John W. Terborgh is a James B. Duke Professor of Environmental Science and is Co-Director of the Center for Tropical Conservation at 91社区福利. He is a member of the National Academy of Science, and for the past thirty-five years, he has been actively involved in tropical ecology and conservation issues. An authority on avian and mammalian ecology in neotropical forests, Dr. Terborgh has published numerous articles and books on conservation themes. Since 1973 he has operated a field station in Peru's Manu National Park where he has overseen the research of more than 100 investigators. Dr. Terborgh earlier served on the faculties of the University of Maryland and Princeton University. In June 1992 he was awarded a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship in recognition of his distinguished work in tropical ecology, and in April 1996 he was awarded the National Academy of Science Daniel Giraud Elliot medal for his research, and for his book Diversity and the Tropical Rainforest. He has served on several boards and advisory committees related to conservation, including the Wildlands Project, Cultural Survival, The Nature Conservancy, The World Wildlife Fund and both the Primate and Ecology Specialist Groups of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

School Division

Environmental Sciences & Policy

Education

  • Ph.D., Harvard University (1963)
  • M.A., Harvard University (1960)
  • B.A., Harvard University (1958)

Recent Grants

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Recent Publications

  • Correa, SB; Coronado-Franco, KV; J茅z茅quel, C; Cantarute Rodrigues, A; Evans, KO; Granger, JJ; Ter Steege, H; Le茫o do Amaral, I; de Souza Coelho, L; Wittmann, F; de Almeida Matos, FD; de Andrade Lima Filho, D; Salom茫o, RP; Castilho, CV; Guevara, JE; Veiga Carim, MDJ; Phillips, OL; Fernandez Piedade, MT; Demarchi, LO; Sch枚ngart, J; Cardenas Revilla, JD; Pires Martins, M; Irume, MV; da Silva Guimar茫es, JR; Ferreira Ramos, J; Costa Quaresma, A; Pitman, NCA; Luize, BG; Moraes de Le茫o Novo, EM; Martins Venticinque, E; Sanna Freire Silva, T; N煤帽ez Vargas, P; Manzatto, AG; Farias Costa Reis, N; Terborgh, J; Casula, KR; Honorio Coronado, EN; Montero, JC; Monteagudo Mendoza, A; Feldpausch, TR; Machado Durgante, F; Casta帽o Arboleda, N; Marimon, BS; Marimon-Junior, BH; Killeen, TJ; Vasquez, R; Mostacedo, B; Assis, RL; Dantas do Amaral, D; Householder, JE; Simon, MF; Brilhante de Medeiros, M; Lima de Queiroz, H; Lopes, MA; Lima Magalh茫es, JL; Stevenson, PR; Bar莽ante Ladvocat Cintra, B; Araujo-Murakami, A; Baker, TR; Oliveira Feitosa, Y; Mogoll贸n, HF; Duivenvoorden, JF; Ferreira, LV; de Toledo, JJ; Comiskey, JA; Lopes, A; Damasco, G; Vicentini, A; Cornejo Valverde, F; Gomes, VHF; Alonso, A; Dallmeier, F; P de Aguiar, DP; Gribel, R; Licona, JC; Villa Zegarra, BE; Carneiro Guedes, M; Cer贸n, C; Thomas, R; Milliken, W; Campelo, W; Albuquerque, BW; Klitgaard, B; Tello, JS; Fuentes