals; birds; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION evolutionary and behavioural ecology REMARKS The department has a strong interest in graduate tea ching of tropical ecology. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 458 DATE OF INFORMATION 12.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM ETH NAME ETH Zentrum SUBDIVISIONS Department of Agriculture and Food Sciences CONTACT Prof. Dr. Silvia Dorn ADDRESS1 Institute of Plant Sciences/Applied Entomology ADDRESS2 Clausiusstrasse CITY 8092 Zrich ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY Switzerland TELEPHONE +41-1-632-39-21 FAX +41-1-262-25-46 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Colombia, AF, Benin TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x Benin SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x possibly Colombia OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x biological control OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x Benin OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; other tropical farming systems ; forestry; agroforestry; zoology and faunistics; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION tropical agriculture; crops: cassava, cowpeas; biological control with selected antagoni sts; intercropping; attraction of beneficials by plant subst ances (chemical ecology); REMARKS Cooperation/contacts with IITA (International Instit ute of Tropical Agriculture) and CIAT (Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical) Colombia. Member of ZIL (Zentrum f r International Landwirtschaft, Centre for International Agr iculture, ETH-Zentrum, 8092 Zrich, Switzerland). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 685 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.02.94 TYPE int ACRONYM NAME BirdLife International SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Wellbrook Court ADDRESS2 Girton Road CITY Cambridge CB3 0NA ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE +44 223-277-318 FAX +44 223-277-200 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, CA, SA, OC, EU; global, worldw ide TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x status and trends MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS conservation/protected areas/wildlife resou rces; birds; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION conservation status and trend s of birds; birds as bioindicators; monitoring REMARKS BirdLife (formerly: International Council for Bird P reservation, ICBP, established in 1922) is a global federati on whose research covers the conservation status of species and habitats using birds as indicators. Data derives from na tional and from international sources and flows both ways. Priority targets are: - prevent the extinction of any bird species in the wild; - monitor the conservation status of all bird species and im portant bird habitats worldwide; - identify and secure adequate conservation for the world's critically important sites for the conservation of bird dive rsity; - encourage the principle and application of sustainable dev eleopment in any necessary use of natural resources; create a global network of like-minded conservation organiza tions united by their vision, programmes and policies; - promote wordlwide interest in and concern for the conserva tion of birds; - assist nations to fulfil their obligations to internationa l conservation treaties and conventions. In each member country there are offices run by the leading bird conservation organization. In effect they are the local arm of BirdLife International. Besides these Partners, Bird Life International may also be represented in countries with out a partner organization by Sections or individual Represe ntatives. Specialized national and international organizatio ns may become associates. Specialist groups have been formed for problems that require special attention. The BirdLife International Secretariat is located in Cambrid ge, UK, but there are regional offices in Washington, DC (US A); Quito (Ecuador); Bogor (Indonesia); and Brussels (Belgiu m). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology BirdLife International maintains a programme of small donati ons to support studies in Latine America and the Caribbean ( CIPA-PACS). BirdLife International is instrumental in the co mpilation of Red Data Books on birds and has published the s tudy "Putting Biodiversity on the Map". In connection with a database on "Endemic Bird Areas" (EBAs; areas with concentr ations of bird species with a restricted range), this serves to identify priority areas for the conservation of biodiver sity, using birds as indicators. Additional information from brochures. See also entry by Bir dLife International's Panamerican Office (#686). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 139 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.06.93 TYPE int ACRONYM CABI NAME CAB INTERNATIONAL SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Andrea Powell Marketing Executive for Electronic Publications ADDRESS1 Wallingford ADDRESS2 CITY Oxon OX10 8DE ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE (0491) 832 111 FAX (0491) 833 508 TELEX 847964 (COMAGG G) E-MAIL CABI@CGNET.COM SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter, brochures) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, EU, NA, CA, SA, OC TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropic al oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal ar eas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; agr iculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming syste ms; animal husbandry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/eth nozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botan y); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected ar eas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; fore stry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestati on/erosion; forest management; forest products; limnology/hy drology; ocean science; soil science; zoology and faunistics ; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; oth er invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fe rns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology) ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION biosystematics; biological co ntrol of pests and pathogens; development of new pest initia tives; appraisal and conservation of biodiversity; better ma nagement of natural resources; information services and diss emination; training activities. Information from brochure "CAB International Development Ser vices". The major thrust of the work carried out by CABI is in the c reation of the CAB ABSTRACTS database; taxonomic and identif ication services are carried out by the 4 scientific institu tes, with the International Institute of Biological Control offering services in the field of biological control and int egrated pest management (see "Remarks" and separate entries) . REMARKS CAB INTERNATIONAL is "... an intergovernmental organ ization that provides information, scientific and developmen t services for agriculture, the environment and related disc ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology iplines including the nutrition and health of plants, livest ock and man. CABI's role is sustained through the compilatio n of CAB ABSTRACTS - the world's largest bibliographic datab ase of its kind - from which a wide variety of printed and e lectronic products and services have been developed and take n up by more than 24000 subscribers worldwide...CABI's Devel opment Services operate an extension programme which mobilis es CABI's wide range of expertise in information and scienti fic disciplines to meet the needs of developing countries." CAB INTERNATIONAL has over 30 member states: Australia, Baha mas, Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Canada , Cyprus, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Hungary, India, Jamai ca, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand, Nigeria , Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, United King dom, UK Dependent Territories, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Me mbership has as its most important benefits: privileged acce ss to training courses; advice and assistance in the develop ment and maintenance of publishing and other information act ivities; discounts on products and services; preferential an d assissted access for developing country members to develop ment and assisstance funding of CAB International's products , services and training. Among the information services of CAB International, probabl y the most important are: - CAB ABSTRACTS, a computerized database (available online a nd in CD-ROM) of over 2.5 million abstracts of literature on environmental aspects of agriculture and related subjects; another 3 million are available in printed form; - identification service for organisms of economic and agric ultural importance - other databases evolved by or in cooperation with CAB Inte rnational, e.g. ANI: database of the names of 70 000 agricul turally-significant arthropods. - library services - training for scientists and librarians CAB INTERNATIONAL has 4 international scientific institutes (see separate entries): - International Institute of Entomology (IIE) - International Institute of Parasitology (IIP) - International Mycological Institute (IMI) - International Institute of Biological Control (IIBC) CAB INTERNATIONAL possesses three regional offices: Asia: CAB INTERNATIONAL Level 3, Block E, Kompleks Pejabat Damansara Jalan Dungun, Damansara Heights 50490 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Tel. (03) 255 2922 Fax (03) 255 1888 Telex 28031 C ABI MA Latin America & Caribbean: CAB INTERNATIONAL IIBC Trinidad Station, Gordon Street Curepe Trinidad Tel. 809 662 4173 Fax 809 663 2359 Telex 24438 CA RIRI (for IIBC) ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology North America: CAB INTERNATIONAL 845 North Park Avenue Tucson, AZ 85719 USA Tel. toll-free 800/528-4841 or 602/621-7897 Fax 602/ 621-3816 Information taken from brochure: "CAB INTERNATIONAL, 1992 in Review" ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 505 DATE OF INFORMATION 19.11.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IH NAME Institute of Hydrology SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Wallingford, Oxon OX10 8BB ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE 0491-838800 FAX 0491-832256 TELEX 849365 HYDROL G E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire. brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, SA; Zimbabwe, Niger, Sahel, Ke nya, India, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x Zimbabwe, Niger, India OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Global Change: Sahel (Niger), Brazil FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x Kenya AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x India (Eucalyptus) DEFORESTATION/EROSION x deforestation: Brazil ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x hydrology OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical des erts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; mountains and highlands; agriculture; other tro pical farming systems; ecosystems research; forestry; agrofo restry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; limnology/hydrology; soil science; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Global Change; climate change ; hydrology. Research programmes taken from 1991-1992 Report : national hydrological monitoring; dryland sustainability ( increase of productivity of millet crops, Niger; usage of wa ter from collector wells to irrigate small gardens (Zimbabwe ); agroforestry; water use of eucalypts, India); tropical ra inforest and climate (programme ABRACOS: Anglo-Brazilian Ama zonian Climate Observation Study: measurement of surface ene rgy and evaporation effects of Amazonian deforestation and c onversion of forest to rangeland; biomass and leaf area in s tudy plots); flood estimation; hydrology of wetland sites; r unoff modelling; modelling and management of water quality s ystems (land-use change, sediment and water quality problems in Nepal); measurement of hydrological processes; reservoir s. Participation in HAPEX-Sahel (Hydrological Atmospheric Pi lot Experiment, 1991-1993): international experiment to stud y the regional scale hydrological and energy balances of the African Sahel region, in order to improve climate and clima te change predictions (soil moisture and hydrology; vegetati on and fluxes; atmospheric boundary layer sounding; remote s ensing; meteorological modelling; database). Participation i n TIGER (Terrestrial Initiative in Global Environmental Rese arch), established by the National Environmental Research Co uncil: four-year programme, begun in 1991: research on the c arbon cycle on land, greenhouse gases, water and energy bala nce. Information taken from brochures. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology REMARKS The parent body of the Institute of Hydrology is the National Environment Research Council of the United Kingdom . The studies in the Sahel zone of Africa are carried out in c ollaboration with the Sahelian Center of the International C rops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) at Niamey, Niger. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 311 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.10.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM ITE NAME Institute of Terrestrial Ecology SUBDIVISIONS Tropical Forests Group CONTACT Dr. Julia Wilson ADDRESS1 Bush Estate ADDRESS2 Penicuik CITY Midlothian EH26 0QB ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE 031 445-4343 FAX 031 445-3943 TELEX E-MAIL Internet: jwi@ua.nbu.ac.uk or jwi@192.171.136.10 SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, CA, AS, SA; Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya , Senegal; Costa Rica; Indonesia, Malaysia; Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x Cameroon, Costa Rica, Ghana, Malays ia, Indonesia, Brazil OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Kenya, Costa Rica TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Senegal RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x Senegal, Kenya, Cameroon AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x Cameroon, Ghana, Costa Rica, M ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x Brazil FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x forest restoration, forest rehabilitation LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x Cameroon OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Kenya, Cameroon, Co sta Rica, Ghana, Senegal, Malaysia, Indonesia FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x Brazil, Cameroon, Kenya SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical d eserts and arid lands; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation /reforestation; forest management; insects; higher plants (a ngio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Forest restoration, forest re habilitation, forest regeneration. Vegetative propagation; genetic conservation; rooting of cut tings; clonal selection; nursery techniques; selection for p est resistance; clonal silviculture; population dynamics of soil microflora; domestication of trees; insect pests of tro pical trees; genetic resistance. Keywords taken from brochures "Domestication of Tropical For est Resources" and "Insect ecology". REMARKS The Tropical Forestry Group of the Institute of Terr estrial Ecology is part of a consortium which forms the Edin burgh Centre for Tropical Forests (ECTF). Other members are the University of Edinburgh, the Royal Botanic Garden at Edi nburgh, the Forestry Commission and LTS International. In its studies on insects, ITE is currently working with the Natural History Museum, the UK Forestry Commission, the Off ice National du Developpement des Forˆts (ONADEF) in Cameroo n and the Centro Agron¢mico Tropical de Investigaci¢n y Ense ¤anza (CATIE) in Costa Rica. Information taken from brochures "Domestication of Tropical Forest Resources" and "Insect Ecology". See also entry under "Edinburgh Centre for Tropical Forests" (ECTF). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 326 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM ITE NAME Institute of Terrestrial Ecology SUBDIVISIONS Tropical Forests Section CONTACT Adrian Newton ADDRESS1 Bush Estate ADDRESS2 Penicuik CITY Midlothian EH26 0QB ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE (031) 445 4343 FAX (031) 445 3943 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, SA, CA, OC; global activity; e specially in Senegal, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malaysia, Indo nesia, Chile, Costa Rica, Brazil. TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x Indonesia FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x genetic improvement, genetic resources LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x insects only SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x Costa Rica OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; islands; mountai ns and highlands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife reso urces; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; afforest ation/reforestation; forest management; zoology and faunisti cs; general ecology (zoology); fish; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Genetic improvement, genetic resources. Vegetative propagation; genetic conservation; rooting of cut tings; clonal selection; nursery techniques; selection for p est resistance; clonal silviculture; population dynamics of soil microflora; domestication of trees; insect pests of tro pical trees; genetic resistance. Keywords taken from brochures "Domestication of Tropical For est Resources" and "Insect Ecology". REMARKS The Tropical Forestry Group of the Institute of Terr estrial Ecology is part of a consortium which forms the Edin burgh Centre for Tropical Forests (ECTF). Other members are the University of Edinburgh, the Royal Botanic Garden at Edi nburgh, the Forestry Commission, and LTS International. In its studies on insects, ITE is currently working with the Natural History Museum, the UK Forestry Commission, the Off ice National du D‚veloppement des Forˆts (ONADEF) in Cameroo n and the Centro Agron¢mico Tropical de Investigaci¢n y Ense ¤anza (CATIE) in Costa Rica. Information taken from brochures "Domestication of Tropical Forest Resources" and "Insect Ecology". See also entry under "Edinburgh Centre for Tropical Forests" (ECTF). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 140 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.02.92 TYPE int ACRONYM IIBC NAME International Institute of Biological Control SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Jeff Waage, Director ADDRESS1 Silwood Park, Buckhurst Road ADDRESS2 CITY Ascot, Berks. SL5 7TA ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE (0344) 872999 FAX (0344) 872901 TELEX 9312102255 (BC G) E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, CA, SA, OC TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; forestry; zoology and faunisti cs; general ecology (zoology); insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Development of environmentall y safe biological methods of pest management in agriculture and forestry and promote and assist implementation. REMARKS The International Institute of Biological Control is one of the four scientific institutes of CAB International (see separate entry). It is active in the field of biologica l control in research & development of control techniques; c onsulting and advice on pest problems world-wide; training; and the dissemination of information on biological control b y books, bibliographies and databanks (e.g. NED, the Natural Enemy Databank, that registers the natural arthropod enemie s of arthropod pests; weed databanks). The IIBC collaborates with a large number of national and international organizat ions and institutions. IIBC has several regional centres/stations: Europe: 1 Chemin des Grillons 2800 Del‚mont Switzerland Tel. 066-221257 Fax: 066-224824 Kenya: c/o KARI P.O. Box 30148 Nairobi Kenya Tel.: (0154) 32883/4/5 ext. 229, 239 Telex: 22040 ILRAD (KE) (for IIBC) Malaysia: CAB International Regional Office P.O. Box 11872 50760 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Tel.: 255 2922/255 2111 Fax: 255 1888 Telex: 28031 CABI (MA) Pakistan: PARC-IIBC Station P.O. Box 8 Rawalpindi Pakistan Tel. 842347 Fax: 51-584-566 ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology Telex: 5948/5949 PCORP(PK)BIOCONTROL Information taken from brochure "International Institute of Biological Control". See also entry under CAB International. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 138 DATE OF INFORMATION 18.05.93 TYPE int ACRONYM IIE NAME International Institute of Entomology SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Prof. Tecwyn Jones, Director ADDRESS1 56 Queen's Gate ADDRESS2 CITY London SW7 5JR ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE (071) 584-0067/8 FAX (071) 581-1676 (56 Queen's Gate), (071) 938-9309 (Natura l History Museum) TELEX 9312102251 IE G E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter, brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, OC, SA, CA; worldwide in all c ases; global TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS x horticulture ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x biosystematics of bio-indicators FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x soil insects ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x mites HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mount ains and highlands; agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems; conservation/protected areas/wild life resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolo gy); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); insects; other inverteb rates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Biosystematics of insects and other arthropods important to agriculture, horticulture and forestry; identification, information, services for crop pr otection and integrated pest management. REMARKS The International Institute of Entomology is one of the four scientific institutes of CAB International (see sep arate entry). Its main functions are to "...provide identifi cation, information and other support services relating to p est and beneficial species of insects and other arthropods t hat are relevant to agriculture, horticulture, forestry, sto red products, food storage and related activities. The empha sis is essentially on support for crop protection but other involvements in resource management, including biodiversity assessments and environmental monitoring, are also included. ..Most of the Institute's resources are devoted to providing free identifications and information services to the 33 mem ber countries of CAB International...a small but increasing proportion of the INstitute's income is now generated by cha rging fees for services to non-member countries and commerci al organizations and by externally funded R&D projects and t raining courses. Member countries will continue to receive f ree identification services up to 1993 but the situation is currently under review and charges for member countries may ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology be phased in after that date." Following is a short list of selected R&D projects: - CABI/EC/EPPO Pest Information Database: CAB International in cooperation with the European Community and the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO); cons truct database and prepare data sheets. - Handbook for identification of leafhoppers and planthopper s of rice (with specialists from the University of Wales, Ca rdiff) - CABIKEY: development of computer software for interactive pest identification... to build user-friendly computerised i dentification keys - forest aphid pests in Africa: investigation into three aph id species accidentally introduced into Africa from Europe a nd North America during the last 30 years and causing seriou s damage to large plantations. IIEE maintains a team of taxonomists and support staff in th e Entomology and Zoology Departments of the Natural History Museum, London. Additional coverage is provided by cooperati on with taxonomists at the Natural History Museum, the Natur al Resources Institute, the USDA Systematic Entomology Labor atory, Washington (USA), the Biosystematics Research Institu te, Ottawa (Canada) and other institutions. Information taken from: "Annual Report 1990" and brochure "I nternational Institute of Entomology". See also entry under CAB International. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 227 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.05.93 TYPE int ACRONYM IIP NAME International Institute of Parasitology SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 395a Hatfield Road ADDRESS2 CITY St. Albans, Herts AL4 0XU ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE (0727) 833 151 FAX (0727) 868 721 TELEX 9312199254 IP G E-MAIL Telecom Gold/Dialcom: 84:CAUO11 SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (brochure, questionnair e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, CA, SA, OC, EU, NA TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x AF, SA PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x AF, SA SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x tropics, subtropics SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x parasites of.., worldwide ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x parasites of..., worldwide FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x worldwide OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x worldwide HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical fa rming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; fisheries; zoolog y and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); other inve rtebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Systematics of parasitic helm inths of animals and man and of plant parasitic and entomoph ilic nematodes. REMARKS The International Institute of Parasitology is one o f the four scientific institutes of CAB International (see s eparate entry). It provides an identification service to agr icultural, biological and medical scientists throughout the world, backed by a reference collection of over 100 000 lots of specimens, a library and access to bibliographical datab ases. Electron microscope, glasshouse, cryptopreservation an d DNA analysis facilities are available. Research and consul tance services center in the "Tropical Plant Nematode Adviso ry and Research Unit" and the "Onchocerciasis Research Unit" . The institute provides training courses. Information taken from brochure "International Institute of Parasitology". See also entry under CAB International. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 559 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.10.93 TYPE int ACRONYM IITA NAME International Institute of Tropical Agriculture SUBDIVISIONS Plant Health Management Division CONTACT Friedhelm Gauhl ADDRESS1 c/o Lambourn Carolyn House ADDRESS2 26 Dingwall Road CITY Croydon CR9 3EE ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE (229)-360188/301994 FAX (229)-301466 TELEX 31417 TROPIB NG E-MAIL DIALCOM 157:CGI 372 or Internet IITA-BENIN@CGNET.COM SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x tropical agroecosystems AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x plant pathology/epidemiology ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; higher plants (angio- and gymn osperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION tropical agroecosystems; plan t pathology, plant epidemiology REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 136 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.04.93 TYPE int ACRONYM IMI NAME International Mycological Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. B. C. Sutton, Biosystematic Services ADDRESS1 Bakeham Lane ADDRESS2 CITY Egham, Surrey TW20 9TY ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE (0784) 470-111 FAX (0784) 470-909 TELEX 9312102252 MI G E-MAIL cabi-mi@cgnet.com SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, NA, CA, SA, OC, EU TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; agriculture; botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (botany); co nservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; fun gi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Mycology, veterinary and medi cal biodeterioration, biological control, commerce, industry , quarantine and many more; world service for identification of fungi and plant pathogenic bacteria. REMARKS The International Mycological Institute is one of th e four scientific institutes of CAB International (see separ ate entry). The IMI is the largest centre for systematic myc ology in the world. The identification service is backed by over 340 000 dried reference specimens, a culture collection with over 15 000 isolates, an extensive library and microsc ope, chemotaxonomic and biochemical facilities. The Institut e also supervises training courses. Information from brochure of IMI on "Services and Publicatio ns 1991". See also entry under CAB International. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 268 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.07.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Manchester Metropolitan University SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Martin Jones ADDRESS1 Chester St. ADDRESS2 CITY Manchester, M1 5GD ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE 061 247-1223 FAX 061 247-6325 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, AF; Indonesia, Zambia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Indonesia PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x " SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x " OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Zambia TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Indonesia, Zambia ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x Zambia FORESTRY x Indonesia, Zambia AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x Indonesia, Zambia FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Indonesia, Zambia GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x Indonesia, Zambia OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x Zambia BIRDS x Indonesia, Zambia FISH x Zambia REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x Indonesia, Zambia OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; forestry; deforestation/erosion; zoology and faun istics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish ; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Indonesia: conservation of fo rests and dependent species on the island of Sumba, Nusa Ten ggara. Focus on endemic birds and butterflies. Zambia: ecolo gical monitoring programme in Kasanka National Park. Effects of fire on bird and butterfly populations. Biology of fresh water fish. Ecology of ungulates. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 456 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.09.93 TYPE uni,gov ACRONYM NAME Oxford Forestry Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Nick Brown ADDRESS1 South Parks Road ADDRESS2 CITY Oxford, OX1 3RB ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE +44 (0)865-275000 FAX +44 (0)865-275074 TELEX 83147 VIAOR G ATTN FOROX E-MAIL forest@vax.oxford.ac.uk SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, AF, SA, CA; Indonesia, Malaysia, B runei, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Uganda, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Cost a Rica, Honduras, Zambia, Sierra Leone TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Uganda, Ghana PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x gallery forest; Brazil OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Kenya, Mexico, Cost a Rica, Honduras, Zambia TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS x genetics, tree breeding LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodl and; agriculture; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); forestry; agrofore stry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; fo rest management; forest products; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Information on some of the re search reports taken from "Annual Report 1992": effects of f ast-growing trees (e.g. Eucalyptus) on the site (India); str ucture and dynamics of natural forest (Brazil); managament o f rattan (Brunei, Indonesia-Kalimantan); biological signalli ng; remote sensing and GIS in East Africa; tropical ecology and silviculture: ecophysiology of niche differentiation in dipterocarp seedlings (Sabah, Malaysia); reforestation of ab anadoned drilling sites in Brunei; management of tropical ra inforests (Sierra Leone); dynamics of Caryocar brasiliense i n central Brazilian woodlands (Brazil); long term changes in unlogged and logged tropical moist forest (Uganda); gap syn amics in natural and managed Amazonian moist forest (Brazil) ; Cordia alliodora in agroforestry systems with Coffea arabi ca or Theobroma cacao (Costa Rica); crop production under al ley cropping systems with tropical leguminous trees (Kenya); exploration, acquisition and systematics of Acacia, Callian dra, Gliricidia, Irvingaceae, Leucaena, Parkinsonia, Pinus, Toona; reproductive biology, population genetics; developmen t of information systems (BRAHMS: Botanical Research and Her barium Management System; SISTEM+: national forestry researc h works); microcomputer databases on tropical timbers (PROSP ECT: wood characteristics, now of 900 species; AMAZON: datab ase of 1000 woody species from Brazil). REMARKS The Oxford Forestry Institute is the base for Oxford University's activities in forestry education, research and ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology information. It has a professional staff of 35. The Institu te in its present administrative form dates back to 1985, it s precursors to 1905. The Institute carries out education and research activities. Research activities of the Institute focus on three princip al subject areas: - exploitation, conservation and utilization of forest genet ic resources; - forest ecology, silviculture and management; - natural resource policy and use. Most research projects are based on cooperation with other a gencies and institutions in Britain and abroad. Besides these activities, the Institute also carries out con sultancy and management services (either on a collective bas is or by individual staff members) and offers information se rvices. The Institute offers data from several databases, am ong them INSPIRE (Interactive Species Information Retrieval) with information on the characterstics, preferences and kno wn potential of currently 173 species) and PROSPECT (Program med Retrieval of Species by the Property and End-use Classif ication of their Timbers), currently for about 900 species. The Institute has links with Moi University, Kenya; the Univ ersity of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; the Forest Research Institu te, Malaysia; the Indian Institute of Forest Genetics and Tr ee Breeding, India, and the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. The Institute is a member of the Tropical Forest Resource Gr oup, established 1992, a consortium of organizations from so uthern Britain that are active in the areas of forest manage ment and conservation, agroforestry and related land use. Ot her members are: Silsoe College; Overseas Development Instit ute; Royal Botanic Gardens; Department of Soil Science, Univ ersity of Reading; Institute of Hydrology; CAB International ; Natural Resources Institute; School of Agriculture and For est Sciences, University of Wales; Agricultural Extension an d Rural Development Department, University of Reading; Fount ain Renewable Resources Ltd. Information from brochures ("Tropical Forest Resource Group" , "Oxford Forestry Institute", "Annual Report 1992"). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 370 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Oxford University SUBDIVISIONS School of Geography Krakatau Research Project CONTACT Dr. R.J. Whittaker ADDRESS1 Mansfield Road ADDRESS2 CITY Oxford OX1 3TB ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE 0865-271919 FAX 0865-271929 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, informa tion sheet) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Indonesia, Krakatau Islands TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany ); ecosystems research; forestry; afforestation/reforestatio n; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Ecological and physical geogr aphical projects on the re-building ecosystems of the Krakat au Islands (Indonesia) REMARKS The Krakatau Research Project is a joint project of the School of Geography, University of Oxford (UK), the Depa rtment of Botany, Duke University (USA) and of the Herbarium Bogoriense, LIPI (Indonesia). This initiative was launched in July 1989 in the form of a r esearch expedition. This was in turn a follow-up to the Krak atoa Centenary Expeditions mounted in 1979 and 1983 from Hul l University and involving several of the same personnel. Information taken from information sheet. Note: work on Krakatau also mentioned in this database is do ne by La Trobe University, Australia. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 564 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Royal Holloway University of London SUBDIVISIONS Department of Geography CONTACT Michael J. Eden ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE 0784-434455 FAX 0784-472836 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, CA, Amazonia, New Guinea, Colombia , Brazil, Jamaica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Northern Amazonia PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Amazonia, New Guine a TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x Amazonia, New Guinea SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x Amazonia ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x Amazonia, Colombia, Brazil, Jamaica AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x remote sensing (deforestation), Amazonia MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; agriculture; shifting cultivation; animal husband ry/livestock; forestry; deforestation/erosion; forest manage ment; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION remote sensing (deforestation ), Amazonia REMARKS The Department has a unit known as Centre for Develo ping Areas Research (CEDAR). Several staff members have envi ronmental interests, others have interests in social science s. As well as ecological studies the members pursue remote sens ing (esp. Landsat) as a relevant technique for tropical moni toring (forest, land use, etc). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 510 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM IERM/EUBAP NAME The University of Edinburgh SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Ecology and Resource Management Edinburgh University Biosphere-Atmosphere Programme CONTACT Prof. P. G. Jarvis ADDRESS1 Darwin Building ADDRESS2 Mayfield Road CITY Edinburgh EH9 3JU, Scotland ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE (031) 650 5426 FAX (031) 662 0478 TELEX 727442 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (information sheet) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, SA, Brazil, Cameroon TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS ecosystems research; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION The Edinburgh University Bios phere-Atmosphere Programme (EUBAP) aims to improve understan ding of the impact of Global Change, especially rising CO2 a nd temperature, on vegetation, and the role of vegetation in influencing the composition of the atmosphere, especially C O2, CH4 and water vapour. EUBAP includes studies on man-made and natural forests, heathlands and crops, extending from t he tropics to the boreal regions. EUBAP is an experimental programme within the Institute of E cology and Resource Managament of Edinburgh University (IERM ). It has three main components: impact studies (to obtain u nderstanding of the effects of rising CO2 concentration on f undamental process at the scale of the plant); modelling (pr edict the impacts of global change on growth and productivit iy of vegetation); and flux measurements (development of soi l-atmosphere-vegetation schemes). Participation in the following projects (list not exhaustive ): Terrestrial Initiative in Global Environment Research (TIGER ), initiated in 1991 by the National Environment Research Co uncil (NERC). Includes measurement of energy, water and carb on balances of tropical forest biomes in Brazil and Cameroon (in cooperation). BOREAS: estimation of carbon balance of boreal forests in Ca nada. HAPEX-SAHEL: desertification in the Sahelian region in Niger (organized by ORSTOM with NASA), based at the ICRISAT Sahel ian Centre. EPOCH: multi-national programme funded by the European Commu nity; impact of rising CO2 concentrations on European forest s. Information from information sheet. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 274 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Aberdeen SUBDIVISIONS Department of Agriculture CONTACT ADDRESS1 581 King Street ADDRESS2 CITY Aberdeen AB9 1UD ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE 0224-480 291 FAX 0224-273 731 TELEX E-MAIL reln@uk.ac.aberdeen SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, SA TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; mountains and highlands; agric ulture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems ; animal husbandry/livestock; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; mammals; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperm s); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Additional keywords taken fro m brochure: reproduction in cattle, sheep and pigs; welfare of population; genetic improvement; nutrition of farm animal s; biotechnology; biological control of pathogenic organisms ; seed science; crop physiology; biology and control of weed s, pests, diseases; tissue culture; plant nutrition; soils; farm economics; rural development; sustainable agriculture; physical aspects of agriculture. REMARKS Many of the 60 overseas research students perform pr oject work in their own country. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 361 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Aberdeen SUBDIVISIONS Department of Forestry CONTACT Prof. H.G. Miller ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Aberdeen AB9 2UD ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE 224-272678 FAX 224-272685 TELEX 73458-UNIABN C E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sa udi Arabia, Malawi TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x (miombo) Malawi TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x India AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x Indonesia DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x Malawi ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x Malaysia, Saudi Arabia OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; for estry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; forest man agement; forest products; higher plants (angio- and gymnospe rms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION miombo woodlands REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 398 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Aberdeen SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Tropical Biology CONTACT Dr. M.D. Swaine ADDRESS1 Cruickshank Building ADDRESS2 St. Machar Drive CITY Aberdeen AB9 2UD ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE (0)224-272698 FAX (0)224-272703 TELEX 73458 UNIABN G E-MAIL m.d.swaine@uk.ac.abdn SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, CA, West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, Ghana, Cameroon, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia , Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Panama TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Ghana, Cameroon, Papua New Gu inea, Malaysia, Panama PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x " SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x West & East Africa TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x East Africa SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x East Africa ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, West Africa, Panama SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x Pakistan, Bangladesh OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x East Africa ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x Indonesia DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x Indonesia FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x East & West Africa, India ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x East & Southern Africa SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x East & Southern Africa BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Papua New Guinea, M alaysia, Panama, Ghana, Cameroon FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; agriculture; other tropical farming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); system atics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildli fe resources; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforest ation; forest management; soil science; zoology and faunisti cs; general ecology (zoology); mammals; higher plants (angio - and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 290 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Cambridge SUBDIVISIONS Department of Anatomy Wildlife Research Group CONTACT Dr. David J. Chivers ADDRESS1 Downing Street ADDRESS2 CITY Cambridge CB2 3DY ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE 0223 333-750, -753 (direct line) FAX 0223 333-786 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, SA, CA; Indonesia, Malaysia, India , Bangladesh Mexico, Brazil, TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Brazil, India, Bangladesh PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x hill dipterocarp,lower mon tane; Malaysia, Indonesia OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x Tripura, India OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Kalimantan, Indonesia GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Indonesia, Brazil, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh, Mexico ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x Mexico, Brazil, Kalimantan - Indonesia, West Malaysia FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Kalimantan - Indonesia, Malaysia , Mexico, Brazil, India, Bangladesh SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x primary; mainly primates BIRDS x secondary FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; agriculture ; shifting cultivation; botany/vegetation science; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; f orest management; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (z oology); mammals; birds; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The University of Cambridge is involved in a researc h project in Barito Ulu, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. It h as assembled a multi-national, multi-disciplinary team of ex perienced tropical ecologists, with appropriate laboratory b ack-up, after two years of planning with the Ministry of the Forestry (Agency for Forestry Research and Development) and the National Biological Institute, Government of Indonesia, together with the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., USA. The field research will initially continue for 3 years invol ving 38 core scientists (12 British, 11 American and 15 Indo nesian) working in association with the Royal Society's Sout h-East Asian Rain Forest Research Programme (operating mainl y in the Danum Valley of Sabah, East Malaysia). The project involves systematic studies in primary and selec tively-logged forest of trees, primates, bats, birds and oth er organisms, as well as in plant chemistry and zoogeography . Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 269 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.07.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME University of Cambridge SUBDIVISIONS Department of Plant Sciences CONTACT Dr. E. V. J. Tanner ADDRESS1 Downing Street ADDRESS2 CITY Cambridge CB2 3EA ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE 0223 333-900 FAX 0223 333-953 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, Jamaica, Venezuela, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; mountains and hi ghlands; agriculture; other tropical farming systems; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); ecosyst ems research; forestry; agroforestry; deforestation/erosion; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 225 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.05.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Cambridge SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Dr. S. K. Eltringham, Dr. T. H. Clutton-Brock ADDRESS1 Downing Street ADDRESS2 CITY Cambridge CB2 3EJ ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE (0223) 336 600 (Department) Dr. Eltringham direct: (0223) 334 455 FAX (0223) 336 676 TELEX 81240 CAMSPL G E-MAIL eltringham@zoo.cam.ac.uk SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Uganda, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zimbab we, Namibia, Kenya TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Cameroon PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x Cameroon SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x Cameroon OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Uganda, Tanzania, Z imbabwe, Namibia, Kenya TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x behaviour OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION behaviour REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 599 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Cambridge SUBDIVISIONS Dept. of Biological Anthropology CONTACT Dr. P. C. Lee ADDRESS1 Downing Street ADDRESS2 CITY Cambridge CB2 3DZ ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE +44-223-335454/335459 FAX +44-223-335460 TELEX 81240 CAMSPL G E-MAIL PCL1@UK.AC.CAM.PHX SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, SA TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS x Elephants, primates and forest resources LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x Elephant conservation, primate ecology and behaviou r OTHER CATEGORIES x Human-animal conflict; land use etc. MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; botany/vegetation science; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; zoology and faunistics; mammals; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION elephants, primates and fores t resources; elephant conservation; primate ecology and beha viour; human-animal conflict, land use REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 622 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Durham SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biological Sciences CONTACT Dr. Keith Hamer ADDRESS1 South Road ADDRESS2 CITY Durham DHI 3LE ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE 091-374-2000 FAX 091-374-2417 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, AS, South-east Asia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x South America BIRDS x SE Asia, South America FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x SE Asia OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; conservation/protected areas/ wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 404 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Durham SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biological Sciences CONTACT Dr. Nigel Dunstone ADDRESS1 South Road ADDRESS2 DH1 3LE CITY Durham City ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE (44) 091-374-3348 FAX (44) 091-374-2417 TELEX 537 351 DURLIBG E-MAIL nigel.dunstone@durham.ac.uk SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Peru, Bolivia PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Cloud Forest (Ecuador, Per u) OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Peru LAKES x Peru OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x Bolivia TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Paramo/Cloud Forest (Ecuador, Peru ) OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x Ecuador, Brazil ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Ecuador, P eru, Bolivia ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Ecuador FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x Ecuador FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia OTHERS x Behaviour and Ecology (Ecuador, Bolivia) OTHER CATEGORIES x Ecotourism (Peru, Bolivia) MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; other types of tropical forest; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; mountains and highlands; ani mal husbandry/livestock; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife reso urces; ecosystems research; forestry; forest management; zoo logy and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/ taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; higher plants (angio- an d gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Effect of ecotourism developm ent on the status, distribution and activity of rainforest m ammals; seed dispersal role of mammals in forest regeneratio n; behaviour/ecological studies of tapir and carnivore speci es, particularly felids and otters; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 482 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Edinburgh SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Ecology and Resource Management Schools of Forestry and Ecological Sciences CONTACT Prof. P. G. Jarvis ADDRESS1 Darwin Building ADDRESS2 Mayfield Road CITY Edinburgh EH9 3JU ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE +31-650-5426 FAX +31-662-0478 TELEX 727442 (UNIVED G) E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, AS, Indonesia, Guyana TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; agriculture; other tropical farming systems; bota ny/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); conservati on/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; forest management; higher plants (a ngio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 509 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE ACRONYM ECTF NAME University of Edinburgh SUBDIVISIONS The Edinburgh Centre for Tropical Forests CONTACT ADDRESS1 Darwin Building ADDRESS2 Mayfield Road CITY Edinburgh EH9 3JU, Scotland ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE (031) 662 0752 FAX (031) 662 0478 TELEX 727023 ForestG E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (brochure supplied by P rof. P. G. Jarvis) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, OC, CA, SA, Cameroon, Senegal, Ghana, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Guyana, Brazil, Chile, C osta Rica, Mexico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x wetland forest (Indonesia) OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x Cameroon, FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x domestication: Cameroon; genetic improvement LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Cameroon SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x Cameroon OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x Indonesia, Brazil, Chile SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; conservation/protected areas/wildlife res ources; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; forest management; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology ); insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (M ycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Project profiles for projects undertaken in 1992 and continuing from 1990, 1991 taken fro m "Annual Report 1992-93": forest management and regeneratio n, Cameroon (silviculture, regeneration after logging, tree imrpovement, insect ecology); domestication of wild fruit/me dicinal trees and climbers, Cameroon; Acacia tree fallows in Senegal (in cooperation with Institut S‚n‚galais de Recherc hes Agricoles, ORSTOM, and GTZ); vegetative propagation of i ndigenous hardwoods, Ghana; management of forestry projects, China (also subtropical forests); UK-Indonesia Tropical For est Management Project (Senior Management Advisory Team; Pro vincial Forest Management; Research part: yield estimation o f tropical lowland dipterocarp forest; reduction of losses i n yield; enrichment, regeneration; Tree Flora of Indonesia; flowering and seedling physiology of dipterocarps; social sc ience research; Conservation); foundation for sustainable ma nagement of bioresources of rainforest in SE Asia, Malaysia; research and monitoring of sustainable forest management, G uyana; effects of forest disturbance upon mycorrhizal popula tions; Eucalyptus mycorrhizas in Chile; clonal silviculture for the genetic improvement of Central American Trees; conif er conservation programme in Mexico. Edinburgh-based activities:include participation in a climat e-change programme by the National Environment Research Coun cil (NERC) called the Terrestrial Initiative in Global Envir onmental Research (TIGER), involving work in both temperate and tropical ecosystems. REMARKS The Edinburgh Centre for Tropical Forests (ECTF) was established in 1990. It is a joint effort by the Royal Bota ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology nic Garden, Edinburgh; the University of Edinburgh; the Inst itute of Terrestrial Ecology; the consultancy LTS Internatio nal, and the Forestry Commission. ECTF runs a central office within the School of Forestry, University of Edinburgh. The objective of the Secretariat is to coordinate contributions of member institutions to the conservation and management o f tropical forests through: - promotion and development of existing expertise; - development of new research and project opportunities; - monitoring projects; - development of networks between various organizations worl dwide. The manager and principal coordinator maintain a register of the participant ECTF activities, publish a newsletter, orga nize seminars (internal and external), prepare posters, repr esent ECTF at conferences and assist in the preparation of b ids being submitted under the aegis of ECTF. Service by ECTF can be provided in several forms, including improved access to existing information, better understandin g of the issues and problems, development of new technology by research and strengthening institutions by education and training. ECTF is committed to the idea of sustainable development, an d to the need for a thorough understanding of the needs of i ndigenous populations and the recognition of local knowledge . ECTF is involved, through its member organizations, in resea rch, management and consultancy in over 15 countries in the tropics, ranging from short-term consultancies to long-term forest management projects. There are now over 600 registered independent consultants th at provide ECTF with an additional range of expertise. Information from the "Annual Report 1992-93". See also entries for some of the member bodies of ECTF. