The ASB Program:
Publications of the ASB Consortium

Above ground biodiversity

Fujisaka, S., Escobar, G. and Veneklaas, E. 1998. Plant community diversity relative to human land uses in an Amazon forest colony. Biodiversity and Conservation 7:41-57.

Fujisaka, S., Castilla., C. Escobar, G., Rodrigues, V., Veneklaas, E., Thomas, R. and Fisher M. (1997). Impacts of forest convention: estimates of carbon emissions and plant species loss in a Brazilian Amazon colony. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. (in press)

Gillison, A.N. and Carpenter, G. (1997). A plant functional attribute set and grammar for dynamic vegetation description and analysis. Functional Ecology 11, 775-783.

Vanclay, J.K., Gillison, A.N. and Keenan, R.J. (1997). Using plant functional attributes to quantify site productivity and growth patterns in mixed forests. Forest Ecology and Management 94, 149-163.

Gillison, A.N. (1997). Mapping the potential distribution of plants and animals for wildlife management: The use of the DOMAIN software package. In: K. Romimoharto, S. Hartono and S.M. Soenarno (eds.). Proceedings of the National Seminar on The Role of Wildlife Conservation and its Ecosystem in National Development. pp. 114-119 + two maps. The Indonesian Wildlife Fund. (IWF), Jakarta.

Gillison, A.N., Liswanti, N. and Arief-Rachman, I. (1996). Contributors. In: Final Report, Rapid Ecological Assessment in HPH Pt Serestra II and HPH Pt Bina Samaktha. Pre-implementation, Integrated Conservation and Development Project, Kerinci Seblat National Park. World Wildlife Fund for Nature, Indonesia Program. Bappenas, The World Bank. (Published 1997).

Gillison, A.N. et al... (1998) Overview report of the ASB Intensive biodiversity baseline study Nov.-Dec. 1997. Ca. 65 pp. 12 Tables, 5 Annexes and 4 Maps. CIFOR Working Paper (in prep.).

Gillison, A.N. (1997). In: Catherine Kenyatta, ed. Summary report of the above-ground biodiversity working group. Annex II Alternatives to Slash and Burn, Report of the 6th Annual Review Meeting. 17-27 August 1997, Bogor, Indonesia. Pp. 52-64 (ICRAF, Nairobi).

Villachia, H. (1996). Frutas y hortalizas de la región Amazónica/Secretaria Pro-Tempore, Lima, Peru: Tratado de Cooperación Amazónica. 367 pp.

Software:

Carpenter, G. and Gillison, A.N. (1997) DOMAIN Version 1.3 for Windows. A software package for mapping the potential distribution of plants and animals. Since its availability in August 1997, downloads have been registered from users in 41 countries. Click here to obtain a copy of the package.

Carpenter, G. and Gillison, A.N. (1998). PFAPro - a data-entry and meta-analysis package for the PFA field proforma. Designed for field recording of site physical attributes, plant taxa and plant functional attributes. This package replaces the former FUNDAT package also developed by CIFOR in association with ASB.

Below ground Biodiversity

Beare, M.H., Reddy, M.V., Tian, G. and Srivastava, S.C. 1997. Agricultural intensification, soil biodiversity and agroecosystem function in the tropics: the role of decomposer biota. Applied Soil Ecology 6(1): 87-108.

Black, H.I.J. and Okwakol, M.J.N. 1997. Agricultural intensification, soil biodiversity and agroecosystem function in the tropics: the role of termites. Applied Soil Ecology 6(1): 37-54.

Cadisch, G. and Ehaliotis, C. (1996). "The soil microbial biomass: concepts, methodologies and applications in the study of nutrient cycling in soils." AGRIVITA, vol. 19 N°4: 171-184

Eggleton, P., Bignell, D.E., Sands, W.A., Mawdsley, N.A., Lawton, J.H., Wood, T.G. and Bignell, N.C. 1996. The diversity, abundance and biomass of termites under differing levels of disturbance in the Mbalmayo Forest Reserve, southern Cameroon. Phil. Trans. R. Sco. 351: 51-68.

Fragoso, C., Brown, G.G., Parton, J.C., Blanchart, E., Lavelle, P., Pashanasi, B., Senapati, B., and Kumar, T. 1997. Agricultural intensification, soil biodiversity and agroecosystem function in the tropics: the role of earthworms. Applied Soil Ecology 6(1): 17-36.

Giller, K.E., Beare, M.H., Lavelle, P., Izac, A.-M.N. and Swift, M.J. 1997. Agricultural intensification, soil biodiversity and agroecosystem function. Applied Soil Ecology 6(1): 3-16.