Claros, A; Rivas-Torres, G; Phillips, JF; Hildebrand, PV; Gonzales, T; Vela, CIA; Hoffman, B; Flores, BM; Pombo, MM; Rocha, M; Holmgren, M; Cano, A; Uma帽a, MN; Casas, LF; Balslev, H; Urrego Giraldo, LE; Bigorne, R; Oberdorff, T; Maldonado-Ocampo, JA; Ortega, H; Hidalgo, M; Martens, K; Torrente-Vilara, G; Zuanon, J; Acosta, A; Agudelo, E; Barrera Maure, S; Bastos, DA; Bogot谩 Gregory, J; Cabeceira, FG; Canto, ALC; Carvajal-Vallejos, FM; Carvalho, LN; Cella-Ribeiro, A; Covain, R; Dias, MS; Donascimiento, C; D贸ria, CRC; Duarte, C; Ferreira, EJG; Galuch, AV; Giarrizzo, T; Leit茫o, RP; Lundberg, JG; Maldonado, M; Mojica, JI; Montag, LFA; Ohara, W; Pires, THS; Pouilly, M; Prada-Pedreros, S; Queiroz, LJD; Rapp Py-Daniel, L; Ribeiro, FRV; R铆os Herrera, R; Rodrigues Dos Anjos, M; Lourenco, IH; Sarmiento, J; Sousa, LM; Stegmann, LF; Valdiviezo-Rivera, J; Villa, F; Yunoki, T; Tedesco, PA
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122, no. 3 ( ): e2414416122
  • Sanchez-Martinez, P; Dexter, KG; Draper, FC; Baraloto, C; Le茫o do Amaral, I; de Souza Coelho, L; de Almeida Matos, FD; de Andrade Lima Filho, D; Salom茫o, RP; Wittmann, F; Castilho, CV; de Jesus Veiga Carim, M; Guevara, JE; Phillips, OL; Magnusson, WE; Sabatier, D; Cardenas Revilla, JD; Molino, JF; Irume, MV; Pires Martins, M; da Silva Guimar茫es, JR; Ferreira Ramos, J; B谩nki, OS; Fernandez Piedade, MT; C谩rdenas L贸pez, D; Pitman, NCA; Demarchi, LO; Sch枚ngart, J; Garcia Luize, B; Moraes de Le茫o Novo, EM; N煤帽ez Vargas, P; Freire Silva, TS; Martins Venticinque, E; Manzatto, AG; Costa Reis, NF; Terborgh, J; Casula, KR; Honorio Coronado, EN; Monteagudo Mendoza, A; Montero, JC; Costa, FRC; Feldpausch, TR; Costa Quaresma, A; Casta帽o Arboleda, N; Zartman, CE; Killeen, TJ; Marimon, BS; Marimon-Junior, BH; Vasquez, R; Mostacedo, B; Assis, RL; Dantas do Amaral, D; Engel, J; Castellanos, H; Brilhante de Medeiros, M; Fragomeni Simon, M; Andrade, A; Camargo, JL; Laurance, WF; Laurance, SGW; Maniguaje Rinc贸n, L; Schietti, J; Sousa, TR; de Sousa Farias, E; Lopes, MA; Lima Magalh茫es, JL; Mendon莽a Nascimento, HE; Lima de Queiroz, H; Aymard, G; Brienen, R; Stevenson, PR; Araujo-Murakami, A; Bar莽ante Ladvocat Cintra, B; Baker, TR; Oliveira Feitosa, Y; Mogoll贸n, HF; Peres, CA; Silman, MR; Ferreira, LV; Lozada, JR; Comiskey, JA; de Toledo, JJ; Damasco, G; D谩vila, N; Garc铆a-Villacorta, R; Lopes, A; Vicentini, A; Cornejo Valverde, F; Alonso, A; Arroyo, L; Dallmeier, F; Gomes, VHF; Neill, D; Pe帽uela Mora, MC; Costa Noronha, J; de Aguiar, DPP; Rodrigues Barbosa, F; Bredin, YK; de S谩 Carpanedo, R; Antunes Carvalho, F
    Functional Ecology 39, no. 1 ( ): 181 - 198