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 477 DATE OF INFORMATION 18.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Glasgow SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Dr. J.R. Downie ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Glasgow G12 8QQ ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE 041-339-8855 FAX 041-330-5971 TELEX 777070 UNIGLA E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Trinidad TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x reproductive ecology OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; other types of wetlands ; zoology and faunistics; reptiles and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION frog reproductive ecology REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 638 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Newcastle upon Tyne SUBDIVISIONS Centre for Tropical Coastal Management Studies CONTACT Dr. Nicholas V. C. Polunin ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE +44-91-222-6661/6659 FAX +44-91-222-7891 TELEX 53654 (UNINEW G) E-MAIL n.polunin@nd.ac.uk SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, OC, CA, Thailand, Indonesia, Maldi ves, Red Sea, French Polynesia, Fiji, Virgin Islands, Belize , Antilles, Southern Atlantic Islands, Kiribati, Red Sea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x Virgin Islands , Maldives, Fiji, French Polynesia COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Belize, An tilles, Red Sea ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Fiji, Kiribati, French Polynesia, Virg in Islands, Maldives FISHERIES x Maldives, Fiji ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x Maldives, Indonesia SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Maldives, Fiji, French Polynesia SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x Southern Atlantic Islands OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x Southern Atlantic Islands, Fiji, Maldives REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x Thailand, Virgin Islands, Maldives HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosys tems research; fisheries; ocean science; zoology and faunist ics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoolog y); fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Current projects carried out by department staff in biodiversity, ecology and environment al change on tropical coasts: potential impact of climate ch ange on corals and coral reefs; bleaching responses in reef corals subject to increased seawater temperatures and solar irradiance; heat stress proteins in temperate and tropical c nidarians; marine reserves; multi-species interactions in re ef-fisheries; trophodynamics of reef-fishes; "political ecol ogy" of coastal fishing; rehabilitation of degraded reefs us ing artificial reef blocks; systematics, zoogeography and ec ology of Brazilian reef fishes; biogeographical barriers acr oss the Arabian and the Red Sea. Information from brochure. REMARKS The Centre for Tropical Coastal Management Studies a t the University of Newcastle upon Tyne was established in 1 987. Its long-term aim is to enhance expertise and internati onal collaboration in the scientific study and management of coastal areas in the tropics. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 270 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.07.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME University of Newcastle upon Tyne SUBDIVISIONS Centre for Tropical Coastal Management Studies Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management CONTACT Dr. A. J. Edwards ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE +44 (0)91 222-6659 FAX +44 (0)91 222-7891 TELEX 53654 (UNINEW G) E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, OC, AF, CA, SA; Thailand, Indonesi a, Maldives, Caribbean, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Fiji, Australi a (Great Barrier Reef), French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Brazil. TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); conservatio n/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; f isheries; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general eco logy (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Short project descriptions ta ken from brochure supplied by the Centre: Potential impact of climate change on corals and coral reefs (monitoring of permanent reef transect sites in Thailand, I ndonesia and the Maldives). Bleaching responses in reef cora ls subject to increased seawater temperatures and solar irra diance (Thailand). Heat stress proteins in temperate and tro pical cnidarians. How do marine reserves work (Caribbean, Re d Sea). Multi-species interactions in reef-fisheries (respon se of reef-fish communities to fishing, Fiji). Trophodynamic s of reef-fishes (energetics of grazing and planktivorous fi sh, carbon and nitrogen flux, food-webs; Great Barrier Reef, Australia, French Polynesia, Fiji). "Political ecology" of coastal fishing (Papua New Guinea, Fiji). Rehabilitation of degraded reefs using artificial reef blocks (Maldives). Syst ematics, zoogeography and ecology of Brazilian reef fishes. Biogeographical barriers across the Arabian and Red Sea. REMARKS The Centre for Tropical Coastal Management Studies w as established in 1987. The Centre offers a one year MSc/Dip loma course in Tropical Coastal Management, and provides a f ocus for pure and applied research of an environmental and e cological nature on tropical coasts. Its long-term aim is to enhance expertise and international collaboration in the sc ientific study and management of coastal areas in the tropic s. Information taken from brochure supplied by the Centre. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 556 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Nottingham SUBDIVISIONS Department of Life Science CONTACT Dr. J.O. Rieley ADDRESS1 University Park ADDRESS2 CITY Nottingham NG7 2RD ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE 0602-513216 FAX 0602-513251 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Indonesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x peat swamp forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; botany/vegetation science ; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); c onservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems r esearch; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); birds; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fern s/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Describing and evaluating pea t swamp forest to understand the natural resource benefits a s a step towards developing sustainable wise use strategies. REMARKS Cooperation with the University of Palangka Raya (Ce ntral Kalimantan, Indonesia) and BPP Teknologi (Jakarta, Indonesia). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 684 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.01.94 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Reading SUBDIVISIONS Department of Soil Science CONTACT Dr. Stephen Nortcliff ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Reading RG1 5AQ ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE 44-734-318911 FAX 44-734-869858 TELEX E-MAIL assnort@uk.ac.reading SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, OC, sub-saharan Sahel region, Nige ria, Papua New Guinea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; mountains and highlands; agriculture; shifting cultivation ; other tropical farming systems; conservation/protected are as/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agrofo restry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Current research in the tropi cs by department staff: effects of clearance of tropical rai nforests on soil physical and hydrological properties (Dr. S . Nortcliff); agroforestry and soil conservation in steeply sloping tropical lands (Dr. S. Nortcliff); maintenance of so il fertility in tropical regions using soil organic matter ( Dr. D. L. Rowell, Dr. G. Warren); water and energy balances in sub-saharan Sahel (Dr. L. P. Simmonds); water use by grou ndnuts in dryland areas (Dr. L. P. Simmonds); influence of m anagement practices on water use efficiency in rainfed crops (Dr. L. P. Simmonds); soil dynamics and fallow systems in N igeria (Dr. S. Nortcliff); nitrogen cycling and organic matt er levels in dryland agriculture (Dr. C. J. Pilbeam); amelio ration of aluminium toxocity in agroforestry systems (Dr. S. Nortcliff, Dr. M. Wong); nutrition of coffee in Papua New G uinea (Dr. S. Nortcliff, Mr. P. Harding). REMARKS The Institute is a member of the Tropical Forest Res ource Group, established 1992, a consortium of organizations from southern Britain that are active in the areas of fores t management and conservation, agroforestry and related land use. Other members are: Silsoe College; Overseas Developmen t Institute; Royal Botanic Gardens; Oxford Forestry Institut e; Institute of Hydrology; CAB International; Natural Resour ces Institute; School of Agriculture and Forest Sciences, Un iversity of Wales; Agricultural Extension and Rural Developm ent Department, University of Reading; Fountain Renewable Re sources Ltd. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 596 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Stirling SUBDIVISIONS Dept. of Biological and Molecular Sciences CONTACT DR. D. Mcc. Newbery ADDRESS1 FK9 4LA ADDRESS2 CITY Stirling, Scotland ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE +44-786-467809 FAX +44-786-464994 TELEX c/o 779156 CABER_G E-MAIL dmn1@uk.ac.stirling.forth SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, SA, Cameroon, Indonesia, Phili ppines, India, Malaysia, Brazil, Seychelles TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Kerangas (Malaysia, Indone sia) OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x Seychelles COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Malaysia, Indonesia OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Cameroon, Malaysia, Indonesia, B razil, Philippines, India GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; ecosystems resear ch; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Kerangas; tree-soil relations hips; population dynamics; ectomycorrhizal trees; statistics and vegetation analysis; seedling nutrition; ecophysiology; mensuration; soils; nutrient cycling; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 506 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Stirling SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Aquaculture CONTACT M. C. M. Beveridge ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE (0786) 473171 FAX (0786) 472133 TELEX 777759 STUNIV G E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, CA, SA, OC, global, throughout tropics TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x Bangladesh, Malawi OTHERS x aquaculture: SE Asia, AF, Latin America ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x Bangladesh, Mexico, Malawi BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x Bangladesh, Thailand SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x ecotoxicology: tropics CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Bangladesh FISHERIES x India, Bangladesh, Mexico, Malaysia etc. FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x Mexico, Bangladesh, Chile OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x parasitology, pathology: SE Asia, Latin America OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x throughout tropics REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x Latin America INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x throughout tropics HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x SE Asia. Latin Amer ica FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SE Asia SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands ; mountains and highlands; agriculture; other tropical farmi ng systems; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/ve getation science; general ecology (botany); ecosystems resea rch; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; other invertebrates; f erns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION aquaculture; ecotoxicology; p arasitology; pathology; aquatic resources and their manageme nt; aquatic and environmental impact; aquatic biology, aquat ic ecology; of special interest: problems associated with th e culture of temperate and tropical fish and shellfish (esp. prawn); physiological ecology and feeding habits of culture s species; aquaculture production; applied fish physiology; aquaculture nutrition; reproduction biology and genetics; bi otechnology; immunology; aquaculture engineering; aquacultur e and fisheries extension. Services offered by the Environment Group: marine (contact J ohn Edmondson): marine site assessment; routine monitoring; one-off environmental survey; environmental impact assessmen t of sea-cage sites; freshwater (contact Fiona Gavine): moni toring of freshwater cage sites; site feasibility study; env ironmental impact assessment of hatchery and smolt units; fi sheries. Information taken from brochures (esp. "Course Prospectus 19 93-94" and "Annual Report 1991-1992"). REMARKS The Institute of Aquaculture is principally a postgr aduate research and training institute expanded from the ori ginal Unit of Aquatic Pathology (established in 1971), which was part of the Biology Department of the University of Sti rling. The University itself was opened in 1967. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology The Institute has links with other academic bodies, e.g. the Marine Biological Association at Oban (Scotland, UK), the A sian Institute of Technology in Thailand, the University of Ruhuna (Sri Lanka), the Agricultural University of Mymensing h (Bangladesh) and the Centro de Investigaci¢n y Estudios Av anzados, Mexico. The Institute has its own consultancy group, Stirling Aquacu lture. The Institute infrastructure includes full laboratory and aq uarium facilities (aquarium facilities: 1435 mý). The tropic al fish husbandry building allows husbandry and disease work on warm water species and houses the tropical hatchery faci lity. Macrobrachium and Penaeus culture facilities have been developed in recent years. The Institute also has access to a small laboratory in the B amburi Fish Farm at Mombasa, kenya, for field work on intens ive tilapia culture. A hatchery has been constructed for the Institute's use at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thail and, and a tropical marine prawn farming and research facili ty is currently being developed in Songkhla, Thailand. Information taken from brochures (esp. "Course Prospectus 19 93-94"). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 261 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.06.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME University of Wales SUBDIVISIONS School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences CONTACT Dr. John R. Healey ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Bangor, Gwynned LL57 2UW ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE 44 248 351151 FAX 44 248 354997 TELEX 61100 E-MAIL @UK.AC.BANGOR SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, CA TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x montane deciduous OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; islands; mountains and highlands; agricultur e; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems; ani mal husbandry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoolo gy; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); sys tematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wil dlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry ; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; forest products; limnology/hydrology; soil scie nce; mammals; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Taken from brochure: forest s tability and resistance; ecology of natural regeneration; im pact of invasive weed species; additional research projects not included above: protection role of Jamaican catchment fo rests, their resistance to and recovery from Hurricane Gilbe rt; impact on forest biodiversity of an invasive tree specie s and development of methods for its control; effects of Hur ricane Gilbert on Jamaican montane tropical rain forest; fal lows in Mali and Nigeria; regeneration in experimental gaps in a Jamaican montane tropical rain forest; reviews of fores t studies since 1900 in Sudan and Tanzania; reviews of natur al forest silviculture in Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda. REMARKS The following information was taken from a brochure supplied by the University: "Tropical forestry has been a focus of research and teaching at Bangor since the mid 1970s. Integration with wider tropi cal land use issuesfollowed the merger of the departments of forestry and agriculture into a single school in 1987. This coincided with a major expansion in agroforestry as a recog nized subject focus at Bangor...." Main areas of research: Agroforestry: "Bangor remains the leading centre for agrofor estry research and education in the UK..." Tropical Forest Ecology: forest stability and resistance (co llaboration with the University of Cambridge, UK); ecology o ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology f natural regeneration; impact of invasive weed species; tro pical forest management. Formal institutional link arrangements exist with: Universit y of Chiang Mai, Thailand; Universiti Pertanian, Malaysia; G adjah Mada University, Indonesia. Formal project collaborati on exists with: University of Maiduguri, Nigeria; University of the West Indies, Jamaica; ICRAF; Pakribas Agricultural C entre, Nepal; University of Chiang Mai, Thailand; Forest Res earch Institute, Malaysia; University of Sri Jaywardenepura, Sri Lanka; University of Washington, Seattle, USA; Universi ty of Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Bango r Research Unit, UK; University of Cambridge, UK. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 504 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Wales SUBDIVISIONS School of Ocean Sciences CONTACT Dr. John Turner ADDRESS1 Menai Bridge, Anglesey ADDRESS2 CITY Gwynedd LL59 5EY ENGLISH NAME REGION EU COUNTRY United Kingdom TELEPHONE (0248) 351151 FAX (0248) 716367 TELEX 61100 UCNW G E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS; Mauritius, Seychelles, Saudi A arabia, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x Mauritius, Sey chelles, S. Red Sea, Saudi Arabia COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Mauritius, Seyc helles, S. Red Sea, Saudi Arabia ISLANDS x Mauritius, Seychelles MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Mauritius, Seychelles OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Mauritius, Seychelles, Saudi Arabia ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x Mauritius, Seychelles, Red Sea/Gulf of Aden SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Mauritius, Seychelles, Red Sea/Gulf of Aden, Saudi Arabia GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x algae FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mo untains and highlands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; fish; other invertebrates; ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION algae; postgraduate teaching in the following courses: physical oceanography; applied oce anography; marine geotechnics; shellfish biology, fisheries and culture; marine environmental protection; marine biology ; fisheries biology and management (run jointly with the Sch ool ofBiological Sciences). Activities in 1991/92 include: a ssessment for the European Community of the coastal environm ental damage created by the Gulf War; establishment of exper tise in marine environmental management by the provision of training and technical support (Mauritius). Information taken from brochures. REMARKS The School of Ocean Sciences of the University of Wa les was formed in 1986 by the merger of the departments of P hysical Oceanography and Marine Biology. The School is based in the Marine Science Laboratories on the shores of the Men ai Strait, about three kilometres from the main university c ampus at Bangor. Degree courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level are taught in the School and cover all aspects of the ocean sciences. Research infrastructure includes a number of specialist labo ratories (e.g. for radio-tracer work; rearing of larvae, tro pical animals and fish; marine chemistry; sedimentology) and two research vessels. Two units concerned with applied aspects of oceanography ope rate within the School of Ocean Sciences. The Unit for Coast ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology al and Estuarine Studies (UCES) and the Unit for Geological and Engineering Resources (AUGER) undertake consultancy and research contracts on a commercial basis for industry and go vernment both in Britain and abroad. International links (1992/93) exist with the University of A lgarve, Portugal; University of Vigo, Spain; University of M auritius; Swire Marine Laboratory, University of Hong Kong; University of Florence, Italy, and the Geological Survey of Canada. New links are being developed with Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, and the Virginia Institute of Marine Sci ences, USA, as well as with the Government of the Seychelles . Information taken from brochures. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 683 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.02.94 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Pacific Oceanological Institute SUBDIVISIONS Division of Geochemistry and Ecological Problem s CONTACT Dr. Evgueny N. Shumilin, Head of Division ADDRESS1 43 Baltiyskaya St. ADDRESS2 CITY Vladivostok 690041 ENGLISH NAME REGION EU/AS COUNTRY Russian Federat ion TELEPHONE 31-28-47 FAX 423-222-4552 TELEX 213 121 SVTSU E-MAIL poi@stv.iasnet.com (Dr. E. N. Shumilin) SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. man groves); ecosystems research; limnology/hydrology; ocean sci ence; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 303 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.08.93 TYPE uni,int ACRONYM FAME NAME International Interuniversity Program Fundamental and Applied Marine Ecology (FAME) SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. M. Tackx ADDRESS1 Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ecology Laboratory ADDRESS2 Pleinlaan 2 CITY 1050 Brussels ENGLISH NAME REGION EU/Int COUNTRY Belgium TELEPHONE 32 (0)2 641 34 02 FAX 21 (0)2 641 34 03 TELEX E-MAIL dtackx@vnet3.vub.ac.be SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, AF, SA, CA, OC, EU; participants h ave presented theses concerning the tropics worldwide; globa l TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY x mangroves AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. man groves); ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; agrofores try; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS FAME is an international programme on fundamental an d applied marine ecology, leading to the degree of "Master i n Fundamental and Applied Marine Ecology". The two years pro gramme offers theoretical lectures and practical training in various disciplines of marine science, including tropical m arine ecology. The FAME course started in 1985 and has since been financed by ABOS (Algemeen Bestur voor Ontwikkelingssammenwerking), t he Belgian office for development-cooperation. FAME was orig inally aimed at scientists from developing countries, but si nce 1989 it is accessible to scientists of all nationalities . The programme is organized on a yearly basis, starting in Oc tober. The courses, covering all major fields in marine ecol ogy, are given in English by specialists from various Belgia n and foreign universities and institutes. Courses are taug ht at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), which acts as th e host institution. The FAME programme is accessible to scie ntists (Bachelors or Masters in Science) of all nationalitie s. Scientists from developing countries may simultaneously a pply for the FAME programme and for an ABOS scholarship. FAM E also offers a Ph.D. programme. FAME participants have presented a large number of theses (l ist available from FAME). Universities and institutes participating in FAME: - Unit for the Management of the Mathematical Model of the N orth Sea and the Scheldt Estuary ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology - Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Coastal Ecology (Yerseke, Netherlands) - Institute for Marine Scientific Research - Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences - Catholic University of Leuven - Catholic University of Nijmwegen (Nijmwegen, Netherlands) - University of Limburg - Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (Texel, Netherlands ) - National Museum of Natural History (Leiden, Netherlands) - State University of Antwerp - State University of Ghent - Belgian Fisheries Institute - University of Antwerp - University of LiŠge - University of Nairobi Host: Free University of Brussels Information taken from brochures on FAME. Most of the researcher-lecturers involved in FAME are also i nvolved in joint research projects of which several are situ ated in the tropics.Research interest is mostly focused on K enyan coastal zones (mangrove bay Gazi) and the Indian Ocean (participation in Dutch expeditions). From letter by Dr. Tackx. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 34 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Acadia University SUBDIVISIONS Centre for Wildlife and Conservation Biology CONTACT Dr. T. B. Herman ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Wolfville, NS B0P 1X0 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE (902) 542-2201 FAX (902) 542-3466 TELEX E-MAIL herman@max.acadian.ca SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; general ec ology (zoology); insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Population dynamics & behavio ural ecology of forest stream-dwelling damselflies (Zygopter a, Odonata). REMARKS in collaboration with Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 241 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.06.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Biod“me de Montr‚al SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 4777 Av. Pierre-de-Coubertin ADDRESS2 CITY Montr‚al, Qu‚. H1V 1B3 ENGLISH NAME Montreal Biodome REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE (514) 868-3070 FAX (514) 868-3065 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS NA, CA, SA; Biod“me, Costa Rica, Ecuad or TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Biod“me, Ecuador, Costa Rica PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x Biod“me, Ecuador, Costa Rica SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x Biod“me, Ecuador, Costa Rica OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Biod“me LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Biod“me, Ecuador, Costa Rica GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x Biod“me, Ecuador, Costa Rica SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Biod“me, E cuador, Costa Rica ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Biod“me FISHERIES FORESTRY x Ecuador, Costa Rica AGROFORESTRY x Ecuador, Costa Rica AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x Ecuador, Costa Rica DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x Biod“me, Ecuador, Costa Rica ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Biod“me GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Biod“me SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x Biod“me BIRDS x Biod“me FISH x Biod“me REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; rivers and streams; botany/ve getation science; general ecology (botany); conservation/pro tected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forest ry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; zoology and f aunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; highe r plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/alga e/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 33 DATE OF INFORMATION 31.03.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Brock University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biological Sciences CONTACT Prof. Dr. Ralph D. Morris ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY St. Catharines, Ont. L2S 3A1 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE (416) 688-5550, ext. 3394 FAX (416) 684-2277 TELEX E-MAIL rmorris@spartan.ac.BrockU.ca SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Caribbean; Culebra National Wildli fe Refuge near Puerto Rico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x behaviour, foraging ecology OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; islands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; birds; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION behaviour, foraging ecology. Colony-nesting seabirds; parental care, life strategies of t ropical nesters as compared to temperate nesters. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 28 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Carleton University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Prof. Dr. H. F. Howden, Director, Entomology Researc h Unit ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Ottawa, Ont. K1S 5B6 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE (613) 788-3888 FAX (613) 788-4497 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, OC, AF; most of Latin American countries in Central and South America (excluding Brazil); southern Africa, Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea. Current efforts in Galapagos Islands and Central America. TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x mostly CA, some Australia PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x mostly CA, some Australia SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x mostly CA, some Australia OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x cloud forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Australia TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Australia RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x Galapagos, West Indies MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x biogeography OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; islands; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology) ; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); insects; other invertebrat es; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Biogeography. REMARKS Information pertains to the Entomology Research Unit . ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 25 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Dalhousie University SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Halifax, NS B3H 4J1 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS fisheries; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 29 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME McMaster University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Dr. Darwyn Coxson ADDRESS1 1280 Main St. W ADDRESS2 CITY Hamilton, Ont. L8S 4K1 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE (416) 525-9140 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Caribbean, Central America: Jamaic a, Guadeloupe, Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x epiphytes GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangr oves); mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; e cosystems research; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION biology of epiphytes REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 30 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.03.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME McMaster University SUBDIVISIONS Departments of Geology & Biology CONTACT Dr. M.J. Risk ADDRESS1 1280 Main St. W ADDRESS2 CITY Hamilton, Ont. L8S 4M1 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE (416) 525-9140,ext. 4183 FAX (416) 522-3141 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, AS, AF, OC; Costa Rica, Mexico, In donesia, Maldives, Philippines, Tanzania TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); conservation/p rotected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fish eries; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Environment of coral reefs REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 27 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Queen's University SUBDIVISIONS Biology Department CONTACT Dr. R.J. Ribertson ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Kingston, Ont. K7L 3N6 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x cloud forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; birds; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION cloud forest REMARKS Field courses in tropical ecology; Monteverde Field Station ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 377 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Simon Fraser University SUBDIVISIONS Chemical Ecology Research Group Faculty of Science CONTACT Dr. John H. Borden, Director ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE (604) 291-4475 FAX (604) 291-3496 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, CA, AF; Indonesia, Philippines, Ma laysia, United Arab Emirates, C“te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), C osta Rica, Ethiopia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x semiochemicals, pest management ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Isolation, identification and synthesis of semiochemicals; chemical ecology research; app lication of semiochemicals in pest management. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 31 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of British Columbia SUBDIVISIONS Department of Forest Resources Management CONTACT Dr. Gordon Brent Ingram ADDRESS1 270-2357 Main Mall, UBC ADDRESS2 CITY Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE (604) 822-5271 FAX (604) 822-8640 TELEX E-MAIL brent@leco.plant.ubc.ca SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, OC; Sahel, West Africa, easter n Indonesia, Papua New Guinea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; coasts and coast al areas (incl. mangroves); islands; agriculture; shifting c ultivation; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/ve getation science; general ecology (botany); conservation/pro tected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; agroforestry; aff orestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest mana gement; mammals; birds; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperm s); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Landscape ecology REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 32 DATE OF INFORMATION 18.11.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of British Columbia SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Agricultural Sciences CONTACT M.D. Pitt, Associate Dean; Dr. Hans Schreier, Soil S cience ADDRESS1 2357 Main Mall ADDRESS2 CITY Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE (604) 822-2620 FAX (604) 822-6394 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, AF; Nepal, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malays ia, Singapore TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; mountains and highlands ; agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; soi l science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Questionnaire filled out by Dr. H. Schreier, whose o wn work concentrates on the points "rivers & streams; mounta ins; agriculture; forestry; soil science" in Nepal. Addition al information on further activities of the Faculty given b y M. Pitt by letter. Additional information by Dr. Schreier: experimental watersh ed established in Middle Mountains in Nepal. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 115 DATE OF INFORMATION 31.03.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit‚ de Sherbrooke SUBDIVISIONS Groupe de Recherche en Ecologie, Nutrition et E nerg‚tique Departement de Biologie CONTACT Dr. Donald Thomas ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Sherbrooke, Qu‚bec J1K 2R1 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE (819) 821-7063 FAX (819) 821-8049 TELEX E-MAIL dthomas@udesvm.ca SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, OC; Costa Rica, Venezuela; Fre nch Polynesia, Cook Islands TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x montane forests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x French Polynesia, Cook Islands MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x energetics OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x land crabs HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; islands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; general e cology (zoology); mammals; birds; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Physiological ecology, growth and development, energetics; bats, oilbirds. Montane forests. Land crabs. REMARKS In collaboration with Dr. Carlos Bosque, Departament o de Biolog¡a de Organismos, Universidad Simon Bol¡var, Apdo . 89000, Caracas 1080A, Venezuela. In association with the Montreal Biodome a tropical research and conservation programme will be developed. Contact: Mich el Delorme, Biod“me de Montr‚al, 4777 Pierre-de-Coubertin, M ontr‚al, Qu‚bec, Canada H1V 1B3 ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 124 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universit‚ du Qu‚bec SUBDIVISIONS Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, INRS-EAU CONTACT Dr. R. Carignan ADDRESS1 2800 rue Einstein, suite 105 ADDRESS2 CP 7500 CITY Ste.-Foy, Qu‚bec G1V 4C7 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Argentina, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; ecosystems research; limnology/hydrology; higher pl ants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/pr ocaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Limnology and biochemistry of the Parana River floodplain. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 35 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Victoria SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Arts & Science CONTACT A.T. Matheson, Dean of Science; Dr. D. Ellis, Biolog y Department ADDRESS1 PO Box 1700 ADDRESS2 CITY Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE (604) 721-7062 FAX (604) 721-7059 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, AS; Fiji, Oceania; previously SE A sia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x marine polluti on COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x marine pollutio n ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); zoology and fa unistics; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Marine pollution REMARKS Questionnaire filled out by Dr. Derek Ellis; also me ntioned were: Dr. Robert Reid Dr. Jack Littlepage Dr. Alan Austin ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 36 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Waterloo SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Environmental Studies, School of Urb an & Regional Planning, Department of Geography, Department of Environment and Resource Studies. CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Waterloo, Ont. N2L 3G1 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE (519) 885-1211, ext. 3184 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, AF; Indonesia, especially Bali; No rthern Nigeria TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Indonesia (Bali, Java, Sulawe si) PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x Indonesia (Bali, Java, Sulawesi) OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Indonesia (Bali, Java, Sum atra) OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x Indonesia (Bali, Java, Sumatra) TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Northern Nigeria TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Northern Nigeria RIVERS AND STREAMS x Northern Nigeria LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Indonesia (Bali , Java, Sumatra) ISLANDS x Indonesia (Bali, Java, Sumatra) MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; other types of tropical forest; other secondary fo rest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deser ts and arid lands; rivers and streams; coasts and coastal ar eas (incl. mangroves); islands; agriculture; shifting cultiv ation; other tropical farming systems; conservation/protecte d areas/wildlife resources; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION General and environmental pla nning, with the main focus on sustainable development in Bal i, especially with respect to the tourist industry in the co astal zone. Also work on national parks on Java, sustainable development in Sulawesi. REMARKS The Geography Department of the same faculty does wo rk on the Nigerian Sahel region. Further contacts for Indonesia: - L. Gentler (on Sulawesi, Bali) - J. Wall (Indonesia, on tourism and sustainable development ) - J.G. Nelson & J. Theberge (on national parks) - Nigeria: P. Howarish, R. Bullock ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 307 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.08.93 TYPE mus;aquariu m ACRONYM NAME Vancouver Aquarium SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 PO Box 3232 ADDRESS2 CITY Vancouver, B.C. V6B 3X8 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE (604) 685-3364 FAX (604) 631-2529 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x flooded forest (igap¢), Amazo n/Rio Negro PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x flooded forest (igap¢), Amazon/Rio Negr o LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x flooded forest (igap¢), Amazon/Rio Negro TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x pet trade, fishery impacts MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; rivers and streams; other types of wetlands; fisheri es; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); syste matics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Flooded forest (igap¢). Pet t rade (ornamental); fishery impacts. REMARKS The Vancouver Aquarium supports Dr. Labbish Chao, Un iversity of the Amazon, Manaus, Brazil; is setting up a fish ery reserve at Barcelos on the Rio Negro. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 26 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.03.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME York University SUBDIVISIONS Faculty of Science CONTACT Dr. M.B. Fenton ADDRESS1 4700 Keele St. ADDRESS2 CITY North York, Ont. M3J 1P3 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada TELEPHONE 416 736-8243 FAX 416 736-5690 TELEX E-MAIL FS300524@sol.yorku.ca SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, CA; South Africa, Zimbabwe; Mexico , Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x South Africa SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x Zimbabwe OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Mexico OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Costa Rica TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x bats BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Bats REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 37 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME McGill University SUBDIVISIONS Bellairs Research Institute of McGill Universit y, St. James, Barbados CONTACT ADDRESS1 845 Sherbrooke St. W ADDRESS2 CITY Montr‚al, Qu‚. H3A 2T5 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY Canada, Barbados TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Barbados, eastern Caribbean TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; conse rvation/protected areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; ocean science; mammals; birds; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 89 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Archbold Tropical Research Center SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Thomas Lacher, Director ADDRESS1 Clemson University ADDRESS2 126 Lehotsky Hall CITY Clemson, SC 29634-1019 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (803) 656-0457 FAX (803) 656-0231 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter, brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA; Dominica, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Costa Rica, Panama, Dominica PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x Costa Rica, Panama, Dominica SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x Costa Rica, Panama, Dominica OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Costa Rica, Panama, Domini ca OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x montane rain forest, Costa Rica, Pana ma, Dominica OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x Costa Rica, Panama, Dominica TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Brazil TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Dominica LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x Brazil TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Dominica ISLANDS x Dominica MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Costa Rica, Panama, Dominica OTHERS AGRICULTURE x Costa Rica, Panama, Dominica SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x Costa Rica, Panama, Dominic a OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x Costa Rica ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x Dominica BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Dominica GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Costa Rica , Panama, Dominica, Brazil ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FORESTRY x Costa Rica, Panama, Dominica AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x Dominica OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, Dominica GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x rural economic development & conservation - Costa Rica, Panama MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); is lands; mountains and highlands; agriculture; other tropical farming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; anthropology/et hnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general e cology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation /protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; forest management; forest prod ucts; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general e cology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; b irds; reptiles and amphibians; higher plants (angio- and gym nosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Rural economic develeopment a nd conservation: Costa Rica, Panama REMARKS Since 1989, the Archbold Tropical Research Center is running the Springfield Field Station on the grounds of the former Springfield plantation on Dominica, which was genero usly donated by John D. Archbold. The Springfield Field Stat ion is situated at a height of 380 metres a.s.l., only about 5 kilometres from the capital city, Roseau. The Field Stati on includes a nature reserve of about 380 hectares adjacent to the 6400 hectare Morne Trois Pitons National Park. The Sa tion consists of several buildings and excellent facilites f or research. The Archbold Tropical Research Center is essentially a conso rtium of several universities and research institutions in t he USA, the Caribbean (University of the West Indies, Bridge town, Barbados) and Central and South America (Universidad N ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology acional Aut¢noma de Mexico, Mexico; Escuela de Agricultura d e la Regi¢n Tropical H£meda (EARTH), Costa Rica; Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica; Universidad del Cauca, Popay an, Colombia; Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecu ria, C orumb , Brazil; Universidade de Bras¡lia, Bras¡lia, Brazil; Funadacao Biodiversitas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerai s, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Universidad Nacional, Tucum n, Ar gentina; Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cient¡ficas y Te cnol¢gicas, Mendoza, Argentina). Bradford University and Liv erpool Polytech in Great Britain have recently joined the co nsortium. The members of the consortium pay for the running of the station a yearly amount of US$ 6.000. Their members s ubsequently receive preferential treatment for using the fac ilities of the Field Station and pay a reduced fee. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 45 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.12.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Arizona State University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology Tropical Studies Interest Group CONTACT Dr. David L. Pearson, Department of Zoology ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Tempe, AZ 85287-1501 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire), Direct ory of the Tropical Studies Interest Group GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA; Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela , Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; rivers and st reams; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetat ion science; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources ; zoology and faunistics; birds; fish; insects; higher plant s (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The Tropical Studies Interest Group includes a consi derable number of persons of the Arizona State University wo rking in or interested in working in the tropics. Besides pe rsons from the Department of Zoology, the directory of this grouping also includes names from the following other depart ments: Botany, School of Art, Anthropology, Foreign Language s, Geology, School of Agribusiness and Environmental Resourc es, Geography, Justice Studies, Political Science, Industria l Engineering, Planning, Communication, Agribusiness. For further information, please contact Dr. D. Pearson or Dr . J. Fink, Department of Geology. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 109 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Auburn University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology and Wildlife Science CONTACT ADDRESS1 331 Funchess Hall ADDRESS2 CITY Alabama 36849-5414 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Costa Rica, Mexico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; rivers and streams; lakes; mountains and highlands; fisheries; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; zoology an d faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonom y (zoology); fish; reptiles and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Systematics of poeciliid fish es (Dr. Michael Wooten) Ecology of amphibians and reptiles (Dr. Craig Guyer) REMARKS The University is a member of the Organization for T ropical Studies (OTS). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 94 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.02.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Bowling Green State University SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Jakob ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Bowling Green, Ohio 43403 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Mexico (Veracruz) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x spiders HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION behavioral ecology of spiders . REMARKS Collaborating with Dr. George Vetz, University of Ci ncinnati ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 113 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.03.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Brigham Young University SUBDIVISIONS College of Biology and Agriculture CONTACT Clayton S. Huber, Dean ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Provo, Utah 84602 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, SA, CA; Samoa, Hawaii; Brazil, Gua temala, Mexico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; rivers and st reams; islands; mountains and highlands; agriculture; anthro pology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; ecosystems research; zoology and faunistics; mammals; reptil es and amphibians; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 39 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME California State Polytechnic University SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Prof. Dr. Laszlo Szijj ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Pomona, CA 91768-4032 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Venezuela TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x cloud forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; rivers and streams; mountains and highlands; birds; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION cloud forest REMARKS Use of Estaci¢n Biol¢gica Rancho Grande, Venezuela. Prof. Dr. Szijj also teaches a graduate course in Venezuela. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 38 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME California State University, Chico SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Prof. D. H. Kistner ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Chico, CA 95929-0515 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AF, AS, OC; all tropical regio ns; global TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x mountain forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; islands; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology) ; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Insects inhabiting ant and te rmite nests which socially interact with their hosts. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 52 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME California State University, Long Beach SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Dr. David A. Soltz ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Long Beach, CA 90840-0115 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, CA; Hawaii (USA), Mexico, Dominica n Republic, Turks and Caicos Islands, Honduras TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (i ncl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. m angroves); islands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife re sources; fisheries; zoology and faunistics; birds; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 55 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.11.