Dr. Eric Dinerstein - All Pulications
2007
Dinerstein, E., Loucks, C., Wikramanayake, E., Ginsberg, J., Sanderson, E., Seidensticker, J.,
Forrest, J., Bryja, G., Heydlauff, A., Klenzendorf, S., Mills, J, O'Brien, T., Shrestha, M, Simons, Ross,
Songer, M. The Fate of Wild Tigers. BioScience Volume 57: 508--514 . 2007
Dinerstein, E., Yonzon, P. Nepal's heroes of conservation - Mingma Norbu Sherpa, Chandra P.
Gurung, Tirtha Man Maskey, Harka Gurung, Gopal Rai, Damodar Parajuli, Narayan Poudel, Sharad
Rai, Pauli Mustonnen, Margaret Alexander, Bijnan Acharya, Jill Bowling, Jennifer Headley, Matthew
Preece, Yeshi Lama, Vijaya Shrestha, Hem Raj Bhandari, Sunil Singh, Dawa Tshering. Conservation
Biology Volume 21: 278-279. 2007.
Lamoreux, J. F., Morrison, J. C., Ricketts, T. H., Olson, D. M., Dinerstein, E., McKnight, M. W.,
Shugart, H. H. The multifaceted nature of biodiversity conservation: Reply to Leroux and
Schmiegelow. Conservation Biology Volume 21: 269 – 270. 2007
2006
Burgess, N. D., Hales, J. D., Ricketts, T. H., Dinerstein, E. Factoring species, non-species values and
threats into biodiversity prioritisation across the ecoregions of Africa and its islands. Biological
Conservation Volume 127: 383-401. 2006.
Dinerstein, E., Loucks, C., Heydlauff, A., Wikramanayake, E. , Bryja, G., Forrest, J., Ginsberg, J.,
Klenzendorf, S., Leimgruber, P., O'Brien, T., Sanderson, E., Seidensticker, J., Songer, M. (2006).
Setting priorities for the conservation and recovery of wild tigers: 2005 -- 2015. A User''s Guide..
WWF, WCS, Smithsonian, NFWF-STF. Washington, D.C. -- New York. 2006.
Lamoreux, J. F., Morrison, J. C., Ricketts, T. H., Olson, D. M., Dinerstein, E., McKnight, M. W.,
Shugart, H. H. (2006). Global tests of biodiversity concordance and the importance of endemism.
Nature Volume 440: 212-214. 2006.
Sanderson, E., Forrest, J., Loucks, C., Ginsberg, J., Dinerstein, E., Seidensticker, J., Leimgruber, P.,
Songer, M., Heydlauff, A., O'Brien, T., Bryja, G., Klenzendorf, S., Wikramanayake, E. (2006).
Setting priorities for the conservation and recovery of wild tigers: 2005-2015. The Technical
Assessment. WCS, WWF, Smithsonian, NFWF-STF. New York -- Washington, D.C.
2005
Dinerstein, E., Irvin, W. R. Re-wilding: no need for exotics as natives return. Nature Volume 437:
476-476. 2005.
Kier, Gerold, Mutke, Jens, Dinerstein, E., Ricketts, T., Wolfgang, Kuper, Kreft, Holger, Barthlott,
Wilhelm. Global patterns of plant diversity and floristic knowledge. Journal of Biogeography Volume
32: 1107-1116. 2005.
Ricketts, T. H., Dinerstein, E., Boucher, T., Brooks, T. M., Butchart, S. H. M., Hoffmann, M.,
Lamoreux, J. F., Morrison, J., Parr, M., Pilgrim, J. D., Rodrigues, A. S. L., Sechrest, W., Wallace, G.
E., Berlin, K., Bielby, J., Burgess, N. D., Church, D. R., Cox, N., Knox, D., Loucks, C., Luck, G. W.,
Master, L. L., Moore, R., Naidoo, R., Ridgely, R., Schatz, G. E., Shire, G., Strand, H., Wettenge.
Pinpointing and preventing imminent extinctions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
of the United States of America Volume 102: 18497-18501. 2005.