Kahindi, J.H.P., Woomer, P.L., George, T., Moreira de Souza, F.M., Karanja, N. and Giller, K.E. 1997. Agricultural intensification, soil biodiversity and agroecosystem function in the tropics: the role of nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Applied Soil Ecology 6(1): 55-76.

Matson, P.A., Parton, W.J., Power, A.G. and Swift, M.J. Agricultural Intensification and Ecosystem Properties. Science 277: 504-508.

Mosier,A., K. Paustian, H. Janzen, H. Tiessen and M. van Noordwijk, 1997. Chapter 5. Land-use change and forestry. In: J.T. Houghton, L.G. Meira Filho, B. Lim, K. Treanton, I. Mamaty, Y. Bonduki, D.J. Griggs and B.A. Callander (Eds.) Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. IPCC, Bracknell (UK)

Munyanziza, E., Kehri, H.K. and Bagyaraj, D.J. 1997. Agricultural intensification, soil biodiversity and agroecosystem function in the tropics: the role of mycorrhiza in crops and trees. Applied Soil Ecology 6(1): 77-86.

Swift, M.J. 1997. Agricultural Intensification, Soil Biodiversity and Agroecosystem Function in the Tropics. Applied Soil Ecology 6(1): 1-2.

Swift, M.J., Vandermeer, J., Ramakrishnan, P.S., Anderson, J.M., Ong, C.K. and Hawkins, B.A. 1996. Biodiversity and Agroecosystem Functioning: Ecosystem Analyses. In: Agroecosystems: Global Diversity Assessment (V.H. Heywood and R.T. Watson, Eds.). UNEP, Cambridge University Press.

Global Change (Carbon sequestration & Greenhouse Gases)

Fujisaka, S. C. Castilla, G. Escobar, V. Rodrigues, E. J. Veneklass, R. Thomas, and M. Fisher. 1998. The effects of forest conversion on annual crops and pastures: Estimates of carbon emissions and plant species loss in a Brazilian Amazon colony. Agriculture, Ecosystems and the Environment. 69: 17-26.

Fujisaka, S, W Bell, N Thomas, L Hurtado, and E Crawford. 1996. Slash-and-burn agriculture, conversion to pasture, and deforestation in two Brazilian Amazon colonies. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 59:115-130.

Fujisaka, S, L Hurtado, and R Uribe. 1996. A working classification of slash-and-burn agricultural systems. Agroforestry Systems 34:2:151-169.

Kotto-Same, J., P. L. Woomer, A. Moukam, L. Zapfak. 1997. Carbon dynamics in slash and burn agriculture and land use alternatives of the humid forest zone in Cameroon. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 65: 245-256.

Mosier, A., K. Paustian, H. Janzen, H. Tiessen and M. van Noordwijk, 1997. Chapter 5. Land-use change and forestry. In: J.T. Houghton, L.G. Meira Filho, B. Lim, K. Treanton, I. Mamaty, Y. Bonduki, D.J. Griggs and B.A. Callander (Eds.) Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. IPCC, Bracknell (UK)

Palm, C. A., M. J. Swift, P. L. Woomer. 1996. Soil biological dynamics in slash-and-burn agriculture. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 58: 61-74.

Paustian, K., O. Andrian, H. H. Janzen, R. Lal, P. Smith, G. Tian, H. Tiessen, M. van Noordwijk, P. L. Woomer. 1997. Agricultural soils as a sink to mitigate CO2 emissions. Soil Use and Management 13: 230-244

Sitompol, S. M., K. Hairiah, M. van Noorwijk, P.L. Woomer. 1996. Organic matter dynamics after conversionof forests to food crop or sugarcane: Predictions of the CENTURY model. Agrivita 19: 198-205.

van Noordwijk, M., C. Cerri, P. L. Woomer, K. Nugroho, M. Bernoux. 1997. Soil carbon dynamics in the humid tropical forest zone. Geoderma 79: 187-225.

Woomer, P. L., C. A. Palm, J. N. Qureshi. 1998. Carbon sequestration and organic resource management in African small holder agriculture. Pp. 153-173 in R. Lal, J. M. Kimble, R. F. Follett, and B. A. Stewart (eds) Management of Carbon Sequestration in Soil. Advances in Soil Science. CRC Press.

Woomer, P. L., C. A. Palm, J. Alegre, C. Castilla, D. G. Cordeiro, K. Hairiah, J. Kotto-Same, A. Moukam, A. Ricse, V. Rodrigues, M. van Noordwijk. Carbon dynamics in slash-and-burn systems and land use alternatives: Findings of the Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn Programme. Advances in Soil Science (in press).

Woomer, P. L. and C. A. Palm. An approach to estimating system carbon stocks in tropical forests and associated land uses. Commonwealth Forestry Review (submitted).

