John W. Terborgh is a James B. Duke Professor of Environmental Science and is Co-Director of the Center for Tropical Conservation at Duke University. 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 Publications

  • Luize, BG; Bauman, D; ter Steege, H; Palma-Silva, C; do Amaral, IL; de Souza Coelho, L; de Almeida Matos, FD; de Andrade Lima Filho, D; Salomão, RP; Wittmann, F; Castilho, CV; de Jesus Veiga Carim, M; Guevara, JE; Phillips, OL; Magnusson, WE; Sabatier, D; Revilla, JDC; Molino, JF; Irume, MV; Martins, MP; da Silva Guimarães, JR; Ramos, JF; Bánki, OS; Piedade, MTF; López, DC; Pitman, NCA; Demarchi, LO; Schöngart, J; de Leão Novo, EMM; Vargas, PN; 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; 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; Rincón, LM; Schietti, J; Sousa, TR; de Sousa Farias, E; Lopes, M; Magalhães, JLL; Nascimento, HEM; de Queiroz, HL; Aymard C, G; Brienen, R; Stevenson, PR; Araujo-Murakami, A; Cintra, BBL; Baker, TR; Feitosa, YO; Mogollón, HF; Duivenvoorden, JF; Peres, C; Silman, MR; Ferreira, LV; Lozada, JR; Comiskey, JA; de Toledo, JJ; Damasco, G; Dávila, N; Draper, FC; García-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, DPPJournal of Biogeography ( ):
  • Terborgh, J; Solana Mena, A; Davenport, L; Pura, PB; A/L Din, HS; Tunil, CMTB; Tan, WH; Campos-Arceiz, ABiotropica ( ):
  • Ter Steege, H; Pitman, NCA; do Amaral, IL; de Souza Coelho, L; de Almeida Matos, FD; de Andrade Lima Filho, D; Salomão, RP; Wittmann, F; Castilho, CV; Guevara, JE; Veiga Carim, MDJ; Phillips, OL; Magnusson, WE; Sabatier, D; Revilla, JDC; Molino, J-F; Irume, MV; Martins, MP; da Silva Guimarães, JR; Ramos, JF; Bánki, OS; Piedade, MTF; Cárdenas López, D; Rodrigues, DDJ; Demarchi, LO; Schöngart, J; Almeida, EJ; Barbosa, LF; Cavalheiro, L; Dos Santos, MCV; Luize, BG; de Leão Novo, EMM; Vargas, PN; Silva, TSF; Venticinque, EM; Manzatto, AG; Reis, NFC; Terborgh, J; Casula, KR; Honorio Coronado, EN; Monteagudo Mendoza, A; Montero, JC; Costa, FRC; Feldpausch, TR; Quaresma, AC; Castaño Arboleda, N; 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, WF; Laurance, SGW; Maniguaje Rincón, L; Schietti, J; Sousa, TR; de Sousa Farias, E; Lopes, MA; Magalhães, JLL; Nascimento, HEM; de Queiroz, HL; Aymard C, GA; Brienen, R; Stevenson, PR; Araujo-Murakami, A; Baker, TR; Cintra, BBL; Feitosa, YO; Mogollón, HF; Duivenvoorden, JF; Peres, CA; Silman, MR; Ferreira, LV; Lozada, JR; Comiskey, JA; Draper, FC; de Toledo, JJ; Damasco, G; García-Villacorta, R; Lopes, A; Vicentini, A; Cornejo Valverde, F; Alonso, A; Arroyo, L; Dallmeier, F; Gomes, VHF; Jimenez, EM; Neill, D; Peñuela Mora, MC; Noronha, JC; de Aguiar, DPP; Barbosa, FR; Bredin, YK; de Sá Carpanedo, R; Carvalho, FA; de Souza, FC; Feeley, KJ; Gribel, R; Haugaasen, T; Hawes, JE; Pansonato, MP; Ríos Paredes, M; Barlow, J; Berenguer, E; da Silva, IB; Ferreira, MJ; Ferreira, J; Fine, PVA; Guedes, MC; Levis, C; Licona, JC; Villa Zegarra, BE; Vos, VA; Cerón, C; Durgante, FM; Fonty, É; Henkel, TW; Householder, JE; Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, I; Pos, E; Silveira, M; Stropp, J; Thomas, R; Daly, D; Dexter, KG; Milliken, W; Molina, GP; Pennington, T; Vieira, ICG; Weiss Albuquerque, B; Campelo, W; Fuentes, A; Klitgaard, B; Pena, JLM; Tello, JS; Vriesendorp, C; Chave, J; Di Fiore, A; Hilário, RR; de Oliveira Pereira, L; Phillips, JF; Rivas-Torres, G; van Andel, TR; von Hildebrand, P; Balee, W; Barbosa, EM; de Matos Bonates, LC; Dávila Doza, HP; Zárate Gómez, R; Gonzales, T; Gallardo Gonzales, GP; Hoffman, B; Junqueira, AB; Malhi, Y; de Andrade Miranda, IP; Pinto, LFM; Prieto, A; Rudas, A; Ruschel, AR; Silva, N; Vela, CIA; Zent, EL; Zent, S; Cano, A; Carrero Márquez, YA; Correa, DF; Costa, JBP; Flores, BM; Galbraith, D; Holmgren, M; Kalamandeen, M; Lobo, G; Torres Montenegro, L; Nascimento, MT; Oliveira, AA; Pombo, MM; Ramirez-Angulo, H; Rocha, M; Scudeller, VV; Sierra, R; Tirado, M; Umaña, MN; van der Heijden, G; Vilanova Torre, E; Reategui, MAA; Baider, C; Balslev, H; Cárdenas, S; Casas, LF; Endara, MJ; 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; Garcia-Cabrera, K; Hernandez, L; Cuenca, WP; Pansini, S; Pauletto, D; Ramirez Arevalo, F; Sampaio, AF; Valderrama Sandoval, EH; Gamarra, LV; Levesley, A; Pickavance, G; Melgaço, KCommunications Biology 6, no. 1 ( ): 1130