T. F. Allnutt , E. D. Wikramanayake , E. Dinerstein , C.J. Loucks , R. Jackson , C. Carpenter (2005).
People and Protected Areas of South Asia. IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, South Asia
and Resources Himalaya Foundation. Kathmandu, Nepal. 2005.
2004
Burgess, N., D'Amico Hales, J., Underwood, E. , Dinerstein, E. , Olson, D. , Itoua, I. , Schipper, J. ,
Ricketts, T. , Newman, K. Terrestrial ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: a continental
assessment. Island Press. Washington, D.C. 2004.
Higgins, J. V., Ricketts, T. H., Parrish, J. D., Dinerstein, E., Powell, G., Palminteri, S., Hoekstra, J.
M., Morrison, J., Tomasek, A., Adams, J. Beyond Noah: Saving species is not enough. Conservation
Biology Volume 18: 1672-1673. 2004.
Wikramanayake, E., McKnight, M., Dinerstein, E., Joshi, A., Gurung, B., Smith, D. Designing a
conservation landscape for tigers in human-dominated environments. Conservation Biology Volume
18: 839-844. 2004.
2003
Dinerstein, E. Counting Tigers. Conservation Biology Volume 17: 1852-1860. 2003.
Dinerstein, E. The return of the unicorns: The natural history and conservation of the greater one
horned rhinoceros. Columbia University Press. 2003.
Dinerstein, E. I love wildcats. Conservation Biology Volume 17: 1852-1860. 2003.
Kamdem-Toham, A., Adeleke, A. W., Burgess, N. D., Carroll, R., D'Amico, J., Dinerstein, E., Olson,
D. M., Some, L. Forest conservation in the Congo Basin. Science Volume 299: 346-346. 2003.
Karanth, K. U., Nichols, J. D., Seidensticker, J., Dinerstein, E., Smith, J. L. D., McDougal, C.,
Johnsingh, A. J. T., Chundawat, R. S., Thapar, V. Science deficiency in conservation practice: the
monitoring of tiger populations in India. Animal Conservation Volume 6: 141-146. 2003.
Loucks, C. J., Lu, Z., Dinerstein, E., Wang, D. J., Fu, D. L., Wang, H. The giant pandas of the Qinling
Mountains, China: A case study in designing conservation landscapes for elevational migrants.
Conservation Biology Volume 17: 558-565. 2003.
Redford, K. H., Coppolillo, P., Sanderson, E. W., Da Fonseca, G. A. B., Dinerstein, E., Groves, C.,
Mace, G., Maginnis, S., Mittermeier, R. A., Noss, R., Olson, D., Robinson, J. G., Vedder, A., Wright,
M. Mapping the conservation landscape. Conservation Biology Volume 17: 116-131. 2003.
2002
Abell, R, Thieme, M., Dinerstein, E., Olson, D. A Sourcebook for conducting Biological Assessments
and Developing Biodiversity Visions for Ecoregion Conservation. Conservation Science Program
WWF-US. Washington DC. 2002.
Olson, D. M., Dinerstein, E. The Global 200: Priority ecoregions for global conservation. Annals of
the Missouri Botanical Garden Volume 89: 199-224. 2002.
Olson, D. M., Dinerstein, E., Powell, G. V. N., Wikramanayake, E. D. Conservation biology for the
biodiversity crisis. Conservation Biology Volume 16: 1-3. 2002.
Wikramanayake, E., Dinerstein, E., Loucks, C., Olson, D., Morrison, J., Lamoreux, J., McKnight, M.,
Hedao, P. Ecoregions in ascendance: Reply to Jepson and Whittaker. Conservation Biology Volume
16: 238-243. 2002.
2001
Loucks, C. J., Lu, Z., Dinerstein, E., Wang, H., Olson, D. M., Zhu, C. Q., Wang, D. J. Ecology - Giant
pandas in a changing landscape. Science Volume 294: 1465-1465. 2001.
Olson, D. M., Dinerstein, E., Wikramanayake, E. D., Burgess, N. D., Powell, G. V. N., Underwood, E.
C., D'Amico, J. A., Itoua, I., Strand, H. E., Morrison, J. C., Loucks, C. J., Allnutt, T. F., Ricketts, T.