Socio-economic and Policy Issues

Faminow, M. D., and S. A. Vosti. 1998. Livestock-deforestation links: Policy issues in the Western Brazilian Amazon. In Livestock and the environment international conference, ed. Arend J. Nell. Wageningen, The Netherlands: World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization, and the International Agricultural Centre.

Fujisaka, S, and G Escobar. 1997. Towards a practical classification of slash-and-burn systems. ODI Rural Development Forestry Network paper 21c.

Izac, A-M. 1997. Developing policies for soil carbon management in tropical regions. Geoderma. 261-276.

Garrity, D.P. and Bandy, D. (1996). "A global focus on alternatives to slash-and-burn". In. Xu LiYu, Yang YuanZhang and Qin JingHui (eds). Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn Agriculture. Proceedings of an international symposium held in Kunming, P.R. China, 6-16 March 1995. China Agricultural Scientech. Press pp. 52-59.

Oliveira, S., and S. A. Vosti. 1997. Aspectos financeiros de sistemas agroflorestais em Ouro Preto do Este, Rondônia. In Administração rural: Instrumento de sucesso numa economia estável. Anais do 2º congresso Brasileiro de administração rural: Tema central. Uberaba, MG: Brazil.

Reardon, T., and S. A. Vosti. 1997. Poverty-environment links in rural areas of developing countries. In Agricultural sustainability, growth, and poverty alleviation: A policy and agroecological perspective, ed. S. A. Vosti and T. Reardon. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Reardon, T. , and S. A. Vosti. 1997. Policy analysis of conservation investments: Extensions of traditional technology adoption research. In Agricultural sustainability, growth, and poverty alleviation: A policy and agroecological perspective, ed. S. A. Vosti and T. Reardon. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Tomich, T.P., Jussi Kuusipalo, Menz, K., and Byron, N 1997. Imperata Economics and Policy. Agroforestry Systems. 36: 233-261

Tomich, T., M. van Noordwijk, S. A. Vosti, and J. Witcover. 1998. Agricultural development with rainforest conservation: Methods for seeking best bet alternatives to slash-and-burn, with applications to Brazil and Indonesia. Forthcoming in a special issue of Agricultural Economics 1315 (1998).

Vosti, S. A., and J. Valentim. 1998. Foreword. In Cattle, deforestation and development in the Amazon: An economic, agronomic and environmental perspective, ed. Merle D. Faminow. Wallingford, UK: CAB International.

Vosti, S. A., and T. Reardon, eds. 1997. Agricultural sustainability, growth, and poverty alleviation: A policy and agroecological perspective. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Vosti, S. A., and T. Reardon. 1997. Desarollo agrícola, sostenibilidad y bienestar humano: El triángulo crítico. In Desarollo agrícola, sostenibilidad de los recursos naturales y reducción de la pobreza en América Latina: El papel de las regiones de laderas. Memoria de la conferencia celebrada del 4 al 8 de diciembre, 1995 en Tegucigalpa, Honduras, ed. Oscar Neidecker-Gonzales and Sara J. Scherr. Feldafing, Germany: DSE, IFPRI, IICA, and UPSA.

Vosti, S. A., J. Witcover, S. Oliveira, and M. D. Faminow. 1998. Policy issues in agroforestry: Technology adoption and regional integration in the western Brazilian Amazon. Agroforestry Systems 38: 195-222.

Vosti, S. A., and J. Witcover. 1996. Slash-and-burn agriculture - Household perspectives. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 58(1): 23-38.

Agronomic sustainability issues

Ackerman, I.L., McCallie, E. L. and Fernandes, E.C.M. (1998) Inga and Insects: The potential for management in agroforestry. In: Pennington, T.A. and Fernandes, E.C.M. (Eds.) The Utilization of the Genus Inga (Fabacae). The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and ICRAF, Nairobi.

Elmhirst, R.J. (1996). "Soil fertility management in the context of livelihood systems among transmigrants in North Lampung". AGRIVITA, vol. 19 N°4: 212-220.

Fernandes, E.C.M., Motavalli, P.P., Castilla, C. and Mukurumbira, L. (1997). Management control of soil organic matter dynamics in tropical land-use systems. Geoderma. 79: 49-67.

Fernandes, E.C.M. (1998) The effects of plant and soil management on nodulation and nitrogen-fixation in the genus Inga. In: Pennington, T.A. and Fernandes, E.C.M. (Eds.) The Utilization of the Genus Inga (Fabacae). The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and ICRAF, Nairobi.

Fernandes, E.C.M. and Duxbury, J. Dynamics of carbon pools and impacts on terrestrial nutrient cycling. Advances in Soil Science (in press).

