Poster # 71. DAvanzo, Charlene¹, Grant, Bruce², Taylor, Jason³, Udovic, Dan⁴, Musante, Susan⁵, ¹ Hampshire College, Amherst, MA² Widener University, Chester, PA³ Ecolgical Society of America, Washington, DC⁴ University of Oregon, Eugene, OR⁵ AIBS, Washington, DC The Evolution of TIEE (Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology).

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Poster # 72. Wilber, Cynthia¹, Krebs, Margaret¹, Lotan, Rachel¹, ¹ Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305-5020 Teaching teachers at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.

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Poster # 74. Romanello, Samantha ^*,1, Pennington, Deana¹, Michener, William ¹, Jones, Matt ³, Ludaescher, Bertram ⁴, Schildhauer, Mark³, ¹ UNM Biology Department, Albuquerque, NM, USA³ National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara, CA, USA⁴ San Diego Supercomputer Center, San Diego, CA, USA Science environment for ecological knowledge: Providing cyberinfrastructure for ecologists.

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Poster # 75. Hoffman, Katherine ^*,1, Jurgensen-Armstrong, Melissa^*,1, ¹ Ecological Society of America, Silver Spring, MD SEEDS Undergraduate Research Fellowship.

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Poster # 76. Eyster-Smith, Nancy¹, ¹ neystersmith@bentley.edu, Waltham, MA, USA Teaching the science of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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Poster # 77. Weih, Robert^*,1, Bragg, Don², ¹ Arkansas Forest Resources Center, Monticello, AR, USA² USDA Forest Service, Monticello, AR, USA A forgotten corps of ecological discovery: The Dunbar and Hunter Expedition.

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Poster # 78. Washington-Allen, Robert^{*,1, 2, 3}, Efroymson, Rebecca³, Ramsey, R. Douglas¹, ¹ Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA² University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA³ Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA Using digital image archives to rapidly assess the impacts of petroleum spills.

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Poster # 79. Sholes, Owen^*,1, ¹ Assumption College, Worcester, MA, USA Using palaeodata to identify environmental problems.

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Poster # 80. Lougheed, Vanessa¹, Riseng, Catherine², Chandramouli, Deepa¹, Parker, Christian¹, Stevenson, R. Jan¹, ¹ Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI² University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Developing web-based environmental report cards to effectively communicate watershed health.

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Poster # 81. Beck, Christopher^*,1, Guinan, Judith², Blumer, Lawrence³, Matthews, Robert⁴, ¹ Emory University, Atlanta, GA² Radford University, Radford, VA³ Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA⁴ University of Georgia, Athens, GA Exploring the Lotka-Volterra competition model with two species of parasitoid wasps.

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Poster # 82. McCoy, Krista¹, McCoy, Michael¹, Levey, Douglas¹, ¹ University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida An inquiry-based educational outreach program about ecosystem health.

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Poster # 83. Winnett-Murray, Kathy^*,1, Murray, K. Greg¹, Bunker, Angela¹, Hilbrecht, Anne¹, Grosse, James¹, Bacon, Spencer¹, ¹ Hope College, Holland, MI Enlisting children and student teachers in ecological research on an invasive plant, Elaeagnus umbellata.

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Poster # 84. Nelson, Joanna^{*,1, 2}, ¹ Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA² University of California, Santa Cruz, CA Uniting university students and community residents: Research, conservation, and a sense of place.

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Poster # 85. Caton, Elaine^*,1, Brewer, Carol¹, Blank, Lisa¹, ¹ University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA Creating successful partnerships between teachers, ecologists, and students: The Montana Teachers Investigate Ecology Program.

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Poster # 86. Thomas, Carolyn^*,1, Pohlad, Bob¹, Monteleone, Susan², Lassiter, Mark³, Sonnenberg, Mike³, Simmons, Jeffrey⁴, Kuers, Karen⁵, Moyer, Richard⁶, ¹ Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA² Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY³ Montreat College, Montreat, NC⁴ West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV⁵ The University of the South, Sewanee, TN⁶ King College, Bristol, TN Using a web-based laboratory manual to enhance teaching and research collaboration using small watersheds in Appalachia.

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Poster # 87. Stylinski, Cathlyn^*,1, Frederick, J. Adam^{2, 3}, Murray, Laura¹, Takacs, Jacqueline^{1, 2}, ¹ University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Frostburg, MD, USA² Maryland Sea Grant, College Park, MD, USA³ Center of Marine Biotechnology, Baltimore, MD, USA Partnering teachers with scientists in a watershed-wide fellowship program.

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Poster # 89. Ford, Mary^*,1, Berkowitz, Alan¹, ¹ Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, USA Teaching ecology in urban settings: Schoolyards and gardens as ecosystems of study.