H., Kura, Y., Lamoreux, J. F., Wettengel, W. W., Hedao, P., Kassem, K. R. Terrestrial ecoregions of
the world: A new map of life on Earth. Bioscience Volume 51: 933-938. 2001.
2000
Abell, R, Olson, D., Dinerstein, E., Hurley, P., Walters, S., Loucks, A., Allnutt, T., Wettengel, W. W.
A Conservation Assessment of the Freshwater Ecoregions of North America. Island Press.
Washington, D.C. 2000.
Da Fonseca, G. A. B., Balmford, A., Bibby, C., Boitani, L., Corsi, F., Brooks, T., Gascon, C., Olivieri,
S., Mittermeier, R. A., Burgess, N., Dinerstein, E., Olson, D., Hannah, L., Lovett, J., Moyer, D.,
Rahbek, C., Stuart, S., Williams, P. (2000). It's time to work together and stop duplicating
conservation efforts ... following Africa''s lead in setting priorities. Nature Volume 405: 393-394.
2000.
Dinerstein, E., Powell, G., Olson, D., Wikramanayake, E., Abell, R, Loucks, C., Underwood, E. C.,
Allnutt, T., Wettengel, W. W., Ricketts, T., Strand, H., O'Connor, S., Burgess, N. A workbook for
conducting biological assessments and developing biodiversity visions for ecoregion-based
conservation. Conservation Science Program, World Wildlife Fund. Washington D.C. 2000.
Olson, D., Dinerstein, E., Abell, R, Allnutt, T., Carpenter, C., D'Amico, J., Hurley, P., Kassem, K. R.,
Strand, H., Taye, M., Thieme, M. The Global 200: A representation approach to conserving the
Earth''s distinctive ecoregions. Volume: 180. 2000.
1999
Dinerstein, E., Rijal, A., Bookbinder, M. P., Kattel,B., Rajuria, A. Tigers as neighbours efforts to
promote local guardianship of endangered species in lowland Nepal. In Riding the Tiger:
Conservation in a Human Dominated Landscape, eds. Cambridge Press. UK. 1999.
Dinerstein, E., Wikramanayake, E., Robinson, J. G., Karanth, K. U., Rabinowitz, A., Olson, D.,
Matthew, T., Hedao, P., Conner, M., Hemley, G., Bolze, D. A framework for identifying high priority
areas for conservation of tigers in the wild. In Riding the tiger: Conservation in a human dominated
landscape, eds. Cambridge University Press. UK. 1999.
Noss, R., Dinerstein, E., Gilbert, B., Gilpin, M., Miller, B.J., Terborgh, J., Trombulak, S. Core areas:
Where nature reigns. In Continental conservation, eds. Island Press. Washington D.C. 1999.
Ricketts, T. H., Dinerstein, E., Olson, D. M., Loucks, C. Who''s where in North America? Bioscience
Volume 49: 369-381. 1999.
Ricketts, T.H., Dinerstein, E., Olson, D., Loucks, A., Eichbaum, W., DellaSala, D., Kavanagh, K.,
Hedao, P., Hurley, P., Carney, K.M., Abell, R, Walters, S. Terrestrial Ecoregions of North America: A
conservation assessment. Island Press. Washington, DC. 1999.
1998
Bookbinder, M. P., Dinerstein, E., Rijal, A., Cauley, H., Rajouria, A. Ecotourism''s support of
biodiversity conservation. Conservation Biology Volume 12: 1399-1404. 1998.
Olson, D. M., Dinerstein, E. The Global 200: A representation approach to conserving the Earth''s
most biologically valuable ecoregions. Conservation Biology Volume 12: 502-515. 1998.
Olson, D., Dinerstein, E., Canevari, P., Davidson, G., Castro, G., Morisset, V., Abell, R, Toledo, E.
Freshwater biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean: A conservation assessment. Santa
Cruz, Bolivia. 1998.
Wikramanayake, E. D., Dinerstein, E., Robinson, J. G., Karanth, U., Rabinowitz, A., Olson, D.,
Mathew, T., Hedao, P., Conner, M., Hemley, G., Bolze, D. An ecology-based method for defining
priorities for large mammal conservation: The tiger as case study. Conservation Biology Volume 12:
865-878. 1998.