  • Bialic-Murphy, L; McElderry, RM; Esquivel-Muelbert, A; van den Hoogen, J; Zuidema, PA; Phillips, OL; de Oliveira, EA; Loayza, PA; Alvarez-Davila, E; Alves, LF; Maia, VA; Vieira, SA; Arantes da Silva, LC; Araujo-Murakami, A; Arets, E; Astigarraga, J; Baccaro, F; Baker, T; Banki, O; Barroso, J; Blanc, L; Bonal, D; Bongers, F; Bordin, KM; Brienen, R; de Medeiros, MB; Camargo, JL; Ara煤jo, FC; Castilho, CV; Castro, W; Moscoso, VC; Comiskey, J; Costa, F; M眉ller, SC; de Almeida, EC; L么la da Costa, AC; de Andrade Kamimura, V; de Oliveira, F; Del Aguila Pasquel, J; Derroire, G; Dexter, K; Di Fiore, A; Duchesne, L; Em铆lio, T; Farrapo, CL; Fauset, S; Draper, FC; Feldpausch, TR; Ramos, RF; Martins, VF; Simon, MF; Reis, MG; Manzatto, AG; Herault, B; Herrera, R; Coronado, EH; Howe, R; Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, I; Huasco, WH; Zanini, KJ; Joly, C; Killeen, T; Klipel, J; Laurance, SG; Laurance, WF; Fontes, MAL; Oviedo, WL; Magnusson, WE; Dos Santos, RM; Pe帽a, JLM; de Abreu, KMP; Marimon, B; Junior, BHM; Melga莽o, K; Melo Cruz, OA; Mendoza, C; Monteagudo-Mendoza, A; Morandi, PS; Gianasi, FM; Nascimento, H; Nascimento, M; Neill, D; Palacios, W; Camacho, NCP; Pardo, G; Pennington, RT; Pe帽uela-Mora, MC; Pitman, NCA; Poorter, L; Cruz, AP; Ram铆rez-Angulo, H; Reis, SM; Correa, ZR; Rodriguez, CR; Lleras, AR; Santos, FAM; Bergamin, RS; Schietti, J; Schwartz, G; Serrano, J; Silva-Sene, AM; Silveira, M; Stropp, J; Ter Steege, H; Terborgh, J; Tobler, MW; Gamarra, LV; van der Meer, PJ; van der Heijden, G; Vasquez, R; Vilanova, E; Vos, VA; Wolf, A; Woodall, CW; Wortel, V; Zwerts, JA; Pugh, TAM; Crowther, TW
    Science (New York, N.Y.) 386, no. 6717 ( ): 92 - 98
  • Luize, BG; Tuomisto, H; Ekelschot, R; Dexter, KG; Amaral, ILD; Coelho, LDS; Matos, FDDA; Lima Filho, DDA; Salom茫o, RP; Wittmann, F; Castilho, CV; Carim, MDJV; Guevara, JE; Phillips, OL; Magnusson, WE; Sabatier, D; Cardenas Revilla, JD; Molino, J-F; Irume, MV; Martins, MP; Guimar茫es, JRDS; Ramos, JF; B谩nki, OS; Piedade, MTF; C谩rdenas L贸pez, D; Pitman, NCA; Demarchi, LO; Sch枚ngart, J; de Le茫o Novo, EMM; N煤帽ez Vargas, P; Silva, TSF; Venticinque, EM; Manzatto, AG; Reis, NFC; Terborgh, J; Casula, KR; Honorio Coronado, EN; Mendoza, AM; Montero, JC; Costa, FRC; Feldpausch, TR; Quaresma, AC; Casta帽o Arboleda, N; Zartman, CE; Killeen, TJ; Marimon, BS; Marimon, BH; Vasquez, R; Mostacedo, B; Assis, RL; Baraloto, C; do Amaral, DD; Engel, J; Petronelli, P; Castellanos, H; de Medeiros, MB; Simon, MF; Andrade, A; Camargo, JL; Laurance, WF; Laurance, SGW; Rinc贸n, LM; Schietti, J; Sousa, TR; Mori, GB; Farias, EDS; Lopes, MA; Magalh茫es, JLL; Nascimento, HEM; de Queiroz, HL; Vasconcelos, CC; Aymard C, GA; Brienen, R; Stevenson, PR; Araujo-Murakami, A; Cintra, BBL; Baker, TR; Feitosa, YO; Mogoll贸n, HF; Duivenvoorden, JF; Peres, CA; Silman, MR; Ferreira, LV; Lozada, JR; Comiskey, JA; de Toledo, JJ; Damasco, G; D谩vila, N; Draper, FC; Garc铆a-Villacorta, R; Lopes, A; Vicentini, A; Valverde, FC; Alonso, A; Arroyo, L; Dallmeier, F; Gomes, VHF; Jimenez, EM; Neill, D; Pe帽uela Mora, MC; Noronha, JC; de Aguiar, DPP; Barbosa, FR; Bredin, YK; Carpanedo, RDS; Carvalho, FA; Souza, FCD; Feeley, KJ; Gribel, R; Haugaasen, T; Hawes, JE; Pansonato, MP; Pipoly, JJ; Paredes, MR; Rodrigues, DDJ; Barlow, J; Berenguer, E; da Silva, IB; Ferreira, MJ; Ferreira, J; Fine, PVA; Guedes, MC; Levis, C; Licona, JC; Villa