Research Wildlife Biologist
B.S., Anthropology-Zoology, University of Michigan, 1974
M.S., Natural Resources (Wildlife), University of Michigan, 1978
Influence of silvicultural practices and land capability on species habitat
relationships. Salamanders, small mammals, bats, furbearers, raptors, and
passerine birds provide opportunities to investigate these habitat
relationships for forest managers desiring integrated wildlife/timber
practices in northern forest ecosystems.
Redback salamander responses to even aged management of northern
hardwoods
Dead and down woody debris characterizations in northern hardwoods
Small mammal occurrence and abundance across the White Mountains of
New Hampshire and western Maine
Yamasaki, M. Uneven-aged management and wildlife habitats -- What do we know? In : Proceedings of 2006 Uneven-aged Management Workshop at the Caroline A. Fox Research Forest, Hillsborough, NH. UNH Cooperative Extension Natural Resource Network. In press.
DeGraaf, R.M., M. Yamasaki, W.B. Leak, and A.M. Lester. 2006. Technical Guide to Forest Wildlife Habitat Management in New England. Lebanon, NH: University Press of New England. 328 p.
Yamasaki, M. and W.B. Leak. 2006. Snag longevity in managed northern hardwoods. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 23(3): 215-217.
Yamasaki, M. 2006. Wildlife assessments at the Bartlett Experimental Forest. Pages 34-36. In : Irland, L.C. et al. Long-term silvicultural and ecological studies. GISF Res. Pap. 005. New Haven, CT: Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry.
DeGraaf, R.M. and M. Yamasaki. 2006. Foreword. Page iv-v. In : Managing Grasslands, Shrublands and Young Forests for Wildlife -- A Guide for the Northeast. Oehler, J.D., D.F. Covell, S. Capel, and R. Long (editors). The Northeast Upland Habitat Technical Committee and Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. 148 pp. Available only on CD-Rom.
DeGraaf, R.M., M. Yamasaki, W.B. Leak, and A.M. Lester. 2005. Landowner's Guide to Wildlife Habitat: Forest Management for the New England Region. Lebanon, NH: University Press of New England. 128 p.
Yamasaki, M. 2005. Bats and small mammals in old growth habitats in the White Mountains. Pages 62-63. In : Bennett, K.P. (technical coordinator). Moving Toward Sustainable Forestry: Lessons from Old Growth Forests. Proceedings of the 6 th Eastern Old Growth Conference at the Geneva Point Conference Center, Moultonborough, NH. UNH Cooperative Extension Natural Resource Network Report. 82 p.
Yamasaki, M. 2004. White pine as wildlife habitat. Pages 33-36. In : Proceedings of 2003 Managing White Pine in a New Millennium Workshop at the Caroline A. Fox Research Forest, Hillsborough, NH. UNH Cooperative Extension Natural Resource Network. 78 p.
DeGraaf, R.M. and M. Yamasaki. 2003. Options for managing early-successional forest and shrubland bird habitats in the northeastern United States. Forest Ecology and Management. 185 (2003): 179-191.
DeGraaf, R.M. and M. Yamasaki. 2002. Effects of edge contrast on redback salamander distribution in even-aged northern hardwoods. Forest Science 48(2): 351-364.
Yamasaki, M. 2001. Writing integrated prescriptions from your cruise results – or how do I recognize and treat wildlife habitat elements? Pages 35-38. In : Proceedings of 2001 Forest Measurements for Natural Resource Professionals Workshop Series. Durham, NH: UNH Cooperative Extension Natural Resource Network. 58 p.
Yamasaki, M. 2001. Coarse woody debris on the Bartlett Experimental Forest . Pages 8-11. In : Proceedings of 2001 Forest Measurements for Natural Resource Professionals Workshop Series. Durham, NH: UNH Cooperative Extension Natural Resource Network. 58 p.
DeGraaf, R.M. and M. Yamasaki. 2001. New England Wildlife: Habitat, natural history, and distribution. 2 nd edition. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England. 482 p.
Yamasaki, M. 2000. Forestry effects on vertebrate species habitats in the riparian zone. Pages 31-35. In: Wagner, R.G. and J.M. Hagan (editors). Forestry and the riparian zone. Proceedings of the Forest Ecosystem Information Exchange Conference held on October 26, 2000 in Orono, ME by Coop. For. Res. Unit, University of Maine and Manomet Center for Conservation Studies. 79 p.
Yamasaki, M., T.M. McLellan, R.M. DeGraaf, and C.A. Costello. 2000. Effects of land-use and management practices on the presence of brown-headed cowbirds in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Maine. Pages 311-319. In: Smith, J.N.M., T.L. Cook, S.I Rothstein, S.K. Robinson, and S.G. Sealy (editors). Ecology and management of cowbirds and their hosts. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. 388p.