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Poster # 90. Hayes, John^*,1, Nair, C¹, ¹ Paine College, Augusta, GA, USA A butterfly garden as a tool in ecology education.

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Poster # 91. Elser, Monica^*,1, Saltz, Charlene¹, ¹ Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Graduate students and K-12 ecological outreach programs: Challenges and benefits.

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Poster # 92. Cloyd, Emily^*,1, Lucash, Melissa¹, ¹ State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York Incorporating research into high school science classrooms.

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Poster # 93. Bowman, William^*,1, Hedden, Matthew ¹, Willis, Amanda ¹, Willett, Kristin ², Webster, Gary ², Ng, Chi-Man², ¹ Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA² I.S. 89, New York City, NY, USA Enhancing education in biology, mathematics, and physical science in a New York City public school: A NSF GK12 program between I.S. 89 and Columbia University.

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Poster # 94. Ewing, Holly^*,1, Weathers, Kathleen¹, Brookshire, Elan², Euskirchen, Eugenie³, Frost, Chris⁴, Peierls, Ben⁵, Richardson, David⁶, St. John, Mark⁷, Suarez, E⁸, Groffman, P¹, ¹ Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, USA² Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA, USA³ Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA⁴ University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA⁵ University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA⁶ University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA⁷ Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA⁸ Cornell University Learning to model and learning to collaborate: An experiment in graduate education.

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Poster # 95. Griffith, Alan^*,1, ¹ Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA, USA Using a plant ecology laboratory to teach science methodology skills to undergraduates.

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Poster # 96. Chaplin, Susan^*,1, ¹ University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, USA Global ecology: A capstone course for the introductory biology core.

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Poster # 97. Zabinski, Cathy^*,1, Eckenrod, Brian^*,1, ¹ Montana State University, Bozeman Training students in applied ecology: A capstone course in land resources and environmental sciences.

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Poster # 98. Ortiz-Barney, Elena¹, ¹ Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA Evaluating the effectiveness of The Floristic Relay Game as a tool to teach plant community dynamics.

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Poster # 99. Koerner, Brenda^*,1, Klopatek, Jeffrey^*,1, ¹ Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Carbon Adventures: A game to teach the pools and flows of the carbon cycle.

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Poster # 100. Lewis, James¹, Wehr, John¹, ¹ Louis Calder Center - Biological Station, Fordham University, Armonk, New York, USA A protocol for a laboratory course on ecological stoichiometry in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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Poster # 102. McIntyre, Kevin^*,1, Melvin, Mark¹, Brownlie, David², Cole, Frank³, Wimberly, Michael⁴, ¹ Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Newton, GA² U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Tallahassee, FL³ For Land's Sakes, Thomasville, GA⁴ University of Georgia Warnell School of Forest Resources, Athens, GA Inquiry-based natural resource management education: Prescribed fire training in university ecology and natural resource programs.

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Poster # 104. NEIL, K.¹, ¹ Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA Teaching hierarchy and biotic organization: An inquiry approach.

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Poster # 105. Porter, John ^*,1, Smith, David¹, Williams, Thomas², Holzer, Kimberly¹, ¹ Department of Environmental Sciences, Charlottesville, VA, USA² AirNetworking.com, Glen Allen, VA, USA Bringing remote barrier islands into the classroom using wireless Internet cameras and image databases.

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Poster # 106. Roden, John ¹, Oswald, Christine¹, ¹ Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR, USA Enhancing bioenergetics curricula for laboratory courses in plant and animal physiology and ecology.

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Poster # 107. SACCHI, C¹, ¹ Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, sacchi@kutztown.edu Inquiry based general ecology lab exercises adapted from plant-herbivore research.

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Poster # 108. Santelmann, Mary^*,1, Warner, Patti², Erickson , Kristin³, Schloss, Hilary³, Phillips, Gary³, ¹ Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR² 4-H Wildlife Steward, OSU Extension, Corvallis, OR³ Jefferson Elementary School, Corvallis, OR Educating the next generation of interdisciplinary scientists: Integrating research and education.

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Poster # 109. Tweedie, Craig^*,1, Lougheed, Vanessa^*,2, Hollister, Robert¹, Hesse, John³, Roberts, Paul⁴, Wilson, Jane⁵, Wilson, Mark⁶, Webber, Patrick¹, ¹ Arctic Ecology Laboratory, Department of Plant Biology, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA² Department of Zoology, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA³ Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA⁴ Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources Education and Communication Systems, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA⁵ 13 Aldinga Place, Mooloolaba, Qld 4557, Australia⁶ Department of Geography, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA The Antarctic system science field course at Michigan State University.

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Poster # 110. Wells, Lara^*,1, Sickles, Ellen¹, Moser, Doreen², Snitovsky, Shari^{1, 3}, ¹ Skyline College, San Bruno, California² The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito, California³ American Cetacean Society, Pacifica, California Preparation of sea lion skulls by freshwater maceration.

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