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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 08-098
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Biodiversity Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project
Program Records, 1978-2002
Collection Overview
General Information About This Collection | |
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Biodiversity Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project |
Title: | Program Records |
Dates: | 1978-2002 |
Quantity: | 5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) |
Collection: | Accession 08-098 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Digital File List: | |
Summary: | This accession consists of records documenting the administration, research, outreach, and programs of the Biodiversity Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, a bi-national collaborative research project between the Smithsonian Insitution and the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (National Institute for Research in the Amazon) in Brazil to determine the ecological consequences of habitat destruction and fragmentation in the Amazon and to transfer this information to the different sectors of society as a way of fostering conservation and the rational use of forest resources. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, agreements, articles, clippings, planning documents, annual reports, images, pamphlets, maps, architectural drawings, background information, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records that document the administration, research, outreach, and programs of the Biodiversity Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, a bi-national collaborative research project between the Smithsonian Institution and the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (National Institute for Research in the Amazon) in Brazil to determine the ecological consequences of habitat destruction and fragmentation in the Amazon and to transfer this information to the different sectors of society as a way of fostering conservation and the rational use of forest resources. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, agreements, articles, clippings, planning documents, annual reports, images, pamphlets, maps, architectural drawings, background information, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
Subject
- Amazon River Region
- Biodiversity
- Biotic communities
- Brazil
- Conservation biology
- Forest ecology
- Forests and forestry
- Research
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 08-098, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Biodiversity Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Program Records
Container List
Box 1
Third Global Climate Change Meeting, 1994
Remote Sensing Technologies - DC Meetings, 1991-1993
MCS Technical Series, 1997 [Contains Digital Records]
American Society of Mammalogists Meeting Schedule, 1994
Correspondence, 1990-1993
Correspondence, 1987-1993 (4 folders)
Brazil-National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Research Initiative - J. Kress, 1995-1996
Brazil-NMNH Research Initiative - C. Handley, 1995-1996
Research Programs Related to Biodiversity, 1992
Accomplishments, 1995
Bibliography - Bats of Amazon
Maps - Sampling Net (Species from Amazon, Guianas, Orinoco), 1989
Correspondence, 1991
Requests for Information, 1994-1996
Correspondence, 1994-1995
Conservation International - Correspondence, 1990
Manaus Letters, September-October 1996
Requests for Information, 1991-1994
INPA/CENA/NASA Workshop, 1995
1994 Workshop on Forest Regeneration
Congressional Night, 1997
Smithsonian Press Workshop, 1990
Fundacao Vitoria Amazonica Workshop, 1990
Budget - Gualda Workshop, 1990
Cerrado Workshop
Botany Workshop, 1990
Botany Workshop - Co-edit with Ian Prance, 1990
Outreach
Summit of the Americas, Partnerships for the Environment
Participation in External Events
Environmental Film Festival, 1997
Pew Proposal and Budget, FY 1991-FY 1994
Pew's Narrative Reports, 5/15/1992 and 11/1993
World Bank, Environment Division, 1992-1993
World Bank/Global Environment Facility - Correspondence, 1992-1994
Global Environment Facility, May and June 1992
Mellon, 1997
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 1997-1998
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Grant, 1997
Atherton Seidell Grant Program, 1996
Funding, 1997
Biodiversity Surveys and Inventories Program (BSI) - Call for Proposals, FY 1999
Scholarly Contributions, Biological Diversity in Latin America (BIOLAT)
