Computer Simulation Modeling Using STELLA
to Enhance Investigative Learning in a Biology Curriculum

Steven K. Rice, Grant E. Brown and R. Paul Willing
Department of Biological Sciences
Union College
Schenectady, NY 12308

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RESEARCH AND OUTREACH


Table of Contents

RESEARCH
    Undergraduate Research
        Honor's Theses
        Independent Research
    Presentations at Union College
    Presentations at National Meetings
    Publications in Preparation
OUTREACH


RESEARCH

Undergraduate Research

Honor's Theses 

Brown, Rebecca 2001. The American farm: a need for sustainability. Honor’s Thesis, Program in Environmental Studies, Union College, Schenectady, NY.

Gershaneck, Devon 2001. Ontogenetic changes in the response of juvenile largemouth bass towards heterospecific alarm cues are phenotypically plastic. Honor’s Thesis, Department of Biological Sciences, Union College, Schenectady, NY.

Malcolm, Glenna 2002 (expected).  Nitrogen availability and its effects on native plant growth and community dynamics in a pitch pine-scrub oak community.   Honor's Thesis, Department of Biological Sciences, Union College, Schenectady, NY

Westerman, Bryant 2001. The effects of black locust invasion on nitrogen cycling in a pitch pine-scrub oak community. Honor’s Thesis, Department of Biological Sciences, Union College, Schenectady, NY.

Independent Research

Wells, Jessica 2002.  Modeling nitrogen cycling to evaluate  methods to restore pine barrens communities invaded by black locust.   Senior research, Program in Environmental Studies, Union College, Schenectady, NY.

Federici, Robert 2000.  Effects of black locust invation on nitrogen availability.  Summer research, Department of Biological Sciences, Union College, Schenectady, NY.

Malcolm, Glenna 2000, Invasive species and restoration of native habitat.  Summer research, Department of Biological Sciences, Union College, Schenectady, NY.

Presentations at Union College

Brown, Rebecca 2001.  The American farm: a need for sustainability.  13th Annual Steinmetz Symposium at Union College on May 11-12, 2001.

Federici, Robert 2001.  Effects of black locust invation on nitrogen availability.   13th Annual Steinmetz Symposium at Union College on May 11-12, 2001.

Gershaneck, Devon2001. Ontogenetic changes in the response of juvenile largemouth bass towards heterospecific alarm cues are phenotypically plastic.13th Annual Steinmetz Symposium at Union College on May 11-12, 2001.

Westerman, Bryant 2001. The effects of black locust invasion on nitrogen cycling in a pitch pine-scrub oak community.13th Annual Steinmetz Symposium at Union College on May 11-12, 2001.

Presentations at National Meetings

Rice, S.K, G.E. Brown, and R.P.Willing 2001. Computer modeling exercises enhance investigative laboratory exercises in plant biology. Presented to the Botanical Society of America Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM [Abstract].

Publications in Preparation

Rice, S.K., B. Westerman, and R. Federici (in preparation).  Effects of black locust invasion on nitrogen cycling in a pine-barrens ecosystem.

Rice, S.K. and J. Wells (in preparation).   Restoration of pine barrens habitat following black locust invation: a model simulation study. 

Malcolm, G and S.K. Rice (in preparation).   Effects of restoration method on nitrogen retention and species interactions in a pine barrens community.

OUTREACH

Rice, S.K. 2001. The effects of black locust invasion in the Albany Pine Bush. Plenary talk presented at the 6th Annual Science Symposium, Niskayuna Central School District, Niskayuna, NY.


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This project has received funding from the National Science Foundation (Award Number 9952828)