  • Peripato, V; Levis, C; Moreira, GA; Gamerman, D; Ter Steege, H; Pitman, NCA; de Souza, JG; Iriarte, J; Robinson, M; Junqueira, AB; Trindade, TB; de Almeida, FO; Moraes, CDP; Lombardo, U; Tamanaha, EK; Maezumi, SY; Ometto, JPHB; Braga, JRG; Campanharo, WA; Cassol, HLG; Leal, PR; de Assis, MLR; da Silva, AM; Phillips, OL; Costa, FRC; Flores, BM; Hoffman, B; Henkel, TW; Umaña, MN; Magnusson, WE; Valderrama Sandoval, EH; Barlow, J; Milliken, W; Lopes, MA; Simon, MF; van Andel, TR; Laurance, SGW; Laurance, WF; Torres-Lezama, A; Assis, RL; Molino, J-F; Mestre, M; Hamblin, M; Coelho, LDS; Lima Filho, DDA; Wittmann, F; Salomão, RP; Amaral, IL; Guevara, JE; de Almeida Matos, FD; Castilho, CV; Carim, MDJV; Cárdenas López, D; Sabatier, D; Irume, MV; Martins, MP; Guimarães, JRDS; Bánki, OS; Piedade, MTF; Ramos, JF; Luize, BG; Novo, EMMDL; Núñez Vargas, P; Silva, TSF; Venticinque, EM; Manzatto, AG; Reis, NFC; Terborgh, J; Casula, KR; Demarchi, LO; Honorio Coronado, EN; Monteagudo Mendoza, A; Montero, JC; Schöngart, J; Feldpausch, TR; Quaresma, AC; Aymard C, GA; Baraloto, C; Castaño Arboleda, N; Engel, J; Petronelli, P; Zartman, CE; Killeen, TJ; Marimon, BS; Marimon-Junior, BH; Schietti, J; Sousa, TR; Vasquez, R; Rincón, LM; Berenguer, E; Ferreira, J; Mostacedo, B; do Amaral, DD; Castellanos, H; de Medeiros, MB; Andrade, A; Camargo, JL; Farias, EDS; Magalhães, JLL; Mendonça Nascimento, HE; de Queiroz, HL; Brienen, R; Cardenas Revilla, JD; Stevenson, PR; Araujo-Murakami, A; Barçante Ladvocat Cintra, B; Feitosa, YO; Barbosa, FR; Carpanedo, RDS; Duivenvoorden, JF; de Noronha, JDC; Rodrigues, DDJ; Mogollón, HF; Ferreira, LV; Householder, JE; Lozada, JR; Comiskey, JA; Draper, FC; de Toledo, JJ; Damasco, G; Dávila, N; García-Villacorta, R; Lopes, A; Cornejo Valverde, F; Alonso, A; Dallmeier, F; Gomes, VHF; Jimenez, EM; Neill, D; Peñuela Mora, MC; de Aguiar, DPP; Arroyo, L; Antunes Carvalho, F; Coelho de Souza, F; Feeley, KJ; Gribel, R; Pansonato, MP; Ríos Paredes, M; Brasil da Silva, I; Ferreira, MJ; Fine, PVA; Fonty, É; Guedes, MC; Licona, JC; Pennington, T; Peres, CA; Villa Zegarra, BE; Parada, GA; Pardo Molina, G; Vos, VA; Cerón, C; Maas, P; Silveira, M; Stropp, J; Thomas, R; Baker, TR; Daly, D; Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, I; Vieira, ICG; Weiss Albuquerque, B; Fuentes, A; Klitgaard, B; Marcelo-Peña, JL; Silman, MR; Tello, JS; Vriesendorp, C; Chave, J; Di Fiore, A; Hilário, RR; Phillips, JF; Rivas-Torres, G; von Hildebrand, P; Pereira, LDO; Barbosa, EM; de Matos Bonates, LC; Doza, HPD; Zárate Gómez, R; Gallardo Gonzales, GP; Gonzales, T; Malhi, Y; de Andrade Miranda, IP; Mozombite Pinto, LF; Prieto, A; Rudas, A; Ruschel, AR; Silva, N; Vela, CIA; Zent, EL; Zent, S; Cano, A; Carrero Márquez, YA; Correa, DF; Costa, JBP; Galbraith, D; Holmgren, M; Kalamandeen, M; Lobo, G; Nascimento, MT; Oliveira, AA; Ramirez-Angulo, H; Rocha, M; Scudeller, VV; Sierra, R; Tirado, M; van der Heijden, G; Vilanova Torre, E; Ahuite Reategui, MA; Baider, C; Balslev, H; Cárdenas, S; Casas, LF; Farfan-Rios, W; Ferreira, C; Linares-Palomino, R; Mendoza, C; Mesones, I; Urrego Giraldo, LE; Villarroel, D; Zagt, R; Alexiades, MN; de Oliveira, EA; Garcia-Cabrera, K; Hernandez, L; Palacios Cuenca, W; Pansini, S; Pauletto, D; Ramirez Arevalo, F; Sampaio, AF; Valenzuela Gamarra, L; Aragão, LEOCScience (New York, N.Y.) 382, no. 6666 ( ): 103 - 109
  • Pak, D; Swamy, V; Alvarez-Loayza, P; Cornejo-Valverde, F; Queenborough, SA; Metz, MR; Terborgh, J; Valencia, R; Wright, SJ; Garwood, NC; Lasky, JREcology 104, no. 5 ( ): e4022