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Publications and Products
Ryan, S.J., Southworth, J. Hartter, J., Dowhaniuk, N., Fuda, R.K., and J.E. Diem. 2015. Household level influences on fragmentation in an African park landscape. Applied Geography 58: 18-31. [PDF]
Hartter, J., Ryan, S.J., MacKenzie, C.A., Goldman, A., Dowhaniuk, N., Palace, M.W., Diem, J.E., and C.A. Chapman. 2015. Now There is No Land: A Story of Ethnic Migration in a Protected Area Landscape in Western Uganda. Population and Environment 36(4): 452-479. [PDF]
Diem, J., Hartter, J., Ryan, S.J., and M. Palace. 2014. Validation of Satellite-Based Rainfall Products for Western Uganda. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 15(5): 2030-2038. [link]
Diem, J., Ryan, S.J., Hartter, J., and M.W. Palace. 2014. A Recent Drying Trend in Central Equatorial Africa. Climatic Change. [PDF]
MacKenzie, C.A., Baird, T.D., and J. Hartter. 2014. Single Large or Several Small Strategies to Manage People-Park Interactions. Conservation Biology. [link]
Dowhaniuk, N., Hartter, J., and S.J. Ryan. 2014. Implications of Spatial Data Variations for Protected Areas Management: An Example from East Africa. Environmental Management. 54(3): 596-605 [PDF]
Hartter, J., Solomon, J., Ryan, S.J., Jacobson, S.K., and A. Goldman. 2014. Contrasting Perceptions of Ecosystem Services of an African Forest Park. Environmental Conservation. [PDF]
Chapman, C.A., van Bavel, B., Bleeker, J., Boodman, C., Ghai, R.R., Gogarten, J.F., Goldberg, T., Hartter, J., Mechak, L.E., Omeja, P.A., Poonawala, S., and C. Zastavniouk. 2014. Providing Health Care to Promote People-Park Relations. Oryx. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0030605313001592 [link]
Jacob, A.L., Bonnell, T.R., Dowhaniuk, N., and J. Hartter. 2014. Topographic and Spectral Data Resolve Land Cover Misclassification to Distinguish and Monitor Wetlands in Western Uganda. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 94: 114-126. [PDF]
Goldman, A., Hall, J., Binford, M., and J. Hartter. 2013. Environmental Protection and Affection in East Africa. Ethics, Policy & Environment 16(3): 267-269. [PDF]
Hartter, J., Ryan, S.J., MacKenzie, C.M., Parker, J.N., and C. Strasser. 2013. Spatially Explicit Data: Stewardship and Ethical Challenges in Science. Plos Biology 11(9): e1001634.
MacKenzie, C. and J. Hartter. 2013. Demand and Proximity: Drivers of Illegal Forest Resource Extraction. Oryx 47(2): 288-297. [PDF]
Gibbes, C., Cassidy, L., Hartter, J., and J. Southworth. 2012. The Monitoring of Land-Cover Change and Management Across Gradient Landscapes in Africa. In : Brondizio, E. and E. Moran (Eds.). Human-Environment Interactions. Springer. [PDF]
Rudnick, D., Ryan, S.J., Beier, P., Cushman, S., Dieffenbach, F., Epps, C.W., Gerber, L., Hartter, J., Jenness, J., Kintsch, J., Merenlender, A.M., Perkle, R.M., Preziosi, D.V., Ryan, S.J., and S. C. Trombulak. 2012. The Role of Landscape Connectivity in Planning and Implementing Conservation and Restoration Priorities. Issues in Ecology 16. [PDF]
Ryan, S.J., and J. Hartter. 2012. Beyond Ecological Success of Corridors: Integrating Land Use History and Demographic Change to Provide a Whole Landscape Perspective. Ecological Restoration 30(4): 320-328. [PDF]
Hartter, J., Stampone, M.D., Ryan, S.J., Kirner, K., Chapman, C.A., and A. Goldman. 2012. Patterns and Perceptions of Climate Change around a Biodiversity Conservation Hotspot. PLoS ONE 7(12): e32408.
