In this Issue

Table of Contents

Vital Signs

Mrill Ingram
pp. 107-108
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Breaking Out of the Silo: Education across Disciplines in Restoration Ecology

Jim Harris
p. 109
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Texas Today: A Sea of the Wrong Grasses

Forrest S. Smith
pp. 112-117
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Practical Technique to Manage Smooth Sumac and Maintain Prairie Biodiversity (Nebraska)

James Stubbendieck, Robert A. Masters
pp. 118-119
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Effects of Fuel-Reduction Treatments on Pollinators in a Pinyon-Juniper Woodland (Arizona)

Susan Nyoka
pp. 119-121
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Germination and Survival of Tree Seeds in a Tropical Montane Forest Restoration Study (Costa Rica)

Gabriel C. Sady, Karen D. Holl, Rebecca J. Cole, Rakan A. Zahawi
pp. 121-124
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Ponderosa Pine Understory Response to Short-Term Grazing Exclusion (Arizona)

Christopher D. Sorensen, Christopher M. McGlone
pp. 124-126
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Seed Self-Burial, Germination, and Seedling Survival for a Species with Hygroscopic Awns (Illinois)

Brenda Molano-Flores, Clark A. Danderson, Kirtan Patel
pp. 126-129
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Lessons Learned: Managing Biological Invasion on Hemlock Hill (Massachusetts)

Richard Schulhof
pp. 129-131
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Restoring Biodiversity by Lowering Deer Numbers at Shawnee Lookout (Ohio)

John Klein, Denis Conover
pp. 131-133
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Smooth Brome: An Unexpected Response to Straw-Amended Soil (Alberta)

Peggy Ann Desserud, M. Anne Naeth
pp. 133-135
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Seed Propagation Protocol for Wigeongrass (Ruppia maritima) (Mississippi)

Hyun Jung Cho, Patrick D. Biber
pp. 135-137
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Restoring Grassland Habitat in Linn, Wisconsin

Chris Kaplan, Noelle Hoeffner
pp. 138-139
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On-the-Job Training for National Park Staff: What They Need to Know about Ecological Restoration (Colombia)

Carolina Murcia
pp. 139-141
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Teaching Ecological Restoration to Strangers and Friends: An Adult Education Program in Northeastern Illinois

Thomas B. Simpson
pp. 141-143
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Bridging the Gap between Scientific Research and Tropical Forest Restoration: A Multifaceted Research, Conservation, Education, and Outreach Program in Southern Costa Rica

Rakan A. Zahawi, Karen D. Holl
pp. 143-146
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Networking, Habitat Restoration, and Restoration Education in Sydney, Australia

Bev Debrincat
pp. 146-148
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Reforestation and Restoration at the Cloud Forest School in Monteverde, Costa Rica: Learning by Doing

Anna J. Mello, Patricia A. Townsend, Katie Filardo
pp. 148-150
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Social Science Resources for Restoration Outreach Programs

Marian Farrior
pp. 150-153
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Experimental Management of Nesting Habitat for the Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)

Zara Dowling, Tanessa Hartwig, Erik Kiviat, Felicia Keesing
pp. 154-159
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Ecological Restoration for Future Conservation Professionals: Training with Conceptual Models and Practical Exercises

James Aronson, Nikolay Aguirre, Jesús Muñoz
pp. 175-181
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Teaching the Assessment of Landscape Function in the Field: Enabling the Design and Selection of Appropriate Restoration Techniques

David J. Tongway
pp. 182-187
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A Multiinstitutional Spanish Master's Program in Ecosystem Restoration: Vision and Four-Year Experience

José M. Rey Benayas, Adrián Escudero, José F. Martín Duque, José M. Nicolau, Pedro Villar-Salvador, Diego García de Jalón, Luis Balaguer
pp. 188-192
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Developing the Bioliteracy of School Children for 24 Years: A Fundamental Tool for Ecological Restoration and Conservation in Perpetuity of the Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Rosibel Elizondo Cruz, Róger Blanco Segura
pp. 193-198
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COOPLANTAR: A Brazilian Initiative to Integrate Forest Restoration with Job and Income Generation in Rural Areas

Carlos Alberto B. Mesquita, Christiane G.D. Holvorcem, Claudio Henrique Lyrio, Paulo Dimas de Menezes, José Dilson da Silva Dias, José Francisco Azevedo Jr.
pp. 199-207
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Earth Partnership for Schools: Ecological Restoration in Schools and Communities

Rick Hall, Cheryl Bauer-Armstrong
pp. 208-212
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Abstracts, Reviews, and Meetings

pp. 213-219
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Remedies for a New West: Healing Landscapes, Histories, and Cultures (review)

Gary Paul Nabhan
p. 220
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Restoring Wildlife: Ecological Concepts and Practical Applications, 2nd ed. (review)

Joseph D. Clark
pp. 221-223
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Chumash Ethnobotany: Plant Knowledge among the Chumash People of Southern California (review)

Martinez Dennis
pp. 223-227
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Recently Received Titles

p. 227
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Special Theme Introduction: Education and Outreach in Ecological Restoration

James Aronson
pp. 110-111
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Estimating the Benefits of Freshwater Introduction into Coastal Wetland Ecosystems in Louisiana: Nutrient and Sediment Analyses

Ronald G. Boustany
pp. 160-174
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