Box 2
Article - Rankin, "Diveriade e dispersao de Lecythidacae no floresta de terra firmed a Amazonia Central," 1980
Article - Lovejoy, "Minimum Critical Size of Ecosystems," 1981
Article - Lovejoy, "Discontinuous Wilderness: Minimum Area for Conservation," 1981
Article - Lovejoy and Rankin, "Uma Fisionomia ameacada: as implicacoes da dinamica de parcelas florestais no planejamento silvicultural e de reservas," 1981
Article - Lovejoy "Application of ecological theory to conservation planning," 1984
Article - Rodrigues, "Duas novas especies da flora amazonica," 1982
Article - Bierregaard, "Levantamentos ornitologicos no dossel da mata pluvial de terra firme," 1982
Article - Lovejoy, Bierregaard, Rankin, and Schubart, "Ecological dynamics of forest fragments," 1983
Article - Bierregaard, "Observational on the Nesting Biology of the Guiana Crested Eagle," 1984
Article - Lovejoy, Rankin, Bierregaard, Brown, Emmons, and van der Voort, "Ecosystem decay of Amazon Forest remnants," 1984
Article - Vanzolini, "Micrurus averyi Schmidt, 1939, in central Amazonia (Serpentes, Elapidae)," 1985
Article - Zimmerman and Hodl, "Distinctions of Phyrnohyas resinfictrrix (Goeldi, 1907) from Phyronohyas venulosa (Laurenti, 1768) based on acoustical and behavioral parameters (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae)," 1983
Article - Zimmerman, "A comparison of structural features of calls of open forest habitat frog species in the Central Amazon," 1983
Article - Zimmerman and Bogart, "Vocalizations of primary forest frog species in Central Amazon," 1986
Article - Lovejoy, "Forest fragmentation in the Amazon: A Case Study," 1985
Article - Lovejoy, "Biosphere reserves: The size question," 1983
Article - Gascon, "Sampling with artificial pools," 1994
Article - Bierregaard, "Morphological data from understory birds in terra firme forest in the Central Amazonian Basin," 1988
Article - Powell, "Population dynamics of euglossine bees in Amazonian forest fragments," 1987
Article - Bierregaard, Stotz, Harper, and Powell, "Observations of the occurrence and behavior of the Crimson Fruit Crow (Haematoderis militaris) in central Amazonia," 1987
Article - Martins, "Variacao especial e temporal de algumas especies de Drosophilia (Diptera) em duas reservas de matas isoladas, nas vizinhancas de Manaus (Amazonas, Brazil)," 1987
Article - Benson and Harada, "Local diversity of tropical and temperate ant faunas (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), 1988
Article - Lovejoy, Bierregaard, Rylands, Malcolm, Quintela, Harper, Brown, Powell, Schubart, and Hays, "Edge and other effects of isolation on Amazon forest fragments," 1986
Article - Hrabovsky, "On Anelaphus Linsley 1936 - One new species and two new combinations (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Elaphidionini)," 1987
Article - Rodrigues, "A new anole of the Punctatus group from central Amazonia (Sauria, Iguanidae)," 1988
Article - Lovejoy, "Minimum size for birds species and avian habitats," 1985
Article - Rylands and Keuroghlian, "Primate populations in continuous forest and forest fragments in central Amazonia," 1988
Article - Malcolm, "Small mammal abundances in isolated and non-isolated primary forest reserves near Manaus, Brazil," 1988
Article - Zimmerman and Bogart, "Ecology and calls of four little-known central Amazonian forest species of frogs," 1988
Article - Klein and Bierregaard, "Movement and calling behavior of the Lined Forest-falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) in the Brazilian Amazon," 1988
Article - Schwarzkopf and Rylands, "Primate species richness in relation to habitat structure in Amazonian rainforest fragments," 1989
Article - Zimmerman and Bierregaard, "Relevance of the equilibrium theory of island biogeography with an example from Amazonia," 1986
Article - Rankin-de-Merona and Ackerly, "Estudos popuacionais de avores em florestas fragmentadas e as implicacoes para conservacao in situ das mesmas na floresta tropical da Amazonia central," 1987
Article - Klein and Bierregaard, "Capture and Telemetry Techniques for the Lines Forest Falcon, Micrastur gilvicollis," 1988
Article - Martins, "Invasao de fragmentos florestais por especies oportunistas de Drosophilia (Diptera, Drosophilidae)," 1989
Article - Kapos, "Effects of isolation on the water status of forest patches in the Brazilian Amazon," 1989
Article - Bierregaard and Lovejoy, "Birds in Amazonian forest fragments: effects of insularization," 1988
Article - Quintela, "First report of the nest and young of the variegated antpitta (Grallaria varia)," 1987