Yamasaki, M., R.M. DeGraaf, and J.W. Lanier. 2000. Wildlife habitat associations in eastern hemlock – birds, smaller mammals and forest carnivores. Pages 135-143. In: K.A. McManus, K.S. Shields, and D.R. Souto (editors). Proceedings: symposium on sustainable management of hemlock ecosystems in eastern North America: 1999 June 22-24; Durham, NH. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-267. Newtown Square, PA: USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 237 p.
Costello , C.A. , M. Yamasaki, P.J. Pekins, W.B. Leak, and C.D. Neefus. 2000. Songbird response to group selection harvests and clearcuts in a New Hampshire northern hardwood forest. Forest Ecology and Management 127: 41-54.
DeGraaf, R.M. and M. Yamasaki. 2000. Wildlife habitat in riparian areas. Pages 139-156. In: E.S. Verry, J.W. Hornbeck, and C.A. Dolloff (editors). Riparian management in forests of the continental eastern United States. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers. 406 p.
Yamasaki, M. 1999. Marine turtles of the Gulf of Maine. Pages 152-158. In: M.L. Hunter Jr., A. Calhoun, and M. McCollough. (eds.) The Amphibians and Reptiles of Maine. 2nd edition. Orono, ME: University of Maine Press. 252 p.
DeGraaf, R.M., J.B. Hestbeck, and M. Yamasaki. 1998. Associations between breeding bird abundance and stand structure in the White Mountains, New Hampshire and Maine, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 103: 217-233
Leak, W.B., M. Yamasaki, D.B. Kittredge, Jr., N.I. Lamson, and M-L. Smith. 1997. Applied ecosystem management for non-industrial forest land. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-239. Radnor, PA: USDA Forest Service, NE Forest Experiment Station. 30 p.
Yamasaki, M. 1997. Beaver-created openings. Pages 45 - 47. In: NH Div. Lands and Forests, DRED and Society for the Protection of NH Forests (compilers). Good Forestry in the Granite State: Recommended voluntary forest management practices for New Hampshire. Tilton, NH: SPNHF and Sant Bani Press.
Krusic, R.A., M. Yamasaki, C.D. Neefus, and P.J. Pekins. 1996. Bat habitat use in White Mountain National Forest. Journal of Wildlife Management 60(3): 625-631.
Leak, W.B., M. Yamasaki, M.L. Smith, and D.T. Funk. 1994. Selection criteria for forested natural areas in New England, USA. Natural Areas Journal 14: 300-305. (An invited paper at the 20th annual Natural Areas Conference, June 22-26, 1993 , University of Maine , Orono.
Yamasaki, M. 1994. Faunal descriptions for Sections 212A-D--Aroostook Hills and Lowlands, Maine and New Brunswick Foothills and Eastern Lowlands, Fundy Coastal and Interior, and Central Maine Coastal and Interior, and M212A-B--White Mountains and New England Piedmont. Pages 14/1-6 and 15/1-3 in W.H. McNab and P.E. Avers (compilers). Ecological subregions of the United States: Section descriptions. Administrative Publication WO-WSA-5. Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service. 267 p.
Yamasaki, M., W.B. Leak, and R.M. DeGraaf. 1993. Forest manipulations for enhancing wildlife habitat. Pages 57-73. In: R.D. Briggs and W.B. Krohn (eds.) Nurturing the northern forest. Proceedings of the technical session of the New England Society of American Foresters and The Maine Chapter of the Wildlife Society at the 73rd Annual Winter Meeting, Portland, ME., 3-5 March 1993. Maine Agric. and For. Exp. Stat. Misc. Rep. 382, SAF Pub. No. 93-05. 289 p.
DeGraaf, R.M., M. Yamasaki, and W.B. Leak. 1993. Management of New England northern hardwoods, spruce-fir types and eastern white pine for neotropical migratory birds. Pages 363-373. In: D.M. Finch and P.W. Stangel. (eds.) Status and management of neotropical migratory birds; 1992 September 21-25; Estes Park, CO. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-229. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 422 p.
Yamasaki, M. 1992. Marine turtles of the Gulf of Maine. Pages 120-124. In : M.L. Hunter, J. Albright, and J. Arbuckle. (eds.). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Maine. Orono, ME: Maine Agric. Exp. Stat. Bull. 838. 188 p.
DeGraaf, R.M. and M. Yamasaki. 1992. A nondestructive technique to monitor the relative abundance of terrestrial salamanders. Wildlife Society Bulletin 20(3): 260-264
DeGraaf, R.M., M. Yamasaki, W.B. Leak, and J. Lanier. 1992. New England Wildlife: Management of Forested Habitats. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-144. Radnor, PA: USDA Forest Service, NE Forest Experiment Station. 271 p.
Tubbs, C.H., R.M. DeGraaf; M. Yamasaki, and W.M. Healy. 1987. Guide to wildlife tree management in New England northern hardwoods. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-118. Broomall, PA: USDA Forest Service, NE Forest Experiment Station. 30 p.