Following is a list of references applicable to ESI research initiatives.

Maine's changing landscape

Hagan, J.M., L.C Irland, and A.A. Whitman. 2005. Changing timberland ownership in the northern forest and implications for biodiversity. Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, Report No. MCCS-FCP-2005-1, 25 p.

Stein, Susan M.; McRoberts, Ronald E.; Alig, Ralph J. Nelson, Mark D. Theobald, David M.; Eley, Mike Dechter, Mike; Carr, Mary. 2005. Forests on the edge: housing development on America ’s private forests. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-636. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 16 p.

The Brookings Institution, 2006. Charting Maine 's Future: An Action Plan for Promoting Sustainable Prosperity and Quality Places. Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution, Washington , D.C.

Linking knowledge to action

Cash et al. 2003. PNAS 100 (no. 14): 8086-8091