Hartter, J., Ryan, S.J., Southworth, J., and C.A. Chapman. 2011. Landscapes as Continuous Entities: Forest Disturbance and Recovery in the Albertine Rift Landscape. Landscape Ecology 26:877-890. [PDF]
Hartter, J., Goldman, A.C., and J. Southworth. 2011. Responses by Households to Resource Scarcity and Crop Raiding in Communities Near a Forest Park. Journal for Nature Conservation 19:79-86. [PDF]
Hartter, J. and A.C. Goldman. 2011. Local Responses to a Forest Park in Western Uganda: Alternative Narratives on Fortress Conservation. Oryx 45(1): 60-68. [PDF]
Stampone, M.D., Hartter, J., Chapman, C.A., and S.J. Ryan. 2011. Trends and Variability in Localized Precipitation around Kibale National Park, Western Uganda, Africa. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences 3(1): 14-23. [PDF]
High resolution figures:
Fig. 1: Map of study region
Fig. 2: Average total monthly rainfall and standard deviations for Fort Portal (1903-1979)
Fig. 3: Cumulative distribution of postitive & negative trends in total annual & seasonal rainfall Fig. 4: Time series of SPI for rainfall zone M (1941-1975)
Fig. 5: Time series of SPI for rainfall zone L (1941-1975)
Hartter, J., Goldman, A.C., and J. Southworth. 2011. Responses by Households to Resource Scarcity and Crop Raiding in Communities Near a Forest Park. Journal for Nature Conservation 19:79-86. [PDF]
Hartter, J. and A.C. Goldman. 2011. Local Responses to a Forest Park in Western Uganda: Alternative Narratives on Fortress Conservation. Oryx 45(1): 60-68. [PDF]
Stampone, M.D., Hartter, J., Chapman, C.A., and S.J. Ryan. 2011. Trends and Variability in Localized Precipitation around Kibale National Park, Western Uganda, Africa. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences 3(1): 14-23. [PDF]
High resolution figures:
Fig. 1: Map of study region
Fig. 2: Average total monthly rainfall and standard deviations for Fort Portal (1903-1979)
Fig. 3: Cumulative distribution of postitive & negative trends in total annual & seasonal rainfall Fig. 4: Time series of SPI for rainfall zone M (1941-1975)
Fig. 5: Time series of SPI for rainfall zone L (1941-1975)
Hartter, J. 2010. The social, ecological, and spiritual identity of gallery forests in Africa. Review of African Sacred Groves: Ecological Dynamics & Social Change. Environment and Society: Advances in Research 1. [PDF]
Southworth, J., Hartter, J., Binford, M.W., Goldman, A.C., Chapman, C.A., Chapman, L.J., Omeja, P., and E. Binford. 2010. Landscape effects of an East African national park on the protected tropical forest and its surrounding area. Tropical Conservation Science 3(2): 122-142. [PDF]
Hartter, J., and S.J. Ryan. 2010. Top-down or Bottom-up? Decentralization, Natural Resource Management, and Usufruct Rights in the Forests and Wetlands of Western Uganda. Land Use Policy 27(3): 815-826. [PDF]
Chapman, C.A., Chapman, L.J., Jacob, A.L., Rothman, J.M., Omeja, P., Reyna-Hurtado, R., Hartter, J., and M.J. Lawes. 2010. Tropical Tree Community Shifts: Implications for Wildlife Conservation. Biological Conservation 143(2): 366-374. [PDF]
Hartter, J. 2010. Resource Use and Ecosystem Services in a Forest Park Landscape. Society & Natural Resources 23(3): 207-233. [PDF]
Chapman, C.A., Chapman, L.J., Ghai, R.R., Hartter, J., Jacob, A.L., Lwanga, J.S., Omeja, P.A., Rothman, J.M., and D. Twinomugisha. 2010. In: A.J. Plumptre (Ed.). Complex Responses to Climate and Anthropogenic Changes: An Evaluation Based on Data from Kibale National Park, Uganda. pp. 70-87. Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York.
