Research Reports

Research reports are written by MAES scientists about their research projects and are generally aimed at a scientific audience. Research Reports are available from either the Michigan State University's Main Library or MSU Extension's Bulletin Office. These are just a few examples.

Research Reports

• Impact of Urbanization on Agricultural Sustainability and Rural Life in West Java, Indonesia, 56pp. RR-545

• Wetland Ident & Protection: N. American & European Perspectve, 52pp. RR-554

• Managing Growth and Addressing Urban Sprawl: An Overview, 28pp. RR-562

• Managing Growth and Addressing Urban Sprawl: The Transfer of Development Rights, 24pp. RR-563

• Costs and Returns in Michigan Christmas Tree Production, 1997, 24pp. RR-565

• Impacts of High-efficiency Pesticide Sprayers on Michigan Apple Growers , 30pp. RR-566

• Role of Natural Resources in Community and Regional Economic Stability in the Eastern Upper Peninsula, 96pp. RR-568

• Guidelines for Wetland Identification and Evaluation: Needs and Opportunities for Local Protection, 88 pp. RR-572

• Expanding Education and Training Opportunities for Michigan Local Government Land Use Planning Officials, 28 pp. RR-574

• Standards and Strategies in the Michigan Potato Industry, 16 pp. RR-576

• Perspectives on Land Use - A Survey of Land Use Decision in Northeastern Michigan, 52 pp. RR-577

• Public Perceptions of Plant Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Foods: A Focus Group Study, 47 pp. RR-578

• Analysis of Michigan Pesticide Complaints, 20 pp. RR-579

• A Multicriteria Evaluation of Policy Options for Reducing Mercury Emissions from U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants, 40 pp. RR-580

• Perspectives on Land Use: A STATEWIDE Survey of Land Use Decision Makers in Michigan, 26 pp. RR-582

• Perspectives on Land Use: A Survey of TOWNSHIP Land Use Decision Makers in Michigan, 42 pp. RR-583

• Brownfields and Michigan Communities Information Resources and Tools to Assist Redevelopment Decisions, 35 pp. RR-584

• Land Use Planning and Growth Management: Comparative Policy Perspectives on Urban Sprawl and Future Open Space Preservation, 84 pp. RR-587

• Farming Captive Cervids in Michigan: A Review of Social, Economic, Ecological and Agricultural Opportunities and Risks, 60 pp. RR-WO1026

Special Reports

• Economic Consequences of Jack Pine Budworm Outbreak, 12 pp. SR-105

• Response of Fish and Wildlife Macrohabitat to Changes in Land Use and Land Cover, 16 pp. SR-107

• Michigan's Mineral Wealth, 12 pp. SR-111

• Waste: A Hidden Resource, 16pp. SR-112

• Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife Expenditures in Michigan, 8 pp. SR-113

• Michigans Forest Products Industry, 12 pp. SR-114

• Michigan's Natural Resource Endowment, 16 pp. SR-117

• U.S.-Canada Forest Products Trade: A Bilateral Technical Symposium, 299 pp. SR-125