Article - Klein, Harper, Bierregaard, and Powell, "Nesting and Feeding Behavior or the Ornate Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus ornatus," 1988
Article - Bierregaard and Lovejoy, "Effects of forest fragmentation on Amazonian understory bird communities," 1989
Article - Bierregaard, "Avian communities in the understory of Amazonian forest fragments," 1990
Article - Lovejoy and Bierregaard, "Central Amazonian forests and the Minimum Critical Size of Ecosystems Project," 1990
Article - Zimmerman, "Frogs, snakes, and lizards of the INPA-WWF reserves near Manaus, Brazil," 1990
Article - Harper, Bird and army ants (Eciton burchelli), observations on their ecology in undisturbed forest and isolated reserves," 1989
Forest Regeneration in the Amazon
Tropical Forest Remnants
Vanishing Rain Forest, Part Four - "Scientists find fragile chain of Life in Amazon Forest," San Francisco Chronicle, 9/28/1989
Scientific American - "Sustaining the Amazon," 7/1993
Article - Lewin, "Parks: how big is big enough?," 1984
O Estado de Sao Paulo, 4/15/1984
Article - Lovejoy, "Protecting Biodiversity," 1994
Article - Lovejoy, "People and Biodiversity," 1994
Science Magazine - Frog Fragments, 8/25/1995
Global Biodiversity Magazine - Canadian Museum of Nature, 1995
Ciencia Hoje, 7/1984 and 8/1984
"The Amazon: the nightmare and the dream," 5/1984
Washington Post - Margolis, "Scientists probe amazon rain forest," 5/28/1984
Newsweek (International Edition) - Schulman with Margolis, "Experiments in the Amazon," 4/9/1984
New Scientist, 7/25/1985
Article - Usher, "Analysis of pattern in artificial plant populations"
Press Clippings - Debt for Nature
Enciclopedia BARSA, Volume 2, A-Aparelho Cardiovascular, 1990
New York Times - "Saving scraps of the rain forest may be pointless, naturalists say," 11/14/1989
Earth Island Journal - "The invisible victims of Brazil's new El Dorado," 1989
The Hollywood Reporter - "Hollywood treks to Amazon, stumps for rain forest," 9/8/1989
Article - Lovejoy, "Will unexpectedly the top blow off?," 1988
Article - Rankin, "Family of woody plants" (in Portuguese and English)
Trees - Rankin
Conservation
Clippings, 1989-1990
BDFFP Original Project Handbook
Flora Preliminar do Projecto Dinamica Biologica de Fragmentos Florestais por Michael Nee, 1993
Box 3
Article - Bierregaard, "Species composition and trophic organization of the understory bird community in a Central Amazonian terra firme forest," 1990
Article - Malcolm, "Estimation of mammalian densities in continuous forest north of Manaus," 1990
Article - Rankin-de-Merona, Hutchings, and Lovejoy, "Tree mortality and recruitment over a five-year period in undisturbed upland rain forest of the central Amazon," 1990
Article - Gascon, "The tadpole of Atelopus pulcher Boulenger (Annuar, Bufonidae) from Manaus, Amazonas," 1989
Article - Klein, "The effects of forest fragmentation on dung and carrion beetle (Scarabaeinae) communities in Central Amazonia," 1989
Article - Stotz and Bierregaard, "The birds of the fazendos Porto Alegre, Dimona and Esteio north of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil," 1989
Article - Powell, "On the possible contribution of mixed species flocks to species richness in neotropical avifaunas," 1989
Article - Vasconcelos, "Habitat selection by the queens of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens," 1990
Article - Vasconcelos, "Foraging activity of two species of leaf-cutting ants (Atta) in primary forest of central Amazon," 1990
Article - Bierregaard, "Conservation of tropical rainforests: Facing a fragmented future," 1989
Zimmerman, Barbara
Kapos, Valerie - Microclimate and Plant-Water Relations, 1988-1992
Henderson, A., 1991-1992
Lovejoy, 1987-1991
Avian Community Structure in Amazonian Forest Fragments - Progress Report, FY 1990
Visiting Committee Report, 1981
Report of the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Projects and Report of the Minimum Critical Size of Ecosystems Project Review Committee, 1988-1992
Soule Committee Review, 4/21-25/1988
Nee-Rankin Report, 1992-1993
Field Director's Monthly Report, 1993-1995
Roger's Monthly Report, 1992
Sixteenth and Seventeenth Annual Reports, 10/1/1994-9/30/1996
Fourteenth Annual Report, 11/1/1992-10/31/1993
Thirteenth Annual Report, 11/1/1991-10/31/1992
Twelfth Annual Report, 11/1/1990-10/31/1991
Eleventh Annual Report, 11/1/1989-10/31/1990
Tenth Annual Report, 11/1/1988-10/31/1989
Ninth Annual Report, 11/1/1987-10/31/1988
Eighth Annual Report, 11/1/1986-10/31/1987
