Thursday, August 5, 2010: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
335, David L Lawrence Convention Center
COS 96 - Community-Based Education & Traditional Ecological Knowledge
1:30 PMCOS 96-1Getting the most out of a wetland: Captivating an urban student audience
Matthew R. Opdyke, Point Park University
1:50 PMCOS 96-2Leading by example for credibility and partnerships to change the way people interact with the world
Richard V. Piacentini, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
2:10 PMCOS 96-3CANCELLED - Educational, public outreach, and research opportunities with the Global Garlic Mustard Field Survey (www.garlicmustard.org)
Oliver Bossdorf, University of Bern, Robert I. Colautti, Duke University
2:30 PMCOS 96-4Adaptive Prairie: Using ecological models to increase support for the conservation of northern prairies
Rafael Otfinowski, Parks Canada, Karin Smith Fargey, Parks Canada, Genevieve Goggin, Parks Canada, Lise Boiteau, Parks Canada, Cathy Shaluk, The Nature Conservancy of Canada, Manitoba Region, John Wilmshurst, Parks Canada, David Carr, ESSA Technologies Ltd.
2:50 PMCOS 96-5Stratification protocols and germination rates of black cohosh (Actaea racemosa L.) from populations in western Maryland
Natalie A. Walsh, Frostburg State University, Sunshine L. Brosi, Frostburg State University, James A. Howell, Allegany College of Maryland
3:10 PM Break
3:20 PMCOS 96-6Testing Pollination Syndromes in Onagraceae, the Evening Primrose family
Kyra Krakos, Washington University, Peter H. Raven, Missouri Botanical Garden
3:40 PMCOS 96-7Using local ecological knowledge to investigate carnivore movements in southeastern Madagascar
Mary W. Kotschwar, Virginia Tech, Sarah M. Karpanty, Virginia Tech, Solo Justin, Centre ValBio
4:00 PMCOS 96-8Why don't we know more about ecological succession?
Casey P. TerHorst, Florida State University, Thomas E. Miller, Florida State University

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