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME California State University, Northridge SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Dr. Kenneth A. Wilson ADDRESS1 18111 Nordhoff St. ADDRESS2 CITY Northridge, CA 91330 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, SA, CA; Hawaii, Central and South America TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS botany/vegetation science; higher plants (a ngio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION morphology, systematics and e cology of lower vascular plants. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 107 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Dartmouth College SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biological Sciences CONTACT Dr. D. R. Peart ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Hanover, NH 03755-3576 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (603) 646-2378 FAX (603) 646-1347 TELEX E-MAIL david.peart@dartmouth.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS; Indonesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; agriculture; shifting cultiva tion; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); c onservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; fo rest management; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zo ology); mammals; birds; insects; higher plants (angio- and g ymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Collaboration with: Cabang Panti Research Station Gunung Palung National Park West Kalimantan Indonesia Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) Tiomol Pos 250 Jakarta 10002 Indonesia ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 72 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.06.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Duke University SUBDIVISIONS Center for Tropical Conservation CONTACT Dr. Julie Johnson, Executive Administrator ADDRESS1 PO Box 90381 ADDRESS2 CITY Durham, NC 27708-0381 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (919) 490-9081 FAX (919) 419-1433 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AS, AF; Costa Rica, Peru, Vene zuela, Brazil, Guatemala; Madagascar: Indonesia (Borneo) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Costa Rica, I ndonesia, Madagascar SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Latin America TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Latin America LAKES x Latin America OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x Latin America TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x Amazonia, Venezuela MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x Madagascar OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x extractive reserves, Indone sia, Guatemala OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x general co ncern in Latin America ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x general concern in Latin America FISHERIES FORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS x natural forest management LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x Amazonia, Indonesia BIRDS x Amazonia, Indonesia FISH x Amazonia, Indonesia REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; othe r types of wetlands; islands; agriculture; shifting cultivat ion; other tropical farming systems; anthropology/ethnobotan y/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology ( botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ec osystems research; forestry; forest management; forest produ cts; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology ( zoology); mammals; birds; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Science and policy of protect ed areas. REMARKS The Center for Tropical Conservation (CTC) (establis hed 1988) "supports and promotes interdisciplinary research and training in the belief that sound environmental policy a nd sustainable development go together". For this purpose, t he CTC has implemented the International Professional Traini ng Program (IPTP) at the School of the Environment and the S anford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University in orde r to "provide training for citizens of developing nations in tropical forest ecology, resource economics and public poli cy". IPTP participants have three program options: they can enter the Program in International Development Policy (PIPD) of the Duke Center for International Development Research, the Senior Professional Program (SPP) of the Duke School of the Environment, or specialized non-degree training in the D uke School of the Environment. PIPD offers six months to two years of advanced training in policy analysis and issues of sustainable development for pr ofessionals from development-related fields. SPP is designed to provide career professionals with graduate training; par ticipants are expected to have five years of professional ex ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology perience to enter the program. Participants in the program are citizens of tropical countri es who have the potential to "design, implement and administ er forest management and conservation projects and to influe nce their nations'policies in these areas". The Center also supports individuals and interdisciplinary r esearch teams. Current research focuses on four areas: manag ing for biodiversity; natural forest management and multiple use of forests; formal and informal forestry institutions i n the tropics; environmental policy in the context of politi cal and economic change. Through collaborating faculty and departments, the Center is affiliated with research stations in Costa Rica, Peru, Zaire, Rwanda, Madagascar, and Indonesi a. Duke University also houses the Duke Primate Center with the world's largest collection of endangered prosimians. The he adquarters of the Organization for Tropical Studies (see sep arate entry) are also located at the university. Information taken from brochures supplied by the Center. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 331 DATE OF INFORMATION 18.08.93 TYPE bot ACRONYM NAME Fairchild Tropical Garden SUBDIVISIONS Research CONTACT Christopher Kernan, Jack Fisher ADDRESS1 11935 Old Cutler Road ADDRESS2 CITY Miami, FL 33156-4299 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (305) 665-2844 FAX (305) 665-8032 TELEX E-MAIL CKERNAN@UMIAMI.IR.MIAMI.EDU SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS NA, SA, CA, AF, AS, OC, Florida, Carib bean TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x neotropics, paleotropics SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x (tropical deciduous, neotr opics, paleotropics) OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x (Caribbean) TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x (Caribbean) RIVERS AND STREAMS x (South Florida) LAKES x (South Florida) OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x (South Florida) TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x (Caribbean) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x (Caribbean, Sou th Florida) ISLANDS x (Caribbean) MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x (South Florida, Latin America) SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x (South Florida, Caribbean) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x (Latin America, global tropi cs) OTHERS x (Morphology) CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x (Caribbean , Latin America) ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x (South America, Caribbean, Latin America ) FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x (particular interes t in palms; neotropics, paleotropics) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x (particular interes t in cycads; neotropics, paleotropics) FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of we tlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coas ts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains a nd highlands; agriculture; botany/vegetation science; genera l ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservat ion/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; forest man agement; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosse s/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Morphology; tropical deciduou s forest; particular interest in palms and cycads; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 86 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.02.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Five Colleges, Inc. SUBDIVISIONS Coastal and Marine Sciences Program CONTACT Prof. Paulette Beckol, Biological Sciences Departmen t, Smith College (Coordinator of the Five Colleges program) ADDRESS1 PO Box 740 ADDRESS2 CITY Amherst, MA 01004-0740 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (413) 256-8316 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Belize, Bahamas TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangr oves); botany/vegetation science; conservation/protected are as/wildlife resources; ocean science; reptiles and amphibian s; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Five Colleges, Inc. is an association of Amherst Col lege, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith Colleg e and the University of Massachusetts. Its Coastal and Marin e Sciences Program offers students an interdisciplinary curr iculum on coastal and marine ecology and geology, resource m anagement and public policy, oceanography, and coastal engin eering. The Five College program makes use of the Possum Point Biolo gical Lab, Sittee River, Stann Creek District, Belize, and f acilities of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Persons who also conduct reseach in Belize under the auspice s of the Five Colleges are: Aaron Ellison Biological Sciences Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA 01075 USA John Reid Charlene D'Avanzo Natural Sciences Division Hampshire College Amherst, MA 01002 USA ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 642 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Florida Department of Environmental Protection Florida Marine Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Kenneth D. Haddad, Chief ADDRESS1 100 Eighth Avenue S.E. ADDRESS2 CITY St. Petersburg, FL 33701-5095 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (813)-896-8626 FAX (813)-823-0166 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS NA, Florida TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vege tation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxono my (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources ; fisheries; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; oth er invertebrates; ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION critical-fisheries monitoring ; life-history studies; stock assessment; ecological monitor ing; marine animal and plant-health studies; marine mammal s tudies; sea turtle studies; fish and invertebrate stock-enha ncement studies; habitat-characterization and habitat-enhanc ement studies; coastal-hydrography and trophic-dynamics stud ies; resource assessment; geographic information systems (GI S) Information taken from brochure. REMARKS The Florida Marine Research Institute is charged to conduct the research necessary to develop and interpret info rmation for marine-resource managaers who prepare options, p lans, and rules. Infrastructure encompasses office and laboratory space, libr ary and computer facilities and several research vessels. Th e Port Manatee Stock-Enhancement Research Facility near Palm etto, Florida, operates experimental production and research ponds. Field laboratories are located in several other part s of Florida. The Florida Marine Research Institute is not an academic ins titution, but members of the scientific staff serve as gradu ate advisors or guest lecturers at area universities and col leges as well as on many national and international boards. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 690 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.02.94 TYPE int ACRONYM TREX NAME Foundation for Tropical Research and Exploration (TREX) SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Michael Kessler ADDRESS1 PO Box 72435 ADDRESS2 CITY Davis, CA 95617 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX (916) 752-1537 (c/o Brian Fisher) TELEX E-MAIL trex@igc.apc.org SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, AF, Bolivia, Madagascar TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x Madagascar SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x montane; deciduous OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x Madagascar, Bolivia OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Bolivia TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Bolivia OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x geobotany: Bolivia CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Madagascar , Bolivia ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x Bolivia DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x Bolivia ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x Bolivia OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x Madagascar, Bolivia OTHERS x biogeography: Madagascar, Bolivia OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x Bolivia FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x Madagascar OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Bolivia FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x Bolivia FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; other types of tropical forest; other primary forest ; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; mountains and high lands; botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (bota ny); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forest ry; afforestation/reforestation; forest management; forest p roducts; zoology and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoolo gy); birds; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION geobotany; biogeography; mont ane forests; deciduous forests. Current projects (March 1994 ): Madagascar: diversity of terrestrial leaf-litter ants alo ng five altitudinal transects in the eastern rainforest belt . Bolivia: assessment of the status of high-altitude Polylep is forests and development of a conservation strategy (in co llaboration with the Zoological Museum, Copenhagen); ornitho logical assessments of the proposed Madidi National Park, we stern La Paz Department; botanical and ornithological survey s of inter-Andean deciduous forests, including classificatio n and mapping of vegetation types and human disturbance (in collaboration with the Asociaci¢n Boliviana para la Teledete cci¢n del Medio Ambiente, La Paz); development of a method o f bioindication of patterns of biodiversity and climate by t he use of specific plant groups (mainly Bromeliaceae and Mel astomataceae). REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 40 DATE OF INFORMATION 14.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME George Washington University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biological Sciences CONTACT Dr. Robert E. Knowlton ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Washington, DC 20052 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (202) 994-6093 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; San Salvador, Bahamas TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; botan y/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/ taxonomy (botany); ocean science; zoology and faunistics; ge neral ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fis h; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperm s); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Research is done in conjunction with a course on "Tr opical Marine Biology" offered every other year. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 103 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.03.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Hampshire College SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT John Reid, Charlene D'Avanzo, Natural Sciences Divis ion ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Amherst, MA 01002 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Belize TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vegetat ion science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Researchers associated with the Five Colleges Coasta l and Marine Studies program are conducting their work throu gh the Possum Point Biological Station, Sittee River, Belize . ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 101 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.03.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Harvard University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biolo gy CONTACT Dr. J. McCarthy ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Cambridge, MA 02138 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AS, AF, OC TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropic al oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal ar eas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; bot any/vegetation science; conservation/protected areas/wildlif e resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; mammals; birds; fish; rept iles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher pl ants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/pr ocaryonts; fungi (Mycology) ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS A large number of staff carry out research in tropic al regions. Close to half of the department's students do wo rk in the tropics at some point during their studies. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 50 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Indiana University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Keith Clay ADDRESS1 Jordan Hall 138 ADDRESS2 CITY Bloomington, Indiana 47405 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; coasts and co astal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highlands; anth ropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science ; zoology and faunistics; birds; reptiles and amphibians; hi gher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Use of La Selva Field Station, Costa Rica ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 145 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.09.93 TYPE priv,int ACRONYM IAPSO NAME International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Ocean SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. R.E. Stevenson, Secretary General ADDRESS1 PO Box 1161 ADDRESS2 CITY Del Mar, CA 92014-1161 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (619) 481-0850 FAX (619) 481-6938 TELEX E-MAIL Omnet: R.STEVENSON.IAPSO SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, EU, CA, NA, OC, SA; global TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; ecosy stems research; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 146 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.04.92 TYPE priv,int ACRONYM SIL NAME International Association of Theoretical and Applied Li mnology (SIL) SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Prof. R.G. Wetzel ADDRESS1 Department of Biological Sciences ADDRESS2 The University of Alabama CITY Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0344 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AF, AS, OC; Nicaragua, Costa R ica, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile; Gha na, Burundi, South Africa; Japan, Korea, Malaysia; Papua New Guinea, Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; ecosystems research; fisheries; limnology/hydrology ; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 650 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME International Center for Tropical Ecology University of Missouri - St. Louis SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT John G. Blake, Assoc. Director ADDRESS1 8001 Natural Bridge Road ADDRESS2 CITY St. Louis, MO 63121 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE 314-553-5219 FAX 314-553-6233 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, Mexico, Ecuador, Costa Rica, C olombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Guyana; throughout tro pics TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x many Central and South American countr ies SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Colombia OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x Mexico, Ecuador BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x many Central and South American c ountries SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x throughout tropics, through association with Missouri Botanical Garden OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Costa Rica , Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x Costa Rica, Peru, Guyana AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, Vene zuela, Brazil, and others SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x Venezuela, Costa Rica, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Mexic o FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x Costa Rica OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x various countries FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; mountains and highlands; anth ropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science ; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); c onservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; ag roforestry; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology ); mammals; birds; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnos perms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycol ogy); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Faculty interests at the Inte rnational Center for Tropical Ecology: entomology; conservat ion biology; seed dispersal; fruit-eating birds; plant-herbi vore interactions; plant ecophysiology; plant demography, pl ant population genetics; avian ecology; fruit-frugivore inte ractions (birds); plant systematics; reproduction; systemati cs and ecology of Araceae; phylogenetic systematics in Cycla nthaceae; systematics of Clusiaceae and Myrsinaceae; tropica l tree architecture; plant biogeography; Onagraceae. Information from brochure (Faculty Interests and Research St atements, 1992-93). REMARKS The International Center for Tropical Ecology is a c ooperative arrangement between the Department of Biology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Missouri Botanical Garden. The Center sponsors graduate students and promotes a nd supports research. Faculty members in the Department are associated with the Center and do research in various local ities. Graduate students are from a majority of Latin Americ ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology an countries and are engaged in various kinds of research. R esearchers at Missouri Botanical Garden are adjuncts of the Department, have graduate students and conduct research; som e give classes. Information from letter. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 219 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.10.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Iowa State University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Botany CONTACT Dr. L. Clark ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Ames, IA 50011 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, CA, SA; Ecology: Hawaii, USA; Syst ematics: Central America, Mexico, South America TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; islands; moun tains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; ecosystems r esearch; forestry; soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 648 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE uni,gov ACRONYM JPL NAME Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) - NASA California Institute of Technology SUBDIVISIONS Hydrology, Soils and Ecology Group/326, MS 300- 233 CONTACT Dr. Reiner Zimmermann ADDRESS1 4800 Oak Grove Drive ADDRESS2 CITY Pasadena, CA 91109-8099 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (818) 354-4321 FAX (818) 354-9476 (JPL-HSE Group) TELEX 67-5429 E-MAIL REINER_ZIMMERMANN@RADAR-EMAIL.JPL.NASA.GOV SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, CA, OC, Belize, Peru, Brazil, Aust ralia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x floodplain and upland, Peru, Belize SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x river succession (mainly Cecropia), Peru OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x pine ridges (Belize), bamboo forest ( Peru) OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x regrowth after clearcut (Belize), h istorical land use by Mayas TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Belize TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x and oxbows, Peru LAKES x Belize and Peru OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x "swamps" (aguajales, palm swamps, fig swamps), Belize and Peru TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x detection, classification of land use forms by remo te sensing, mapping, Belize (Yucat n), Peru (Amazon) ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x successional dynamics of floodpla ins, Peru SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS x classification of naturally/anthropogenously modifi ed vegetation units, Belize CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x carbon budgets, water stress of vegeta tion, Belize, Peru FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x large scale mapping of deforestation , Belize FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x hydrology: water balances for forests (natural/modified) vs. agricultural land, Belize, Peru; temp oral flooding of tropical areas (floodplains), planned for 1 994 in Peru and Brazil OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x remote sensing using visual (AVIRIS), the rmal (TIMS) and infrared (AIRSAR) Radar in combination (Beli ze); development of 3-band multipolarized Radar (P,L,C-Band) for vegetation classification (Belize, Peru), planned for B razil in 1994/95 and Australia MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; othe r types of wetlands; agriculture; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); ecosystems research; forestry; de forestation/erosion; limnology/hydrology; higher plants (ang io- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION floodplain forest; upland for est; river succession forest; Cecropia; pine ridges; bamboo forest;regrowth after clearcut; historical land use by Mayas ; oxbow lakes; swamps; aguajales; palm swamps; fig swamps; d etection/classification of land use forms and vegetation uni ts by remote sensing; mapping; successional dynamics of floo dplains; carbon budgets; water stress of vegetation; large s cale mapping of deforestation; water balances for forests (n atural/modified) versus agricultural land; temporal flooding of tropical areas (floodplains); development of 3-band mult ipolarized Radar ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology REMARKS JPL is cooperating with the National Geographic Soci ety and Duke University, USA, in the Tropical Rain Forest Ec ology Experiment (TREE). TREE was designed to establish a li nk between remote sensing data and ground-based observations in order to facilitate large-scale surveys of tropical and subtropical forests. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 90 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Kent State University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biological Sciences CONTACT Prof. Alan Graham, Biological Sciences & Geology ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Kent, Ohio 44242-0001 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (216) 672-7888 FAX (216) 672-3243 TELEX E-MAIL agraham@kentvm SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Mexico, Central America, the Antil les TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; other types of wetlands; tropical ocea ns (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (in cl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; botany/veg etation science; general ecology (botany); ecosystems resear ch; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lic hens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Vegetational history and terr estrial paleoenvironmental reconstructions of the Tertiary p eriod; paleopalynology. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 73 DATE OF INFORMATION 25.03.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Louisiana Tech University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biological Sciences CONTACT Dr. H. E. Hunt ADDRESS1 PO Box 3179 ADDRESS2 CITY Ruston, LA 71272 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS NA, CA; USA, Puerto Rico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x bottomland hardwood forests, USA TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x neotropical migrant songbirds FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of wetlands; forestry; forest m anagement; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology) ; birds; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Bottomland hardwood forests. Puerto Rico Parrot vocalizations; also neotropical migrant s ongbird habitat use in Arkansas and Louisiana, USA. REMARKS Project leader of the studies on Puerto Rico Parrot: Dr. James Wiley, Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Uni t, Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana 71245 ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 263 DATE OF INFORMATION 25.07.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Manomet Bird Observatory SUBDIVISIONS Tropical Forest Research and Conservation CONTACT Nicholas V. L. Brokaw ADDRESS1 Box 1770 ADDRESS2 CITY Manomet, Massachusetts 02345 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE 508 224-6521 FAX 508 224-9220 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Puerto Rico, Belize, Guatemala, Ho nduras TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnobotany: Hondura s BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Puerto Rico, Belize, Guatemala GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x " SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Belize, Gu atemala ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x Belize, Guatemala FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; other types of tropical forest; other primary forest ; other secondary forest; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozool ogy; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); co nservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; for est management; birds; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 348 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.08.93 TYPE bot ACRONYM NAME Mary Selby Botanical Gardens SUBDIVISIONS Research Department CONTACT Dr. Margaret Lowman, Dir. of Research ADDRESS1 811 South Palm Avenue ADDRESS2 CITY Sarasota, FL 34236 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE 813 955-7573 FAX 813 951-1474 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS NA, USA, Florida, Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Montane forests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x Dry forests OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Neotropics GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Australia ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; botany/vege tation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxono my (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources ; ecosystems research; forestry; afforestation/reforestation ; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); insects ; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/liche ns/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 84 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.01.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Massachusetts Institute of Technology SUBDIVISIONS Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory for Water Resources and Hydrodynamics, Department of Civil Engineering CONTACT F.M.M. Morel ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Cambridge, MA 02139 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x phytoplankton GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; botany/vegetation science; ocean science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION phytoplankton ecology REMARKS Oceanographic cruises. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 106 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.06.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Miami University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Botany CONTACT ADDRESS1 316 Biological Sciences Building ADDRESS2 CITY Oxford, Ohio 45056 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (513) 529 4200 FAX (513) 529 4243 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA; Mexico, Peru, Bahamas, Belize, Caribbean islands; Peruvian Amazon; NE Mexico (El Cielo Bio sphere Reserve); TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x montane OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnobotany BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; agriculture; other tropical farming systems; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoo logy; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); s ystematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/w ildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; forest man agement; forest products; limnology/hydrology; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens /algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology) ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Collaboration with: Universidad Aut¢noma de Tamaulipas, Mexico El Cielo Biosphere Reserve Long-time field course on the flora of the Bahamas, Farfar F ield Station, Andros Island, Bahamas. Member of the Organization for Tropical Studies. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 80 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.01.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Michigan State University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Botany and Plant Pathology CONTACT Prof. P.G. Murphy, Associate Chairperson ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY East Lansing, Michigan 48824 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX (517) 353-1926 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, CA, SA, AS, AF; Australia; Costa R ica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Mexico , Venezuela; India, Indonesia, Malaysia; Kenya, Uganda, Zair e TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; rivers and streams; lakes; coasts and coa stal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlan ds; agriculture; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; bota ny/vegetation science; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; agrofo restry; limnology/hydrology; soil science; zoology and fauni stics; mammals; birds; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Agroforestry, sustainable agr iculture, restoration ecology. REMARKS Member of the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS ). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 87 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.02.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Mississippi State University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biological Sciences CONTACT Prof. Armando de la Cruz, Assistant Head ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762-5759 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (601) 325-3120 FAX (601) 325-7939 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, AS, AF; Brazil, Peru, Madagascar TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); bota ny/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics /taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife re sources; reptiles and amphibians; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Systematic botany of Amazon r ainforest (Brazil, Peru), palm swamps of Amazonian Peru; eco logy and management of mangroves in SE Asia; amphibians of M adagascar. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 88 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Montana State University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Prof. R.E. Moore, Head, Biology Department; Dr. Lynn Irby; Matthew Lavin ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Bozeman, Montana 59717-0346 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (406) 994-4548 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Costa Rica, Mexico, Greater Antill es TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x seasonally dry OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Costa Rica TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Mexico, Greater Antilles GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Costa Rica ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; botany/vegetation science; syst ematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wild life resources; mammals; higher plants (angio- and gymnosper ms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Dr. Lynn Irby has worked with the Programa por Manejo de Vida Silvestre, Universidad Naci onal, Costa Rica, in their program to promote conservation o f wild species through wise utilization. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 97 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.03.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Mount Holyoke College, Clapp Laboratory SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biological Sciences CONTACT Prof. Aaron Ellison ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY South Hadley, MA 01075-1484 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (413) 538-2110 FAX (413) 538-2327 TELEX E-MAIL aellison@mhc.mtholyoke.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Belize TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (i ncl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. m angroves); botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botan y); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosyst ems research; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolo gy); other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Non-decomposer plant-animal i nteraction in mangrove communities. REMARKS Research activities are carried out at the Smithsoni an Institution's Carrie Bow Cay Marine Lab and the Wee Wee C ay Marine Lab. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 67 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.02.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Museum of Natural Science - LSU SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. J.V. Remsen ADDRESS1 Louisiana State University ADDRESS2 CITY Baton Rouge, LA 70803-3216 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AF, EU, AS; Costa Rica, Ecuado r, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Honduras; Tanzania, Liberi a; Canary Islands (Spain); Brunei TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; t ropical deserts and arid lands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highlands; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozool ogy; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoolog y and faunistics; mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibi ans; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 78 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.01.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME North Carolina State University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Forestry College of Forest Resources CONTACT Dr. J.G. Laarman, Director, CFR International Progra ms; Dr. W. Dvorak, Director, CAMCORE ADDRESS1 Box 8008 ADDRESS2 CITY Raleigh, NC 27695-8008 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (919) 737-7792 FAX (919) 737-7231 TELEX 575157 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letters, bulletin) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Central America: Mexico, Guatemala , Honduras TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS botany/vegetation science; forestry; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Conservation of germ-plasm of forest trees. REMARKS The North Carolina State University's Department of Forestry is the headquarters of the "Central America and Mex ico Coniferous Resources Cooperative" (CAMCORE). CAMCORE was established in 1980 as a cooperative of forestry research i nstitutions and private companies. Members now include bodie s in 8 countires (Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mex ico, Republic of South Africa, USA and Venezuela. Its aim is to collect, preserve and test germ plasm of coniferous tree s indigenous to the Central American region in order to "inc rease existing plantation productivity, to extend planting i nto dry or wet zones at varying elevations and to anticipate new forest product markets". The CAMCORE staff of 3 foreste rs works with host forestry agencies to develop a species pr iority list and to outline seed collection plans. Field crew s (in Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico) consist of a local fo rest technician and several tree climbers. In five years, co nes from more than 2500 trees and 80 geographic regions have been collected and germ-plasm banks are being established a t the rate of about 100 hectares per year. Latin American ag encies and companies provide 80% of the funding. Information taken from: Dvorak, W.S. & J.G. Laarman (1985): Conserving the Genes of Tropical Conifers. International For estry, January 1986. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 46 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Northern Arizona University SUBDIVISIONS School of Forestry CONTACT L.D. Garrett, Dean ADDRESS1 PO Box 4098 ADDRESS2 CITY Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4098 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (602) 523-3031 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, CA; Mexico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; mou ntains and highlands; ecosystems research; forestry; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Mostly ecosystem research REMARKS Intermittent research activities in tropical areas. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 83 DATE OF INFORMATION 25.03.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Nova University Oceanographic Center SUBDIVISIONS Institute of Marine and Coastal Studies CONTACT Richard E. Dalge ADDRESS1 8000 North Ocean Drive ADDRESS2 CITY Dania, FL 33004 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (305) 920-1909 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x coral reefs COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (i ncl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. m angroves); islands; botany/vegetation science; general ecolo gy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources ; ecosystems research; fisheries; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; other inve rtebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION coral reefs REMARKS Nova University's Institute of Marine and Coastal St udies at the Oceanographic Center offers courses in Marine E cosystems, Marine Geology, Marine Physics, Marine Chemistry; Marine Biology; Coastal Zone Management, Aquaculture and As pects of Coastal Pollution. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 112 DATE OF INFORMATION 25.03.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Ohio State University SUBDIVISIONS Agronomy Department CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Columbus, Ohio 43210 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AS, AF; Dominican Republic, Co sta Rica, Brazil (Prof. Terry Logan) India (Prof. Craig Davis); West Indies, India, Taiwan, Peopl e's Republic of China, South Pacific, East Africa (Prof. Fra nk Poirier) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; lakes; other types of wetlands; agriculture; anthropology/ethnobotany/eth nozoology; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; soil science; z oology and faunistics; mammals; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Prof. Terry Logan: soil erosi on (Dominican Republic), nutrient cycling in agroforestry sy stems (Costa Rica), soil erosion and land degradation (Brazi l) Prof. Frank Poirier: primate evolution in an ecological cont ext (West Indies, India, Taiwan, People's Republic of China, South Pacific, East Africa) REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 105 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Ohio University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biological Sciences Conservation Biology Program CONTACT Dr. D. B. Miles ADDRESS1 Irvine Hall ADDRESS2 CITY Athens, Ohio 45701-2979 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (614) 593-2317 FAX (614) 593-0300 TELEX E-MAIL MILESDZ@OUACCVMB.BITNET SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, OC; Gal pagos - Ecuador, Costa Rica (has been a study site), New Guinea (has been a study site) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Costa Rica, Corcovado Nat. Pa rk PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Costa Rica, dry deciduous forest, Guanacaste Province OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Gal pagos, Ecuador RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x Gal pagos, Ecuador MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x evolution, eco-physiology OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical deserts and arid lands; islands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoology an d faunistics; general ecology (zoology); birds; reptiles and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Evolution of sexual size dimo rphism in Galapagos lava lizards (Tropidurus). Eco-physiolog y. Dry deciduous forest. REMARKS In collaboration with the Charles Darwin Research Station Puerto Ayora Isla Santa Cruz Galapagos Ecuador (see separate entry) and Dr. Howard Snell Department of Biology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 114 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.03.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Oklahoma State University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology College of Arts & Sciences CONTACT Dr. Gary Ostrander ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-0459 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (405) 744-9674 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS NA; Bahamas TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; ecosy stems research; zoology and faunistics; fish; reptiles and a mphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Ongoing work at the Bahamian Field Station, San Salv ador, Bahamas. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 119 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Old Dominion University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology Department of Chemistry CONTACT Dean, College of Sciences ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Norfolk, VA 23529-0163 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (804) 683-3274 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaires) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, OC; India, Africa (Dr. Musselm an); North Pacific, South Pacific (Dr. Donat) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x Dr. Donat COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x Dr. Donat; chemistry SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x Dr. Donat; phytopla nkton, bacteria FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); agriculture; botan y/vegetation science; ocean science; ferns/mosses/lichens/al gae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Dr. Lytton Musselman: weeds o f the semi-arid tropics. Dr. John Donat: complexation and speciation of dissolved cop per in tropical waters of the Central Pacific and determinat ion of the potential implications of copper speciation on ph ytoplankton growth in this region. REMARKS Collaboration with several institutions in Africa an d India (Dr. Musselman). Stations occupied during summer of 1991 were located between 135-140 degrees W and between 20 degrees N and 20 degrees S . (Dr. Donat). Collaborators included Prof. K.W. Bruland at the University of California, Santa Cruz. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 92 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.02.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Oregon State University SUBDIVISIONS College of Forestry CONTACT Dr. P. Brown ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Corvallis, Oregon 97331 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AF; Brazil, Costa Rica, Nigeri a TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; c onservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems r esearch; forestry; soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Collaborating with: International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (Nigeria) International Council for Research on Agroforestry (Kenya) Institute for Tropical Studies ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 93 DATE OF INFORMATION 12.02.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Oregon State University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Forest Science CONTACT Prof. P. Sollins ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Corvallis, Oregon 97331 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (503) 737-2244 FAX (503) 737-1393 TELEX E-MAIL sollins@fsl.orst.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; ecosystems re search; soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION abandoned pasture; soil chemi stry, soil physics (water flow). REMARKS Collaborating with: La Selva Biological Station (Organization for Tropical Studi es, Costa Rica) Universidad de Costa Rica ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 91 DATE OF INFORMATION 16.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Oregon State University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT Dr. Mark Hixon ADDRESS1 Cordley Hall 3029 ADDRESS2 CITY Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2914 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (503) 737-5364 FAX (503) 737-0501 TELEX E-MAIL hixonm@bcc.orst.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, CA; Hawaii, Caribbean: Virgin Isla nds, Bahamas, Panama TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; fisheries; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolog y); fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 96 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.02.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Pennsylvania State University SUBDIVISIONS Forest Resources Laboratory CONTACT Dr. R. Yahner ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY University Park, PA 16802 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; botany/vegeta tion science; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resource s; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 102 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.03.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Rice University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology CONTACT Dr. Joan Strassmann, Dr. David Queller ADDRESS1 PO Box 1892 ADDRESS2 CITY Houston, TX 77251 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (713) 527-4922 FAX (713) 285-5232 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; currently especially Venezuela TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Social behavior in neotropica l wasps (Epiponini), systematics of epiponine wasps using DN A techniques. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 699 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.03.94 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences University of Miami SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway ADDRESS2 CITY Miami, FL 33149 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE 305-361-4000 FAX 305-361-4711 TELEX E-MAIL brosendahl@rsmas.miami.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS NA, SA, CA, Florida (USA), Latin Ameri ca TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x aquaculture ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x marine animals ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (i ncl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl . mangroves); agriculture; animal husbandry/livestock; anthr opology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wild life resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); f ish; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnospe rms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION aquaculture REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 587 DATE OF INFORMATION 10.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway ADDRESS2 CITY Miami, FL 33149 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE 305-361-4000 FAX 305-361-4711 TELEX 317454 E-MAIL Internet (for the Dean): brosendahl@rsmas.miami.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS NA, CA, SA, OC, AS; tropical oceans (m ainly USA, CA, SA), research is carried out worldwide, globa l TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x aquaculture ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x anthropology BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x algae FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (i ncl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl . mangroves); islands; agriculture; anthropology/ethnobotany /ethnozoology; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resourc es; ecosystems research; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; oce an science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology ); mammals; fish; other invertebrates; ferns/mosses/lichens/ algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION aquaculture; anthropology; al gae; additional keywords from brochure "Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Research Interests": biological oceanography ; marine biology; fisheries science; coral reef ecology; pla nkton; behaviour; physiology; marine biochemistry; systemati cs; ichthyology; molecular pharmacology; estuarine and coast al ecology; population dynamics of tropical fisheries; fungi in marine food webs; global climate change; systems ecology ; mangroves; nutrient dynamics in tropical coastal systems; cephalopods; diseases of marine organisms. REMARKS The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Scie nce has Divisions of Marine Biology and Fisheries (brochure only from this Division), Meteorology and Physical Oceanogra phy, Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry, Marine Geology and Ge ophysics, Applied Marine Physics, and Marine Affairs. Information from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 47 DATE OF INFORMATION 10.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Santa Clara University SUBDIVISIONS College of Arts & Science Department of Biology CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Santa Clara, CA 95053 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, CA, OC, SA; Uganda; Brazil, Tr inidad & Tobago, Ecuador; Thailand; Honduras; Papua New Guin ea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x Thailand, Honduras, Ecuador, Brazil, Uganda SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x agribusiness ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x Papua New Guinea BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x behavioural ecology: Trinidad GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x Trinidad OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethno zoology; zoology and faunistics; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Development of the Third Worl d as part of the Agribusiness program; Trinidad & Tobago: behavioural ecology. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 226 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.08.