Gallagher, R.S. and Fernandes, E.C.M. Implications of Fallow Management on Weed Seed Bank Dynamics. Agricultural Systems (in press).

Gauthier, R. (1996). "Vertebrate pests, crop and soil: the case for an agroforestry approach to agriculture on recently deforested land in North Lampung". AGRIVITA, vol. 19 N°4: 206-212

Hairiah, K., Rokhman, A. and van Noordwijk, M. (1996). "Soil organic matter fractionation under different land use types in N. Lampung". AGRIVITA, vol. 19 N°4: 146-149

Hairiah, K., Adawiyah, R. and Widyaningsih, Y. (1996). "Amelioration of aluminium toxicity with organic matter: selection of organic matter based on its total cation concentration". AGRIVITA, vol. 19 N°4: 158-165

Hairiah, K., Kasniari, D.N., Van Noordwijk, M., de Foresta, H. and Syekhfani. (1996). "Litterfall, above and below-ground biomass and soil, properties during the first year of a Chromolaena odorata fallow". AGRIVITA, vol. 19 N°4: 184-192

Ingram, J.S.I. and Fernandes, E.C.M. (1998) Managing carbon sequestration in soils: A note on concepts and terminology. Advances in Soil Science (in press).

Kotto-Same, J., Woomer, P.L., Moukam, A., Zapfack, L. (1997). "Carbon dynamics in slash-and-burn agriculture and land use alternatives of the humid forest zone in Cameroon". Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. (in press)

Lassoie, J., Buck, L. And Fernandes, E.C.M. (Eds.) (1998) Agroforestry in Sustainable Agricultural Ecosystems. Lewis Publishers/CRC Press.

Ludewigs, T., Ferraz, L.D.K. and Fernandes, E.C.M. 1997. Germination and predation of seeds of Vismia sp. On an Oxisol at Manaus, Brazil. Boletin Mejoramiento Genetico y Semillas Forestales. 17: 7-13

Nirmalata, A., Hairiah, K. and Mosier, A.E. (1996). "Effects uncorporating crop residues nitrogen fixation of groundnut". AGRIVITA, vol. 19 N°4: 165-171

Prijono, S., Listyarini, E. and Dawan (1996)."Soil physical properties and soil moisture retention related to soil organic matter input" AGRIVITA, vol. 19 N°4: 150-153

Setijono, S. (1996). "Effects on crop residues and lime materials on soil aluminium and phosphorus availability on a high activity clay (HAC) acid mineral soil". AGRIVITA, vol. 19 N°4: 153-158

Sitompoul, S.M., Hairiah, K., van Noordwijk, M. and Woomer, P.L. (1996)."Organic Matter Dynamics after conversion of forest to food crop or sugarcane: prediction of the CENTURY model" AGRIVITA, vol. 19 N°4: 198-206

Suyanto, Tomich, T.P., van Noordwijk, M. and Garrity, D.P. (1996). "Slash-without-burn technique in land clearing : environmental and economic opportunities and constraints". Paper presented at a seminar "Peluang bisnis pembukaan lahan tanpa bakar", Jakarta, 9-10 January 1996. 17 pgs.

van Noordwijk, M., Cerri, C., Woomer, P.L., Nugroho, P. and Bernoux, M. 1997. Soil carbon dynamics in the humid tropical forest zone. Geoderma. 79: 187-225.

Van Noordwijk, M. (1996). "Models as part of agroforestry research design". AGRIVITA, vol. 19 N°4: 192- 198

Van Noordwijk, M., Hairiah, K., Guritno, B., Sugito, Y. and Ismunandar, S. (1996). "Biological Management of Soil Fertility for sustainable agriculture on acid upland soils in Lampung (Sumatra)". AGRIVITA, vol. 19 N°4:

Van Noordwijk, M., Murdiyarso, D., Hairiah, K., Wasrin, U.R., Rachman, A. and Tomich, T.P. (1997). "Forest soils under alternatives to slash-and-burn in Sumatra, Indonesia". (in press)

Van Noordwijk, M., Lusiana, B., Suyanto and Tomich, T.P. (1996)."Soil and other constraints to agricultural production with and without trees in the North, Lampung Benchmark area of the 'Alternatives to Slash-and-burn Project". AGRIVITA, vol. 19 N°4: 136-145

Van Noordwijk, M., Cerri, C., Woomer, P.L., Nugroho, K. and Bernoux, M. (1997). " Soil carbon dynamics in the humid tropical forest zone". Geoderma 1219, Elsevier Science (in press)

Woomer, P.L., Palm, C.A., Qureshi, J., Okalebo, J.R., and Kotto-Same, J. (1998). "Carbon sequestration and organic matter management by smallholder farmers in Africa". Advances in Soil Science (in press)

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