Wednesday, August 6, 2008: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall CD, Midwest Airlines Center
Ecology for non-ecologists: The outreach program of the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB), Chile
Wara Marcelo, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity;
Ximena Arango, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, Omora Ethnobotanical Park, and University of Magallanes, Chile;
Paula P. Caballero, Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB) , and Universidad de Magallanes;
M. Francisca Diaz, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity and CASEB, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile;
Claudia Hernández-Pellicer, Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB) & Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA);
Rocío C. Jaña-Prado, Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB) & Fundación Senda Darwin;
Carolina F. Tapia, Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB) & Fundacion Senda Darwin;
Ricardo Rozzi, University of North Texas (UNT);
Juan J. Armesto, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity
Promise banners as a tool to educate schoolchildren from minority-majority schools about polar research
Jose Herrera, National Science Foundation;
Gilda Victorino, University of Texas at El Paso;
Sandra Villarreal, University of Texas at El Paso;
Sarah Renteria, University of Texas at El Paso;
Ruth Rodriguez, University of Texas at El Paso;
Claudia V Garcia, University of Texas at El Paso;
Sergio Rodriguez, The University of Texas at El Paso;
Israel Del Toro, University of Copenhagen;
Edith J Velasco, University of Texas at El Paso;
Vanessa L. Lougheed, University of Texas at El Paso;
William H Robertson, University of Texas at El Paso;
Craig E. Tweedie, University of Texas, El Paso;
Aaron A Velasco, University of Texas at El Paso
The “Miniature Forests of Cape Horn”: In situ conservation, education, and ecotourism with a hand-lens at the southern end of the Americas
Kelli P. Moses, University of North Texas;
Yanet Medina, Universidad de Magallanes Programa de Conservación Biocultural Subantártica - Parque Etnobotánico Omora;
Jessica Fernandoy, Universidad de Magallanes;
Francisca Massardo, Universidad de Magallanes (UMAG);
Bernard Goffinet, University of Connecticut;
Leopoldo Sancho, Dept. Biología Vegetal II, Fac. Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain.;
Javier Etayo, Navarro Villoslada;
Antonio Gomez Bolea, Universitat de Barcelona;
Kevin Stevens, University of North Texas;
James H. Kennedy, University of North Texas (UNT);
Ximena Arango, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, Omora Ethnobotanical Park, and University of Magallanes, Chile;
Alexandria K. Poole, Elizabethtown College;
Tamara A. Contador, University of North Texas, Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program, Omora Ethnobotanical Park, Chile;
Shaun Russell, CAZS Natural Resources, University of Wales;
Juan J. Armesto, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity;
Ricardo Rozzi, University of North Texas (UNT)