Seventh Annual Report, 11/1/1985-10/31/1986
Sixth Annual Report, 11/1/1984-10/31/1985
Fifth Annual Report, 11/1/1983-10/31/1984
Fourth Annual Report, 10/1/1982-10/31/1983
Third Annual Report, 10/1/1981-9/30/1982
Second Annual Report, 10/1/1980-9/30/1981
First Annual Report, 10/1/1979-9/30/1980
BIOLAT Proceedings, 1992
Amazonia Press Clippings, 1989-1995
Press Clippings: Environmental Problems, Brazil, 1978-1989
BDFFP T-shirt Photographs
BDFFP Book, 1992
Article - Lovejoy and Salati, "Precipitating Change in Amazonia," 1983
Articles, 1984-1989
Amazonia I Book
Article - Erwin, "How many species are there?," 1991
Box 4
Article - Saldarriaga and West, "Holocene fires in the Northern Amazon Basin," 1986
Article - Sponsel, "Amazon Ecology and Adaptation," 1986
Fidelity Rainforest Campaign, 1990
Technical Report Requests, 1994-1995
Salati, Eneas, 1979-1980
Scientific Reports, 1980-1993
Summit Foundation - BDFFP First Year Report, 1998
External Review Committee Report, 1988
World Wildlife Fund Reports, 1989
Streams, 1983
Staff Appraisal Report - Brazil National Environmental Project, 1/31/1990
Nee - Flora do Projeto Dinamico Biologica de Fragmentos Florestais, 1993
Summit Foundation, 1997
Wong Response, 1988
Abema, 1992
Janzen Proposal, 1991
BioDiversitas, 1992
Cocha Cashu
InterAmerica Foundation, 1992
Fundacao Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento Sustentavel, 1993
Figuras Color, 1990
Kaiapo Research Center, 1991
Management Committee Minutes, 1980-1995
Symposium, 1991
Global Environment Foundation - Bidiversity Projects/Pilot Program for the Conservation of Brazilian Rainforest, 5/1991
Instituto Nacional de Pequisa da Amazonia (INPA)/Annex 3 - Science Center/Brazil Pilot Program, 1991-1992
Plano Pilot, 1991-1992
Amazon Pilot Program, 1991
Smithsonian Institution-World Wildlife Fund Memorandum of Understanding - BDFFP, 1989-1997
Documents Related to Transfer of BDFFP from World Wildlife Fund to National Museum of Natural History, 1988-1989
Event Photographs, 1991
Terbogh, J. - Review, 1992
Reserve Histories, 1985
Reserve Descriptions, 1984
Statutes and Amendments
Background Materials, 1989
Plans for INPA Building, 1990
INPA, 1992
Nepstad, 1988-1991
BDFFP Convenio, 1997-2002
INPA
Box 5
Convenio - INPA/Smithsonian, 1990-1996
BDFFP/INPA-Smithsonian Convenio - New Project with National Zoological Park, 1994-1996
INPA-Smithsonian Convenio, 1989
Subproject - Fishes, 1984
Subproject - Herpetology
Subproject - Insects
Subproject - Microclimate
Subproject - Mammals
Subproject - Stream Chemistry, 1984
Subproject - Balbina, 1983
Subproject - Botany, 1985
Subproject - Lecythicdaceae, 1987
Subproject - Primates
Mellon Doesn't Charge Overhead Correspondence, 1989-1991
Mellon Proposal, FY 1995-FY 1997
Mellon Proposal, FY 1992-FY 1994
Mellon Proposal, 1990
Mellon Report, FY 1991
USAID, 1990-1991
Smithsonian Institution Request to Congress, FY 1993
Add-on the Hill, FY 1992
USAID Bolivia Grant, 1996
Global Climate Change: The USAID Response, 1994
USAID Grant, FY 1995-FY 1996
USAID Grants, 1993
Visitor - Kress, W. John, 1994-1995
Visitor - Mori, S., 1987
Visitor - National Newspaper Association, 1990
Visitor - Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1990
Visitor - Codel Wirth, 1988
Visitor - Codel Chafee, 1989
Visitor - Macledd, J., 1987
Visitor - Siccama, Thomas G., 1985
Visitor - Slobodkin, Larry, 1983
Visitor - Swinney, M. (NNL-TV), 1989
Visitor - Teldel and Eco, 1992
Visitor - Turner, Bill, 1989
Visitor - Visalberghi, E., 1987
Visitor - W. A. Jones Foundation, 1993
Visitor - Cook, Robert E., 1980
Visitor - Whitmore, T. C., 1985
Visitor - Wilson, E. O., 1985
Visitor - Worldlink (Kirk Bergstrom), 1990
Visitor - Watkins, Diana, 1991
Visitor - Inland Press Association, 1990
Visitor - MCS (Carl F. Jordan), 1985
Visitor - Klessig/Wisc, 1991
Visitors, 1987-1991
Photographs - Botany Workshop, 1995
Evaluations - Botany, 1995
Final Report and Follow-up - Botany Workshop, 1995
Future Need - Botany Workshop, 1995
Invitations - Botany Workshop, 1995
Botany Workshop Evaluations, 1995 (2 folders)
Latin American and Caribbean Workshop Participants, 1989
Announcement and Distribution (I) - Botany Workshop, 12/1994
Announcement (II) - Botany Workshop, 1995
Botany Workshop Interested Persons and Correspondence, 1995
Botanical Workshop, 1994
Logistics of Classes - Botany Workshop, 1995
Distribution of Second Announcement - Botany Workshop, 5/1995
Distribution of Third Announcement - Botany Workshop
Botany Workshop Participant List, 1995
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