Southworth, J., Hartter, J., Binford, M.W., Goldman, A.C., Chapman, C.A., Chapman, L.J., Omeja, P., and E. Binford. 2010. Landscape effects of an East African national park on the protected tropical forest and its surrounding area. Tropical Conservation Science 3(2): 122-142. [PDF]
Hartter, J., and S.J. Ryan. 2010. Top-down or Bottom-up? Decentralization, Natural Resource Management, and Usufruct Rights in the Forests and Wetlands of Western Uganda. Land Use Policy 27(3): 815-826. [PDF]
Chapman, C.A., Chapman, L.J., Jacob, A.L., Rothman, J.M., Omeja, P., Reyna-Hurtado, R., Hartter, J., and M.J. Lawes. 2010. Tropical Tree Community Shifts: Implications for Wildlife Conservation. Biological Conservation 143(2): 366-374. [PDF]
Hartter, J. 2010. Resource Use and Ecosystem Services in a Forest Park Landscape. Society & Natural Resources 23(3): 207-233. [PDF]
Chapman, C.A., Chapman, L.J., Ghai, R.R., Hartter, J., Jacob, A.L., Lwanga, J.S., Omeja, P.A., Rothman, J.M., and D. Twinomugisha. 2010. In: A.J. Plumptre (Ed.). Complex Responses to Climate and Anthropogenic Changes: An Evaluation Based on Data from Kibale National Park, Uganda. pp. 70-87. Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York.
Hartter, J. 2009. Attitudes of Rural Communities Towards Wetlands and Forest Fragments Around Kibale National Park, Uganda. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 14(6): 433-447. [PDF]
Hartter, J. and A.C. Goldman. 2009. Life on the Edge: Balancing Biodiversity Conservation and Sustaining Rural Livelihoods. FOCUS on Geography 52(1): 11-17. [PDF]
Hartter, J. and J. Southworth. 2009. Dwindling Resources and Fragmentation of Landscapes around Parks: Wetlands and Forest fragments around Kibale National Park, Uganda. Landscape Ecology 24(5): 643-656. [PDF]
Hartter, J., Southworth, J., and M. Binford. 2009. Parks as a Mechanism to Maintain and Facilitate Recovery of Forest Cover: Examining Reforestation, forest Maintenance and Productivity in Uganda. In: Southworth, J. and H. Nagendra (Eds.). Reforesting Landscapes: Linking Pattern and Process. pp. 275-296. Springer Landscape Series, NY. [PDF]
Hartter, J. and A.C. Goldman. 2009. Life on the Edge: Balancing Biodiversity Conservation and Sustaining Rural Livelihoods. FOCUS on Geography 52(1): 11-17. [PDF]
Hartter, J. and J. Southworth. 2009. Dwindling Resources and Fragmentation of Landscapes around Parks: Wetlands and Forest fragments around Kibale National Park, Uganda. Landscape Ecology 24(5): 643-656. [PDF]
Hartter, J., Southworth, J., and M. Binford. 2009. Parks as a Mechanism to Maintain and Facilitate Recovery of Forest Cover: Examining Reforestation, forest Maintenance and Productivity in Uganda. In: Southworth, J. and H. Nagendra (Eds.). Reforesting Landscapes: Linking Pattern and Process. pp. 275-296. Springer Landscape Series, NY. [PDF]
Jacob, A.L., Vaccaro, I., Sengupta, R., Hartter, J., and C.A. Chapman. 2008. Integrating Landscapes That Have Experienced Rural Depopulation and Ecological Homogenization into Conservation Planning. Tropical Conservation Science 1(4): 307-320. [PDF]
Hartter, J. and K. Boston. 2008. Consuming Fuel and Fueling Consumption: Modeling Human Caloric Demands and Fuelwood Use. Small-scale Forestry 7(1): 1-15. [PDF]
Goldman, A., Hartter, J., Southworth, J., Binford, M. 2008. Studying the Human Landscape around Kibale National Park. The human landscape around the island park: impacts and responses to Kibale National Park. In: Wrangham, R. and E. Ross (Eds.). Science and Conservation in African Forests: The Benefits of Longterm Research. pp. 129-144. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [PDF]