Wikramanayake, E., Dinerstein, E., Allnutt, T., Loucks, A., Wettengel, W. W. A Biodiversity
Assessment and gap analysis of the Himalayas. UNDP. Himalayas. 1998.
1997
Dinerstein, E., Wikramanayake, E., Robinson, J. G., Karanth, K. U., Rabinowitz, A., Olson, D.,
Mathew, T., Hedao, P., Conner, M. Part I: A Framework for Identifying High Priority Areas for the
Conservation of Free-ranging Tigers. WWF/WCS publication. Washington, DC. 1997.
1995
Dinerstein, E., Wikramanayake, E., Forney, M. From reservoirs to remnants: Conserving the tropical
moist forest of the Indo-Pacific region. In Ecology, conservation and management of southeast
Asian rainforests, eds. Yale University Press. Connecticut. 1995.
Dinerstein, E., Wikramanayake, E., Graham, D.J., Webster, A.L., Primm, S.A., Bookbinder, M. P.,
Ledec, G. A conservation assessment of the terrestrial ecoregions of Latin America and the
Caribbean. The World Bank. Washington, DC. 1995.
1994
Dinerstein, E. An Emergency Strategy to Rescue Russia Biological Diversity. Conservation Biology
Volume 8: 934-939. 1994.
Krever, V., Dinerstein, E., Olson, D., Williams, L. Conserving Russia''s biological diversity: An
analytical framework and initial investment. Corporate Press. Washington, DC. 1994.
Redford, K. H., Dinerstein, E. Biological diversity and agriculture. Science Volume 265: 457-458.
1994.
1993
Dinerstein, E., Wikramanayake, E. D. Beyond hotspots - how to prioritize investments to conserve
biodiversity in the Indo-Pacific region. Conservation Biology Volume 7: 53-65. 1993.
1991
Dinerstein, E. Sexual dimorphism in the greater One-Horned Rhinoceros. Journal of Mammalogy
Volume 72: 450-457. 1991.
Dinerstein, E. Seed dispersal by Greater One-Horned rhinoceros. Mammalia Volume 55: 355-362.
1991.
Dinerstein, E. Demography and Habitat Use by Greater One-Horned rhinoceros in Nepal. Journal of
Wildlife Management Volume 55: 401-411. 1991.
1990
Dinerstein, E., McCracken, G. F. Endangered Greater One-Horned rhinoceros carry high-levels of
genetic-variation. Conservation Biology Volume 4: 417-422. 1990.
Dinerstein, E., Shrestha, S., Mishra, H. Capture, chemical immobilization, and radio-collar life for
greater one-horned rhinoceros. Wildlife Society Bulletin Volume 18: 36-41. 1990.
1989
Dinerstein, E. The foliage-as-fruit hypothesis and the feeding-behavior of South Asian ungulates.
Biotropica Volume 21: 214-218. 1989.
1988
Dinerstein, E., Wemmer, C. M. Fruits rhinoceros eat - Dispersal of Trewia-Nudiflora. Ecology Volume
69: 1768-1774. 1988.
Dinerstein, E., Wemmer, C., Mishra, H. Adoption in greater One-Horned Rhinoceros. Journal of
Mammalogy Volume 69: 813-814. 1988.
1986
Dinerstein, E. Reproductive ecology of fruit bats and the seasonality of fruit production in a Costa
Rican cloud forest. Biotropica Volume 18: 307-318. 1986.
1982
Dinerstein, E., Dublin, H. T. Daily defecation rate of captive Axis Deer. Journal of Wildlife
Management Volume 46: 833-835. 1982.
1980
Dinerstein, E. An ecological survey of the Royal Karnali-Bardia Wildlife Reserve, Nepal .3. ungulate
populations. Biological Conservation Volume 18: 5-37. 1980.
1979
Dinerstein, E. Ecological survey of the Royal-Karnalibardia-Wildlife-Reserve, Nepal .1. vegetation,
modifying factors, and successional relationships. Biological Conservation Volume 15: 127-150.
1979.







