Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-[209]) and index.

Rising atmospheric CO2 and carbon sequestration in forests -- Climate change : confronting student ideas -- The rising tide of ocean diseases : unsolved problems and research priorities -- Marine pathology : revealing the ocean's etiology to earthbound students -- Generality in ecology : testing North American grassland rules in South African savannas -- Practicing scientific inquiry : what are the rules? -- Divided culture : integrating agriculture and conservation biology -- Ecological controversy : analysis to synthesis -- The effects of atrazine and temperature on turtle hatchling size and sex ratios -- Determining confidence : sex and statistics -- A call to ecologists : measuring, analyzing, and managing ecosystem services -- Lyme disease : a case about ecosystem services -- Human-induced long-term changes in the lakes of the Jianghan Plain, Central Yangtze -- Collaborative learning -- A jigsaw -- Loss of foundation species : consequences for the structure and dynamics of forested ecosystems -- Problem solving : a foundation for modeling -- Novel weapons : invasive success and the evolution of increased competitive ability -- Novel assessments : detecting success in student learning -- Effects of deposited wood on biocomplexity of river corridors -- Learning through peer assessment -- Can crop transgenes be kept on a leash -- Unleashing problem solvers : from assessment to designing research -- Losing pieces of the puzzle : threats to marine, estuarine, and diadromous species -- Active homework -- preparation for active classes -- The ecological - societal underpinnings of Everglades restoration -- Unraveling complexity : building an understanding of Everglades restoration -- How many endangered species are there in the United States? -- Here today, not gone tomorrow? -- E-commerce and Caulerpa : unregulated dispersal of invasive species -- Bridging the pathway from instruction to research -- Will human-induced changes in seawater chemistry alter the distribution of deep-sea scleractinian corals? -- Coding to analyze students' critical thinking -- Environmental cleanup using plans : biotechnological advances and ecological considerations -- Designing research to investigate student learning -- Analyzing results : the tip of the iceberg.