Forest ecology types include the oak-hickory forest at lower elevations and the northern hardwood forestat higher elevations.

He has published over 200 papers on neotropical forest ecology and conservation at scales ranging from single populations to entire regional landscapes.

Forest ecology studies share characteristics and methodological approaches with other areas of terrestrial plant ecology.

The initiative contributes to the disciplines of sociobiology, forest ecology, population biology, genetics, epidemiology and conservation in these primates.

There are field plots for research activities in silviculture, wildlife management, forest ecology, forest survey, forest engineering, and hydrology.