Hartter, J. and K. Boston. 2008. Consuming Fuel and Fueling Consumption: Modeling Human Caloric Demands and Fuelwood Use. Small-scale Forestry 7(1): 1-15. [PDF]
Goldman, A., Hartter, J., Southworth, J., Binford, M. 2008. Studying the Human Landscape around Kibale National Park. The human landscape around the island park: impacts and responses to Kibale National Park. In: Wrangham, R. and E. Ross (Eds.). Science and Conservation in African Forests: The Benefits of Longterm Research. pp. 129-144. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [PDF]
Hartter J. and K. Boston. 2007. An Integrated Approach to Modeling Resource Utilization for Rural Communities in Developing Countries. Journal of Environmental Management 85(1): 78-92. [PDF]
Posters
Diem, J.E., Ryan, S.J., Hartter, J., and M.W. Palace. 2015. Satellite-Based Rainfall Data Reveal a Recent Drying Trend in Central Equatorial Africa. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. April 21-25, 2015. Chicago, IL. [PDF]
Tiemann, L.K., Grandy, A.S., and J. Hartter. 2014. Barriers to Soil Sustainability, Food Security and Biodiversity Conservation in the Albertine Rift. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2014. April 27-May 2, 2014, Vienna, Austria. [PDF]
Dowhaniuk, N., Hartter, J., Congalton, R.G., Ryan, S.J., and M.W. Palace. 2014. Population Growth and Landscape Change: the Potential for Impact from Industrial Oil Development in an African Biodiversity Hotspot. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. April 7-12, 2014, Tampa, Florida. [PDF]
Diem, J.E., Hartter, J., Palace, M.W., and S.J. Ryan. 2013.A Drying Trend in Central Equatorial Africa. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. December 9-13, 2013, San Francisco, California. [PDF]
Fuda, B., Ryan, S.J., Hartter, J., and C.A. MacKenzie. 2013. Carnivore Conservation in Northwest Uganda: Assessing Human Impacts and Attitudes. Student Conference on Conservation Science-New York. October 8-11, 2013. New York, NY. [PDF]
DiSanto, G., Hartter, J., and M. Stampone. 2013. Precipitation Trends in Western Uganda. Undergraduate Research Conference. University of New Hampshire. April 23-26, 2013. Durham, NH. [PDF]
Breytenbach, E., Diem, J.E., Hartter, J., Ryan, S.J., and C.A. Chapman. 2013. Following the rains: Perceptions of climate change around Kibale National Park, Uganda. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. April 9-13, 2013. Los Angeles, CA. [PDF]
Diem, J.E., Hartter, J., Palace, M.W., and S.J. Ryan. 2013. Validation of Satellite-Based Rainfall Products for Western Uganda. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. April 9-13, 2013. Los Angeles, CA. [PDF]
Hartter, J., Ryan, S.J., Palace, M., Diem, J., and C.A. Chapman. 2012. Population, Environment, and Climate in the Albertine Rift: Understanding Local Impacts of Regional Change. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. December 3-7, 2012. San Francisco, CA. [PDF]
Thesis
Breytenbach, E. 2013. Following the Rains: Evidence and Perceptions Relating to Rainfall Variability in Western Uganda. MA Thesis. Georgia State University. Atlanta [PDF]
Rainfall Fact Sheets
- Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda [8.5" x 11" PDF] [A4 PDF]
- Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda [8.5" x 11" PDF] [A4 PDF]
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda [8.5" x 11" PDF] [A4 PDF]
- Kibale National Park, Uganda [8.5" x 11" PDF] [A4 PDF]