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Smithsonian Institution SUBDIVISIONS Office of International Relations CONTACT B. W. J. LeMay, Assistant Director ADDRESS1 S. Dillon Ripley Center ADDRESS2 Suite 3123 CITY Washington, D.C. 20560 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (202) 357 4281 FAX (202) 786 2557 TELEX 264729 SMTHSN UR E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, NA, CA, SA, OC TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; t ropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; o ther types of wetlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands ; mountains and highlands; agriculture; shifting cultivation ; other tropical farming systems; animal husbandry/livestock ; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation s cience; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; eco systems research; fisheries; forestry; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; soil science; zoology and faunistics; mammals ; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other inver tebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/moss es/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology) ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION The following are just some o f the major programmes figuring in the brochure "Environment al Conservation Activities, Smithsonian Institution 1992-199 3", published by the Smithsonian's Office of Environmental A wareness, Smithsonian Institution, S. Dillon Ripley Center, Suite 3123, Washington DC 20560, USA, and selected for their relevancy to this database. Abbreviations of Smithsonian bu reaus see under "Remarks". - Consortium on Plant Resources of the Americas. Planned for 1993; multi-institutional effort to...produce a data base o n the economic plant resources of the Americas...of practica l value to conservation, germplasm utilization, land use pla nning, sustainable development, scientific research and educ ation. Smithsonian Bureau: NMNH. Cooperating institutions: U S Department of Agriculture; World Conservation Union (IUCN) ; New York Botanical Garden's Institute of Economic Botany; The Nature Conservancy; other institutions in Latin America and around the world to be determined. - Neotropical Lowland Research Program (NLRP). Research in a rchaeology, botany, entomology, herpetology and ichthyology. Long-term programme investigating the composition, distribu tion and evolution of the biota of lowland forests of South America. Smithsonian Bureau: NMNH. Other cooperating institu ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology tions: Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia); Molecular Evolut ion Laboratory at the University of Michigan; Universidad Ce ntral de Venezuela en Maracay (Venezuela); Pontificia Univer sidad Cat¢lica del Ecuador (Ecuador); Museo de Historia Natu ral de Lima (Peru); Universidad de Sao Paulo (Brazil). - World Conservation Union (IUCN)/Smithsonian Latin American Plants Project. Gather data on endangered plants and critic al botanical priority sites in Latin America. Specific activ ities: 1) maintain a Neotropical plant data base by assembli ng data on threatened plants in Latin America for input into the plants data base of the World Conservation Monitoring C enter; 2) produce lists of threatened plants of the region; 3) establish itself as an international focus for informatio n on the status of threatened plants in Latin America; 4) cr eate a correspondence network of specialists familiar with t he floras of the region; 5) provide information on plant con servation in Latin America; 6) assess and monitor the key si tes in Latin America for conservation. Smithsonian Bureau: N MNH. Cooperating institutions: World Conservation Union (IUC N); World Conservation Monitoring Center. - Biological Diversity of the Guianas. Documentation, study and preservation of natural areas (up to now largely untouch ed) of the Guiana Shield in northeastern South America. Smit hsonian Bureau: NMNH. Cooperating institutions: University o f Guyana; Centre ORSTOM - Cayenne, French Guyana; Antom de K om Universiteit van Suriname; World Wildlife Fund. - Biological Diversity in Latin America (BIOLAT). Establishe d in 1987 at permanent sites in Peru and Bolivia. Research o n topics of biological diversity; description, origin and ma intenance of species richness. Studies supported through a p rogramme of grants and fellowships. Permanent plots establis hed in core protected areas. Smithsonian Bureau: NMNH. Other cooperating institutions: Bolivia: Liga de Defensa del Medi o Ambiente; Instituto de Ecolog¡a, La Paz. Peru: Asociaci¢n Peruana para la Conservaci¢n de la Naturaleza; Universidad N acional Mayor de San Marcos; Museo de Historia Natural; Univ ersidad de San Antonio ABAD del Cusco; Parque Nacional Manu; Fundaci¢n Peruana para la Conservaci¢n y la Naturaleza. Uni versidad Cat¢lica del Ecuador, Ecuador; Museo Nacional de Ar quelog¡a y Antropolog¡a, Ecuador. USA: Missouri Botanical Ga rden; US Fish & Wildlife Service; University of Oregon. - Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments. Formerly the Mimi mum Critical Size of Ecosystems project. Long-term project e stablished in the Amazon lowlands near Manaus, Brazil. Studi es of the biological dynamics of isolated rainforest remnant s that have been set aside in an undisturbed state. The 12 f orest fragments form a series of 1-, 10- and 100-hectare plo ts. Inventories of plants and animals before and after isola tion of the fragments from the surrounding forest through cl earing. The magnitude of these changes are related to the pl ot size. Smithsonian Bureau: NMNH. Cooperating institutions: Brazil: INPA, Manaus; Universidade de Campinas; University Federal de Maranhao. USA: University of Illinois; Cambridge University; University of Georgia; Tulane University; World Wildlife Fund and others. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology - Effects of neotropical deforestation on migratory bird pop ulations. Surveys over wide geographic areas. Smithsonian Bu reau: NZP. Cooperating institution: US Fish & Wildlife Servi ce. - International Forest Dynamics Project. Intensive, long-ter m study of the structure and dynamics of tropical forests, b ased on a permanent 0,5 square km forest plot (established 1 980) on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. STRI scientists desig ned the study so that similar plots could be set up in fores ts throughout the world, in collaboration with local scienti sts and agencies. The first replicate plot was established i n 1985 in Malaysia, the India Institute of Science has recen tly established a third plot, and STRI is negotiating with s ome Asian countries that have shown interest. Smithsonian Bu reau: STRI. Cooperating institutions: Forest Research Instit ute of Malaysia; India Institute of Science. - Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CCRE). Field and laboratory research project contributing to knowledge of Car ibbean coral reef and related ecosystems, present and past. Complemented by the Smithsonian Western Atlantic Mangrove Pr ogram (SWAMP)., which studies Caribbean mangrove swamp commu nities. Operates a small field station on Carrie Bow Cay, Be lize. Smithsonian Bureau: NMNH. Cooperating institutions: Ex xon Corporation; Department of Fisheries, Belize; University of Southwest Louisiana, USA; Bishop's University; Universit y of the West Indies; University of Vienna, Austria; Virgini a Institute of Marine Sciences, USA; Friday Harbor Laborator ies, USA; University of Kansas, USA; Northeastern University , USA; University of Alabama, USA; University of Massachuset ts, USA; Texas A&M University, USA; Brown University, USA; E nvironmental Protection Agency Gulf Breeze Laboratory, USA; Zoologisches Institut und Museum, G”ttingen, Germany; Belize Audubon Society; Bermuda Natural History Museum. - Long-term Physical Monitoring at Barro Colorado Island, Pa nama. Climate and hydrology are monitored on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, to identify the nature of variation in the p hysical environment of a tropical forest. Many of the measur ements (radiation, temperature, humidity, precipitation, win d speed and direction) are now in their 18th year. Smithsoni an Bureau: STRI. REMARKS The Smithsonian Institution (founded 1846) is a trus t instrumentality of the United States Government. It curren tly has an operating budget of US$ 360 million and 5000 empl oyees. The environmentally oriented research is covered mostly by s even research bureaus: - National Air and Space Museum - National Museum of American History - National Museum of Natural History - National Zoological Park - Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory - Smithsonian Environmental Research Center - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute For the purpose of this database, the following bureaus are of special interest: ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Largest research museum of the USA. The scientific programme of the Museum involves field observation and laboratory tec hniques. Many of the investigations are concerned with the p resent and historical relationships of cultures and of organ isms, both phylogenetic and environmental. The NMNH runs two marine stations, the Smithsonian Marine Station at Link Por t, Fort Pierce, Florida, and the Carrie Bow Cay Laboratory, Belize. National Zoological Park (NZP) Besides the animal collection and other departments, the Zoo also houses: Conservation and Research Center of the National Zoo, Front Royal, Virginia (animal research and breeding programmes); Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center (conservation problems fac ing birds that migrate between North America, Latin America and the Caribbean); Smithsonian Institution/Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program (UNESCO) Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) see separate entry Information taken from brochure "Environmental Conservation Activities, Smithsonian Institution 1992-1993", published by Office of Environmental Awareness, Smithsonian Institution, S. Dillon Ripley Center, Suite 3123, Washington, DC 20560, USA. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 619 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM STRI NAME Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Unit 0948 ADDRESS2 CITY Apo AA 34002-0948 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE 00507-522124/522142/276022 FAX 00507-325978 TELEX E-MAIL STREXC30@SIVM.SI.EDU SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, Panama TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; rivers and st reams; other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangrove s); anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (bo tany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecos ystems research; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; ocea n science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology) ; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; reptiles a nd amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants ( angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryo nts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Alternative address: APDO 2072, Balboa, Panama. STRI administers the tropical field station Barro Colorado I sland in Gatun Lake, Panama and has developed marine and ter restrial laboratories on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Panama. In 1969, a small sub-station in Cali, Colombia, was founded in cooperation with the Instituto Vallecaucano de In vestigaciones Cient¡ficas (INCIVA). Other research associati ons exist with the Forest Research Institute in Malaysia and the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Gal pagos Island s, Ecuador. In 1985, the Institute was granted the privilege s of an international mission by the Republic of Panama. A R esearch and Conference Center in Panama City was opened in 1 990. Visitors to STRI come from all over the world, but mainly fr om the USA and Panama. STRI offers research opportunities bo th for short-term as well as for long-term research. STRI has a scientific staff of 29 biologists and anthropolog ists. Terrestrial research facilities: Barro Colorado Island, Panama (Tel. 52-2124, Fax (507) 52-30 65) Tupper Research and Conference Center, Ancon, Panama Tropical Sciences Library, Ancon, Panama ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology Research facilities at Gamboa, Panama Fortuna, Chiriqui Province, Panama Facilities in Cali, Colombia Marine research facilities: Naos Island Laboratory, Panama Galeta Island Laboratory, Panama San Blas Archipelago Marine Field Station, Panama Information from brochures. See also entry for Smithsonian Institution. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 85 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.01.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME State University of New York at Buffalo SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biological Sciences CONTACT Dr. H. Lasker, Dr. M.A. Coffrath, Dr. I. Baldwin ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Buffalo, NY 14260 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Caribbean, Panama, Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x coral reefs COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; coasts and co astal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vegetation science; oc ean science; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION marine ecology (coral reefs), plant ecology (plant-herbivore interactions); Dr. H. Lasker , Dr. M. A. Coffrath: coral reef ecology; Dr. I Baldwin: pla nt ecology REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 79 DATE OF INFORMATION 19.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME State University of New York at Stony Brook SUBDIVISIONS Marine Sciences Research Center CONTACT H. Bokuniewicz; Dr. M. Bowman, Dr. R. Cowan, Dr. C. Nittrover ADDRESS1 Stony Brook ADDRESS2 CITY Long Island, NY 11794-5000 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE +1-516-632-8700 FAX +1-516-632-8820 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, CA, AS; Barbados, Puerto Rico; Ama zon, Caribbean; Indian Ocean TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; ecosy stems research; ocean science; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Larval fish dispersal around islands and reefs. Plankton. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 77 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.03.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Syracuse University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Prof. S.J. McNaughton ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Syracuse, NY 13244-1220 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE 315-443-3507 FAX 315-443-2012 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF; Tanzania, Serengeti National Park TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; bot any/vegetation science; conservation/protected areas/wildlif e resources; ecosystems research; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; higher plant s (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Soil microbes. Ecology of gra zing ecosystems. Main emphasis on ecosystems research. REMARKS Collaborating with Serengeti Wildlife Research Insti tute. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 95 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.02.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Temple University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Prof. Joel B. Sheffield, Chair; Dr. Laurie Tompkins; Dr. Richard Miller ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (215) 787-8854 FAX (215) 787-6646 TELEX E-MAIL v5415e@TEMPLEVM SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, questionnaires ) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, CA; Hawaii, Australia; Caribbean; South Central Atlantic TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; tropical oc eans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); insects; other invertebrat es; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION speciation and chemical commu nication in Hawaiian picture-winged Drosophila (Dr. Tompkins ). reproductive biology, fertilization interactions in marine i nvertebrates, particularly corals, echinoderms, salps (Tunic ata) (Dr. R. Miller). REMARKS Dr. Tompkins is collaborating with Dr. Kenneth Y. Ka neshiro at the University of Hawaii. Dr. Miller is collaborating with Dr. Russel Babcock, Austral ian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, and Drs. John C oll and Tony Carroll, James Cook University, Townsville, Aus tralia. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 104 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.03.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Texas A&M University/System SUBDIVISIONS Department of Forest Science CONTACT Prof. Richard F. Fisher, Head ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY College Station, TX 77843-2135 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (409) 845-5033 FAX (409) 845-6049 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AF, AS; Costa Rica, Ecuador, G uatemala, Mexico, El Salvador; Mali, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia; India, Pakistan, Philippines TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atoll s); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); agriculture; animal husbandry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnoz oology; botany/vegetation science; conservation/protected ar eas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; fore stry; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; soil science; zool ogy and faunistics; mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphi bians; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS No field stations are maintained. Work is done throu gh cooperating institutions or agencies. Annual effort amoun ts to about 50 scientist years annually. Efforts in tropical research are currently being expanded, especially in the ne otropics. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 560 DATE OF INFORMATION 10.09.93 TYPE bot,priv ACRONYM NAME The New York Botanical Garden SUBDIVISIONS Botanical Science Division CONTACT Dr. Brian M. Boom ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Bronx, New York 10458-5126 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (718)-817-8632 FAX (718)-220-6504 TELEX E-MAIL bboom@nybg.org SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, EU, OC, NA, CA, SA, worldwide, global, greatest emphasis in Neotropics and Indonesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tropica l farming systems; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; bo tany/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (botany); cons ervation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; agrof orestry; forest management; forest products; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens /algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Worldwide activities with gre atest emphasis in Neotropics and Indonesia. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 602 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.10.93 TYPE bot ACRONYM NAME The New York Botanical Garden SUBDIVISIONS Herbarium CONTACT ADDRESS1 Bronx ADDRESS2 CITY New York, NY 10458-5126 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE +1-718-817-8705 FAX +1-718-220-6504 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS NA, CA, SA, AF, AS, EU, OC, worldwide, global, emphasis on tropical SA TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x All types OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnobotany BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x economic botany CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highlands; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoolo gy; botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (botany) ; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/liche ns/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION economic botany; ethnobotany REMARKS 5.3 million herbarium samples. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 56 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.11.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Alabama SUBDIVISIONS College of Arts and Science CONTACT Prof. A.C. Benke, Coordinator for Ecology and System atics ADDRESS1 Box 870344 ADDRESS2 CITY Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0344 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (205) 348-5960 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA; Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Ecuador TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; agriculture; botany/vegetation science; conservatio n/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics ; birds; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Bird migration, primarily in citrus orchards (Dr. D.T. Rogers). Dr. Rogers also helped es tablish National Parks in Guatemala and has previous experie nce in Colombia, Panama and Belize. REMARKS A total of three questionnaires filled out by the fo llowing persons were handed in: Dr. D.T. Rogers: bird ecology Dr. Richard L. Mayden: fish systematics Dr. R.R. Haynes: aquatic plant systematics ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 100 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM UNCH-CH NAME The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill SUBDIVISIONS Curriculum in Ecology CONTACT Dr. Seth R. Reice ADDRESS1 CB #3275 ADDRESS2 229 Wilson Hall CITY Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3275 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (919) 962-1375 FAX (919) 962-1625 TELEX E-MAIL usethr.ecology.mhs.unc.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, OC; Costa Rica, Brazil, Panama , Trinidad, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela; Aust ralia, Papua New Guinea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x behavioral ecology SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; r ivers and streams; other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation scie nce; systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected a reas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; limnology/hydr ology; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; i nsects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymno sperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Rainforest stream ecology, tr opical orchid evolution and systematics, behavioral ecology of frogs and birds. REMARKS The University is a member of the Organization for T ropical Studies (OTS). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 98 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of South Carolina SUBDIVISIONS Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine Biology an d Coastal Research CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Columbia, SC 29208 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (803) 777-5288 FAX (803) 777-3935 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letters, questionnaire s) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, OC, AS; Costa Rica, Belize, Ve nezuela, Bahamas, Brazil; Florida Keys, Jamaica, Mexico; Mar shall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia Malaysia, Thailand TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x aquaculture ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; agriculture; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); ecosyst ems research; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); birds; f ish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Aquaculture, oceanography, sa tellite remote sensing, GIS. Dr. J. M. Dean: early life history of fishes (age and growth studies), at present Megalops atlantica, several species of Epinephelus (Costa Rica, Belize, Venezuela, Florida Keys). Biological timing in courtship and reproduction of tropical fiddler crabs (Uca). Marine botany, mariculture, seaweed cultivation, ecosystem m anagement (Dr. Richard Zingmark). Nesting ecology of Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas), especiall y predation on nests by mammalian predators; sex ratio selec tion in copepods (Brazil); age and growth of coral reef ophi urids (Bahamas) (Dr. Stephen Stancyk). The following members are involved with research in the trop ics: Dr. John Dean (fisheries) Dr. Bj™rn Kjerfve (physical oceanography, mangroves, coral r eefs, applications of satellite remote sensing) Dr. James Morris (saltmarsh and mangrove ecology) Mr. Paul Scholz (aquaculture) Dr. Stephen Stancyk (echinoderm biology) Dr. F. John Vernberg (physiological ecology of invertebrates and pollution) Dr. Norimitsu Watabe (calcification) Dr. David Wethey (rocky shore ecology) ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology REMARKS The Baruch Institute has cooperative exchange agreem ents with several universities in the tropics: Chulalongkorn Unniversity, Thailand; University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Uni versidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil; Universidad del Valle, Colombia. Under these agreements, Baruch associates conduct research in tropical ecology. In addition the faculty have worked in Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Costa Ri ca, and Mexico. The Baruch Institute has trained Peace Corps volunteers in the area of warm-water aquaculture. These peo ple were subsequently stationed in various African countries . Collaboration with local ministries. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 111 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.03.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Tennessee SUBDIVISIONS Graduate Program in Ecology CONTACT Prof. Frank McCormick ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1191 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (615) 974-3065 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AS, AF; Central America, South America, Southeast Asia, West Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f wetlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); mou ntains and highlands; agriculture; botany/vegetation science ; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystem s research; fisheries; forestry; limnology/hydrology; soil s cience; zoology and faunistics; birds; reptiles and amphibia ns; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION environmental impact assessme nt, resource management. REMARKS Linkage agreement with the University of Amazonas, B razil. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 81 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Tulane University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organisma l Biology CONTACT Prof. Julie Denslow ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY New Orleans, LA 70118-5698 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (504) 865-5191 FAX (504) 865-8706 TELEX E-MAIL denslow@rs1.tcs.tulane.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; "generally the neotropics" TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; coasts and co astal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highlands; anth ropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science ; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); e cosystems research; forestry; birds; fish; reptiles and amph ibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Behaviour. REMARKS Major departments include Ecology, Evolution, and Or ganismal Biology; Anthropology; Tropical Medicine; Geology. Center for Latin American Studies. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 63 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.12.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of California SUBDIVISIONS College of Natural Resources CONTACT ADDRESS1 101 Giannini Hall ADDRESS2 CITY Berkeley, CA 94720 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, AF, AS. OC; Costa Rica, Nigeria, P hilippines, Moorea (French Polynesia) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; rivers and streams; tropical oceans (incl . coral reefs, atolls); islands; agriculture; conservation/p rotected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; limnology/hydro logy; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other inverteb rates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Field station: R. B. Gump Biological Research Statio n, Moorea (French Polynesia) ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 57 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of California SUBDIVISIONS Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Irvine, CA 92717 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetatio n science; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; birds; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION pollination ecology and herbi vore damage; native plant reproduction in small forest prese rves; effect of exotic plants on native plant reproduction. REMARKS Work is conducted at the Organization for Tropical S tudies' field station in southern Costa Rica and in La Amist ad National Park ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 48 DATE OF INFORMATION 10.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Central Florida SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT David Vickers, Acting Chair ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Orlando, FL 32816-0368 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (407) 823-2141 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS NA, OC; Florida; Pacific region TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangro ves); botany/vegetation science; mammals; birds; fish; repti les and amphibians; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Although, as D. Vickers pointed out in his letter, F lorida cannot be considered as being part of the tropics, th e local ecosystems in many ways do verge on being tropical. Furthermore, a large part of the staff do have experience in research in tropical regions, mostly in the Pacific region. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 53 DATE OF INFORMATION 31.03.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Colorado SUBDIVISIONS Center for Limnology CONTACT Dr. William M. Lewis ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Boulder, CO 80309 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE 303 492 6378 FAX 303 492 0928 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Venezuela TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; fisheries; limno logy/hydrology; fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 60 DATE OF INFORMATION 19.05.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Connecticut SUBDIVISIONS Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology CONTACT Dr. Anderson ADDRESS1 U-43, RM 312 ADDRESS2 75 N. Eagleville Road CITY Storrs, CT 06269 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE 203 486 4322 FAX 203 486 6364 TELEX E-MAIL decarli@uconnvm SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, OC, AS, AF; Costa Rica, Mexico , Chile, Andes region; Australia; Madagascar TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Costa Rica PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Madagascar TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x Mexico, Austra lia COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x Chile MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x SA, Andes OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x origin of domesticates: Andes, SA ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x " BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x New World, AS, AF GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x New World, AS, AF ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Costa Rica FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x Costa Rica ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x New World, AS, AF GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x New World BIRDS x " FISH x " REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x " INSECTS x New World, AS, AF OTHER INVERTEBRATES x New World, Australia HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x New World, AS, AF FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x New World FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); isla nds; mountains and highlands; agriculture; anthropology/ethn obotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general eco logy (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/p rotected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fore stry; afforestation/reforestation; zoology and faunistics; g eneral ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); ma mmals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns /mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Agriculture: origin of domest icates, Andes of South America. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 43 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Delaware SUBDIVISIONS College of Marine Studies CONTACT Prof. Nancy M. Targett, Director ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Lewes, DE 19958 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (302) 645-4262 FAX (302) 645-4007 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Caribbean: Belize, St. Croix (US V irgin Islands), Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; ocean science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION marine plant/animal and preda tor/prey interactions; marine chemical ecology. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 44 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Denver SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biological Sciences CONTACT Prof. Robert L. Sanford, Jr. ADDRESS1 University Park ADDRESS2 CITY Denver, CO 80208 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (303) 871-3534 FAX (303) 871-3471 TELEX E-MAIL RSANFORD@DIANA.CAIR.DU.EDU SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, OC; Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Ric o, Hawaiian Islands TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x deciduous dry OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fore st; other primary forest; other secondary forest; mountains and highlands; agriculture; shifting cultivation; botany/veg etation science; general ecology (botany); ecosystems resear ch; forestry; deforestation/erosion; soil science; higher pl ants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Mexico: the role of fire in t ropical dry forests, emissions to the atmosphere from burnin g, long-term effect on soils and forest vegetation. Puerto Rico: work included in the Long-Term Ecological Resea rch program (LTER) in the Luquillo Experimental Forest: form ation of soil organic matter in the context of tropical fore st ecology and forest productivity. Costa Rica: integration of historical and ecological methodo logies to determine detailed environmental site histories. Computer simulation modelling. REMARKS All research projects are long-term projects, runnin g for several years. Study sites are: Chamela Biological Station, Mexico La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica El Verde Field Station, Puerto Rico Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 61 DATE OF INFORMATION 19.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Florida SUBDIVISIONS Department of Botany, Department of Wildlife an d Range Sciences Tropical Conservation and Development Program CONTACT Prof. Francis Putz, Department of Botany ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Gainesville, FL 32611-2009 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (904) 392-4851 FAX (904) 392-3993 TELEX E-MAIL feputz@monarch.zoo.ufl.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AF, AS, OC; Virtually all over the tropics, global. Major programs in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Uganda, K enya, Cameroon, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Pap ua New Guinea. TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x montane, dry tropical OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropic al oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal ar eas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; agr iculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming syste ms; animal husbandry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/eth nozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botan y); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected ar eas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; fore stry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestati on/erosion; forest management; limnology/hydrology; ocean sc ience; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichen s/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology) ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Questionnaire was filled out by Prof. Putz. Also con tact Dr. K. Redford, Director, Program for Studies in Tropic al Conservation, Grinter Hall. The University of Florida is founding and active member of t he Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS). It offers a majo r graduate and research program in tropical conservation, ec ology and development. Research in tropical ecology is condu cted by about 50 Ph.D.-level faculty members and many more g raduate students. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 62 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.05.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Florida SUBDIVISIONS School of Forest Resources and Conservation CONTACT ADDRESS1 118 Newins-Ziegler Hall ADDRESS2 CITY Gainesville, FL 32611 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (904) 392-4851 FAX (904) 392-1707 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter, brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AF; Brazil, Costa Rica, USA, Z ambia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Central & South America PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x Jamaica MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Jamaica OTHERS AGRICULTURE x pan-tropical SHIFTING CULTIVATION x pan-tropical OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x pan-tropical OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x pan-tropical AGROFORESTRY x pan-tropical AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x pan-tropical DEFORESTATION/EROSION x pan-tropical ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x pan-tropical FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; islands; moun tains and highlands; agriculture; shifting cultivation; othe r tropical farming systems; forestry; agroforestry; afforest ation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest managemen t; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Agroforestry; dynamics of mon tane oak-bamboo forest, light and nutrient relationships in the canopy of a montane cloud forest. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 49 DATE OF INFORMATION 19.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Georgia SUBDIVISIONS College of Agriculture CONTACT Dr. W.L. Hargrove ADDRESS1 Georgia Station ADDRESS2 CITY Griffin, GA 30223-1797 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, CA, AF; Central America, West Afri ca, Caribbean TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; mountains and highlands; agriculture; anthropology/ethnobota ny/ethnozoology; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resou rces; ecosystems research; forestry; soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 59 DATE OF INFORMATION 18.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Idaho SUBDIVISIONS College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Science s CONTACT The Dean ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Moscow, Idaho 83843 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (208) 885-6441 FAX (208) 885-6226 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; t ropical deserts and arid lands; conservation/protected areas /wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; limnolog y/hydrology; mammals; birds; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION environmental education, trop ical dendrology. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 54 DATE OF INFORMATION 25.03.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign SUBDIVISIONS Department of Forestry CONTACT Dr. Sandra Brown ADDRESS1 W-503 Turner Hall ADDRESS2 1102 S. Goodwin CITY Urbana, IL 61801 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE 217-333-2770 FAX 217-244-3219 TELEX E-MAIL Internet: british@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu Bitnet: british@uiucvmd SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, CA, SA, OC; whole tropics, emp hasis on tropical America and tropical Asia. Global change: whole tropics. Nutrient cycling: Venezuela, Puerto Rico. TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; ecosystems research; forestry; deforestation/erosion; higher plants (an gio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Forest rehabilitation, long-t erm monitoring of forest plots, application of GIS to forest s (biomass etc.). Global change, nutrient cycling. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 74 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.01.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Louisville SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Dr. Charles V. Corell ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Louisville, Kentucky 40292 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AS; neotropical region as a wh ole; some Indo-Australian regions, e.g. New Guinea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; mountains and highlands; zoology and faunistics; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION esp. Lepidoptera REMARKS Moderate collection maintained. Dr. Corell has colle cted both diurnal and nocturnal Lepidoptera in 8 Latin Ameri can countries and Irian Jaya (Indonesia). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 82 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.04.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Massachusetts SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology Department of Botany CONTACT Dr. W. Craig Edwards, Dept. of Zoology; Dr. P. Godfr ey, Dept. of Botany ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Amherst, MA 01003-0027 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Bahamas, Belize TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atoll s); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; bot any/vegetation science; soil science; zoology and faunistics ; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms ); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ecology of the inland blue ho les (sinkholes) of the Bahamas. REMARKS Work in the Bahamas has spanned about 8 years, in Be lize occasional years. Use of the following two field stations: Bahamian Field Station Possum Point Fie ld Station San Salvador Island, Bahamas Sittee River or Stann Creek Dist rict PO Box 2488 Belize Port Charlotte, Florida 33949 USA ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 120 DATE OF INFORMATION 14.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Massachussetts, Boston SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Kamal Bawa ADDRESS1 Harbor Campus ADDRESS2 CITY Boston, MA 02125 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x deciduous, montane tropica l forests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; bo tany/vegetation science; conservation/protected areas/wildli fe resources; ecosystems research; forestry; higher plants ( angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Tropical deciduous forests, t ropical montane forests. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 64 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.01.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Minnesota SUBDIVISIONS Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior CONTACT Prof. Franklin Barnwell, Head ADDRESS1 318 Church St. SE ADDRESS2 CITY Minneapolis, MN 55455 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, OC, CA, SA, AS; Tanzania, Ghana, I ndonesia, South Africa, Australia, Hawaii, Ecuador, Caribbea n TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; tropical oceans (incl. coral reef s, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); moun tains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; conservation /protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; zo ology and faunistics; birds; reptiles and amphibians; insect s; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperm s); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Tanzania: lions, chimpanzees; Ghana: bats; South Africa: game management; Indonesia: fore st history; Australia: plant/insect interaction, Hawaii: for est history; Ecuador: population genetics; world-wide: crab systematics; Caribbean: bird mating systems REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 122 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Minnesota - Twin Cities SUBDIVISIONS Department of Forest Resources CONTACT Prof. Alan R. Ek, Head ADDRESS1 115 Green Hall ADDRESS2 CITY St. Paul, MN 55108 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (612) 624-3400 FAX (612) 625-5212 TELEX E-MAIL aek@mercury.forestry.umn.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e: faculty list) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Venezuela, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forests; rivers and streams; lakes; other types o f wetlands; islands; botany/vegetation science; ecosystems r esearch; forestry; limnology/hydrology; soil science; zoolog y and faunistics; fish; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Faculty members with tropical experience: Prof. Hans M. Gregersen. Economics: social cost-benefit anal ysis, economic development, international forestry. Dr. Peter Reich: forest ecology, ecophysiology. Prof. Dietmar W. Rose: Economics: quantitative techniques, p lanning models; information systems; timber supply analysis. Prof. James Perry: water quality; aquatic ecology; nutrient cycling; ecosystem responses to stress; environmental manage ment. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 76 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.03.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Missouri - Columbia SUBDIVISIONS College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resour ces CONTACT Dr. M.F. Nolan, Associate Dean ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Columbia, Missouri 65211 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (314) 882-2745 FAX (314) 882-0388 TELEX 704876 (UM INTL AG UD) E-MAIL agdnmn@mizzou1.missouri.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, CA, SA, AF; Indonesia, Thailand, N epal, Philippines; Costa Rica, Bolivia, Peru; Kenya TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; rivers and s treams; lakes; mountains and highlands; agriculture; shiftin g cultivation; other tropical farming systems; animal husban dry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; fisher ies; forestry; agroforestry; forest management; forest produ cts; limnology/hydrology; soil science; mammals; birds; fish ; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Rural sociology, agricultural and natural resource economics. REMARKS Member of OTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 65 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.01.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Missouri - Columbia SUBDIVISIONS School of Natural Resources CONTACT Dr. J. Jones (limnology), Dr. Gary Henderson (soil s cience) ADDRESS1 1-31 Agriculture Building ADDRESS2 CITY Columbia, Missouri 65211 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS limnology/hydrology; soil science; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Former collaboration with CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Ri ca. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 71 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.01.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Nebraska - Lincoln SUBDIVISIONS School of Biological Sciences CONTACT Prof. T.J. Morris, Director; Prof. J. Lynch, Prof. R .E. Ballinger ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Lincoln, NE 68588 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (402) 472-2720 FAX (402) 472-2083 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letters) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA; Panama. Mexico, Colombia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; mountains and highlands; zoology and faun istics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoo logy); reptiles and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Prof. R.E. Ballinger: life hi story ecology and demography of reptiles and amphibians (esp ecially lizards); work in temperate deserts and grasslands, Panama and Mexico. Most recently fieldwork in Veracruz. Mexi co, on Xenosaurus grandis. Prof. J.D. Lynch: systematic herpetology, especially biogeog raphic and systematic studies of frogs (Centrolenidae and Le ptodactylidae, especially genus Eleutherodactylus). Large am ount of fieldwork in South America, during the past 12 years in Colombia. Fieldwork in humid forests (mostly cloud fores ts), the rest in paramo regions. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 70 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of New Hampshire SUBDIVISIONS Department of Natural Resources College of Life Sciences and Agriculture CONTACT Prof. W. H. McDowell ADDRESS1 James Hall ADDRESS2 CITY Durham, NH 03824 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (603) 862-1020 FAX (603) 862-4976 TELEX E-MAIL WH_MCDOWELL@UNHH.UNH.EDU SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Puerto Rico TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; rivers and st reams; ecosystems research; limnology/hydrology; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Examination of the role which the riparian zone plays in regulating nitrogen flux from tr opical drainage basins. REMARKS Long-term project linked to the Long Term Ecological Research program at the Luquillo Experimental Forest in Pue rto Rico, sponsored by the US National Science Foundation. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 69 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.01.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of New Hampshire SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Durham, NH 03824-3589 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, AF; Caribbean: Virgin Islands, Jam aica, Florida Keys; Lake Malawi, Malawi TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Population genetics of cichli d fiches, Lake Malawi (Dr. T.D. Kocher) Coral reef ecology: invertebrate larvae, fish (Dr. R.R. Olso n, Dr. P. Sale) REMARKS No institutional support for tropical activities; de pendent on external funds. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 66 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of North Carolina - Wilmington SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biological Sciences CONTACT Dr. Charles M. Fugler ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Wilmington, NC 28403-3297 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE 919-395-3482 FAX 919-350-4066 TELEX E-MAIL fuglerc@vxc.uncwil.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Amazonia, primarily Ecuador and Bo livia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Bolivia, Ecuador PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x Bolivia, Ecuador SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x Bolivia, Ecuador OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Bolivia TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Ecuador RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Bolivia, Ecuador OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x Bolivia, Ecuador BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x Bolivia, Ecuador OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; mountains and hi ghlands; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; zoology and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); reptiles and amp hibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Biodiversity of reptiles and amphibians; relative abundance of species in delineated area s; biodiversity of fishes in permanent lakes, as opposed to annually inundated lakes. REMARKS Collaborating with : Instituto de Ecolog¡a, Casilla 10077, Correo Central, La Paz , Bolivia Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Casilla 8706, Correo Cen tral, La Paz, Bolivia Colegio de Ecolog¡a, Universidad de San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 218 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.06.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of North Dakota SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Dr. Milton Lieberman, Dr. Diana Lieberman ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 University Station CITY Grand Forks, ND 58202-9019 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (701) 777 2621 FAX (701) 777 2623 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Costa Rica TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x tropical montane OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; mountains a nd highlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (bo tany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; fore stry; afforestation/reforestation; forest management; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Long-term studies of tropical forest dynamics, tree growth, and tree population biology. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 415 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.08.93 TYPE uni,mus ACRONYM NAME University of Oklahoma SUBDIVISIONS Oklahoma Museum of Natural History CONTACT Dr. Michael A. Mares ADDRESS1 1335 Asp Avenue ADDRESS2 CITY Norman, Oklahoma 73019-0606 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE 405-325-4712 FAX 405-325-7699 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil, Argentina TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Brazil PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Brazil OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Argentina, Brazil TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Argentina RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Argentina OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Argentina, Brazil ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Argentina, Brazil FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Argentina, Brazil GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; mountains and highlands; conservation/protected areas/wild life resources; ecosystems research; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; reptiles and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 42 DATE OF INFORMATION 14.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of South Alabama SUBDIVISIONS Department of Marine Science CONTACT ADDRESS1 LSCB 25 ADDRESS2 CITY Mobile, Ala. 36688 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA: Mexico (Yucatan), Guatemala (Atlan tic coast) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); ecosystems res earch; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 108 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.03.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of South Dakota SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Vermilion, SD 57069 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA; Mexico (Yucat n), Peru (Reserv a Cuzco Amaz¢nico, Departamento Madre de Dios) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; zoology and faunistics; mammals; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 58 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.11.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of South Florida SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Prof. John T. Romeo ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Tampa, FL 3620-5150 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; botany/vegeta tion science; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION chemical ecology, tropical le gumes. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 75 DATE OF INFORMATION 14.05.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Southwestern Louisiana SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Robert R. Twilley ADDRESS1 PO Box 42451 ADDRESS2 CITY Lafayette, LA 70504 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE 318 231 6146 FAX 318 231 5834 TELEX E-MAIL Internet rrt4630@usl.