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Mariko Yamasaki

Team Leader / Research Wildlife Biologist
Center for Research on Ecosystem Change
271 Mast Road
Durham, New Hampshire 03824
Phone: 603-868-7659

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• Leak, William B.; Yamasaki, Mariko; Holleran, Robbo. 2014. Silvicultural guide for northern hardwoods in the northeast. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-132. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 46 p.
• Yamasaki, Mariko; Costello, Christine A.; Leak, William B. 2014. Effects of clearcutting, patch cutting, and low-density shelterwoods on breeding birds and tree regeneration in New Hampshire northern hardwoods. Res. Pap. NRS- 26. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 15 p.
• DeGraaf, Richard M.; Lester, Anna M.; Yamasaki, Mariko; Leak, William B. 2007. Visual simulations of forest wildlife habitat structure, change, and landscape context in New England. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 24(3): 218-226.
• Leak, William B.; Yamasaki, Mariko. 2010. Seventy-year record of changes in the composition of overstory species by elevation on the Bartlett Experimental Forest. Res. Pap. NRS-13. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 12 p.
• Yamasaki, Mariko; Leak, William B. 2006. Snag longevity in managed northern hardwoods. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 23(3):215-217.
• Yamasaki, Mariko. 2006. Wildlife assessments at the Bartlett Experimental Forest. In: Irland, Lloyd C.; Camp, Ann E.; Brissette, John C.; and Donohew, Zachary R., eds. Long-term Silvicultural & Ecological Studies: Results for Science and Management. New Haven, CT: Yale University: 34-36.
• Yamasaki, Mariko. 2005. Bats and small mammals in old growth habitats in the White Mountains. In: Bennett, Karen P., tech. coord. Moving toward sustainable forestry: lessons from old growth forests; 2004 September 23-26; Moultonborough, NH. Durham NH: University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension: 62-63.

Publications & Products

• Hocking, Daniel J.; Babbitt, Kimberly J.; Yamasaki, Mariko. 2013. Comparison of silvicultural and natural disturbance effects on terrestrial salamanders in northern hardwood forests. Biological Conservation. 167: 194-202.
• Leak, William B.; Yamasaki, Mariko. 2013. Effects of low-density thinning in a declining white pine stand in Maine. Res. Note NRS-170. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 6 p.
• Leak, William B.; Yamasaki, Mariko. 2013. Regeneration of upper-elevation red oak in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Res. Note NRS-161. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 5 p.
• Leak, William B.; Yamasaki, Mariko. 2012. 80 Years of thinning research on northern hardwoods in the Bartlett Experimental Forest, New Hampshire. Res. Pap. NRS-20. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 8 p.
• Leak, William B.; Yamasaki, Mariko. 2012. Historical (1899) age and structural characteristics of an old-growth northern hardwood stand in New York State. Res. Note NRS-144. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 11 p.
• Leak, William B.; Yamasaki, Mariko. 2012. Tree species migration studies in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Res. Pap. NRS-19. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 8 p.
• Leak, William B.; Yamasaki, Mariko. 2011. The Bartlett Experimental Forest, Its first 75 years. NRS-INF-12-11. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 21 p.
• King, David; Yamasaki, Mariko; DeGraaf, R.M.; Costello, Christine. 2011. Three decades of avian research on the Bartlett Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Forest Ecology and Management. 262(1): 3-11.
• DeGraaf, Richard M.; Yamasaki, Mariko. 2003. Options for managing early-successional forest and shrubland bird habitats in the northeastern United States. Forest Ecology and Management. 185: 179-191.
• Yamasaki, Mariko. 2003. White pine as wildlife habitat. In: Managing white pine in a new millennium 2003 workshop proceedings; 2003 October 9-10; Hillsborough, NH. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extention: 33-36.
• Yamasaki, Mariko. 2001. Coarse woody debris on the Bartlett Experimental Forest. In: 2001 workshop proceedings forest measurements for natural resource professionals; 2001 October; Durham, NH. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension: 8-11.
• Yamasaki, Mariko. 2001. Writing integrated prescriptions from your cruise results -- or how do i recognize and treat wildlife habitat elements. In: 2001 workshop proceedings forest measurements for natural resource professionals; 2001 October; Durham, NH. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension: 45-48.
• Yamasaki, Mariko. 2000. Forestry effects on vertebrate species habitats in the riparian zone. In: Wagner, Robert G.; Hagan, John M., eds. Forestry and the Riparian Zone; 26 October 2000; Orono, ME. Orono, ME: University of Maine: 31-35.
• Costello, Christine A.; Yamasaki, Mariko; Pekins, Peter J.; Leak, William B.; Neefus, Christopher D. 2000. Songbird response to group selection harvests and clearcuts in a New Hampshire northern hardwood forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 127: 41-54.
• Yamasaki, Mariko; DeGraaf, Richard M.; Lanier, John W. 2000. Wildlife habitat associations in eastern hemlock - birds, smaller mammals, and forest carnivores. In: McManus, Katherine A.; Shields, Kathleen S.; Souto, Dennis R., eds. Proceedings: Symposium on sustainable management of hemlock ecosystems in eastern North America. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-267. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 135-143.
• DeGraaf, Richard M.; Hestbeck, Jay B.; Yamasaki, Mariko. 1998. Associations between breeding bird abundance and stand structure in the White Mountains, New Hampshire and Maine, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 103: 217-233.
• Leak, William B.; Yamasaki, Mariko; Kittredge, David B., Jr.; Lamson, Neil I.; Smith, Marie-Louise. 1997. Applied ecosystem management on nonindustrial forest land.  . Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-239. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 30 p.
• Krusic, Rachel A.; Yamasaki, Mariko; Neefus, Christopher D.; Pekins, Peter J. 1996. Bat habitat use in White Mountain National Forest. Journal of Wildlife Management. 60(3): 625-631.
• Leak, William B.; Yamasaki, Mariko; Smith, Marie-Louise; Funk, David T. 1994. Selection criteria for forested natural areas in New England, USA. Natual Areas Journal. 14(4): 300-305.
• DeGraaf, Richard M.; Yamasaki, Mariko; Leak, William B. 1993. Management of New England northern hardwoods, spruce-fir, and eastern white pine for neotropical migratory birds. In: Finch, Deborah M.; Stangel, Peter W. (eds.). Status and management of neotropical migratory birds: September 21-25, 1992, Estes Park, Colorado. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-229. Fort Collins, Colo.: Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service: 363-373.
• DeGraaf, Richard M.; Yamasaki, Mariko. 1992. A nondestructive technique to monitor the relative abundance of terrestrial salamanders. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 20(3): 260-264.
• DeGraaf, Richard M.; Yamasaki, Mariko; Leak, William B.; Lanier, John W. 1992. New England wildlife: management forested habitats. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-144. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 271 p.
• Tubbs, Carl H.; DeGraaf, Richard M.; Yamasaki, Mariko; Healy, William M. 1987. Guide to wildlife tree management in New England northern hardwoods. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-118. Broomall, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 30 p. .

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