Achievement

IGERT trainee, Christie Klimas, edited a volume on the ecological aspects and management of the andiroba tree (Carapa guianensis) in Brazil. This book was the outcome of international collaborations created and/or strengthened through the IGERT Working Forests in the Tropics program. The following is currently in press: Klimas, C.A., Rigamonte-Azevedo, V., Silva, A.C.C.da., Kainer, K.A., Wadt, L.H.O. (2010) Andiroba: aspectos ecológicos e considerações para o manejo de Carapa guianensis. Eds. Silveira, M., Daly, D., Ming, L.C., Silveiro, A. Etnobotânica e botânica econômica do Acre. Edufac/NYBG. Rio Branco, New York. 340 p.