Zegarra, BE; Vos, VA; Cer贸n, C; Durgante, FM; Fonty, 脡; Henkel, TW; Householder, JE; Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, I; Silveira, M; Stropp, J; Thomas, R; Daly, D; Milliken, W; Molina, GP; Pennington, T; Vieira, ICG; Albuquerque, BW; Campelo, W; Fuentes, A; Klitgaard, B; Pena, JLM; Tello, JS; Vriesendorp, C; Chave, J; Di Fiore, A; Hil谩rio, RR; Pereira, LDO; Phillips, JF; Rivas-Torres, G; van Andel, TR; von Hildebrand, P; Balee, W; Barbosa, EM; Bonates, LCDM; D谩vila Doza, HP; Z谩rate G贸mez, R; Gonzales, T; Gallardo Gonzales, GP; Hoffman, B; Junqueira, AB; Malhi, Y; Miranda, IPDA; Pinto, LFM; Prieto, A; Rudas, A; Ruschel, AR; Silva, N; Vela, CIA; Zent, S; Zent, EL; Endara, MJ; Cano, A; Carrero M谩rquez, YA; Correa, DF; Costa, JBP; Monteiro Flores, B; Galbraith, D; Holmgren, M; Kalamandeen, M; Lobo, G; Torres Montenegro, L; Nascimento, MT; Oliveira, AA; Pombo, MM; Ramirez-Angulo, H; Rocha, M; Scudeller, VV; Uma帽a, MN; van der Heijden, G; Vilanova Torre, E; Vargas, TM; Ahuite Reategui, MA; Baider, C; Balslev, H; C谩rdenas, S; Casas, LF; Farfan-Rios, W; Ferreira, C; Linares-Palomino, R; Mendoza, C; Mesones, I; Parada, GA; Torres-Lezama, A; Urrego Giraldo, LE; Villarroel, D; Zagt, R; Alexiades, MN; de Oliveira, EA; Fortier, RP; Garcia-Cabrera, K; Hernandez, L; Palacios Cuenca, W; Pansini, S; Pauletto, D; Ramirez Arevalo, F; Sampaio, AF; Valderrama Sandoval, EH; Valenzuela Gamarra, L; Hirota, M; Palma-Silva, C; Ter Steege, H
    Communications biology 7, no. 1 ( ): 1240
  • Luize, BG; Bauman, D; ter Steege, H; Palma-Silva, C; do Amaral, IL; de Souza聽Coelho, L; de Almeida聽Matos, FD; de Andrade聽Lima聽Filho, D; Salom茫o, RP; Wittmann, F; Castilho, CV; de Jesus聽Veiga聽Carim, M; Guevara, JE; Phillips, OL; Magnusson, WE; Sabatier, D; Revilla, JDC; Molino, JF; Irume, MV; Martins, MP; da Silva聽Guimar茫es, JR; Ramos, JF; B谩nki, OS; Piedade, MTF; L贸pez, DC; Pitman, NCA; Demarchi, LO; Sch枚ngart, J; de Le茫o聽Novo, EMM; Vargas, PN; Silva, TSF; Venticinque, EM; Manzatto, AG; Reis, NFC; Terborgh, J; Casula, KR; Honorio聽Coronado, EN; Mendoza, AM; Montero, JC; Costa, FRC; Feldpausch, TR; Quaresma, AC; Arboleda, NC; Zartman, CE; Killeen, TJ; Marimon, BS; Marimon-Junior, BH; Vasquez, R; Mostacedo, B; Assis, RL; Baraloto, C; do Amaral, DD; Engel, J; Petronelli, P; Castellanos, H; de Medeiros, MB; Simon, MF; Andrade, A; Camargo, JL; Laurance, W; Laurance, SGW; Rinc贸n, LM; Schietti, J; Sousa, TR; de Sousa聽Farias, E; Lopes, M; Magalh茫es, JLL; Nascimento, HEM; de Queiroz, HL; Aymard聽C, G; Brienen, R; Stevenson, PR; Araujo-Murakami, A; Cintra, BBL; Baker, TR; Feitosa, YO; Mogoll贸n, HF; Duivenvoorden, JF; Peres, C; Silman, MR; Ferreira, LV; Lozada, JR; Comiskey, JA; de Toledo, JJ; Damasco, G; D谩vila, N; Draper, FC; Garc铆a-Villacorta, R; Lopes, A; Vicentini, A; Valverd, FC; Alonso, A; Arroyo, L; Dallmeier, F; Gomes, VHF; Jimenez, EM; Neill, D; Mora, MCP; Noronha, JC; de Aguiar, DPP
    Journal of Biogeography 51, no. 7 ( ): 1163 - 1184