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Selected publications by the Coordinating team of this Working Group are listed below. However, for a more complete list of relevant papers a bibliography is being prepared and will be available soon. It is acknowledged that the lists are not comprehensive, and readers are invited to send additional papers to the Coordinator for inclusion. All publications are available from the Coordinator, on request.

• Felker P. 2000. An investment based approach to Prosopis agroforestry in arid lands. Annals of Arid Zone 38: 383–395.

• Felker P, Guevara JC. 2003. Potential of commercial hardwood timber plantations in arid lands – an economic analysis of Prosopis lumber production in Argentina and the United States. Forest Ecology and Management 186: 271-286.
  

• Felker P, Meyer JM, Gronski SJ. 1990. Application of self-thinning in mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa) to range management and lumber production. Forest Ecology and Management 31: 225-232.
  

• Muthike GM. 2004. Evaluating the impact of skill improvement in small-scale on-farm timber processing in Kenya. In: Recent Advances in Forestry Research and Technology Development for Sustainable Forest Management. 1–4 November 2004, KEFRI, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  Muthike GM, Githiomi JK. 2003. Harvesting and processing technologies in farm tree utilization; nurturing capacity for value added markets. In: Markets and Marketing of Farm Forestry Products in Kenya. 18 September 2003, KEFRI, Nairobi, Kenya.

• Muthike GM, Githiomi JK, Onchieku JM. 2006. Sawing guidelines for small-scale timber processing. Specially developed for chain saw, mobile saw bench and pit saw operators in Kenya. Forest Products Research Centre. KEFRI, Nairobi, Kenya.
  

• Pasiecznik N. 1999. You can’t see the wood for the multipurpose trees. FACT Net News, 2: 1.

• Pasiecznik NM. 2000. Managing on-farm trees for timber production in arid zones. In: Development and Conservation: International Conference on Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Agricultural Production in the 21st Century. Extended Summaries, Vol. 1, Invited Papers, pp109-111. Indian Society of Soil Science, New Delhi, India.
  

• Pasiecznik NM. 2001. Prosopis – management by exploitation, not eradication, required to control weedy invasions. ACOTANC 2001, the 9th Australian Conference on Tree and Nut Crops. 13-19 April 2001, Perth, Australia.
  

• Pasiecznik NM. 2001. Managing Prosopis juliflora for timber production in arid zones. In: Neelakantan KS et al., eds. Management and Utilisation of Prosopis juliflora – Training Manual, pp85-90. Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam, India.
  

• Pasiecznik NM, Brewer MCM, Fehr C, Samuel JH, 2006. Turning Trees to Timber. A Chainsaw Milling Manual. HDRA, Coventry, UK. 40pp.
  

• Pasiecznik NM, Felker P, Harris PJC, Harsh LN, Cruz G, Tewari JC, Cadoret K, Maldonado LJ. 2001. The Prosopis juliflora – Prosopis pallida Complex: A Monograph. HDRA, Coventry, UK. 162pp. ISBN: 0 905343 30 1.
  

• Patch NL, Felker P. 1997. Evaluation of silvicultural treatments of sapling mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa) to optimize timber and pasture improvement nine years after initiation. Forest Ecology and Management 96: 231-240.
  

• Samuel JH, Pasiecznik NM, Fehr C. 2007. The Potential of Chainsaw Milling Outside Forests. Summary report with economic and policy case studies from East Africa. HDRA, Coventry, UK. 66pp.
  

• Tewari JC, Pasiecznik NM, Harsh LN. 2001. Plantation forestry and success of various tree species in arid tropics: Indian experience. ACOTANC 2001, the 9th Australian Conference on Tree and Nut Crops. 13-19 April 2001, Perth, Australia.