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AF; Mexico, Belize, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Jamaica, Peru, Costa Rica, Panama; Madagasc ar, Gambia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; other types of wetlands; trop ical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; a griculture; shifting cultivation; anthropology/ethnobotany/e thnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (bot any); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; li mnology/hydrology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; ge neral ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fis h; reptiles and amphibians; other invertebrates; higher plan ts (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/proc aryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Faculty involved includes: Dr. L. Felder, Dr. R. Twi lley, Dr. R. Jaeger, Dr. M. Zavada, Dr. R. Brown, Dr. W. D. Reese, Dr. B. E. Lemmon, Dr. J. Neigel ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 117 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Utah SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Dr. Diane W. Davidson ADDRESS1 201 Biology Building ADDRESS2 CITY Salt Lake City, UT 84112 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (801) 581-8392 FAX (801) 581-4468 TELEX E-MAIL davidson@bioscience.ut.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, CA, SA, AS, OC; Peru, Panama, Boli via; Malaysia; Papua New Guinea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x Peru, Panama, Bolivia SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x Malaysia (Sabah) OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Africa TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Peru, Bolivia, Panama GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x Peru, Panama SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x South America OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x Malaysia (Sabah) DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Panama, Peru SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x behaviour: Panama OTHER CATEGORIES x herbivory: Panama, Peru; mutualism: Peru; parasitism: Panama; leaf development: Panama MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x Peru, Panama OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Panama, Peru, Boliv ia FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botan y); systematics/taxonomy (botany); forestry; afforestation/r eforestation; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolo gy); insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Dr. Diane Davidson: Tropical rain forest restoration after logging (Sabah, Malaysia), pla nt defenses, ant-plant symbiosis Dr. Phylis Coley and Dr. Thomas Kursar: insect-plant interac tions, plant defensive strategies, physiological ecology and development of tropical plants Dr. Lynn Bohs: economic botany; systematics, evolution and e thnobotany of the Solanaceae Dr. Donald Feener: interactions between ants and phorid fly parasites; ant-plant interactions Dr. Delbert Wiens: taxonomy and ecology of mistletoes Dr. H. Hirth: biology of marine turtles REMARKS Use of the following field stations: Peru: Cocha Cashu Field Station Director: Dr. John Terborgh Duke University Center for Tropical Conservation Papua New Guinea: Christensen Research Station Director: Matthew Jebb Box 305 Madang, Papua New Guinea Malaysia: Danum Valley Research Center contact Dr. Clive Marsh Yayasan Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Malaysia Panama: ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology Barro Colorado Island contact US National Museum of Natural History ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 116 DATE OF INFORMATION 31.03.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Virginia SUBDIVISIONS Global Systems Analysis Program Department of Environmental Sciences CONTACT ADDRESS1 Clark Hall ADDRESS2 CITY Charlottesville, VA 22903 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, AF; Costa Rica, Nicaragua; Zimbabw e, Malawi TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; botany/vegetation science; conser vation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems resear ch; forestry; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 186 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.04.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Wisconsin - Madison SUBDIVISIONS Institute for Environmental Studies Tropical Studies Group CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Madison, WI 53706 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (608) 263-4626 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AF, AS, OC; Caribbean, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Surinam, Dom inican Republic; Indonesia, Philippines, Indian Ocean island s; East Africa, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sahel, Madagascar, Equator ial Africa; Australia, Hawaii, Pacific islands TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; t ropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coast al areas (incl. mangroves); agriculture; botany/vegetation s cience; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; eco systems research; forestry; limnology/hydrology; soil scienc e; zoology and faunistics; mammals; birds; reptiles and amph ibians; insects; other invertebrates; ferns/mosses/lichens/a lgae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION primates, algae, conservation , forest restoration ecology. REMARKS The Tropical Studies Group is a grouping of faculty and academic staff members at the University of Wisconsin - Madison that conduct research and teach courses in subjects pertaining to the world's tropical regions. In this entry, data was taken from the "Guide to Tropical Studies at the Un iversity of Wisconsin - Madison" prepared by the Tropical St udies Group and the Institute for Environmental Studies. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 110 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point SUBDIVISIONS College of Natural Resources CONTACT Prof. Hans G. Schabel, Director, International Resou rce Management ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (715) 346-4230 FAX (715) 346-3624 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA; Nicaragua TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x inventories of vertebrateand invertebrate fauna OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x entomopathogenic fungi SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; islands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resou rces; forestry; zoology and faunistics; mammals; insects; fu ngi (Mycology) ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION inventories of invertebrate a nd vertebrate faunas; entomopathogenic fungi. REMARKS The University is currently planning the establishme nt of a biological field station in Nicaragua. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 123 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.05.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Wyoming SUBDIVISIONS College of Agriculture Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences CONTACT Dr. Scott R. Shaw ADDRESS1 PO Box 3354 ADDRESS2 CITY Laramie, Wyoming 82071-3354 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA; Costa Rica, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; zoology and f aunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Systematics of the Braconidae (parasitoid wasps). REMARKS Collaboration with Dr. Paul Hanson at the Universida d de Costa Rica since 1987. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 118 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.04.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Virginia Tech Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University SUBDIVISIONS Office of International Research and Developmen t College of Agriculture and Life Sciences CONTACT Prof. Dr. S.K. De Datta, Director ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Blacksburg, VA 24061-0334 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE (703) 231-6338 FAX (703)231-6741 TELEX 697-1700 E-MAIL Bitnet: DeDatta@VTVM1 SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, CA, SA, AS; Senegal, Mali, Zambia; St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Dominica, St. Vincent, Grenada, Barbados; Uruguay, Brazil; Nepal, Sri Lanka TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; o ther types of wetlands; mountains and highlands; agriculture ; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; ecosystems research ; fisheries; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; soil sci ence ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Current projects cited in the 1992 report and fitting into the framework of this database include: reforestation (Senegal), farming systems (Mali), a gricultural training and development (Zambia), agricultural research (St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Dominica, St. Vincent, Grenada, Barbados), agricultural rese arch (Uruguay), wood products research (Brazil), resource co nservation and utilization (Nepal), agricultural education d evelopment (Sri Lanka). REMARKS The Office of International Research and Development (OIRD) at Virgina Tech coordinates the university's technic al assistance activities in developing countries, exchanges knowledge and technology with other developed countries and assists in incorporating international dimensions into the t eaching, research and extension missions of the university. An important goal of the office is to stimulate and help obt ain programmatic and financial support for research projects that link the university's work at home and abroad. Such pr ojects are home-based industries, market development, food f or peace, crop diversification, women in development, manage ment of natural resources, agroforestry, farming systems, so cial and institutional development, rural and urban developm ent, integrated pest management, animal health and animal pr oduction and community nutrition connect work in Virginia to research being done in the other states and developed count ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ries as well as in the developing areas of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Virginia Tech has formal linkage agreements with academic in stitutions in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Canada, and Europe. Information taken from: Report of the Office of Internationa l Research and Development, February 1992 ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 68 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Washington University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Prof. Walter H. Lewis ADDRESS1 Campus Box 1137 ADDRESS2 One Brookings Drive CITY St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE 314-935-6841 FAX 314-935-4432 TELEX E-MAIL lewis@biodpt.wustl.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Peru, Ecuador TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; anthropology/ ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Ethnobotanical research among the Jivaros of upper Amazonia in Peru and Ecuador; elaborat ion of a "Medicinal Flora of South America". REMARKS Collaborating with Missouri Botanical Garden ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 99 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Wayne State University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biological Sciences CONTACT Dr. C. J. Swanson ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Detroit, Michigan 48202 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS NA, CA, AS; Bermuda, Puerto Rico, USA, India TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Puerto Rico PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x Puerto Rico SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x Puerto Rico, USA LAKES x USA OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x Bermuda, Puert o Rico COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Bermuda, Puerto Rico ISLANDS x Bermuda, Puerto Rico MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x USA FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x USA OCEAN SCIENCE x Bermuda SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x USA, India INSECTS x USA OTHER INVERTEBRATES x Bermuda (marine inv.) HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; rivers and streams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. co ral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangrove s); islands; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Annual teaching/research prog ramme in "Comparative Marine Animal Physiology and Biochemis try" REMARKS In collaboration with the Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Inc. 17 Biological Station Lane Ferry Reach, GE 01 Bermuda ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 603 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Yale University SUBDIVISIONS School of Forestry and Environmental Studies CONTACT ADDRESS1 360 Prospect Street ADDRESS2 CITY New Haven, Connecticut 06511 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE +1-203-432-5100 FAX +1-203-432-5942 TELEX 5101012363 Yale FES E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS NA, CA, SA, OC, EU, AF, AS, worldwide, global TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x all types OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x Natural resource economics and environmen tal economics (nonmarket values) MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of we tlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coas ts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highla nds; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); co nservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems re search; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; limnology/hydrolo gy; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (z oology); mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; insects; h igher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION natural resource economics, e nvironmental economics (nonmarket values) REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 41 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Yale University SUBDIVISIONS School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Tropical Resources Institute CONTACT Florencia Montagnini, Director ADDRESS1 205 Prospect St. ADDRESS2 CITY New Haven, Conn. 06511 ENGLISH NAME REGION NA COUNTRY USA TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS CA, SA, AS, AF; Costa Rica, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Venezuela, Belize, Per u; Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Himalayas, India; Kenya, Madagascar TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Brazil, Costa Rica, Argentina , Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Puerto Rico PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Kenya TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Bolivia, Chile RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x Puerto Rico MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x Himalayas OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x Indonesia BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x Puerto Rico SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x Puerto Rico OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Bolivia, C hile, Kenya ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Costa Rica, Argentina, Puerto Rico FISHERIES ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x India, Costa Rica, Argentina AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x Sri Lanka, Costa Rica, Argenti na DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x India, Sri Lanka FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x Puerto Rico ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Venezuela SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x Madagascar, CA BIRDS x Venezuela FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x CA, SA, India, Sri Lanka FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x Puerto Rico SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; t ropical deserts and arid lands; islands; mountains and highl ands; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetati on science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy ( botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ec osystems research; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/ref orestation; forest management; soil science; zoology and fau nistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; higher p lants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology) ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Environmental economics (Beli ze, Peru). Environmental change and human health (Brazil). REMARKS The Tropical Resources Institute of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies began activities in 19 83. Six major programs are being carried out: - research - outreach (cooperation with other institutions) - internships (funding for student summer research projects) - field trips - publications - reference center (e.g. database of funding sources and car eer placement) - Tropical Studies Curriculum ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 372 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM NAME Australian Conservation Foundation SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 340 Gore Street ADDRESS2 CITY Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE +61 3-4161166 FAX +61 3-4160767 TELEX E-MAIL acfenv@peg.pegasus.oz.au SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x broad scale farming and grazing ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; coasts and co astal areas (incl. mangroves); agriculture; conservation/pro tected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; forest management ; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Broad scale farming and grazi ng. All research is policy oriented, focussing on management and action for conservation/protection purposes. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 396 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM AIATSIS NAME Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is lander Studies SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 G.P.O. Box 553 ADDRESS2 CITY Canberra ACT 2601 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE +61-2-246 1111 FAX +61-2-249 7310 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; other types of wetlands; coast s and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; anthropology /ethnobotany/ethnozoology; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Aborigines; Torres Strait Isl ander people. A wide range of projects is supported each yea r, including language research, personal life histories, edu cation, music and art, history, prehistory and anthropology. Information taken from brochure. REMARKS AIATSIS is a federally funded organization with a pr incipal function to promote Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies; in this area, it is the largest re search centre of its kind. It was established in 1964 as the Australian Institute of Aborginal Studies and renamed in 19 89. Research is supported through the provision of grants an d the employment of research staff, including visiting resea rch fellows. Publications from Aboriginal Studies Press incl ude books, reports, a biannual journal, audio tapes, films a nd videos. Infrastructure also includes a library. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 134 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.09.91 TYPE ACRONYM AIMS NAME Australian Institute of Marine Science SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Director ADDRESS1 PMB 3 ADDRESS2 CITY Townsville, Queensland 4810 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE (077) 78 9211 FAX (077) 72 5852 TELEX AA47165 E-MAIL Omnet: AIMS.AUSTRALIA, Internet: AIMS.GOV.AU SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, AS; tropical Australia, Southeast Asia, tropical Pacific, Indian Ocean. TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; botan y/vegetation science; ecosystems research; fisheries; forest ry; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; soil science; zoolog y and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/tax onomy (zoology); fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Scientific programmes: - Coastal processes and resources: research into the functio n of tropical coastal ecosystems in order to develop an inte grated understanding of the coastal marine environment. Projects: Mangrove forest resources (forest growth and production, man grove tissue culture and propagation, management for (mangro ve) plantation silviculture, restoration of mangrove habitat s); Coastal trophodynamics (measure the fluxes of materials with in and between riverine, wetland and coastal habitats, deter mine the factors which control material flows) Riverine inputs to the coastal zone Physics of tropical estuaries ASEAN-Australia Marine Science Project: Living Coastal Resou rces Coastal and shelf benthic dynamics - Coral reef ecosystems: strengthen knowledge and understand ing of coral reef ecosystems and provide a sound basis for t heir future conservation, development and management. Projects: Evolution, systematics and biogeography of Scleractinia Temporal variability in reef-building communities Temporal variability in tropical reef fishes Acanthaster (crown-of-thorns starfish) ecology, demography a nd genetics Reef trophodynamics (major trophic processes within coral re efs, evaluation of natural and anthropogenic influences) Anthropogenic influences on coral reefs (pollutants, nutrien ts) Solar radiation and reef organisms ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology Genetic variation in giant clams Carbon flow in reef systems - Environmental studies and biotechnology: Projects: Coral skeletal density as a record of climate variability an d global change Coral chronologies/paleoenvironments Marine photobiology Biologically active substances from marine organisms Mariculture - Tropical oceanography: develop a quantitative understandin g of physical, chemical and biological phenomena, processes and dynamics in tropical marine waters, with an emphasis on the shelf and oceanic systems bordering northern Australia. Projects: Hydrodynamics of topographically complex systems Dynamics of Australian tropical seas Offshore, coastal and reef wave dynamics Biological oceanography of tropical shelves and oceans Benthic ecosystems of northern Australian seas Air-sea gas exchanges in tropical oceans Fisheries oceanography Chemical oceanography Numerical modelling of processes in tropical marine systems Genetic identification of tropical marine stocks REMARKS The Australian Institute of Marine Science carries o ut research in a wide range of subjects of marine science. T he results of this research will "help to meet the requireme nts of management and industry in the wise use and conservat ion of natural marine resources in tropical Australia, South east Asia, the tropical Pacific and the Indian Ocean". The main goals comprise: - strengthening Australia's marine science and technology pe rformance; - improving scientific input into coral reef and coastal man agement; - stimulating Australian marine enterprises; - enhancing international interactions; - continuing long-term ecological studies; working towards product development and marketing. Information taken from: "Project research and development ac tivities 1991/1996". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 299 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Centre for Rainforest Studies The School for Field Studies SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Paul B. Robertson ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY PO Yungaburra Queensland 4872 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE 61 70 953 656 FAX 61 70 953 633 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, leaflet ) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; agriculture; other tropic al farming systems; botany/vegetation science; general ecolo gy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources ; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; zoology and faunist ics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The Center for Rainforest Studies is situated on a 1 53-acre (62 ha) property in Northern Queensland comprised of a mosaic of logged rainforest, rainforest regrowth, and cle ared pastures. Research attempts to illuminate the compositi on of plant and animal communities in these modified habitat s. Studies also include assemblages of species in "corridors " of regrowth vegetation along streams and the use of "key i ndicator species" to indicate the "health" of the rainforest ecosystem. The Center for Rainforest Studies'mission is primarily under graduate field education. In general, research projects have an applied emphasis. The Center is in the process of settin g up several long term study plots. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 137 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.04.92 TYPE gov ACRONYM CSIRO NAME Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organiz ation SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT CSIRO International Relations Centre (CIRC) ADDRESS1 PO Box 225 ADDRESS2 CITY Dickson, ACT 2602 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE 06-276 6491 FAX 06-276 6292 TELEX AA62003 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, brochures) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AF, AS, CA, SA, NA, OC TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral re efs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); is lands; agriculture; animal husbandry/livestock; conservation /protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fi sheries; forestry; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; soil science; zoology and faunistics; mammals; birds; fish; repti les and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Some of CSIRO's aid projects in 1988-1990 which are of interest for this database: Australian hardwoods for fuelwood and agroforestry; Australi an woody species for saline soils in Asia; introduction and cultivation experiments for Australian broadleaved tree spec ies; hybridisation and vegetative propagation of Australian tropical acacias; the improvement of dryland crop and forage production in the African semi-arid tropics; AVIAR forestry coordination project; baitfish biology in the Solomon Islan ds, Maldives and Kiribati fisheries. In cooperation with other institutions: evaporation and transpiration from natural eucalypt vegetati on; micromorphological study of four soil profiles in the se mi-arid Torrens Creek area, Australia; aspects of landscape evolution in the deserts of northern South Australia; studie s of soil stability and nutrient cycling; the role of termit es in atmospheric trace gas production; long-term dynamics o f grassland vegetation; regulation of animal populations by predation; development of a regional programme on the study of hydrology and water resources of the humid tropics; econo mics of rangeland management. Other keywords: biological control, agroforestry, air quality, nitrogen fixa tion, remote sensing, global change. REMARKS CSIRO is Australia's largest research organization. It is a federal government body employing about 7.000 people ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology of whom about 3.000 are professional scientists. About 70% of the funds are supplied by the Australian government, the remainder is provided by various sponsors, such as aid agenc ies. CSIRO has about 30 operational research units ("Divisio ns") which are grouped into 6 Institutes (addresses given fo r those of greater importance for this database): Institute of Industrial Technologies Institute of Animal Production and Processing Institute of Information Science and Engineering Institute of Minerals, Energy and Construction Institute of Natural Resources and Environment Director: Dr. R.M. Green PO Box 225 Dickson ACT 2602 Tel.: (06) 2766 240 Fax: (06) 2766 207 Institute of Plant Production and Processing Director: Dr. E.F. Henzell PO Box 225 Dickson ACT 2602 Tel.: (06) 2766 512 Fax: (06) 2766 594 Although CSIRO has no aid funds of its own, it manages a num ber of projects on behalf of Australian aid agencies: - Australian International Development Assistance Bureau (AI DAB) - Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Australia contributes primarily to the countries of Southeas t Asia, the Pacific Islands and China. Some assistance is al so given to South Asia and Africa. CSIRO's contribution to serving the needs of developing coun tries consists in training courses, short-term consultancies and aid projects. (Information given in a letter by J.F. Burdett, Internationa l Liaison Officer, CSIRO International Relations Centre, and from the brochure "CSIRO International Activities: July 198 8-June 1990"). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 651 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM CSIRO NAME Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organiz ation SUBDIVISIONS Division of Fisheries CONTACT Dr. Ian Poiner ADDRESS1 PO Box 120 ADDRESS2 CITY Cleveland, Qld. 4163 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE 61-7-286 8222 FAX 61-7-286 2582 TELEX E-MAIL ian.poiner@qld.ml.csiro.au SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, AS, Australia, Solomon Islands, Fi ji, Kiribati, Malaysia, Indonesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x estuaries: Australia, Solomon Isla nds, Fiji, Kiribati, Malaysia, Indonesia TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x Australia, Sol omon Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Malaysia, Indonesia COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Australia, Solo mon Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Malaysia, Indonesia ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x Australia, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Mala ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Australia, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Kirib ati, Malaysia, Indonesia GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x Australia FISH x Australia, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Malaysia, Indonesia REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x seagrasses: Austral ia FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (i ncl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl . mangroves); fisheries; zoology and faunistics; general eco logy (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); birds; fish; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION The Division is organized int o five programmes: Tropical Fisheries Resource; Temperate an d Deepwater Fisheries Resource; Pelagic Fisheries Resource; Mariculture; and Marine Environment Research. Focus on: fish eries resources; mariculture; marine environmental research. Keywords describing projects: Tropical Fisheries Resources: fisheries management; prawn ecology; fish ecology; benthic ecology; productivity, population dynamics and stock enhance ment of prawn fisheries; trwal fish resources; baitfish biol ogy fo tuna industry; population biology of several fish spe cies; environmental effects of prawn trawling; remote sensin g of benthic fisheries habitat; Torres Strait geographic inf ormation system (GIS); fisheries monitoring; rock lobster fi sheries. Research interests at Marine Laboratory Cleveland: fisheries ; plant ecology (seagrasses, mangroves, algae, phytoplankton ); environmental protection; modelling and statistics; ocean ography; aquaculture. Information from brochures "1993-94 Operational Plan" and "M arine Laboratory Cleveland". REMARKS The objectives of the CSIRO Division of Fisheries ar e to "develop a sound scientific basis for the use and conse rvation of Australia's marine living resources and environme ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology nt, and to provide scientific advice to environmental, indus try and resource managers to ensure the ecological and econo mic sustainability of these resources and enhance the compet itiveness of dependent industries". Clients of the Division of Fisheries include a large number of national and international institutions and organizations . The Division is housed in the Cleveland Marine Laboratory (s taff: 45 scientists), together with the tropical component o f the Mariculture Program. The Laboratory offers laboratory, analytical and computing facilities and operates several sm all research vessels. The Division of Fisheries operates a l arge research vessel. Information from brochures "1993-94 Operational Plan" and "M arine Laboratories Cleveland". See also entries under other Divisions of CSIRO. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 300 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.07.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM CSIRO NAME Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organiz ation SUBDIVISIONS Division of Forestry CONTACT Alan Brown ADDRESS1 PO Box 4008 ADDRESS2 CITY Canberra ACT 2600 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE +616 281 8211 FAX +616 281 8312 TELEX AA62751 E-MAIL cbr.for.csiro.au SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, OC; Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, China; many more countries (>100) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x open tropical forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x genetic resources from Australia for use in many other countries (>100), especially: Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, China ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; other types of tropical forest; other primary forest ; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts a nd arid lands; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/refores tation; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Forest genetic resources, esp ecially of Australian trees of actual or potential value in cultivation; supply of seed and information. Seed collection s, provenance tests. REMARKS The Australian Tree Seed Centre, part of the CSIRO D ivision of Forestry, was established in 1961. It provides au thenticated seed and expert advice on Australian trees for b oth international and Australian research. The Centre works in close collaboration with Australian development and resea rch agencies (AIDAB, ACIAR) and has worked closely with FAO' s forestry program for over 20 years. The seed collection pr ogram concentrates on Eucalyptus, Acacia and Casuarina, but other genera such as Grevillea and Melaleuca are receiving i ncreased attention. Australian trees are of considerable social and economic imp ortance throughout the warm temperate and tropical regions o f the world. Eucalypts, acacias and casuarinas constitute ov er 40% of the world's tropical forestry plantations and have been incorporated into various small farming systems. They provide many types of raw material for both industry and dom estic use. Information taken from brochures ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 500 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM CSIRO NAME Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organiz ation SUBDIVISIONS Division of Oceanography CONTACT A. C. Woods ADDRESS1 Marine Laboratories ADDRESS2 PO Box 1538 CITY Hobart, Tasmania 7001 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE +61 02 325222 FAX +61 02 325000 TELEX AA57182 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Australia, Western Pacific, Easter n Indian Ocean TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x physical and chemical oceanography SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); ocean science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION physical and chemical oceanog raphy; climate variability, large scale ocean modelling, cli mate change and southern ocean processes, carbon cycle; ocea n tracers; estuarine zone, coastal zone, hydrology; hydrodyn amic modelling; ASEAN and regional dynamics; remote sensing; mariculture; nutrition; marine products; coastal pollution; biomarkers; hydrocarbons. Additional keywords from brochure. REMARKS The Division of Oceanogaphy is one of seven division s and centres in the CSIRO Institute of Natural Resources an d Environment (INRE). The INRE Divisions of Oceanography and Fisheries share the CSIRO Marine Laboratories in Hobart, Ta smania. The Division currently employs 107 people (61 scient ific staff). The Division of Oceanography of CSIRO has four clearly defin ed research programs. These are: - the Climate Program - the Marine Environment Program - the Environmental Prediction Program - the Resources and Pollution Program The Division's objectives are "to provide a scientific basis for the efficient conduct of national activity relating to the Australian regional oceans, including resources, environ mental management, technology and the prediction of climate. Strategy: - Select and conduct theoretical, modelling and field oceano graphic studies of the physics and chemistry of subjects of specific relevance to the use of marine resources, the manag ement of the marine environment and the influence of regiona l oceans upon Australian and global climate variability and change - Gain multiplier benefit in the efficiency and impact of di visional research through the use of special purpose grants ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology and collaborative links - Provide direct marine research service and scientific advi ce to federal, state and industrial bodies - Operate the research vessel "RV Franklin" The Division's climate projects are integrated with the Worl d Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE), the Tropical Ocean-Gl obal Atmosphere Experiment (TOGA) and satellite missions suc h as TOPEX/POSEIDON. Information taken from brochures. See also general entry for CSIRO and further entries for CSIRO Divisions. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 547 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM CSIRO NAME Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization SUBDIVISIONS Division of Soils CONTACT ADDRESS1 Private Bag 2 ADDRESS2 CITY Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE +61-8-303-8403 FAX +61-8-303-8550 TELEX E-MAIL webster@adsoil.tvl.soils.csiro.au SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Australia, South Pacific TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Australia, South Pacific PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Australia RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Australia ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x Australia SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Australia ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x Australia, South Pacific AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical dese rts and arid lands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangrove s); agriculture; other tropical farming systems; conservatio n/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; afforestatio n/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; higher plants (angio - and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 128 DATE OF INFORMATION 12.11.91 TYPE ACRONYM CSIRO NAME Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organiz ation SUBDIVISIONS Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures CONTACT ADDRESS1 306 Carmody Rd. ADDRESS2 CITY St. Lucia, Qld. 4067 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE (07) 377 0209 FAX (07) 371 3946 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information received in a letter by Tr opical Grassland Society of Australia, c/ CSIRO, 306 Carmody Rd., St. Lucia, Qld. 4067, Australia GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Tropical Australia, overseas colla boration TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 129 DATE OF INFORMATION 12.11.91 TYPE ACRONYM CSIRO NAME Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organiz ation SUBDIVISIONS Division of Wildlife and Ecology CONTACT ADDRESS1 PO Box 84 ADDRESS2 CITY Lyneham, ACT 2602 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE (06) 242 1600 FAX (06) 241 3343 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information received in a letter by Tr opical Grassland Society of Australia, c/o CSIRO, 306 Carmod y Rd., St. Lucia, Qld. 4067, Australia GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 371 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 496 ADDRESS2 CITY Palmerston, NT 0831 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE +61 89-221740 FAX +61 89-221739 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x monsoon rainforest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; tropical savannas and sav anna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); isl ands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); s ystematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/w ildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; afforestat ion/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zool ogy); mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; insects; othe r invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fer ns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Major zoogeography survey eff ort; fire ecology; reserve design; endangered species conser vation. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 314 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM CSIRO/TERC NAME CSIRO Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre SUBDIVISIONS Division of Wildlife and Ecology CONTACT Dr. R. W. Braithwaite ADDRESS1 PMB 44 ADDRESS2 CITY Winnellie, Darwin, NT 0821 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE 61 89-221711 FAX 61 89-470052 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, report) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia (North-Western) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x monsoon forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x fire ecology, weed ecology, rehabilitatio n, impact of exotic animals MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; rivers an d streams; other types of wetlands; botany/vegetation scienc e; general ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wi ldlife resources; ecosystems research; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Fire ecology: effects of fire on soil-plant interactions; emission of trace gases; fire e ffects on vegetation in tropical savannas; fire effects on i nsect communities; fire effects on distribution and abundanc e of vertebrates; fire effects on interactions between verte brate predators and prey. Ecosystem rehabilitation, restoration: ants as bioindicators ; monitoring magpie goose; impact of exotic animals; weed ec ology; biological control; weed control (esp. Mimosa pigra). Global change; tropical ecosystems dynamics; North Australia n Tropical Transect (NATT): determination of effects of land management and global climate change on the savannas of nor thern Australia; determinants of land degradation in tropica l savannas. Information added from "Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre - Research Directory 1993/94". REMARKS The Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre (TERC), loca ted near the city of Darwin, administers to CSIRO (Australia 's principal scientific research organization) research in the seasonally dry tropics of Australia's Top End in the Nor thern Territory. Four Divisions are represented at TERC: - Wildlife and Ecology - Tropical Crops and Pastures - Entomology - Horticulture Most of the Division of Wildlife and Ecology's research is c arried out at the Kapalga Research Station which comprises 6 ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology 70 kmý of floodplain and savanna ecosystems, now incorporate d into Kakadu National Park. Information taken from brochures supplied by TERC and the "T ropical Ecosystems Research Centre - Research Directory 1993 /94". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 10 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Curtin University of Technology SUBDIVISIONS School of Environmental Biology CONTACT Prof. B. F. Collins, Head ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Perth 6001 Western Australia ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE (09) 351-7368 FAX (09) 351-2495 TELEX AA92983 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, AF, SA; Northern Australia, southe rn Brazil, southern Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; mountains and highlands; agricult ure; botany/vegetation science; conservation/protected areas /wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; soil sci ence; zoology and faunistics; mammals; birds; insects; highe r plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Occasionally, field work has been undertaken at the field stations at: Sepilok (Sabah) Wanagama (Java) Monteverde (Costa Rica) Broome, Kununarra (Western Australia) ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 339 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 GPO Box 990 ADDRESS2 CITY Darwin, NT 0801 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE 61-89-892211 FAX 61-89-892181 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x field crops, horticulture ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x weed contr ol ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical deserts and arid lands; tropical oceans (incl. coral r eefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves) ; agriculture; animal husbandry/livestock; conservation/prot ected areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; mammals; birds; f ish; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Field crops; horticulture; we ed control; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 386 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Fisheries Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 PO Box 21 ADDRESS2 CITY Cronulla, NSW 2230 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE (02) 5278411 FAX (02) 5278576 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia, New South Wales TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coa sts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; fisheries; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION New South Wales (Australia) c oastal areas, wetlands and waterways. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 1 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.03.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Griffith University SUBDIVISIONS Division of Environmental Sciences CONTACT Kim Douglas, Office for Research ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Nathan, Brisbane Queensland 4111 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE (07) 875-7111 FAX (07) 875-7965 TELEX AA40362 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, AS; Australia, Queensland, Papua N ew Guinea, Sri Lanka TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; rivers and st reams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (incl . coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mang roves); anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; soil science; zoology and faunistics; birds; fish; insects; other inverteb rates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 13 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME James Cook University of North Queensland SUBDIVISIONS Department of Botany and Tropical Agriculture CONTACT Prof. D. J. Griffiths, Head ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Townsville Queensland 4811 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE (077) 81-4121 FAX (077) 25-1570 TELEX AA47009 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x tropical highland rain for est OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x semi-arid RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x and reservoirs OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x river delta TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x tropical crops and pastures OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x (limited) ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; tropical savannas and sav anna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and s treams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (inc l. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. man groves); islands; agriculture; other tropical farming system s; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); syst ematics/taxonomy (botany); ecosystems research; limnology/hy drology; ocean science; soil science; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Tropical rain forest: nutrien t cycling and water cycling, photosynthesis, energy balance, biomass, carbon dioxide, modelling. Germination; establishm ent; pollination biology; ecosystem dynamics. Tropical highl and rain forest. Tropical freshwater biology: water supply, land use. Marine areas: marine plants, phytoplankton, physiology, alga e, primary productivity. Symbiotic algae. Mariculture. Tropical crops and pastures. Reservoirs. River delta affecte d by irrigation runoff. Termites and nitrogen economy in sem i-arid ecosystems. Fire ecology. Additional keywords taken from brochure on "Current research programmes", March 1993. REMARKS Research projects can be grouped under: - tropical rainforest biology - limnology and freshwater biology of tropical lakes, reserv oirs, rivers - biology of marine plants and micro-organisms Reference is made to the government-funded Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research established within the Uni versity. Research projects in microbiology are being carried out in c ollaboration with the University's Centre for Tropical Marin e Studies and with CSIRO. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology The department at present contributes to post-graduate progr ammes in Tropical Agriculture and Tropical Ecology. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 403 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME La Trobe University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT I.W.B. Thornton ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Bundoora, Victoria 3083 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE 03-479 1896 FAX 03-479 1551 TELEX E-MAIL zoodp@lure.latrobe.edu.au SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, Indonesia, Krakatau TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Ecosystem assembly FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS x Natural forest development from primary xerosere LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x Colonization OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x Only reptiles INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x bacteria FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; islands; c onservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems r esearch; forestry; zoology and faunistics; mammals; birds; r eptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae /procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Studies on colonization and e cosystem assembly on the Krakatau archipelago, Indonesia; na tural forest development from primary xerosere; bacteria; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 7 DATE OF INFORMATION 25.09.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Macquarie University SUBDIVISIONS School of Biological Sciences CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Sydney, NSW 2109 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE (02) 805 8645 FAX (02) 805 8799 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia, Pacific Region TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical dese rts and arid lands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atol ls); botany/vegetation science; zoology and faunistics; mamm als; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; higher plants ( angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 229 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.05.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Macquarie University SUBDIVISIONS School of Earth Sciences CONTACT Dr. P. B. Mitchell ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Sydney, NSW 2109 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia, Pacific Region TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x geomorphology MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; riv ers and streams; other types of wetlands; soil science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION geomorphology; mine site reha bilitation; Ranger Uranium and Rum Jungle, Northern Territor y, Australia. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 16 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Monash University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology CONTACT Dr. P. S. Lake or Dr. D. J. O'Dowd ADDRESS1 Clayton ADDRESS2 CITY Melbourne, Victoria 3168 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE (03) 565-5653 (Dr. Lake), (03) 565-5644 (Dr. O'Dow d) FAX (03) 565-5613 TELEX AA32691 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia, Papua New Guinea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; other types o f wetlands; islands; botany/vegetation science; conservation /protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fo restry; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; insects ; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 132 DATE OF INFORMATION 12.11.91 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 GPO Box 4160 ADDRESS2 CITY Darwin, NT 5794 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information given in a letter by Tropi cal Grassland Society of Australia, c/o CSIRO, 306 Carmody R d., St. Lucia, Qld. 4067, Australia GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 131 DATE OF INFORMATION 12.11.91 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Queensland Department of Primary Industry SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 GPO Box 46 ADDRESS2 CITY Brisbane, Qld. 4001 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information given in a letter by Tropi cal Grassland Society of Australia, c/o CSIRO, 306 Carmody R d., St. Lucia, Qld. 4067, Australia GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 533 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Queensland Herbarium SUBDIVISIONS Department of Environment and Heritage CONTACT ADDRESS1 Meiers Road ADDRESS2 CITY Indooroopilly, Queensland 4068 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE 07-8779321 FAX 07-3716655 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Australia, Queensland TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x riverine, upland, relict e tc. OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS x AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x vegetation surveying and mapping CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (bota ny); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected a reas/wildlife resources; higher plants (angio- and gymnosper ms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION riverine, upland, relict fore sts; vegetation surveying and mapping REMARKS The Queensland Herbarium is part of a Queensland Sta te Government Department, therefore research is concentrated on Queensland. However, interest exists in other parts of A ustralia wherever the plants and communities the Herbarium s tudies cross state borders. The Herbariums's grass taxonomis t is soon to publish a new edition of "A Key to Australian G rasses". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 467 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE bot ACRONYM NAME Royal Botanic Gardens SUBDIVISIONS National Herbarium of NSW CONTACT ADDRESS1 Mrs Macquaries Road ADDRESS2 CITY Sydney NSW 2000 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE 02-231-8111 FAX 02-254-4403 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Australia, Papua New Guinea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Australia, Papua New Guinea GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Australia FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x Australia FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxo nomy (botany); higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns /mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 15 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The Australian National University SUBDIVISIONS Department of Geography CONTACT ADDRESS1 GPO Box 4 ADDRESS2 CITY Canberra, ACT 2601 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE (062) 49-5111 FAX TELEX AA62760 NATUNI E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical deserts and arid lands; coasts a nd coastal areas (incl. mangroves); conservation/protected a reas/wildlife resources; higher plants (angio- and gymnosper ms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION palaeoecology and palynology of semi-evergreen vine-thickets in wet and dry tropics of Au stralia; palaeoenvironments of rainforest refugia in norther n Queensland. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 11 DATE OF INFORMATION 21.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The Flinders University of South Australia SUBDIVISIONS School of Biological Sciences CONTACT Dr. K. O. Cox, Dean ADDRESS1 GPO Box 2100 ADDRESS2 CITY Adelaide 5001 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE (08) 201-2280 FAX (08) 201-3015 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter), Dr. Cox. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Northern Australia, Papua New Guin ea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; bot any/vegetation science; zoology and faunistics; insects; hig her plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Ant-plant interactions (Dr. M. A. Whalen, Dr. D. A. Mackay). Field sites at Paluma (northern Queensland), Baiyer River wildlife sanctuary near Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea . ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 14 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Melbourne SUBDIVISIONS School of Botany CONTACT Dr. David Guest ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Parkville, Victoria 3052 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE (03) 344-5049 FAX (03) 344-7049 TELEX AA35185 UNIMEL E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, AS; Australia (tropical); SE Asia: Philippines, Indonesia; Pacific: Papua New Guinea. TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x plant diseases CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; botany/vegetation science; hig her plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Phytophthora diseases of coco nuts, cocoa and tobacco. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 8 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Queensland SUBDIVISIONS Centre for Conservation Biology CONTACT Peter Hale, Executive Officer ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Brisbane, Qld. 4072 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE (+61) (07) 365 2527, -365 2471 FAX (07) 365 1655 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia, Indonesia, Solomon Isla nds, Papua New Guinea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x native animals ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; t ropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal area s (incl. mangroves); islands; animal husbandry/livestock; an thropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation scien ce; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); m ammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; other inverteb rates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/ lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS Field stations: Australia - southern Queensland rainforest: Gambubal semi-arid woodland: Idalia coral reef: Heron Island coastal: Stradbroke Island ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 130 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Queensland SUBDIVISIONS Department of Agriculture CONTACT ADDRESS1 St. Lucia ADDRESS2 CITY Brisbane, Qld. 4072 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE +61 7 365-3458 FAX +61 7 365-1177 TELEX UNIVQLD AA40315 E-MAIL agbm@uqvax.cc.uq.oz.au SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, departm ent description) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia, Queensland, overseas co llaboration TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS x ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; agr iculture; other tropical farming systems; forestry; agrofore stry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; so il science; mammals; fish; higher plants (angio- and gymnosp erms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Main areas of research: Land management: rehabilitation of mines lands; soil acidity and management of acid soils; soil structural degradation, erosion; sustainable land use; economics of land use. Agroforestry/forestry: silvopastoral research; fodder tree l egumes (particularly Sesbania sesban and Leucaena leucocepha la; tree establishment. Plant improvement: efficiency of water use in field crops (m ainly rice, barley, sorghum, cassava); genotypic adaptation in plant breeding; agricultural biotechnology. Animal production from tropical pastures: phosphorus and oth er nutrient deficiencies; nutritive value of tropical forage s; goat research. Keywords taken from department description. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 2 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.05.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Sydney SUBDIVISIONS School of Biological Sciences CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Sydney, NSW 2006 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE (02) 692-3392 (02) 692-4153 (02) 692-4746 FAX (02) 692-4812 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire), Resear ch Office. GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia, Papua New Guinea (Fly R iver), tropical Pacific TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Australia, North Queensland PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Australia, Northern Terr. TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Australia, western Queensl . RIVERS AND STREAMS x Papua New Guinea (Fly River) LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x swamps; Austr., North. Terr. TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x Australia, Gre at Barr. Reef COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Australia, Grea t Barr. Reef ISLANDS x Australia, One Tree Island, Great Barr. Reef MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x Australia, Great Barr. Reef SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Australia, ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Australia, Great Barr. Reef FISHERIES x Australia, Great Barr. Reef FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x Australia, Great Barr. Reef SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Australia, One Tree Island, Grea t Barr. Reef SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x Australia, One Tree Island, Great Barr. Reef OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x Australia, western and northern Queensland BIRDS FISH x Australia, trop. Pacific REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x Australia, Northern Terr. INSECTS x Australia, Northern Terr. OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Australia, One Tree Island, Great Barr. Reef FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical des erts and arid lands; rivers and streams; other types of wetl ands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts an d coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; botany/vegetatio n science; general ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; oc ean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolog y); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosper ms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Rivers & streams: estuary zon e only. Conservation: pollution aspects of mining. REMARKS Field stations: One Tree Island Field Station, Great Barrier Reef ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 4 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.03.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Western Australia SUBDIVISIONS Centre for Water Research CONTACT Caroline Wood ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Nedlands, Western Australia 6009 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE (09) 380-2466 FAX (09) 380-1015 TELEX AA92992 E-MAIL wood@water.cwr.uwa.edu.au SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; coasts and coast al areas (incl. mangroves); ecosystems research; limnology/h ydrology; ocean science; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Coastal engineering and ocean ography, surface and subsurface hydrology, environmental flu id dynamics (mixing and dispersion in lakes), hydraulics and geophysical fluid dynamics (transport processes in lakes, e stuaries and coastal seas), environmental modelling (numeric al models for and simulation of lakes and reservoirs), envir onmental quality (production of phytoplankton in lakes and c oastal seas, water and wastewater treatment processes, toxic chemicals in aquatic systems), catchment management, aquati c ecology. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 6 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Western Australia SUBDIVISIONS Department of Anthropology CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Nedlands, Western Australia 6009 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, OC; Thailand; Western Australia, N orthern Territory, north Queensland gulf country TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x Thailand PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Australia TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x Australia RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Australia ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x Australia/Thailand BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); anthropology/eth nobotany/ethnozoology; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 5 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Western Australia SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Nedlands, Western Australia 6009 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia (Western Australia) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; tropical o ceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); zoology and faunistics; mammals; reptiles and amphibians; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 3 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Western Australia SUBDIVISIONS School of Agriculture CONTACT Prof. B. T. Steer, ACNARP Tropical Crops Research ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Nedlands, WA 6009 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; soil science; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The School of Agriculture is involved in the Austral ian Cooperation with the National Agricultural Research Proj ect of Thailand (ACNARP). The National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) is a program within the Thai Department of A griculture sponsored by the Thai government and the World Ba nk. NARP is intended to strengthen the capability of the Tha i Department of Agriculture to carry out national agricultur al research programs. In the context of ACNARP, the Universi ty of Western Australia offers courses for Thai students of agriculture that lead to a MSc (Agric). Information taken from: STEER, NB.T. (1990): Building Third World institutions through aid projects: the ACNARP program. Proc. Conference on Australian Education and Training, Canb erra. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 525 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM TGS NAME Tropical Grassland Society of Australia, Inc. SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Cam McDonald, Hon. Secretary ADDRESS1 c/o CSIRO ADDRESS2 306 Carmody Road CITY St. Lucia Brisbane, Qld. 4067 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE 61-07-3770209 FAX 61-07-3713946 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x tropical grasslands AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION tropical grasslands REMARKS The Society does not carry out actual research, but promotes research and development of better technology in tr opical agriculture. Objectives are: - to publicise information of interest to primary producers and scientists; - to improve the relevance of research and adoption of techn ology through the interchange of ideas between scientsts and primary producers; - to promote the findings of Australian pasture research and development to overseas workers, and to draw on their exper ience for application in Australia. The Society publishes a quarterly journal and a bimonthly ne wsletter, holds Field Days and conducts an annual primary pr oducer competition for innovation and development of tropica l pastures. Information taken from letter. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 374 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM TWRC NAME Tropical Weeds Research Centre Department of Lands SUBDIVISIONS Land Sustainability Sub-Program CONTACT Professional Leader ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 187 ADDRESS2 CITY Charters Towers, Qld. 4820 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE 077 87-3300 FAX 077 87-3969 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, informa tion sheet) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Australia, Queensland TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x Feral pig research SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x Feral pig research OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Melaleuca swamp lands ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x weed/pest biology CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x related to feral animals SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x insect host testing MAMMALS x pigs BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; coasts and coastal areas (inc l. mangroves); botany/vegetation science; general ecology (b otany); zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); m ammals; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Feral animals; insect host te sting; chemical control of plant species and non-target effe cts of herbicide application; Melaleuca swamplands; weed bio logy; pest biology. Heteropsylla (Psyllidae) on Giant Sensitive Plant; Rhinacloa callicrates (Heteroptera) and Mimosetes ulkei (Coleoptera) on Parkinsonia; Calligrapha pantherina (Coleoptera) on Sida spp.; Listronotus setosipennis (Coleoptera) and Platphalonid ia mystica (Lepidoptera) on Parthenium. Development or imporvement of chemical control methods for w eeds of rangeland and associated areas (rubber vine, prickly acacia, chinee apple, Parkinsonia, bellyache bush, mesquite , calotrope and lantana); weeds of the wet tropics, coastal or tableland areas (blue thunbergia, milkweed, sicklepod, da rk blue snakeweed, pond apple, singapore daisy, tobacco weed ); weeds of waterways (cabomba). Establishment of permanent sites. Longevity of sicklepod see ds, impact of fire. Information taken from information sheet. REMARKS The TWRC is part of the Land Protection Branch of th e Department of Lands. It has a staff of 21 (incl. 4 scienti sts, 4 scientific assistents, 6 experimentalists). Operation area is the northern half of Queensland. Research results b enefit the grazing industry, other primary industries(e.g. s ugar, dairying), tourism, maintenance of waterways, maintana nce of public land and National Parks. The aim of TWRC is to develop pest control methods that lead ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology to a reduction of density and distribution of weeds and pes t animals. Research covers studies on distribution and popul ation changes of pests and their control by chemical, biol ogical, ecological (managerial) and mechanical means. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 9 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.06.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM UNE-Armidale NAME University of New England SUBDIVISIONS Botany Department CONTACT Prof. R. D. B. Whalley, Head ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Armidale, NSW 2351 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE (67) 732475 FAX (67) 733283 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia (Great Barrier Reef) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x mineral cycling CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; t ropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); islands; botany/ vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (botany); ocean science; soil science; higher plants (angio- and gymno sperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Mineral cycling in and around coral cays (Dr. J. L. Charley). REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 12 DATE OF INFORMATION 25.03.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Wollongong SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Dr. David Ayre ADDRESS1 POB 1144 ADDRESS2 CITY Wollongong, NSW 2522 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia (Great Barrier Reef) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x population ecology, genetics SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x corals HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); other i nvertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Population ecology and geneti cs of reef-building corals, coral demography and life-histor ies, self-recognition in corals. REMARKS Work on the Great Barrier Reef has concentrated on t he central region (Australian Institute of Marine Science 19 83-88). Now other areas of the reef, especially the Lizard I sland, Heron Island and Orpheus Island field stations. Other researchers of this institution have carried out work on the secondary metabolites of tropical invertebrates (bioc hemistry) and the physical geography of Indopacific reefs an d reef building. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 133 DATE OF INFORMATION 12.11.91 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Western Australian Department of Agriculture SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY South Perth, WA 6151 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Australia TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Information given in a letter by Tropi cal Grassland Society of Australia, c/0 CSIRO, 306 Carmody R d., St. Lucia, Qld. 4067, Australia GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 610 DATE OF INFORMATION 25.10.93 TYPE int ACRONYM NAME Charles Darwin Research Station SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Chantal M. Blanton, Director ADDRESS1 c/o Casilla 17-01-3891 ADDRESS2 CITY Quito ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Ecuador/Gal pagos TELEPHONE 593-5-526-146/147 or Quito: 593-2-244803/241573 FAX 593-4-564-636 or Quito: 593-2-443-935 TELEX E-MAIL director@fcdarwin.org.ec or Quito: darwin@fchd.ec SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, OC, Gal pagos (Ecuador) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x only San Christobal Island LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x Salt pools, flamingo lagoons, fres hwater sloughs; TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x Conservation agroforestry ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x only San Cristobal Island OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x genetics of endemic herpetofauna OTHER CATEGORIES x Marine biology; control of introduced ani mals and plants; quarantine research; park buffer zone manag ement; ecotourism studies (visitor preferences); MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x especially marine HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (incl. co ral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangr oves); islands; mountains and highlands; agriculture; botany /vegetation science; conservation/protected areas/wildlife r esources; ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; agrofore stry; afforestation/reforestation; forest management; limnol ogy/hydrology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; genera l ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals ; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other inver tebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/moss es/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION salt pools, flamingo lagoons, freshwater sloughs; conservation agroforestry; genetics of endemic herpetofauna; marine biology; control of introduced animals and plants; quarantine research; National Park buffe r zone management; ecotourism studies; REMARKS The Charles Darwin Research Station is part of the C harles Darwin Foundation for the Gal pagos Islands, an inter national foundation (same address). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 284 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.07.93 TYPE int ACRONYM NAME Fiji-German Forestry Project SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Jaap de Vletter/Dr. Wieland Knzel ADDRESS1 PO Box 14041 ADDRESS2 CITY Suva ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Fiji TELEPHONE 679-315 533, -479 445 FAX 679-301 758, -400 477 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Fiji TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; forestry; agr oforestry; forest management; higher plants (angio- and gymn osperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION sustainable production, indig enous forests REMARKS The Fiji-German Forestry Project supports the Natura l Forest Management Pilot Project (NFMPP) which was started by the Research Division of the Forestry Department. Main ob jective of the NFMPP is "to develop detailed prescriptions f or the management of indigenous forests, focussing on the op tion of controlled selection logging followed by natural reg eneration (no expensive plantation efforts after logging). T he management operations should be designed in such a way th at they can be implemented by the forest owners themselves w ith a minimum of support through the Forestry Department. Al so, the management operations should be ecologically feasibl e and still financially attractive. Other objectives include the training of landowners and staf f of the Forestry Department and the establishment of a demo nstration area where the effects of controlled selection log ging can be demonstrated to various target groups." (Informa tion contained in brochure about NFMPP). A permanent milti-disciolinary Working Group has prepared th e implementation of combined agriculture-forestry (agrofores try) activities in Fiji. These activities have commenced on a small scale in September 1989, and are being implemented i n cooperation between the Ministry for Primary Industries, C ooperatives and Forestry, and the Ministry of Forests. Curre ntly, activities are centered in Naitasiri, Central Division , and are expected to expand to other agro-ecological zones within Fiji (information taken from brochure). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 159 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.05.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM USP NAME The University of the South Pacific SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Prof. Peter F. Newell ADDRESS1 GPO Box 1168 ADDRESS2 CITY Suva ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Fiji TELEPHONE 313900 (USP), 315601 (Biology Dpt.) FAX (679) 301305 (USP), (679) 302548 Biol./SPAS) TELEX FJ2276 (USP) E-MAIL KENCHINGTON@USP.AC.FJ SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Fiji, SE Pacific TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; rivers and streams; lakes; tr opical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coasta l areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; animal husbandry/livestock; botany/vegetation science; gene ral ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conserv ation/protected areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; forestr y; agroforestry; deforestation/erosion; forest management; f orest products; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; soil sci ence; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); sys tematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; insects; other invertebra tes; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/li chens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology) ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The University of the South Pacific is an educationa l institution jointly administered by twelve Pacific island nations: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Vanua tu, Niue, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Wester n Samoa. A marine (atoll) Field Station is situated in Kiribati (see separate entry). A general marine Field Station is situated at Dravuni, Fiji (Astrolabe Reef) (see entries for School of Pure and Applied Sciences and Marine Studies Programme). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 160 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM USP NAME The University of the South Pacific SUBDIVISIONS Marine Studies Programme CONTACT Prof. G. R. South, Director ADDRESS1 GPO Box 1168 ADDRESS2 CITY Suva ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Fiji TELEPHONE (679)-319 900, -305 272 FAX (679)-301 490 TELEX FJ2276 E-MAIL south_r@usp.ac.fj SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Fiji, Tonga, Western Samoa, Marsha ll Islands, Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, Solomon Islands, Va nuatu, Kiribati, Nauru TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x Fiji BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x ocean resources management; marine resour ces economics MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x algae FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; agric ulture; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; conservation/ protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fis heries; forestry; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; gen eral ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish ; other invertebrates; ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryont s; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Coral Reef Programme: environ mental biology of coral reefs; living resources of coral ree fs; non-living resources of coral reefs; coral reefs and cli mate change; management and sociological aspects of coral re efs. Atoll Research and Development Programme: atoll living resou rces; atoll non-living resources; atoll environmental issues ; atoll social issues; atoll economics. REMARKS The University of the South Pacific is an educationa l institution jointly administered by twelve Pacific island nations: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Wester n Samoa. The Coral Reef Programme is conceived as a long term researc h project with five sub-themes (see "Additional Subject Desc ription"). The programme is a principal focus for the resear ch activities of the University under the auspices of the Ma rine Studies Programme. It will be based at the Laucala Bay campus of USP, and at the Institute of Marine Resources, Hon iara, Solomon Islands. Coral reefs and climate change: a major programme related to climate change and sea-level rise is under way. A Marine Pu blic Education Program focuses on schools, curriculum develo ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology pment and the genreal public and is based in the Institute o f Education. The Marine Studies Programme also includes the Ocean Resourc es Management Programme, which offers courses in Ocean Resou rces Management, Fisheries Economics and Management, and rel ated topics. A reference collection of tropical marine organisms, particu larly corals, is maintained. The University of the South Pacific is the coordinating cent re for the Pacific Islands Marine Resources Information Syst em (PIMRIS), a collaborative programme involving USP, Forum Fisheries Agency, South Pacific Commission and the South Pac ific Applied Geoscience Commission. A data base on marine re sources is maintained by PIMRIS at USP. The Atoll Research and Development Programme is an interdisc iplinary programme designed to address the needs of the atol l nations served by the University of the South Pacific, pri ncipally but not exclusively Kiribati, Tuvalu and the Marsha ll Islands. The programme is designed along five themes (see "Additional Subject Description"), and is a sub-element of the Marine Studies Programme of USP, with a regional focus p rovided through the USP Atoll Research Programme (ARP) locat ed in Tarawa, Kiribati. USP operates (together with Astrolabe, Inc., 4812 V Street, Washington, DC 20007, Tel. (202) 625-1949) a field station o n Dravuni Island, Great Astrolabe Reef, Fiji. See also separate entries for Biology Department, School of Pure and Applied Sciences of USP and Atoll Research Station in Kiribati. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 161 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM USP NAME The University of the South Pacific SUBDIVISIONS School of Pure and Applied Sciences CONTACT Prof. Steve Willatt, Head ADDRESS1 GPO Box 1168 ADDRESS2 CITY Suva ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Fiji TELEPHONE 301246, 313900 FAX (679) 302 548 TELEX FJ2276 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Western Samo a, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Nauru, Marshall Islands, Tuval u, Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; rivers and st reams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); c oasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); agriculture; bota ny/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (botany); fisheries; forestry; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; soi l science; zoology and faunistics; fish; reptiles and amphib ians; insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Chemotaxonomy of tropical pla nts. Integrated watershed studies. REMARKS The University of the South Pacific is an educationa l institution jointly administered by twelve Pacific island nations: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Vanuatu, Niue, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Western Samoa and Marshall Islands. USP operates (together with Astrolabe, Inc., 4812 V Street, Washington, DC 20007, Tel. (202) 625-1949) a field station o n Dravuni Island, Great Astrolabe Reef, Fiji. Collaboration is with government departments, ORSTOM, UPNG, the University of Guam, SPREP (South Pacific Regional Enviro nment Program). See separate entries for Biology Department of USP, Marine S tudies Programme and Atoll Research Station, Kiribati. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 470 DATE OF INFORMATION 15.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM ORSTOM NAME Centre ORSTOM de Tahiti SUBDIVISIONS Laboratoire d'Ecologie V‚g‚tale CONTACT ADDRESS1 B.P. 529 ADDRESS2 CITY Papeete, Tahiti ENGLISH NAME ORSTOM (French Scientific Research Institute fo r Development through Cooperation); Laboratory of Plant Ecol ogy REGION OC COUNTRY France/Fr. Polynes ia (Tahiti) TELEPHONE 689-439887 FAX 689-429555 TELEX ORSTOM 580 FP E-MAIL meyer@tahiti.orstom.fr SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Tahiti (French Polynesia) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x biological invasion CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x Melastomataceae: Mi conia calvescens FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS islands; botany/vegetation science; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Bioecological study of Miconi a calvescens (Melastomataceae), the most important alien pla nt invader in French Polynesia (Tahiti, Moorea, Raiatea), fo r its control and prevention REMARKS ORSTOM is a French public body under the joint contr ol of the Minister of Research and Technology and the Minist er of Cooperation and Development, undertaking scientific re search in the intertropical zone. See also general entry for ORSTOM (#184) and entries for oth er ORSTOM entitites. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 459 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IFREMER NAME Institut Francais de Recherche et d'Exploitation de la Mer SUBDIVISIONS Laboratoire d'Aquaculture Tropicale CONTACT Jean Louis Martin ADDRESS1 B.P. 7004 ADDRESS2 CITY Taravao, Tahiti ENGLISH NAME French Institute for Research and Exploitation of the Sea Laboratory of Tropical Aquaculture REGION OC COUNTRY France/Fr. Polynes ia (Tahiti) TELEPHONE 689-571274 FAX 689- 572477 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Tahiti (French Polynesia) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x tropical Aquaculture MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x crustacean, molluscs HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); fisheries; ocean science; fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION research activities: reproduc tion nursery, growth (fish, shrimp); genetics and conservati on of gametes (shrimp); pathology, bacterial and virus disea ses (fish, shrimp, molluscs); nutritional requirements and f ood composition (fish, shrimp); ecophysiological studies (sh rimp, molluscs); aquaculture/environment interactions (shrim p); aquaculture structures, systems, techniques. Objectives: research and development in tropical aquaculture of fish (t ropical seabass), crustaceans (tropical shrimps) and mollusc s (pearl oyster); biology and physiology of P. margaritifera ; physiology, genetics, nutrition and environmental impact o f shrimp aquaculture; control of larval rearing, production of juveniles and growth for the tropical seabass Lates calca rifer. REMARKS The Institute has a staff of 70 (45 scientists) and a research budget of 525,000 Ecu/year (ca. 630,000 US$). Facilities include 2 hectares of ponds and concrete tanks, e xperimental rooms, shrimp and fish hatcheries, maturation un its and spawning rooms; laboratories, shrimp broodstock (P. vanamel, P. monodon, P. stylitorstirs, P. indicus) and fish broodstock (Lates calcarifer). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 163 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.05.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of the South Pacific SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Atoll Research Programme USP Centre ADDRESS2 PO Box 59 CITY Bairiki, Tarawa ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Kiribati TELEPHONE (686) 21493 FAX (686) 21419 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; anthr opology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; fisheries; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Ciguatera fish poisoning. She llfish study in lagoons. REMARKS Please also refer to the entry under "University of the South Pacific, The Institute of Marine Studies". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 18 DATE OF INFORMATION 14.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Auckland SUBDIVISIONS Department of Anthropology CONTACT ADDRESS1 Private Bag 92019 ADDRESS2 CITY Auckland ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY New Zealand TELEPHONE 0064-9-373-7999 FAX 0064-9-373 7441 TELEX E-MAIL HOD@ANTNOV1.AUKUNI.AC.NZ SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, OC; Indonesia, North Australia, Me lanesia, Polynesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x North Australia, Me lanesia TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x Polynesia, Mel anesia, Indonesia COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Polynesia, Mela nesia, North Australia, Indonesia ISLANDS x Polynesia, Melanesia, Indonesia MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x Melanesia, Polynesia, Indonesia SHIFTING CULTIVATION x Melanesia, Polynesia, Indonesia OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x Melanesia, Polynesia, Indon esia OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x Melanesia, Polynesia , Indonesia, North Australia BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x North Aust ralia, Polynesia, Melanesia ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FISHERIES x Polynesia FORESTRY x Indonesia, Polynesia, Melanesia AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x Indonesia, Polynesia, Melanesia FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Polynesia GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Polynesia SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tro pical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; agriculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming sy stems; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; conservation/p rotected areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; forestry; defo restation/erosion; zoology and faunistics; general ecology ( zoology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Prehistory, archaeology, huma n populations and ecology (Melanesia). REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 24 DATE OF INFORMATION 24.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Auckland SUBDIVISIONS Department of Botany CONTACT ADDRESS1 Private Bag ADDRESS2 CITY Auckland ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY New Zealand TELEPHONE 737-999 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, AF; South Pacific, East Africa TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS botany/vegetation science; higher plants (a ngio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 19 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.03.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Auckland SUBDIVISIONS Department of Chemistry CONTACT Dr. S. de Mora, Group Leader, Analytical Chemistry S ection ADDRESS1 Private Bag 92019 ADDRESS2 CITY Auckland ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY New Zealand TELEPHONE 64-9-3737599 ext 8338 FAX 64-9-3737422 TELEX E-MAIL demora@ccu1.auckland.ac.nz SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire). GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Fiji, northern Australia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Fiji ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Marine chemistry, sediment sy stems. Environmental monitoring of man-made contaminants (tributyl tin etc) (Analytical Chemistry Section). Phytochemistry (Fiji), sponge metabolites and taxonomy (N. A ustralia) (Organic Chemistry Section). REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 20 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Auckland SUBDIVISIONS Department of Environmental Science CONTACT Dr. J. Hay ADDRESS1 Private Bag ADDRESS2 CITY Auckland ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY New Zealand TELEPHONE 737-999 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Kiribati, Norfolk Island TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; ecosystems research; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION surface radiation budget stud ies, climate change studies. REMARKS Long term surface radiation budget monitoring at Kir ibati (Tarawa) and Norfolk Island ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 21 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.04.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Auckland SUBDIVISIONS Department of Geography CONTACT ADDRESS1 Private Bag 92019 ADDRESS2 CITY Auckland ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY New Zealand TELEPHONE 9-373-7999 FAX 9-373-7434 TELEX E-MAIL geog-eh@geog.auckland.ac.nz SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, CA; South Pacific islands, Great B arrier Reef (Australia); Jamaica, Galapagos (Ecuador) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x Jamaica SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x (New Zealand) LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x (New Zealand) TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x (New Zealand), Australia, South Pacific COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x (New Zealand), Australia, South Pacific ISLANDS x Galapagos, (New Zealand) MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x (New Zealand) GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x (New Zealand) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x biogeography (New Zealand) CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x (New Zeala nd) ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x (New Zealand) AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x (New Zealand) DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x (New Zealand) FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x Australia, South Pacific, (New Zealand) SOIL SCIENCE x (New Zealand) ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x biogeography (New Zealand) OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x Galapagos, (New Zealand) FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x (New Zealand) OTHER INVERTEBRATES x (New Zealand) HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x (New Zealand), Gala pagos, South Pacific, Jamaica FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; rivers and streams; other types of wetlands; tropica l oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal are as (incl. mangroves); islands; botany/vegetation science; ge neral ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlif e resources; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; forest m anagement; ocean science; soil science; zoology and faunisti cs; birds; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angi o- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Particular emphasis on coral reef, atoll and uplifted coral islands, especially hydrology (fresh and salt) and geomorphology. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 22 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Auckland SUBDIVISIONS Department of Geology CONTACT Dr. M. R. Gregory ADDRESS1 Private Bag ADDRESS2 CITY Auckland ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY New Zealand TELEPHONE 737-999 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; conse rvation/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION researching pelagic plastics across the Southwest Pacific: emphasis on: - environmental/conservational significance - encrusting biota - population dynamics, degradational pathways - input and output REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 23 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME The University of Auckland SUBDIVISIONS Department of Zoology CONTACT ADDRESS1 Private Bag ADDRESS2 CITY Auckland ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY New Zealand TELEPHONE 737-999 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, CA; Australia, New Caledonia, Baha mas, Papua New Guinea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls) ; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); conservation/p rotected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; ocea n science; zoology and faunistics; birds; fish; other invert ebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 17 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.10.91 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Canterbury SUBDIVISIONS Zoology Department CONTACT Dr. C.L.M. McLay, Head ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Christchurch ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY New Zealand TELEPHONE (03) 667 001 FAX (03) 642 024 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, SA, AS, AF; French Polynesia, Fiji , Niue, New Caledonia, Christmas Island, Australia, Philippi nes, Sri Lanka TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x physiology, behaviour MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x crustaceans, spiders OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical ocea ns (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (in cl. mangroves); islands; fisheries; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); f ish; insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ecology and systematics of Br achyura, Anomura (Dr. C. L. McLay); systematics of terrestri al Amphipoda (Dr. K. W. Duncan); spider behaviour (Dr. R. R. Jackson); insect systematics (P. M. Johns); fish ecology (D r. D. Shiel); terrestrial Brachyura, physiology (Dr. H. H. T aylor) REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 673 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.01.94 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Papua New Guinea Forest Research Institute SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Edward E. Nir ADDRESS1 PO Box 314 ADDRESS2 CITY Lae ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Papua New Guinea TELEPHONE 424188 FAX 424357 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Papua New Guinea, Malesia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Malesia GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x Papua New Guinea AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; botany/vegetation science; ge neral ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); fores try; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; forest manag ement; forest products; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 499 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Papua New Guinea SUBDIVISIONS Biology Department CONTACT ADDRESS1 Box 320 ADDRESS2 CITY University Post Office ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Papua New Guinea TELEPHONE 675 267210 FAX 675 267187 TELEX NE22366 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, Researc h Report) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves ); islands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (bota ny); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected a reas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; for estry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestat ion/erosion; forest management; forest products; limnology/h ydrology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general eco logy (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; bir ds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; higher plants (a ngio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryon ts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Research and consultancy skil ls of the Faculty of Science staff: marine zoology; coral r eef biology and ecology; biological deterioration of industr ial materials and stored products, upgrading waste materials and recycling; animal physiology; environmental planning an d resource management; traditional knowledge and utilization of resources of Papua New Guinea communities; plant-animal interactions; insect ecology; biometrics; marine ecology; po pulation biology; evolutionary biology; taxonomy and ecology of vertebrates of New Guinea; freshwater, estuarine and mar ine fish ecology; mangrove and seagrass ecosystems and relat ed coastal zone planning; plant population ecology; quantita tive ecology (all Department of Biology). Effects of chemical pollutants on the environment; integrate d pest control; pesticide residues; databases for pesticides , industrial and consumer chemicals for South Pacific countr ies;regulation of international trade in hazardous chemicals ; chemical management. Some research projects of the Biology Department: sea urchin s and coral-algae-urchin interactions; biodegradation of cof fee and cocoa waste; survey of Megapodius eremita eremita on the island of Lihir; potable water and effluent quality; di spersal of seeds by fruit bats; flora of Motupore Island; tr aditional porpoise harvest (Solomon Islands);botanical inven tory of Varirata National Park; phenological studies on fore ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology st trees at Varirata National Park; bird behaviour at flower ing and fruiting trees; behavioural ecology of coral-inhabit ing crustaceans; identification of marine organisms by biolu minescence; fisheries and coastal resources development; lea therback turtles Dermochelys coriacea; vertical longline fis hing in deep tropical waters; capture mechanisms of Barramun di gillnet fishing; trawl efficiency device; bottom longline gear in tropical shallow waters; systematics of New Guinea frogs; fallow vegetation around Morobe Province; Conservatio n Needs Assessment (CNA) for Papua New Guinea: forest botany ; natural forest regeneration following selective logging (K aut, New Ireland Province) and after clear-fell logging (Gog ol area, Madang Province). Chemistry Department: bioassay guided isolation of anticance r compounds from Papua New Guinea sponges; assessment of pol lutant loads of industrial effluents in Port Moresby; lead p ollution from motor vehicle emissions; antibiotic and antitu mor agents from native plants. Information from "Faculty of Science - Research Report 1991" . REMARKS Motupore Island Research Department operates and mai ntains the Motupore Island Research Centre and the Tahira Ma rine Base. The Tahira Marine Base is situated on the shore of Bootless Inlet, some 20 minutes'drive southeast of Port Moresby.Facil ities include a jetty, boat ramp and boat house, running sea water system, and extensive culture and aquarium facilities. Motupore Island covers some 19 ha of land area and is reache d by a short boat ride from Tahira. The surrounding waters c ontain good examples of all the main tropical marine habitat s. Most of the land area is taken up by eucalypt savanna wit h patches of open grassland. The island possesses an importa nt archaeological site. The research station offers accomoda tion for 32 persons. Prospective users of the research station should contact the Head for further information. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 440 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Technology SUBDIVISIONS Department of Agriculture CONTACT Jonathan Carter Reid ADDRESS1 Private Mail Bag ADDRESS2 CITY Lae ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY Papua New Guinea TELEPHONE 43-4459 FAX 45-7373 TELEX E-MAIL Internet: davidb@lib.unitech.ac.pg SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Papua New Guinea TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS x Agroecosystems AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS x individuals researching crops ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x including rabbits ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Insects; Herpetology SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x Insects; Herpetology OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x Butterfly farming MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS mountains and highlands; agriculture; shift ing cultivation; other tropical farming systems; animal husb andry/livestock; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); soil science; zoolo gy and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/ta xonomy (zoology); reptiles and amphibians; insects; higher p lants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/p rocaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Agroecosystems; rabbits; butt erfly farming; herpetology. REMARKS The Department is available for nationwide consultan cy, generally staff work within the province. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 502 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Guam SUBDIVISIONS College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Agricultural Experiment Station CONTACT ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Mangilao, Guam 96923 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY USA/Guam TELEPHONE (671) 734-3113 FAX (671) 734-6842 TELEX E-MAIL cals.uog@cup.portal.com SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; secondary rai n forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; other type s of wetlands; islands; agriculture; other tropical farming systems; animal husbandry/livestock; botany/vegetation scien ce; general ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/w ildlife resources; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/ref orestation; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ec ology (zoology); insects; higher plants (angio- and gymnospe rms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION fruit crops (papaya, mango); vegetable crops (solanaceous crops, tropical legumes as gree n manures); ornamentals (orchids, turf grass); alley croppin g (okra); agricultural engineering (micro-irrigation); ferti lizer; biological control (Ophiomyia phaseoli; Aphis cracciv ora; Pericyma cruegeri; Aulacophora similis; taro pests; Mar uca testulalis; cabbage pests; Lantana camara; Chromolaena o dorata; plant pathology (including plant diseases database w ith 950 records of diseases of tropical and subtropical vege tables, fruits and root crops); agricultural economics; anim al science. Additional keywords taken from "Agricultural Experiment Stat ion - Annual Report 1992". REMARKS The Agricultural Experiment Station has a staff of 1 2. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 503 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM UOG NAME University of Guam SUBDIVISIONS Marine Laboratory CONTACT ADDRESS1 UOG Station ADDRESS2 CITY Mangilao, Guam 96923 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY USA/Guam TELEPHONE (671) 734-2421 FAX (671) 734-6767 TELEX E-MAIL marinelab@uog.pacific.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Guam, Micronesia, Pacific Islands TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x aquaculture ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x chemical ecology CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x chemical ecology OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); islands; agriculture; botany/vegeta tion science; general ecology (botany); fisheries; ocean sci ence; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); sys tematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; other invertebrates; fern s/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION aquaculture, chemical ecology REMARKS The University of Guam is a Land Grant institution e stablished as the only US university in the Western Pacific. It is the primary institution of higher learning for Micron esia, including Guam (a US territory), the Commonwealth of t he Northern Marianas, the Marshall Islands, Kosrae, Chuuk, Y ap, Pohnpei, and Belau. The campus lies about 10 kilometeres from Agana, the capital of Guam. Total enrollment is about 2500. The University offers a Master of Science degree in Biology with specialization in tropical marine biology. The program is supported by the Marine Laboratory and the Division of Na tural Sciences. The Marine Laboratory maintains a flowing se awater system for culture and maintenance of organisms. Cora l reefs and related habitats are easily accessible from shor e or by the Laboratory's three outboard motor boats. Marine flora and fauna include about 300 scleractinian coral specie s, 200 marine algae, 1050 molluscs, and 880 fishes. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 498 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.07.93 TYPE mus ACRONYM BPBM NAME Bishop Museum SUBDIVISIONS Research CONTACT Dr. Allen Allison, Ass. Director Research ADDRESS1 Box 19000-A ADDRESS2 CITY Honolulu, HI 96817 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY USA/Hawaii TELEPHONE (808) 847-3511 FAX (808) 841-8968 TELEX E-MAIL allison@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC, Pacific Rim and Basin, particularl y New Guinea and Hawaii TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetland s; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts an d coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and hi ghlands; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/veget ation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonom y (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; othe r invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fer ns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Department of Botany: maintai ns a collection of nearly 500,000 specimens of Hawaiian and Pacific flowering plants, ferns, algae, mosses, fungi, and l ichens. Research focuses on the identification, distribution and evolution of the plants of Hawai'i and the Pacific. Rec ent completion of the "Manual of the Flowering Plants of Haw ai'i". Department of Entomology: research on the classification, bi ology, biogeography, ecology, and evolution of insects and r elated terrestrial arthropods of Hawai'i, the Pacific, and i ts source areas. Current research subjects include an overvi ew of the insect fauna of the Hawaiian Isldands, the ecology of rainforest canopy insects in Papua New Guinea, the evolu tion of cave arthropods in Hawai'i and elsewhere; classifica tion of flies, beetles, and moths in the Pacific Basin. Refe rence collection of 13.5 million species (third largest in t he USA). Department of Zoology: classification, ecology, evolution an d distribution of Indo-Pacific animals. Maintains the world' s largest and most complete collections of fauna from Hawai' i and the Pacific. Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden (in development): research, conservation, and education in traditional Hawaiia n land and plant use. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology Department of Anthropology: studies on the cultural history of Hawai'i and other Pacific islands. Major archaeological r esearch is being carried out in French Polynesia and the Haw aiian Islands. Flora of the Philippines Project (in collaboration with the Philippine National Museum). Information from leaflet "Bishop Museum - Research and Schol arly Studies" and "Bishop Museum - Annual Report 1990-1991". REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 144 DATE OF INFORMATION 19.05.93 TYPE soc ACRONYM PSA NAME Pacific Science Association SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT L. G. Eldredge, Executive Secretary ADDRESS1 PO Box 17801 ADDRESS2 CITY Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY USA/Hawaii TELEPHONE (808) 848-4139 FAX (808) 841-8968 TELEX E-MAIL psa@bishop.bishop.hawaii.org SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; Pacific (tropical and non-tropical ) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS x ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropic al oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal ar eas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; agr iculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming syste ms; animal husbandry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/eth nozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botan y); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected ar eas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; fore stry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestati on/erosion; forest management; forest products; limnology/hy drology; ocean science; soil science; zoology and faunistics ; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; oth er invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fe rns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology) ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The Pacific Science Association is a scientific asso ciation that includes as members scientific organizations in countries or definite geographic areas within or bordering the Pacific or with major scientific interests in the region ; scientific academies, research councils, educational insti tutions or similar bodies, libraries and museums; commercial and industrial organizations, research and development inst itutions and laboratories as well as individual persons. The Pacific Science Association does not carry out its own r esearch, but acts as a coordinator and facilitator. The Secretariat publishes the "Information Bulletin" (four n umbers a year) with news of Association activities and of de velopments in Pacific science. Other occasional publications are generated by the Associati on and its Scientific Committees, notably the Coral Reef New sletter from the Coral Reef Committee and Pacific Annual fro ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology m the Marine Sciences Committee. The Pacific Science Association collaborated in the compilat ion of the "Directory of Coral Research Facilities of the World". ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 289 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME Southwest Fisheries Science Center National Marine Fisheries Service SUBDIVISIONS Honolulu Laboratory CONTACT Dr. Jeffrey Polovina Chief Insular Resources Investigations ADDRESS1 NOAA ADDRESS2 2570 Dole St. CITY Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 ENGLISH NAME REGION OC COUNTRY USA/Hawaii TELEPHONE 808-943-1221 FAX 808-943-1290 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS OC; USA, Hawaii TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); ecosystems research; fisheries; ocean science; zoology and f aunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; fish; reptile s and amphibians; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 414 DATE OF INFORMATION 06.08.93 TYPE priv ACRONYM CIEF NAME Centro de Investigaciones y Experiencias Forestales SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Guillermo Cristian Bunse ADDRESS1 Moreno 431 ADDRESS2 CITY 1091 Buenos Aires ENGLISH NAME Forest Research and Experimentation Center REGION SA COUNTRY Argentina TELEPHONE 0541-343-4930/9270 FAX 0541-7800/7802 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter, brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Argentina (Northeast, northwestern montane region) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x Genetic improvement LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; forestry; fo rest management; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Genetic improvement of Argent ine forestry; Pinus spp.; Eucalyptus spp.; Salicaceae; Arauc aria angustifolia; native species of the Northeastern rainfo rest; silviculture and management; plant protection; wood te chnology. Keywords taken from brochure. REMARKS CIEF was founded in 1985 by a group of Argentine for estry enterprises. Its goals are: - To carry out research and experiments on its own or with t hird parties in order to produce the scientific and technolo gical information needed to improve Argentine forestry; - To coordinate the activities with public and private insti tutions both in Argentina and abroad; - To promote the improvement of the scientific and technolog ical level of the professionals involved in forestry researc h; - To contribute to the extension of scientific and technical information. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 164 DATE OF INFORMATION 16.06.92 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Instituto Miguel Lillo SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Miguel Lillo 205 ADDRESS2 CITY 4000 San Miguel de Tucum n ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Argentina TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION letter by Secretar¡a Ejecutiva, Consej o Nacional de Investigaciones Cient¡ficas y T‚cnicas, Rivada via 1917, 1033 Buenos Aires GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Argentina, Paraguay TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; botany/vege tation science; zoology and faunistics; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 491 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM SAGYP NAME Ministerio de Econom¡a y Obras y Servicios P£blicos Subsecretaria de Agricultura, Ganader¡a y Pesca SUBDIVISIONS Direcci¢n de Producci¢n Forestal CONTACT ADDRESS1 AV. Paseo Colon 982 ADDRESS2 CITY 1063 Buenos Aires ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Argentina TELEPHONE 362-4803 FAX 362-4803 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Argentina TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; forestry; agroforestry; affor estation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest manage ment; forest products; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 615 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM UNaM NAME Misiones National University SUBDIVISIONS Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Qu¡micas y Natura les Misiones Entomofauna Survey Project CONTACT ADDRESS1 F‚lix de Azara 1552-7-F ADDRESS2 CITY 3500 Posadas (Misiones) ENGLISH NAME National University of Misiones Faculty of Exact Sciences REGION SA COUNTRY Argentina TELEPHONE +54-(0)752- 22186 interno 102 FAX +54-(0)752-25414 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Argentina, Misiones TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; zoology and faunistics; gener al ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammal s; birds; reptiles and amphibians; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 165 DATE OF INFORMATION 16.06.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad de Buenos Aires SUBDIVISIONS Departamento de Ciencias Biol¢gicas Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, F¡sicas y Naturales CONTACT ADDRESS1 Ciudad Universitaria, Pabell¢n II ADDRESS2 CITY 1428 Buenos Aires ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Argentina TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION letter by Secretar¡a Ejecutiva, Consej o Nacional de Investigaciones Cient¡ficas y T‚cnicas, Rivada via 1917, 1033 Buenos Aires GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Argentina, Paraguay TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; botany/vege tation science; zoology and faunistics; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 166 DATE OF INFORMATION 16.06.92 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad Nacional de C¢rdoba SUBDIVISIONS Centro de Zoolog¡a Aplicada Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, F¡sicas y Naturales CONTACT ADDRESS1 Casilla de Correo 122 Pabell¢n II ADDRESS2 CITY 5000 C¢rdoba ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Argentina TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION letter by Secretar¡a Ejecutiva, Consej o Nacional de Investigaciones Cient¡ficas y T‚cnicas, Rivada via 1917, 1033 Buenos Aires GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Argentina, Paraguay TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; botany/vege tation science; zoology and faunistics; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 429 DATE OF INFORMATION 12.08.93 TYPE mus ACRONYM NAME Universidad Nacional de Misiones SUBDIVISIONS Facultad de Ciencias Forestales Instituto Subtropical de Investigaciones Forestales CONTACT Ing. Ftal. J.M. Kozarik ADDRESS1 Calle Bertoni 124 ADDRESS2 CITY 3382 Eldorado (Misiones) ENGLISH NAME Subtropical Institute of Forestry Resources REGION SA COUNTRY Argentina TELEPHONE 0751-31526/31780 FAX 0751-31766 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Argentina TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; botany/vegetation science; ge neral ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlif e resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; af forestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest man agement; forest products; higher plants (angio- and gymnospe rms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 423 DATE OF INFORMATION 16.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Instituto de Ecologia SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Franklin Koya C., Director ADDRESS1 Calle 27 Cota Cota ADDRESS2 Casilla 10077 CITY La Paz ENGLISH NAME Institute of Ecology REGION SA COUNTRY Bolivia TELEPHONE (00591) 2-792582/792416 FAX (00591) 2-797511 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Bolivia (Departamentos de La Paz, Cochabamba, Beni, Santa Cruz, Pando, Tarija, Oruro) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Humid forest; forest islan ds; gallery forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; mountains and highlands; agricu lture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation sc ience; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botan y); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosyst ems research; fisheries; forestry; agroforestry; afforestati on/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; limnology/hydrology; soil science; zoology and faunistics; g eneral ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); ma mmals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns /mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Yungas (East Andean slopes an d valleys); forest islands; humid forests; gallery forest; s avannas. REMARKS The Instituto de Ecolog¡a is a research institute af filiated with the Carrera de Biolog¡a of the Universidad May or de San Andres de La Paz. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 437 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Biological Research Station of the University of Tbing en at the PUC-University SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Dieter Wittmann ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Porto Alegre, RS ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE 0055-51-3391511 ext. 3280 FAX 0055-51-3391564 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Araucaria forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x Pollination Ecology CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x of Araucaria forest DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); forestr y; afforestation/reforestation; forest management; forest pr oducts; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); i nsects; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycol ogy); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Araucaria forests; pollinatio n ecology; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 501 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.07.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM EMPRAPA-CPAP NAME Centro de Pesquisa Agropecu ria do Pantanal SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Rua 21 de Setembro, 1880 ADDRESS2 Bairro N. Sra. de F tima CITY Corumb , MS 79320-900 ENGLISH NAME Pantanal Livestock and Ecological Research Cent er REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE (067) 231-1430 FAX (067) 231-1430 TELEX 67 7044 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil, Pantanal do Mato Grosso TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; lak es; other types of wetlands; animal husbandry/livestock; bot any/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematic s/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife r esources; ecosystems research; fisheries; limnology/hydrolog y; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zo ology); mammals; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; hig her plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Climatology; sociology; econo my; reproduction; nutrition; remote sensing; sustainable dev elopment of currently existing production systems (cattle ra ising and fisheries; e.g. production of buffalo in areas of high water level; Pantanal cattle race; Pantanal horse race) ; search for alternative production systems for natural reso urces; management of wildlife and fisheries, environmental i mpact studies. Research is interdisciplinary, involving fiel ds such as animal production and health, wildlife and plant resources, geosciences, and socio-economic aspects of resour ce exploitation. Information taken from brochures. REMARKS The CPAP is a research center of the Brazilian Corpo ration for Agricultural Research (Empresa Brasileira de Pesq uisa Agropecu ria - EMBRAPA). It was founded in 1984 and pre sently has 157 employees (47 scientists). The mission of CPA P is to create, adapt and transfer knowledge and technologie s for the development of the Pantanal in the context of sust ainable development. The Pantanal do Mato Grosso in the upper Paraguay river basi n of South America is the world's largest floodplain. Approx imately 80% of the area (140,000 square kilometres) is withi n Brazil, the rest is shared by Paraguay and Bolivia. The re gion contains a great biological diversity. Economic activit ies include extensive cattle ranching, fishing, mining and t ourism. During the last 20 years, the intensification of agr iculture and mining in upland areas adjacent to the Pantanal , the increased hunting and fishing, and deforestation have ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology become the principal threats to the environment of the regio n. Field research at CPAP is carried out at two research ranche s in Mato Grosso do Sul State (Nhumirim and Leque, southern Pantanal) and a research station in Mato Grosso State (north ern Pantanal), with together 6,400 hectares. Nhumirim ranch also includes the Nhumirim Ecological Preserve (680 hectares ), protected since 1988. CPAP works together with private corporations, teaching and research institutions, and environmental organizations. Deve lopment of new projects is always welcome. Information taken from brochures. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 442 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.07.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM EMBRAPA/CPAC NAME Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecu ria - EMBRAPA SUBDIVISIONS Centro de Pesquisa Agropecu ria dos Cerrados - CPAC CONTACT ADDRESS1 KM 18 da BR-020 - Rod. Brasilia - Fortaleza ADDRESS2 Caixa Postal 08223 CITY 73.301-970 Planaltina DF ENGLISH NAME Savannas Agricultural Research Center REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE (061) 389-1121/3443/1171 FAX (061) 389-2953 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; riv ers and streams; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protec ted areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; soil science; zoology and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); insects; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 674 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.12.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM IAP NAME Instituto Ambiental do Paran  SUBDIVISIONS IAP/GTZ-PIAB CONTACT Dr. Marlies Treuersch ADDRESS1 Rua Engenheiros Rebou‡as, 1206 ADDRESS2 CITY 80215-100 Curitiba, PR ENGLISH NAME Environmental Institute of the State of Paran  REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE 0055-41-225 6283 FAX 0055-41-254 8257 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil, Paran  TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Mata Atlantica OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x reservoirs OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x only reptiles INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; rivers and streams; lakes; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; m ammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; other inverteb rates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Mata Atlantica (Atlantic fore st); environmental impact of large dams; classification syst ems for tropical/subtropical rivers and streams REMARKS The project concerning the environmental impact of l arge dams is being carried out in cooperation with the Germa n Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 228 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.04.93 TYPE ACRONYM INEA NAME Instituto de Etnobiologia da Amaz“nia SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Jos‚ Ant“nio Lopes Mendes ADDRESS1 Conjunto Maguary ADDRESS2 Alameda 3, Casa 1 CITY Icora‡y - Bel‚m, Par  ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE +55 91 248-0153 FAX +55 91 248-0601 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION Dr. Darrell A. Posey (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Amazonia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; coasts and coastal are as (incl. mangroves); agriculture; shifting cultivation; oth er tropical farming systems; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnoz oology; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; for estry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestat ion/erosion; forest management; forest products; mammals; bi rds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebr ates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/l ichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology) ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Traditional knowledge of indi genous and peasant groups of the Amazon. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 297 DATE OF INFORMATION 29.07.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM NAME ORSTOM-Mission in Brazil SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Michel Molinier ADDRESS1 CP 09.747 ADDRESS2 CITY 70001.970 Brasilia - DF ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE 55 61 - 248 53 23 FAX 55 61 - 248 53 78 TELEX E-MAIL orstom@cnpq.br SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; trop ical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); anthropology/eth nobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ec ology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resour ces; ecosystems research; forestry; deforestation/erosion; l imnology/hydrology; ocean science; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 464 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Pontificia Universidade Cat¢lica de Sao Paulo SUBDIVISIONS Faculdade de Ciencias Biologias CONTACT Walter Barella ADDRESS1 P‡a. Dr. Jose Ermirio de Moraes, 290 ADDRESS2 CITY CEP 18030 Sorocaba - SP ENGLISH NAME Catholic University of Sao Paulo Faculty of Biological Sciences REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE 0152-31-5999 FAX 0152-31-5256 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil (Southeast) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x semideciduous forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other secon dary forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); con servation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems res earch; fisheries; forestry; forest management; zoology and f aunistics; general ecology (zoology); birds; fish; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION semideciduous forest; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 635 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Pontif¡cia Universidade Cat¢lica do Rio Grande do Sul SUBDIVISIONS Instituto de Biociˆncias; Departamento de Biolo gia CONTACT Prof. Arno Antonio Lise ADDRESS1 Av. Ipiranga 6681, Pr‚dio 12 ADDRESS2 CITY 90619-900 Porto Alegre, RS ENGLISH NAME Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Biosciences; Dept. of Biology REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE (051)-339-1511 FAX (051)-339-1564 TELEX (051) 3349 PCRG E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil, Neotropical Region TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x arachnology MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropical oceans (in cl. coral reefs and atolls); islands; botany/vegetation scie nce; systematics/taxonomy (botany); zoology and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptil es and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher plan ts (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION arachnology REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 341 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidade de Brasilia SUBDIVISIONS Departamento de Ecologia CONTACT Prof. M. Haridasan ADDRESS1 Campus Universit rio Asa Norte ADDRESS2 CP 04631 CITY 70919-970 Bras¡lia, DF ENGLISH NAME University of Brasilia Department of Ecology REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE (061) 273-4571 FAX (061) 272-1497 TELEX E-MAIL HARI@BRUNB.BITNET SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x Departamento de Engenharia Agron¢mica SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x Departamento de Engenharia Agro n¢mica ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Departamento de Botanica GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x Departamento de Engenharia Florestal AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x Departamento de Ecologia/Fitopatologia SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; lakes; agriculture; animal husbandry/livestock; b otany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systemat ics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; limnology/hydrolo gy; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (z oology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fis h; reptiles and amphibians; insects; higher plants (angio- a nd gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 340 DATE OF INFORMATION 10.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidade de Sƒo Paulo Herbarium SPF SUBDIVISIONS Departemento de Botƒnica Instituto de Biociˆncias CONTACT Prof. Jos‚ Rubens Pirani ADDRESS1 Caixa Postal 11461 ADDRESS2 CITY 05422-970 Sao Paulo, SP ENGLISH NAME University of Sƒo Paulo Department of Botany REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE (055) (011) 813-6944 ext. 7545/7547/7595 FAX (055) (011) 815-4272 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil (Southeastern, Central Braz il) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x (Sub) montane, riverine fo rests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x Cerrados TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x Floristics; Community structure; Phytophysiognomy; Phenology SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systema tics/taxonomy (botany); higher plants (angio- and gymnosperm s); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION (sub)montane forests; riverin e forests; Cerrados; floristics; phenology; phytophysiognomy ; community structure; REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 647 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso SUBDIVISIONS Instituto de Biociˆncias CONTACT Dra. Carolina Joana da Silva ADDRESS1 Rua 49, #562 ADDRESS2 Vila Boa Esperan‡a CITY Cuiab  78060-900, MG ENGLISH NAME Federal University of Mato Grosso Institute of Biosciences REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE (0055) 65-315 8877 FAX (0055) 65-361 1119/2158 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil, Mato Grosso, Pantanal TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; other types of w etlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany) ; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; limnology /hydrology; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (ang io- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts ; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION The Pantanal Project encompas ses botanical studies; limnological studies; remote sensing and analysis of human impacts. REMARKS The University is involved in the Pantanal Ecology P roject, which in turn is part of a large multidisciplinary r esearch program run jointly by Brazilian and German institut ions (Studies of Human Impact on Forests and Floodplains in the Tropics, SHIFT). The Pantanal Ecology Project has the following goals: - determining the dynamics of the ecological processes in th e Pantanal of Mato Grosso, with emphasis on botany and limno logy; - understanding the relation between land use and degradatio n of the ecosystem; - setting forth recommendations on preservation, conservatio n and sustained utilization of natural resources; - establishment of a regional center for remote sensing; - characterization of the composition, structure, and produc tivity of the principal plant communities; - characterization of the principal types of water bodies; - analyzing alterations in the ecosystem caused by human imp acts. Information from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 660 DATE OF INFORMATION 18.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso SUBDIVISIONS Instituto de Biociˆncias, Lab. Entomolog¡a CONTACT Dr. Ulrike Nolte, Elisabeth Stur ADDRESS1 Av. Fernando Correa s/no. ADDRESS2 CITY 78060-900 Cuiab , MT ENGLISH NAME Federal University of Mato Grosso Institute of Biosciences; Lab. of Entomology REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE FAX +55 65 627-2909 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil, Pantanal, Mato Grosso TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x intermittent lowland streams/rivers LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x limnology OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x in particular Chironomidae OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; limnology/hydrology; zo ology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics /taxonomy (zoology); insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION intermittent lowland streams, rivers; Chironomidae; REMARKS The Federal University of Mato Grosso is involved in the Pantanal Ecology Project, which in turn is part of a la rger programme of Brazilian-German scientific cooperation (S tudies on Human Impact on Forests and Floodplains in the Tro pics, SHIFT). It has the following goals: - determining the dynamics of the ecological processes in th e Pantanal de Mato Grosso with emphasis on botany and limnol ogy; - understanding the relation between land use and degradatio n of the ecosystem; - setting forth recommendations on preservation, conservatio n, and sustained utilization of natural resources. Information taken from brochure. See also further entries fo r the Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 659 DATE OF INFORMATION 18.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso SUBDIVISIONS Pantanal Ecology Project, Cx. Postal 3091, 7806 0-200 Cuiab  CONTACT Dr. Rainer Haase ADDRESS1 Av. Fernando Correa s/no. ADDRESS2 CITY 78060-900 Cuiab , MT ENGLISH NAME Federal University of Mato Grosso REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE FAX +55 65 627-2902 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x seasonal forests, swamp fo rests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; other typ es of wetlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology ( botany); ecosystems research; higher plants (angio- and gymn osperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION seasonal forest, swamp forest ; topics of research of the Pantanal project include botanic al and limnological studies, remote sensing and analysis of human impacts in the Pantanal and its watershed. REMARKS The Pantanal Ecology Project is part of a larger pro gramme of Brazilian-German scientific cooperation (Studies o n Human Impact on Forests and Floodplains in the Tropics, SH IFT). It has the following goals: - determining the dynamics of the ecological processes in th e Pantanal de Mato Grosso with emphasis on botany and limnol ogy; - understanding the relation between land use and degradatio n of the ecosystem; - setting forth recommendations on preservation, conservatio n, and sustained utilization of natural resources. Information taken from brochure. See also further entries fo r the Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 313 DATE OF INFORMATION 14.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidade Federal de Uberlandia SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biosciences and Department of Geography CONTACT Prof. Dr. Warwick Estevam Kerr Department of Biosciences ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 38400-902 - Uberlandia, MG ENGLISH NAME Federal University of Uberlandia Department of Biosciences Department of Geography REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE (034) 232-3436 (Genetics) (034) 212-2111 R. 243 (Secretariat Biosciences) (034) 235-2888 (Geography) FAX (034) 232-8620 TELEX (0343)264 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x cultivation of Cerrado ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS x bee colonies OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x biology of native bees MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x conservation of Brazilian social bees OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical savannas and savanna woodland; riv ers and streams; agriculture; animal husbandry/livestock; an thropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation scien ce; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; forestry; forest products; soil scienc e; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammal s; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; higher plants (an gio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryont s; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Biological control; cultivati on of the Cerrado; conservation of native Brazilian social b ees (Meliponinae, Apidae); animal domestication. REMARKS The Federal University of Uberlandia was created in 1969 and put under federal control in 1978. It is organized in 3 Centres: - Centre for Biomedical Science; - Centre for Exact Sciences and Technology; - Centre for Human Arts and Sciences. The university has about 10,000 students and over 1,000 teac hing staff. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 301 DATE OF INFORMATION 22.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidade Federal de Vi‡osa SUBDIVISIONS Centro de Ciˆncias Biol¢gicas e da Sa£de Departamento de Biologia Geral CONTACT L£cio Antonio de Oliveira Campos ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 36570-000 Vi‡osa, Minas Gerais ENGLISH NAME Federal University of Vi‡osa Biology and Health Centre, General Biology Department REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE (5531) 899-2510 FAX (5531) 899-2203 TELEX E-MAIL DBGXLAOC@BRUFV and/or DBGXPMJR@BRUFV SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x highland rain forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; tropical savannas and sav anna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; mountains and high lands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecos ystems research; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zo ology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 492 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidade Federal de Vi‡osa SUBDIVISIONS Departamento de Engenharia Florestal CONTACT Prof. Rita de C ssia Goncalves Borges ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY 36570 Vicosa - MG ENGLISH NAME Federal University of Vicosa Department of Forestry REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE 031-899-2465 FAX 031-891-2166 TELEX 39-1995 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; conservation/protected areas/wi ldlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestr y; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; fores t management; forest products; soil science; higher plants ( angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 390 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro SUBDIVISIONS Departamento de Zoologia Instituto de Biologia CONTACT ADDRESS1 CCS - Bloco A - Ilha do Fundao ADDRESS2 Cidade Universit ria CITY 21941-970 Rio de Janeiro, RJ ENGLISH NAME Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Department of Zoology - Institute of Biology REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE 055-21-280 7993 FAX 055-21-280 7993 TELEX 2122924 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); ocean scien ce; zoology and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 445 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro SUBDIVISIONS Laboratorio de Vertebrados Departamento de Ecologia CONTACT Rui Cerqueira ADDRESS1 CP 68020 ADDRESS2 Ilha do Fundao CITY 21941 Rio de Janeiro, RJ ENGLISH NAME University of Rio de Janeiro Laboratory of Vertebrates; Dept. of Ecology REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE FAX (055) 21-2303432 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Montane forests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; coas ts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains a nd highlands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resource s; fisheries; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolo gy); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; r eptiles and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Montane forests. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 700 DATE OF INFORMATION 25.02.94 TYPE uni,gov ACRONYM NAME University of Sao Paulo SUBDIVISIONS Department of Ecology CONTACT ADDRESS1 Caixa Postal 11461 ADDRESS2 CEP 05422-970 CITY Sao Paulo, SP ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Brazil TELEPHONE 0055 11-818-7529 FAX +55 11-818-7416 TELEX E-MAIL peres001@cat.cce.usp.br; further email addresses of s taff members see "Additional Subject Description" SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Brazil TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x montane forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; lakes; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); conserv ation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems researc h; forestry; forest management; limnology/hydrology; mammals ; birds; reptiles and amphibians; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Research areas of staff membe rs: Prof. Carlos Peres (email: peres001@cat.cce.usp.br): quantit ative biodiversity surveys in Amazonia (July 1991-June 1995) ; western Brazilian Amazonia, tropical moist forest: arborea l vertebrates, forest types, primates, tropical forests, soi l fertility, flooding regime. Prof. Evaristo de Miranda (email: mir@nma.embrapa.br) & C.A. de Mattos Scaramuzza (email: scarc@nma.embrapa.br) Sao Paul o State, natural fields, cerrados, subtropical forests (1988 -1989; 1993-1994): ecology of the vegetation of the communit y of Itarar‚ (Sao Paulo); vegetation ecology; community stru cture; savannas; natural fields; floristic composition. Prof. Sergio Tadeu Meirelles (email: stmeirel@cce.usp.br) ec ology of rock outcrop vegetation (since 1986): southeastern Brazil, terrestrial rupiculous ecosystems; rock outcrops; de siccation tolerance; island ecology; stress ecology. Prof. S‚rgio Rosso (email: SERROSSO@BRUSP.BITNET) & Roberto P. Borges: coastal communities of Santos, SP (1994-1997): co astal rock communities; diversity; benthos; tidal zone. Information given in additional form papers. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 366 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.08.93 TYPE mus ACRONYM NAME Museo Nacional de Historia Natural SUBDIVISIONS Secci¢n Zoolog¡a CONTACT J.C. Torres-Mura ADDRESS1 Casilla 787 ADDRESS2 CITY Santiago ENGLISH NAME National Museum of Natural History Zoology Section REGION SA COUNTRY Chile TELEPHONE (562) 6814094 FAX (562) 6817182 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Chile TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Tarapaca and Antofagasta Regions GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS lakes; other types of wetlands; mountains a nd highlands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resource s; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); system atics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; reptiles and amphi bians; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Systematics of Andean reptile s; ecology and biogeography of birds and mammals in differen t habitats. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 637 DATE OF INFORMATION 28.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad de Antofagasta SUBDIVISIONS Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanol¢gicas CONTACT Dr. C. Guillermo Guerra-Correa ADDRESS1 Av. Angamos 601 ADDRESS2 Casilla 170 CITY Antofagasta ENGLISH NAME University of Antofagasta Oceanological Research Institute REGION SA COUNTRY Chile TELEPHONE 56-55-247469 FAX 56-55-247542 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Chile TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x physiological ecology, bioenergetics MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; conservation/prot ected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION physiological ecology, bioene rgetics REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 286 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.07.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad de Concepci¢n SUBDIVISIONS Departamento de Bot nica CONTACT Eduardo A. Ugarte ADDRESS1 Casilla 2407 ADDRESS2 CITY Concepci¢n ENGLISH NAME University of Concepcion Department of Botany REGION SA COUNTRY Chile TELEPHONE 234 985 annex 2418 FAX 0-41-240 280 TELEX 260004 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Chile TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; islands; mountains and highlands; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botan y); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected ar eas/wildlife resources; limnology/hydrology; higher plants ( angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 332 DATE OF INFORMATION 11.08.93 TYPE int ACRONYM CIAT NAME Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Apartado a‚reo 6713 ADDRESS2 CITY Cali ENGLISH NAME International Center for Tropical Agriculture REGION SA COUNTRY Colombia TELEPHONE 57-23-675050 FAX 57-23-647243 TELEX 05769 CIAT CO E-MAIL ITT Dialcom ID 57:CGI301 SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS AS, AF, NA, CA, SA, OC, global; tropic al America TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x (Tropical America) PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x (Tropical America) TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x (worldwide) OTHERS AGRICULTURE x (worldwide) SHIFTING CULTIVATION x (worldwide) OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x (worldwide) OTHERS x (worldwide) ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x (worldwide ; genetic conservation) ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; tropical sava nnas and savanna woodland; mountains and highlands; agricult ure; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems; c onservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Genetic conservation. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 578 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.08.93 TYPE priv ACRONYM CONIF NAME Corporaci¢n Nacional de Investigaci¢n y Fomento Foresta l (CONIF) SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Ing. Alberto Leguizamo Barbosa ADDRESS1 Apdo. A‚reo 091676 ADDRESS2 CITY Santaf‚ de Bogot  ENGLISH NAME National Corporation for Forestry Research REGION SA COUNTRY Colombia TELEPHONE 221 34 73 FAX 221 86 24 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Colombia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; forestry; agroforestry; affor estation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest manage ment; forest products; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION CONIF has as principal resear ch programmes the following: Agroforestry Programme - agrosilviculture; alley cropping; taungya; rotation croppi ng; recuperation of soils invaded by grasses; traditional ag roforestry systems; - silvopastoral systems: living enclosures; association with trees; pastures and cattle; protein banks; - other activities: fruit tree bank, bank of legumes; agricu ltural crops; biomass production; palms; erosion control; Natural Forest Programme - dynamics and management of natural regeneration; phenology ; forest management; - plantation forestry, provenance; enrichment; vegetative pr opagation; transport; Information from brochure. REMARKS CONIF is a civil non-profit scientific entity with t he aim of promoting and implementing forest research in orde r to elaborate the technologies necessary for the establishm ent of plantations and silviculture of natural forests. CONI F was created in 1974 in order to integrate public and priva te efforts in this field. Members of CONIF belong to two cat egories: - official bodies - private companies CONIF runs 9 nuclei for research in silviculture of plantati on forests, natural forests and agrosilviculture in Bogot , Quibd¢, Buenaventura, Tumaco, Apartad¢, Riosucio, San Jos‚ d el Guaviare, Pasto and Manizales. CONIF publishes various publications (printed and audiovisua ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology l) and organizes symposia and workshops. The "Servicio Andin o de Informaci¢n y Documentaci¢n Forestal" (SEIDAL) of CONIF works as an information centre in the field of forestry in Colombia (over 10000 documents; other publications, bibliogr aphic and project-oriented databases). Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 435 DATE OF INFORMATION 05.08.93 TYPE bot,nat,pri v ACRONYM ICECOL NAME Instituto de Investigaciones Ecol¢gicas y Energ‚ticas SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Apartado A‚ro 050326 ADDRESS2 CITY Barranquilla ENGLISH NAME Energy and Ecology Research Institute REGION SA COUNTRY Colombia TELEPHONE 57-58-318318 FAX 57-58-580083 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Colombia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; animal husbandry/livestock; botany/vegetation sci ence; general ecology (botany); ecosystems research; fisheri es; forestry; zoology and faunistics; birds; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Sustainable development. Rese arch, man training. REMARKS The Institution is a nucleus of the Caribbean Botani c Garden System in the Colombian Caribbean coast. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 485 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.07.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM INVEMAR NAME Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas de Punta de Bet¡n SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. J. M. D¡az ADDRESS1 Apartado Aero 1016 ADDRESS2 CITY Santa Marta ENGLISH NAME Marine Research Institute of Punta de Bet¡n REGION SA COUNTRY Colombia TELEPHONE (57-54) 214413/214774/211380 FAX (57-54) 211377 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Colombia, Caribbean Sea, Pacific O cean TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x Caribbean and pacific coasts of Colombia COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x " ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x upwelling ecosystems (Caribbean Sea) AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x Caribbean Sea of Colombia FISHERIES x Caribbean Sea of Colombia FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Caribbean and pacific coasts of Colombi a GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; ec osystems research; fisheries; ocean science; zoology and fau nistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zo ology); fish; other invertebrates; ferns/mosses/lichens/alg ae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION upwelling ecosystems REMARKS INVEMAR was founded in 1962 under the name of "Insti tuto Colombo-Alem n de Investigaciones Cient¡ficas" (ICAL). It is situated near the mountain range Sierra Nevada de Sant a Marta, the largest coastal lagoon of Colombia's Caribbean coast and Tayrona National Park. INVEMAR has as its principa l goal interdisciplinary research in marine biology. Projects can be grouped in three main subject areas: - marine ecosystems - coastal lagoons (Ci‚naga Grande de Santa Marta) - applied biology. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 672 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.12.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM INDERENA NAME Instituto Nacional de los Recursos Naturales Renovables y del Ambiente (INDERENA) SUBDIVISIONS Subgerencia de Bosques, Suelos y Aguas CONTACT ADDRESS1 Carrera 10 No. 20-30 ADDRESS2 Apdo. A‚reo 13458 CITY Santaf‚ de Bogot , D.C. ENGLISH NAME National Institute of Natural Resources and Env ironment REGION SA COUNTRY Colombia TELEPHONE 2433776, 2472774 FAX 2859987, 2433004 TELEX 44428 INDE.CO. E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Colombia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; rivers and streams; lakes; tr opical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coa stal areas (incl. mangroves); anthropology/ethnobotany/ethno zoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany) ; systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected area s/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agrofor estry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; f orest management; forest products; limnology/hydrology; zool ogy and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/t axonomy (zoology); birds; reptiles and amphibians; higher pl ants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/pr ocaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 430 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.08.93 TYPE priv ACRONYM NAME Smurfit Carton de Columbia SUBDIVISIONS Investigaci¢n Forestal CONTACT Dr. J.A. Wright ADDRESS1 Aptdo. A‚reo 6574 ADDRESS2 CITY Cali ENGLISH NAME Forest Research REGION SA COUNTRY Colombia TELEPHONE 57-23-425800 FAX 57-23-694073 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Colombia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Plantations (Andean Range) OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x Andean Range OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x Andean Range TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; botany/vege tation science; systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/ protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; for estry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestat ion/erosion; forest management; forest products; higher plan ts (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Plantations in Andean range; Pinus spec.; Cupressus spec.; Eucalyptus spec.; conifers; we ed control; propagation; growth; refertilization; fertilizat ion; natural rain forest management. Additional keywords from list of research reports of the las t years. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 262 DATE OF INFORMATION 23.07.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Universidad de Bogot  "Jorge Tadeo Lozano" SUBDIVISIONS Facultad de Biolog¡a Marina CONTACT Orlando Pedro Lecompte, Academic Coordinator ADDRESS1 Calle 23 No. 4-47 ADDRESS2 Apdo. A‚reo 34185 CITY Santaf‚ de Bogot , D.C. ENGLISH NAME University of Bogot  "Jorge Tadeo Lozano" Faculty of Marine Biology REGION SA COUNTRY Colombia TELEPHONE 57-953-647 400 FAX 57-953-644 714 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, CA; Colombia, Caribbean, Pacific O cean, Amazon River TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x Colombia/Carib bean COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x Colombia/Caribb ean ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x Colombia/Caribbean ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x Colombia/Caribbean GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x " SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x " OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x Colombia/C aribbean ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x Colombia/Caribbean GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x " SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x " OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x Colombia/Pacific, Amazon BIRDS FISH x Colombia/Caribbean, Pacific REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x Colombia/Caribbean HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); animal husb andry/livestock; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protec ted areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; genera l ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals ; fish; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 593 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad de los Andes SUBDIVISIONS Departamento de Ciencias Biol¢gicas CONTACT Dr. Horst Lddecke ADDRESS1 Apartado A‚reo 4976 ADDRESS2 CITY Santaf‚ de Bogot , D.C. ENGLISH NAME University of Los Andes Department of Biological Sciences REGION SA COUNTRY Colombia TELEPHONE 2 42 8066, ext. 2769 FAX (571) 284 1890 TELEX E-MAIL HLUDDECK@ANDESCOL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Colombia, Cundinamarca, Natural Re serve Chingaza TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x p ramo, Cundinamarca, Natural Rese rve Chingaza OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x behavioural ecology OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x amphibians INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS mountains and highlands; conservation/prote cted areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; repti les and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION behavioural ecology; amphibia ns; projects completed on site fidelity and homing abilities of the frog Hyla labialis; propagation of Hyla labialis in captivity; temperature selection by Hyla labialis; project ( planned) on sound communication in Hyla labialis. Further research areas of Department of Biological Sciences: primatology; ornithology; ecology; plant physiology; human genetics; ethology; animal physiology; zoology; animal ecolo gy; microbiology; parasitology; microbiology; biochemistry; population genetics. Information from brochure and letter. REMARKS The Biological Sciences Department of the Universida d de los Andes runs two field stations: - La Macarena (Colombia, Meta), situated in the natural rese rve "Tinigua", run by Universidad de los Andes and Universit y of Miyagi (Japan), functioning since 1986; used for the st udy of monkeys and birds; - El Encenillo (Colombia, Cundinamarca): montane forest remn ants surrounded by farmland, run by Universidad de los Andes , functioning since 1993 , used at the moment only for the s tudy of frogs; has potential for studying forest ecology. Information from brochure and letter. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 552 DATE OF INFORMATION 04.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad de los Andes SUBDIVISIONS Laboratorio de Ecologia Vegetal Depart. de Ciencias Biol¢gicas CONTACT Dr. Jaime Cavelier ADDRESS1 Apartado 4976 ADDRESS2 CITY Bogot  ENGLISH NAME University of the Andes Dept. of Biological Sciences Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology REGION SA COUNTRY Colombia TELEPHONE +57-1-2849911 ext. 2760 FAX +57-1-2841890 TELEX E-MAIL JCAVELIE@ANDESCOL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Colombia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x tropical montane rain fore sts OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; botany/vege tation science; general ecology (botany); ecosystems researc h; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/eros ion; soil science; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION tropical montane rain forests REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 345 DATE OF INFORMATION 03.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad del Quindio SUBDIVISIONS Herbario CONTACT Maria Cristina Velez-Nauer ADDRESS1 Avenida Bolivar 12 N ADDRESS2 Apartado a‚reo 460 CITY Armenia ENGLISH NAME University of Quindio Herbarium REGION SA COUNTRY Colombia TELEPHONE 450099 EXT 186 FAX 462563 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Colombia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxo nomy (botany); higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 171 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.08.93 TYPE uni,gov ACRONYM NAME Universidad Nacional de Colombia SUBDIVISIONS Museo de Historia Natural Instituto de Ciencias Naturales CONTACT Dr. Jaime Aguirre, Director ADDRESS1 Apartado 7495 ADDRESS2 CITY Santa F‚ de Bogot , D.C. ENGLISH NAME National University of Colombia Institute of Natural Sciences Museum of Natural History REGION SA COUNTRY Colombia TELEPHONE 268 4336, 269 3943 FAX 268 2485 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Colombia TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x no procaryonts FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; rivers and streams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mounta ins and highlands; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; bo tany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systemati cs/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; deforestation/ero sion; limnology/hydrology; soil science; zoology and faunist ics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoolog y); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology) ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Biodiversity of Colombia, Glo bal Change. Biopacific project. REMARKS The following field stations are used: - Estaci¢n Cient¡fica de Leticia - Amazonas - Estaci¢n de Biolog¡a Tropical "Roberto Franco", Villavicencio - Meta ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 686 DATE OF INFORMATION 10.02.94 TYPE int ACRONYM NAME BirdLife International SUBDIVISIONS Panamerican Regional Office CONTACT Roberto Phillips ADDRESS1 Casilla 17-17-906 ADDRESS2 CITY Quito ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Ecuador TELEPHONE 593-2-468876 FAX 593-2-468876 TELEX E-MAIL birdlife@cipa.org.ec or phillips@cipa.ec SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, CA; Panamerican Office of organiza tion with worldwide activities TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS x grasslands AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x determination of key biodiversity conserv ation priority sites through avifauna analysis; status of th e world's bird species; ecosystem-human interaction; ecosyst em sustainability; see "Additional Subject Description". MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; t ropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; o ther types of wetlands; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs a nd atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); isla nds; mountains and highlands; agriculture; animal husbandry/ livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/veg etation science; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resou rces; forestry; zoology and faunistics; birds; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Determination of key biodiver sity conservation priority sites through avifauna analyses o verlayed to other biological and protected area information; to implement an advocacy and field action program through B irdLife International country Partner Organizations. Continu ed work on the status of the world's bird species. Further refining of Endemic Bird Areas, as expressed in "Putting Bio diversity on the Map" (ICBP, 1992) and the "World directory of Endemic Bird Areas" (BirdLife, 1994), through identifica tion of "Important Bird Areas" - identified through their un iqueness in terms of endemism, threatened species, concentra tion sites (roosts, etc), nidification areas, migratory pass over sites, etc. Ecosystem-Human interaction: human componen ts of ecosystems. Ecosystem sustainability: measuring of sus tainable development activities in terms of biodiversity con servation: analyzed in time and space in the Tropics. Ecolog ical basis for conservation. REMARKS BirdLife International, emerged as the International Council for Bird Preservation in 1922, spearheaded efforts to determine species oriented conservation priorities throug h the launching of the Red Data Books along with IUCN. Threa tened species are, 70% of the time, indicators of threatened ecosystems and their biodiversity since many are endemic as well, and, as has been shown in "Putting Biodiversity on th e Map" (ICBP, 1992), therefore indicate areas of the world w ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology here high numbers of unique species of all biological taxa o ccur. BirdLife runs exemplary research and conservation projects i n the tropics through its national Partners, some of which o wn and/or manage unique reserves with biological stations, and work on sustainable development with communities surroun ding these areas. This international partnership collaborate s in common research initiatives, advocacy, and educational/ awareness events; activities performed with the help of its International Secretariat, which, for this purpose, establis hed the Panamerican Regional Office in 1991. BirdLife collaborates with many other global conservation bo dies and seeks to provide guidance and to influence their co nservation agendas, as well as those of government, through joint projects, position papers, publication dissemination, and other activities directed at helping decision makers be well informed to best make crucial decisions on the welfare and the need to protect priority resources. This activity ex tends to aid programs and international loans. Funds are ra ised to support conservation activities of Partner and Assoc iate Organizations. Information added to questionnaire. Also refer to second ent ry of BirdLife International (#685). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 613 DATE OF INFORMATION 26.10.93 TYPE priv ACRONYM CECIA NAME Corporaci¢n Ornitol¢gica del Ecuador Consejo Ecuatoriano para la Investigaci¢n y Conservaci¢n de las Aves SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Mauricio Guerrero G. ADDRESS1 Av. de Los Shyris 20-30 y La Tierra ADDRESS2 PO Box 17-17-906 CITY Quito ENGLISH NAME Ornithological Corporation of Ecuador, C.E.C.I. A. REGION SA COUNTRY Ecuador TELEPHONE 593-2-468-876 FAX 593-2-468-876 TELEX E-MAIL cecia@cipa.ec SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter, brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Ecuador, Amazonian Region TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnozoology, rainfo rest in east and west of Ecuador BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Specially in Amazon areas SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x Study of habitats with high endemism for the birds MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; rivers and streams; lakes; ot her types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangr oves); mountains and highlands; anthropology/ethnobotany/eth nozoology; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systemati cs/taxonomy (zoology); birds; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Sudy of habitats with high en demism for birds. Recent projects: protection of the Andean Condor; population census of Condor; studies on Cracidae (Am azon region); population status and ethnozoology of Harpy Ea gle. Projects on environmental education, publication of bir d guides. Information from letter and brochure. REMARKS CECIA is a non-governmental, non-profit organization dedicated to bird research and conservation. It was created in 1986 by a group of professional and non-professional orn ithologists. Its aims are to stimulate, coordinate, direct a nd implement scientific studies aiming at the conservation a nd management of the avifauna and its natural habitats. Information from letter and brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 569 DATE OF INFORMATION 18.11.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Escuela Polit‚cnica Nacional SUBDIVISIONS Departamento de Ciencias Biol¢gicas CONTACT Dr. Luis Albuja ADDRESS1 Casilla 17-01-2759 ADDRESS2 CITY Quito ENGLISH NAME National Polytechnic School Biological Sciences Department REGION SA COUNTRY Ecuador TELEPHONE 553-498, ext. 207 FAX 567848 TELEX 22650 ESPONA E-MAIL cdp!ecuanex!epn!bio!lalbuja SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Ecuador TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 321 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.09.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM NAME Fundaci¢n Maquipucuna SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Rebeca Justicia ADDRESS1 Baquerizo #238 y Tamayo ADDRESS2 CITY Quito ENGLISH NAME Maquipucuna Foundation REGION SA COUNTRY Ecuador TELEPHONE (593-2) 507-200 FAX and tel: (593-2) 507-201 TELEX E-MAIL root@maqui.ec SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Ecuador TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x montane and pre-montane TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x non-timber forest products LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x ecotourism MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical forest; other primary forest; other secondary forest; agr iculture; other tropical farming systems; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (bot any); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; fores try; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; forest management; soil science; zoology and faunistics; s ystematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; insects; high er plants (angio- and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Montane and pre-montane fores ts; non-timber forest products; ecotourism. The Fundaci¢n Maquipucuna has the following aims: - To promote and support the protection of Ecuador's natural resources of flora and fauna - To carry out scientific investigation - To cooperate and work with other institutions and individu als - To obtain funds and resources to contribute towards specie s conservation - To distribute information about conservation programs and contribute to the protection of the environment via responsi ble management of forested areas. Brief descriptions of activities currently being carried out : Program 1: Design and implementation of projects for conserv ation and sustainable development in critical areas in the t ropical Andes: - Maquipucuna Nature Reserve. The Foundation owns and manage s the first large reserve in Ecuador established through the efforts of a private organization. It is located only about 50 km from Quito and covers an area of over 30 kmý, of whic h 80% is mature montane cloud forest. The Foundation is enga ged in the following activities at the Reserve: maintenance ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology of legal conservation status; development and putting into p ractice of a management strategy; establishment of a biologi cal field station; organization of environmental education, training and extension services for the nearby communities; ecotourism. - Protected forets of the Guayllabamba River watershed and i ts buffer zone. The watershed of the Guayllabamba is located in the Northwes t of Ecuador and drains to the Pacific. In collaboration wit h other local, regional, national and international entitite s, Fundaci¢n Maquipucuna is leading efforts towards the prot ection and management of one of the few and most important c onservation units of northwest Ecuador. - Protected forests of the Cedrelas of the Tigre River. This protected area, for which Fundaci¢n Maquipucuna was instrum ental, together with GTZ (Germany), in obtaining legal prote ction status, is located in Northeast-Ecuador and includes a n outstanding density of very large Cedro trees (Cedrela odo rata). - Podocarpus National Park and buffer zone. The National Par k (over 1450 kmý) is located in the South of Ecuador and cov ers a wide altitudinal range. Fundaci¢n Maquipucuna is curre ntly implementing an agroforestry project in the buffer zone of the lower ranges of the park. The project includes: fami ly tree nurseries, family vegetable gardens; environmental e ducation; small-scale enterprises focused on agricultural no n-timber products; management activities. The project is sup ported by the British government and WWF. Program II: Environmental legislation and inter-institutiona l coordination. The Fundaci¢n Maquipucuna is actively engaged in inter and i ntra-institutional coordination in Ecuador and carries out a nalysis, interpretation, diffusion and advice over environme ntal policy and legislation through organization of and part icipation in workshops, seminars and meetings. The Fundaci¢n is currently running the REDSUR, a project aim ed to interconnect all South American members of the IUCN as well as other individuals and institutions across the world . The network started in 1993. Services provided include: da tabase with sustainable development experiences in the regio n; directory of projects and experts; workshops; publication s, evaluations. REDSUR uses electronic mail for communicatio n. Program III: Identification, research and monitoring of thre atened tropical Andean ecosystems. Immediate future projects include: establishment of a digita l land-use database in cooperation with the Ecuadorian Wildl ife, Forestry and Natural Areas Institute and the Ecuadorian Armed Forces. Study of soil ecology in several tropical Ecuadorian forest ecosystems, in cooperation with the Institute of Ecology of the University of Georgia. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology REMARKS Fundaci¢n Maquipucuna is a nonngovernmental, non-pro fit Ecuadorian conservation organization. It was founded as a legal entity in 1988 by decree by the Ministry of Agricult ure and Livestock. The Foundation's main aims are: - Preservation of threatened ecological systems. In order to preserve areas with a high level of biodiversity , the Fundaci¢n Maquipucuna has purchased property in zones that are being deforested at a rapid rate and has declared t hem private reserves. - Working with the communities The Foundation promotes the establishment of sustainable dev elopment programs in the surrounding native communities as w ell as environmental education and technical assistance for the rural farming organizations. The Foundation always inclu des the relevant communities in any decision-making process concerning the programs. - Promoting scientific investigation The Foundation is promoting the forest reserves as natural l aboratories for ecological and biological studies. Specific goals are taxonomic inventories and basic and applied resear ch for the rational use of renewable natural resources. The Foundation also encourages research in social sciences so as to better understand the socio-economic processes which res ult in deforestation. - Working with the Ecuadorian government Because of the lack of government funds for such purposes, t he Ecuadorian government has requested cooperation of the pr ivate sector in the protection of natural areas of ecologica l importance. The Fundaci¢n Maquipucuna has implemented and will continue sustainable development programs and environme ntal education projects within the forest communities. These are carried out by field advisers in the buffer zones aroun d the national parks and other natural areas legally establi shed by the Ecuadorian government. In many of these projects the Foundation coordinates its activities with those of the regional or national government. Financial sources are: - foreign governments - international non-governmental organizations - international conservation organizations - debt-for-nature swaps - development of ecotourism - elaboration of studies and consultancies on the environmen t - private donations from individuals and corporations Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 479 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.07.93 TYPE nat,priv ACRONYM NAME Instituto Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Apartado 408 ADDRESS2 CITY Quito ENGLISH NAME Ecuadorian Institute of Natural Sciences REGION SA COUNTRY Ecuador TELEPHONE 215497 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Ecuador TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropic al oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestatio n; deforestation/erosion; forest management; forest products ; limnology/hydrology; soil science; zoology and faunistics; mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; higher plant s (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/proca ryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ecology, environmental protec tion REMARKS The Institute was founded in 1940. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 421 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.09.93 TYPE nat,int ACRONYM INEFAN NAME Instituto Ecuatoriano Forestal y de Areas Naturales y V ida Silvestre SUBDIVISIONS Direcci¢n de Investigaci¢n y Capacitaci¢n CONTACT Gilma Morillo Tobar ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY Conocoto Prov. de Pichincha ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Ecuador TELEPHONE 322-435 ext. 14 FAX (5932) 564-037 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Ecuador TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; botany/vegetation science; gene ral ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conserv ation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems researc h; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/reforestation; defo restation/erosion; forest management; zoology and faunistics ; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 434 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.08.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM INIAP NAME Instituto Nacional Aut¢nomo de Investigaciones Agropecu arias SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Ing. Aida de Diener ADDRESS1 Av. Amazonas y Eloy Alfaro Edificio del MAG (4to. Piso) ADDRESS2 Casilla 2600 CITY Quito ENGLISH NAME National Agricultural Research Institute REGION SA COUNTRY Ecuador TELEPHONE 567645 FAX 593-2-504240 TELEX 2532 E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Ecuador TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x Amazon region AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS agriculture; animal husbandry/livestock; fo restry; agroforestry; mammals; insects; higher plants (angio - and gymnosperms); fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION agroforestry systems in the A mazon region; domestication of fruit-bearing species native to the Ecuadorian Amazon; conservation and generation of ger m plasm of wild cocoa from the Amazon region; studies of the soil fertility of an agroforestry system. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 544 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.09.93 TYPE uni,mus ACRONYM MCNG NAME Universidad de Guayaquil SUBDIVISIONS Escuela de Biologia Museo de Ciencias Naturales CONTACT F‚lix Man-Ging F. ADDRESS1 Avenida 25 de Julio ADDRESS2 Casilla 5404 CITY Guayaquil ENGLISH NAME University of Guayaquil Faculty of Natural Sciences; Museum of Natural Sciences REGION SA COUNTRY Ecuador TELEPHONE 434270 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Ecuador TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x dry forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; coasts and coastal areas (incl. man groves); botany/vegetation science; systematics/taxonomy (bo tany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; zool ogy and faunistics; systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION dry forest; registration of a vifauna in continental Ecuador; Tabanidae of Ecuador; birds of the Biologial Station "Franco D vila"; Jauneche, Ecuador ; status of Lutra spp. in southwestern Ecuador. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 364 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME University of Guyana SUBDIVISIONS Department of Biology CONTACT Dr. Indarjit Randass ADDRESS1 P.O. Box 10-1110 ADDRESS2 CITY Georgetown ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Guyana TELEPHONE (592) 2-54841-9 / 63691 FAX (592) 2-54885 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Guyana TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetland s; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highlands; animal husbandry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobo tany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecolog y (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/prot ected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestr y; deforestation/erosion; forest management; forest products ; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoo logy); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; high er plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/alg ae/procaryonts; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 239 DATE OF INFORMATION 02.04.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IIAP NAME Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazon¡a Peruana SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Ing. Roger Beuzeville Zumaeta, Presidente ADDRESS1 Avda. Abelardo Qui¤ones km 2,5 ADDRESS2 Apdo. 784 CITY Iquitos ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Peru TELEPHONE 0051-94 235527, -232925 FAX 0051-94 235527 TELEX 91085 - PE - IIAPPIQ E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Peru, Amazon region (Loreto, Ucaya li, San Mart¡n) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x technical study of forest species LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x evaluation of aqautic species in their natural habi tat (Loreto) OTHER CATEGORIES x germplasm of species used in agronomy and forestry MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; rivers and streams; agricultu re; animal husbandry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/eth nozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botan y); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected ar eas/wildlife resources; fisheries; forestry; agroforestry; a fforestation/reforestation; limnology/hydrology; soil scienc e; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); system atics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (an gio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryont s; fungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Technical study of species us ed in forestry; evaluation of aqautic species in their natur al habitat; germplasm of species used in agronomy and forest ry REMARKS The IIAP is a juridical entity with economic and adm inistrative autonomy. Its main aims are the inventory, inves tigation, evaluation and control of the natural resources of the Peruvian Amazon region in the frame of sustainable deve lopment. The IIAP has been in existence for 10 years and has collected a wealth of information on the region. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 190 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.05.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IMARPE NAME Instituto del Mar del Peru SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Sector Pesquer¡a Esq. Gamarra y General Valle ADDRESS2 Apartado 22 CITY Callao ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Peru TELEPHONE 297 630 FAX 290 533 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (letter, questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Peru TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x aquaculture (fish, crustaceans, molluscs) ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x (El Ni¤o phenomenon) FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x pollution MAMMALS x large and small cetaceans, pinnipeds BIRDS x marine birds FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x marine turtles INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES x marine and freshwater crustaceans, mar ine molluscs HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x algae FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; lakes; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); animal husbandry/livestock; ecosystems research ; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; other invertebrates; ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION aquaculture of fish, crustace ans and molluscs; pollution; marine turtles; cetaceans; alga e; pinnipeds; El Ni¤o phenomenon REMARKS IMARPE, founded in 1963, is a government institution designed to conduct research into Peru's fisheries resource s, both marine and continental. It advises the Government (M inistry of Fisheries, Ministerio de Pesquer¡a), the private fishing industry, investors and financial institutions on th e management of these resources in a rational and sustainabl e manner. IMARPE also promotes scientific exchange and colla boration with universities and analogous insitutes. Research areas comprise Oceanography (physical, chemical and biological; marine pollution; oceanographic predictions; re mote sensing); Biological Resources (pelagic, demersal and c oastal; invertebrates, fish, marine mammals and birds; taxon omic and ecological studies; research on aquaculture of mari ne organisms) and Fishing Technology. IMARPE operates experimental laboratories of physical and ch emical oceanography, marine geology, phytoplankton, zooplank ton, microbiology and an experimental aquarium. There are 7 coastal experimental stations along the Peruvian litoral, pl aced at Tumbes, Paita, Pimentel, Chimbote, Huacho, Pisco and Ilo, and two inland water stations in Huachipa (east of Lim a) and Puno (near Lake Titicaca).IMARPE also operates two re search vessels for marine research and one for inland water research (Lake Titicaca). Information taken from brochure "IMARPE - Instituto del Mar ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology del Per£. Ciencia y Tecnolog¡a para el desarrollo sustentabl e de la pesquer¡a en el Per£." IMARPE also collaborates with the following institutions: - Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazon¡a Peruana - IIAP Av. Abelardo Qui¤onez km 2,5 Iquitos Peru - Oficina Nacional de Evaluaci¢n de Recursos Naturales - ONE RN Calle los Petirrojos Nro. 355 El Palomar San Isidro Lima Peru Information taken from brochure "IMARPE - Instituto del Mar del Per£. Ciencia y Tecnolog¡a para el desarrollo sustentabl e de la pesquer¡a en el Per£." ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 636 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.09.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM INRENA NAME Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Jorge Millones ADDRESS1 Calle 17 No. 355 Urb. Corpac ADDRESS2 San Isidro CITY Lima ENGLISH NAME National Institute of Natural Resources REGION SA COUNTRY Peru TELEPHONE 41-4606 FAX +14-41-4606 TELEX E-MAIL JMILLONES@ONERN.PE SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Peru TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x land use CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical deserts and arid lan ds; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains an d highlands; agriculture; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife res ources; forestry; deforestation/erosion; forest products; li mnology/hydrology; soil science; zoology and faunistics; gen eral ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; higher plants (angio - and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION land use REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 238 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.05.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM IVITA NAME Instituto Veterinario de Investigaciones Tropicales y d e Altura/UNMSM SUBDIVISIONS Estaci¢n Experimental del Tr¢pico, Iquitos CONTACT ADDRESS1 Apdo. 621 ADDRESS2 CITY Iquitos ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Peru TELEPHONE FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Peru TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Pacific dry forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS x economic botany CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x evolution, geographic distribution OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) x SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; islands; agricultur e; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming systems; ani mal husbandry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/ethnozoolo gy; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); sys tematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected areas/wil dlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; agroforestry ; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; forest products; zoology and faunistics; genera l ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals ; birds; insects; other invertebrates; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lichens/algae/procaryonts; f ungi (Mycology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 407 DATE OF INFORMATION 27.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina SUBDIVISIONS Facultad de Ciencias Forestales Centro de Datos Para la Conservaci¢n CONTACT Ing. Jorge M. Chavez Salas ADDRESS1 Apartado 456 ADDRESS2 CITY Lima 100 ENGLISH NAME Faculty of Forestry; Conservation Data Center-P eru REGION SA COUNTRY Peru TELEPHONE 51-14-371143 FAX 51-14-371143 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Peru TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; tropical deserts and arid lan ds; lakes; other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and highlands; conservation/pr otected areas/wildlife resources; mammals; birds; reptiles a nd amphibians; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 382 DATE OF INFORMATION 18.08.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM UNALM NAME Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina SUBDIVISIONS Facultad de Pesquer¡a CONTACT ADDRESS1 Apartado 456 ADDRESS2 CITY Lima (12) ENGLISH NAME National Agrarian University La Molina Faculty of Fisheries REGION SA COUNTRY Peru TELEPHONE 352035 - 207 FAX 322473 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Peru TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS lakes; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mang roves); fisheries; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; fish; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS The Faculty of Fisheries of the National Agrarian Un iversity La Molina was founded in 1967. It operates three re search vessels as well as the - "Centro de Investigaci¢n Pesquera" in Callao - "Centro de Investigaci¢n Pesquera" in Ancon - Centro de Documentaci¢n e Inform tica Pesquera - Centro de Inform tica. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 581 DATE OF INFORMATION 13.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM CDC-R NAME Universidad Nacional de San Agust¡n SUBDIVISIONS Centro de Datos para la Conservaci¢n Regional ( CDC-R) CONTACT Benjam¡n Jos‚ D vila Flores, Director General ADDRESS1 Casilla 327 ADDRESS2 CITY Arequipa ENGLISH NAME National University of San Agust¡n, Arequipa Data Center for Regional Conservation REGION SA COUNTRY Peru TELEPHONE 237755 FAX 237808 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, informa tion sheets) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, southern Peru (Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna, Puno) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x neotropical forests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS x FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; tropical deserts and arid lands; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); mountains and hi ghlands; agriculture; botany/vegetation science; general eco logy (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/p rotected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fore stry; afforestation/reforestation; deforestation/erosion; fo rest management; forest products; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; soil science; zoology and faunistics; general ecol ogy (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); mammals; bird s; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrat es; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ferns/mosses/lic hens/algae/procaryonts; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Databases and distribution ma ps of lower and higher plants, invertebrates and vertebrates , communities and ecosystems, soils, water and air; endanger ed, endemic species or species with limited distribution; po pulations under pressure; important natural ecosystems; crit ical habitats or biotopes; renewable natural resources; loca lization, conservation status, actual and potential uses. Information taken from information sheets. REMARKS The CDC-R is directly related to the project INBIOR (Inventario de la Biodiversidad Regional, Inventory of Regio nal Biodiversity). This project gathers information for the CDC-R based on conventional inventories, research on renewab le natural resources, contact with regional, national and in ternational scientists, and field evaluations. The information services of the CDC-R (databases, maps etc.) are used by university students and professionals, extrauni versity professionals, state bodies and the general public. Information taken from information sheets. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 527 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad Nacional de San Agust¡n de Arequipa SUBDIVISIONS Instituto Regional de Ciencias Ambientales CONTACT Percy Jim‚nez ADDRESS1 Casilla 985 ADDRESS2 Santa Catalina 117 CITY Arequipa ENGLISH NAME Saint Agustin National University Regional Institute of Environmental Sciences REGION SA COUNTRY Peru TELEPHONE 5154-237755 FAX 5154-237808 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Peru, southwest TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS x ecological agriculture ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES x sustainable development of arid land MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical deserts and arid lands; mountains and highlands; agriculture; botany/vegetation science; gener al ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife r esources; forestry; afforestation/reforestation; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); higher plants (angio - and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION ecological agriculture; susta inable development of arid land REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 539 DATE OF INFORMATION 09.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia SUBDIVISIONS Facultad de Ciencias y Filosof¡a Departamento de Biolog¡a CONTACT ADDRESS1 Av. Honoria Delgado 430 Urb. Ingenier¡a ADDRESS2 Casilla Postal 4314 CITY San Mart¡n de Porras ENGLISH NAME University Cayetano Heredia Department of Biology REGION SA COUNTRY Peru TELEPHONE 820252-820595 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Peru TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x biodiversity CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS x biodiversity OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS rivers and streams; botany/vegetation scien ce; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; zoology and faunistics; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION biodiversity of plants and an imals REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 347 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE uni,mus ACRONYM NZCS NAME Universiteit van Suriname SUBDIVISIONS Nationale Zo”logische Collectie Werkgroep Milieu CONTACT Dr. Poul E. Ouboter ADDRESS1 Leysweg ADDRESS2 PO Box 9212 CITY Paramaribo ENGLISH NAME University of Suriname National Zoological Collection; Environmental Research Group REGION SA COUNTRY Suriname TELEPHONE 597-465558 Ext. 318/320 FAX TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Suriname TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x Swamp forests OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x Swamps TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; rivers and streams; other types of wetlands; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general ecolog y (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Limnology and ichthyofaunal c omposition of interior rivers and streams (black-water river s; quantitative and qualitative comparison of ichthyofauna i n various rivers); initiated in 1987,continuing. Sympatry and niche segregation of crocodilians (3 caiman spe cies); initiated 1986, will probably end 1994. Systematics, natural history and ecology of stingless bees ( Meliponinae); initiated 1990, will continue till 1996. Zoological biodiversity of mountainous areas of southern Sur iname; faunal inventories. Initiated 1988, will continue for a long time. Impact of sustainable forestry on biodiversity (plants, anim als, especially insects). Status of blue poison-arrow frog (Dendrobates azureus). REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 595 DATE OF INFORMATION 08.09.93 TYPE gov ACRONYM IMA NAME Institute of Marine Affairs SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT ADDRESS1 Hilltop Lane P.O. Box 3160 ADDRESS2 Carenage Post Office CITY Carenage ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Trinidad & Tobago TELEPHONE (809)-634-4291/4 FAX (809)-634-4433 TELEX E-MAIL IMA.TRINIDAD.LIBRARY/Omnet SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur e) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Trinidad and Tobago TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atol ls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vege tation science; general ecology (botany); conservation/prote cted areas/wildlife resources; fisheries; limnology/hydrolog y; ocean science; fish; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperm s); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION marine fisheries; aquaculture /mariculture; marine geology/sedimentology; environmental im pact assessment; pollution monitoring; oceanography; remote sensing; marine policy and planning; education, training and extension. Information taken from brochure (August, 1992). REMARKS The Institute of Marine Affairs was established in 1 990 . It is organized into four Pogrammes: - Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture - Environmental Research - Legal Research - Technical Advisory Services The Institute's work force consists of 38 professionals. The data and information gathered provide the basis for informe d and up-to-date advice to the Government and other interest ed parties. Research projects are focused on the marine and coastal envi ronment of Trinidad and Tobago with a view to determining ex isting pollution levels and formulating environmental standa rds for the country. The Institute owns and operates one large and several small vessels for research. Laboratory support is provided by biol ogical, geological/physical oceanographic and analytical che mistry laboratories. An Information Centre channels the results of marine researc h to national users and the wider community. Environmental d atabases are maintained. The IMA is the coordinating centre for the Caribbean Communi ty Ocean Sciences Network (CCOSNET) and has also been design ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology ated the regional centre for Remote Sensing. Information taken from brochure (August, 1992). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 405 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE mus ACRONYM NAME Colecci¢n Ornitol¢gica Phelps SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Kathleen Phelps/Dr. Miguel Lentino ADDRESS1 Aptdo. 2009 ADDRESS2 CITY Caracas 1010-A ENGLISH NAME Phelps Collection REGION SA COUNTRY Venezuela TELEPHONE 58-2-719238 FAX 58-2-7625921 TELEX E-MAIL nlentino@dino.conicit.ve SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Venezuela TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS conservation/protected areas/wildlife resou rces; ecosystems research; zoology and faunistics; general e cology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); birds; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 570 DATE OF INFORMATION 30.11.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM EDELCA NAME CVG - Electrificaci¢n del Caroni, C.A. EDELCA SUBDIVISIONS Gerencia de Cuencas e Hidrologia Departamento de Conservaci¢n de Cuencas CONTACT Dr. Lionel Hernandez ADDRESS1 Apto. 28 ADDRESS2 CITY Puerto Ordaz, Est. Bolivar ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Venezuela TELEPHONE 086-603447/603707 FAX 086-703554 TELEX 86264 EDEPOVE E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Venezuela TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x submontane OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x ethnobotany BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; tropical savannas and sav anna woodland; agriculture; shifting cultivation; anthropolo gy/ethnobotany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; gene ral ecology (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; afforestation/refo restation; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION submontane forest REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 221 DATE OF INFORMATION 07.05.93 TYPE ACRONYM NAME Fundaci¢n La Salle de Ciencias Naturales SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Enrique Vasquez, Ph.D. ADDRESS1 Apdo. 1930 ADDRESS2 CITY Caracas 1010 A ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Venezuela TELEPHONE FAX (58-2) 793-7493 TELEX E-MAIL jcardena@conicit.ve SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Venezuela (Andes, Guyana highlands , plains, savannas, Orinoco river basin) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS x OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK x ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES x FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE x ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES x HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical sa vannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands ; rivers and streams; lakes; other types of wetlands; tropic al oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); coasts and coastal ar eas (incl. mangroves); islands; mountains and highlands; agr iculture; shifting cultivation; other tropical farming syste ms; animal husbandry/livestock; anthropology/ethnobotany/eth nozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botan y); systematics/taxonomy (botany); conservation/protected ar eas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; fisheries; limnology/hydrology; ocean science; soil science; zoology an d faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonom y (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and amphibians; insects; other invertebrates; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Fish and crustacean aquacultu re. REMARKS The Fundaci¢n La Salle runs the following research i nstitutions: - Estaci¢n de Investigaciones Marinas, Isla de Margarita (oc ean science) - Estaci¢n Hidrobiol¢gica de Guayana, Guay ana (hydrobiology) - Estaci¢n de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (agriculture, an imal husbandry) - Instituto Caribe de Antropolog¡a y Sociolog¡a (anthropolog y, sociology) - Museo de Historia Natural La Salle (Natural History Museum La Salle) ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 223 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.11.93 TYPE priv,nat ACRONYM BIOMA NAME Fundaci¢n Venezolana para la Conservaci¢n de la Diversi dad Biol¢gica (BIOMA) SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Dr. Aldemaro Romero, Executive Director ADDRESS1 Edif. C mara de Comercio de Caracas Piso 4, Av. Este 2, Los Caobos ADDRESS2 Apdo. 1968 CITY Caracas 1010 A ENGLISH NAME REGION SA COUNTRY Venezuela TELEPHONE (582) 571 3120 FAX (582) 571 1412 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (brochure) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA; Venezuela TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE x SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS x FISH x REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; other types o f tropical forests; other primary forest; tropical savannas and savanna woodland; tropical deserts and arid lands; tropi cal oceans (incl. coral reefs, atolls); botany/vegetation sc ience; conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecos ystems research; ocean science; zoology and faunistics; gene ral ecology (zoology); mammals; birds; fish; reptiles and am phibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION REMARKS BIOMA is a private, non-profit institution dedicated to the preservation of the natural heritage of the people o f Venezuela. It was founded in 1986 and now employs a staff of about 40 professionals in the areas of biology, forestry, engineering, geography, communications, business administra tion and related areas. BIOMA receives financial support fro m several hundred individual members, from over 90 Venezuela n corporations and from more than 20 national and internatio nal foundations. BIOMA is engaged in three basic activities: - identification, protection and management of natural areas (independently or jointly with other institutions) - acqusition, generation and analysis of ecological informat ion about Venezuela - dissemination of information on the country's environmenta l problems. BIOMA is the only private conservation organization in Venez uela which creates and maintains its own conservation areas with the purpose of preserving their resources, developing s cientific research, promoting environmental education, recre ation and tourism. These include the following reserves: - P ramo de Piedras Blancas (M‚rida State) - Cueva del Guano, Paraguan  Peninsula (Falc¢n State) - Monte Cano, Paraguan  Peninsula (Falc¢n State) As part of the programme of scientific information, BIOMA is engaged in the elaboration of a national database of biolog ical diversity (which includes more than 180 000 entries on ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology Venezuelan flora and fauna), a Geographic Information System and an Information Centre and library. BIOMA is also engage d in remote sensing. It carries out an extensive programme i n public information with the aim of creating public awarene ss of the environmental and conservation problems of the cou ntry. USA contact address: c/o Lupe Guinand 1815 North Lynn Street 4th floor Arlington, Virginia 22209 Tel.: (703) 841-4894 Fax.: (703) 841-1283 Information taken from brochures supplied by BIOMA. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 431 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.09.93 TYPE ACRONYM IFLA NAME Instituto Forestal Latinoamericano SUBDIVISIONS Research and Development Area Documentation and Information Area; Forestry Policy Area; Pu blications Workshop CONTACT An¡bal Luna Lugo ADDRESS1 Avenida los Chorros de Milla Nucleo Forestal ADDRESS2 Edif. IFLA CITY M‚rida ENGLISH NAME Latinamerican Forestry Institute REGION SA COUNTRY Venezuela TELEPHONE 58-74-440535 FAX 58-74-448906 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Venezuela TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY x AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION x ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION x FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS x Basin management OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other primary forest; other secondary forest; tropical de serts and arid lands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangro ves); mountains and highlands; conservation/protected areas/ wildlife resources; forestry; agroforestry; afforestation/re forestation; deforestation/erosion; forest management; fores t products; higher plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION Basin management. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 454 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.08.93 TYPE nat ACRONYM SCAV NAME Sociedad Conservacionista Audubon de Venezuela SUBDIVISIONS CONTACT Alejandro Luy ADDRESS1 Apdo. 80450 ADDRESS2 CITY Caracas 1080-A ENGLISH NAME Venezuelan Audubon Society REGION SA COUNTRY Venezuela TELEPHONE 58-2-923268/922812/9932525 FAX 58-2-910716 TELEX E-MAIL crodner@dino.conicit.ve SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Venezuela TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x cloud forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS x TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS x MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS x legislation LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS x FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other types of wetlands; coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); islands; conservation/protected areas/wi ldlife resources; forestry; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); birds; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION cloud forest; forestry legisl ation. Additional information from brochures: Checklists of birds i n Venezuela's National Parks. Project "Characterization of t he avifauna of the Archipi‚lago de Los Roques National Park" (inventory of avifauna; classification of landscape units; habitat use). Project Forests: effects of silviculture and e xtraction methods on mammal communities in the Imataca Fores t Reserve; "Summary and diagnosis of research undertaken in forest reserves and wooded lots in Venezuela" (publication); compilation of laws related to forest management. Activitie s against illegal parrot trade. Project "Flamingos": ecology and dispersion patterns of flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) along the Veneuelan Caribbean coast. Project bird monitorin g at Portachuelo Pass (Rancho Grande), Henri Pittier Nationa l Park. REMARKS The Sociedad Conservacionista Audubon de Venezuela ( SCAV) was founded in 1970. The main objectives were to promo te the study and conservation of Venezuela's natural resourc es, as well as increasing public interest and knowledge about these resources. SCAV publishes an informative bulletin, offers a Conference and organizes excursions for its members. In addition, SCAV developed research projects and activism c ampaigns. Information taken from brochure. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 532 DATE OF INFORMATION 20.09.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM CIELAT NAME Universidad de Los Andes SUBDIVISIONS Centro de Investigaciones Ecol¢gicas de Los And es Tropicales CONTACT Dr. Mario Fari¤as ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY M‚rida 5101 ENGLISH NAME Centre for Ecological Research of Tropical Ande s REGION SA COUNTRY Venezuela TELEPHONE 074-401255 FAX 074-401286 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, letter) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Venezuela TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST x PRIMARY RAIN FOREST x SECONDARY RAIN FOREST x OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x cloud forest OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND x TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS x RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS AGRICULTURE x SHIFTING CULTIVATION x OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY x BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS x synecology, ecophysiology CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH x FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS x BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) x FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS tropical lowland rain forest; primary rain forest; secondary rain forest; other types of tropical fores t; other secondary forest; tropical savannas and savanna woo dland; tropical deserts and arid lands; mountains and highla nds; agriculture; shifting cultivation; anthropology/ethnobo tany/ethnozoology; botany/vegetation science; general ecolog y (botany); conservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; ecosystems research; forestry; forest management; zoology a nd faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxono my (zoology); mammals; reptiles and amphibians; insects; hig her plants (angio- and gymnosperms); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION cloud forest; synecology; eco physiology; Coffee plantations: water and nutrient cycling; potato culture: response to different natural fertilizers; P aramo (tropical high mountain) vegetation analysis and speci es-environment relationships (and modelling); cold resistanc e, water balance and gas exchange in high tropical mountain plants; savanna vegetation analysis and species-environment relationships (incl. modelling); population dynamics of sava nna grass species and related models. Information from letter. REMARKS ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 604 DATE OF INFORMATION 19.10.93 TYPE uni,mus ACRONYM NAME Universidad de Los Andes SUBDIVISIONS Instituto de Geograf¡a y Conservaci¢n de Recurs os Naturales Colecci¢n de Anfibios y R‚ptiles (ULABG) CONTACT Enrique La Marca ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 CITY M‚rida 5101 ENGLISH NAME University of the Andes; Institute of Geography and Conservation of Natural Resources; Herpetological Colle ction REGION SA COUNTRY Venezuela TELEPHONE +58-74-442579/401608 FAX +58-74-401503/401286 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Venezuela, Venezuelan Andes, Cordi llera de M‚rida TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS x OTHERS x Cordillera de M‚rida, Andes of Venezuela AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x Decline of amphibian populations SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x OTHER CATEGORIES x Biogeography of amphibians and reptiles MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS x INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS mountains and highlands; zoology and faunis tics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoolo gy); reptiles and amphibians; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION decline of amphibian populati ons; biogeography of amphibians and reptiles REMARKS The Biogeographical Program is in the process of ela borating a database for amphibians and reptiles of the Venez uelan Andes. ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 671 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.01.94 TYPE uni ACRONYM NAME Universidad Simon Bolivar SUBDIVISIONS Dept. Biolog¡a de Organismos Lab. de Comportamiento CONTACT Frances Osborn ADDRESS1 Apto. 89000 ADDRESS2 Valle de Sartenejas CITY Caracas 1080 ENGLISH NAME Simon Bolivar University Dept. of Biology, Behavior Laboratory REGION SA COUNTRY Venezuela TELEPHONE (02) 9063610/9063607 FAX (02) 9621695 TELEX E-MAIL fosborn@shaddam.usb.ve SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Venezuela; rest of SA (taxonomic w ork on ants of tribe Attini) TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x premontane, humid TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS LAKES OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS x pine and palm plantations AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology DEFORESTATION/EROSION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS x OTHER CATEGORIES x control of leaf cutter ants; control of p alm weevil Rhincophorus palmarum; studies on chemical ecolog y and behavior of above species; butterfly larvae/ant intera ctions, esp. predator/prey MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS x OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other secon dary forest; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoolog y); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); insects; ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION premontane forest; humid fore st; pine plantations; palm plantations; taxonomic research o n ants of the tribe Attini; control of leaf cutter ants (beh avior, territoriality, chemical communication); control of p alm weevil Rhincophorus palmarum (using traps and pheromone baits); studies on the chemical ecology and behavior of abov e species; studies on butterfly larvae (Heliconius)/ant inte ractions (chemical communication), esp. predator/prey. REMARKS Contacts with Simon Rodriguez University, Venezuela; PROFORCA (Forest Company). ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology NO 583 DATE OF INFORMATION 01.10.93 TYPE uni ACRONYM USB-IRNR NAME Universidad Simon Bol¡var SUBDIVISIONS Instituto de Recursos Naturales Renovables CONTACT MSc. Alicia Villamizar ADDRESS1 Valle de Sartenejas ADDRESS2 Apdo. postal 89000 CITY Caracas ENGLISH NAME Simon Bolivar University Institute of Natural Resources REGION SA COUNTRY Venezuela TELEPHONE 59-2-9633062 FAX 58-2-9633062, -2086199, -9621695 TELEX E-MAIL SOURCE OF INFORMATION direct contact (questionnaire, brochur es) GEOGRAPHICAL KEYWORDS SA, Venezuela TROPICAL LOWLAND RAIN FOREST PRIMARY RAIN FOREST SECONDARY RAIN FOREST OTHER TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS x OTHER PRIMARY FOREST x OTHER SECONDARY FOREST x TROPICAL SAVANNAS AND SAVANNA WOODLAND TROPICAL DESERTS AND ARID LANDS RIVERS AND STREAMS x LAKES x OTHER TYPES OF WETLANDS TROPICAL OCEANS (INCL. CORAL REEFS, ATOLLS) x COASTS AND COASTAL AREAS (INCL. MANGROVES) x ISLANDS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OTHERS AGRICULTURE SHIFTING CULTIVATION OTHER TROPICAL FARMING SYSTEMS OTHERS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/LIVESTOCK ANTHROPOLOGY/ETHNOBOTANY/ETHNOZOOLOGY BOTANY/VEGETATION SCIENCE x GENERAL ECOLOGY (BOTANY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (BOTANY) x OTHERS CONSERVATION/PROTECTED AREAS/WILDLIFE RESOURCES x ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH FISHERIES FORESTRY x AGROFORESTRY AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION DEFORESTATION/EROSION ECOTROP Database of research institutions in tropical ecology FOREST MANAGEMENT x FOREST PRODUCTS OTHERS LIMNOLOGY/HYDROLOGY x OCEAN SCIENCE SOIL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY/FAUNISTICS x GENERAL ECOLOGY (ZOOLOGY) x SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY (ZOOLOGY) x OTHERS OTHER CATEGORIES MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS INSECTS OTHER INVERTEBRATES HIGHER PLANTS (ANGIO- AND GYMNOSPERMS) FERNS/MOSSES/LICHENS/ALGAE/PROCARYONTS FUNGI (MYCOLOGY) SUBJECT KEYWORDS other types of tropical forest; other prima ry forest; other secondary forest; rivers and streams; lakes ; tropical oceans (incl. coral reefs and atolls); coasts and coastal areas (incl. mangroves); botany/vegetation science; general ecology (botany); systematics/taxonomy (botany); co nservation/protected areas/wildlife resources; forestry; for est management; limnology/hydrology; zoology and faunistics; general ecology (zoology); systematics/taxonomy (zoology); ADDITIONAL SUBJECT DESCRIPTION characterization and diagnost ics of ecosystems; environmental impact evaluation; environm ental planning; conservation planning and management; enviro nmental control and supervision; environmental education Information taken from brochure. REMARKS The Instituto de Recursos Naturales Renovables (IRNR ) was founded in 1970. It is dedicated to basic and applied research in the field of the environment and environmental e dfucation. It is affiliated with the Division of Biological Sciences of the Universidad Simon Bol¡var. The IRNR has exec uted research projects for a number of public and private bo dies. It runs an experimental research station for research into terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems of the Orinoco River (Proyecto Ecosistema Orinoco, PECOR). This station was foun ded in 1984 in Puerto Ayacucho. The IRNR offers a number of publications and organizes and p articipates in workshops and other special events. Information taken from brochure.