Session: Undergraduate Research (Posters) (Southeastern Section - 54th Annual Meeting (March 17

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CHANNEL-BED CHARACTERISTICS IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT THE RED EYE CROSSING

MILLER, J. Zachary¹, BOWLER, Adrienne P.¹ and LECLAIR, Suzanne F.², (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St Charles ave, Dinwiddie Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane Univ, 6823 St Charles ave, Dinwiddie Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118, jmiller1@tulane.edu, jmiller1@tulane.edu

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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN URBAN LAND COVER AND NITROGEN BIOGEOCHEMISTRY IN STREAMS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT, PART II: THE BRUSHY CREEK WATERSHED

SLATER, Lehne, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman Univ, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613, PROCTOR, Erin T., Dept. of Chemistry, Univ of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, MUTHUKRISHNAN, Suresh, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman Univ, 3300, Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613, LEWIS, Greg, Department of Biology, Furman Univ, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613 and ANDERSEN, C. Brannon, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman Univ, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29613, lehne.slater@furman.edu, lehne.slater@furman.edu

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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN URBAN LAND COVER AND NITROGEN BIOGEOCHEMISTRY IN STREAMS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT, PART I: THE MOUNTAIN CREEK WATERSHED

ROWE, Alicia, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman Univ, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613, LOWES, Chelsea, Dept. of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Lake Superior State Univ, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783, MUTHUKRISHNAN, Suresh, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman Univ, 3300, Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613, LEWIS, Greg, Department of Biology, Furman Univ, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613 and ANDERSEN, C. Brannon, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman Univ, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29613, alicia.rowe@furman.edu, alicia.rowe@furman.edu

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RELATIVE CONCENTRATION OF SOLID-PHASE SULFIDE SPECIES IN MARINE SEDIMENTS OVERLYING GAS HYDRATE DEPOSITS: RECOGNITION OF THE ROLE OF ANAEROBIC METHANE OXIDATION IN AUTHIGENIC SULFIDE FORMATION

THOMPSON, Matthew K.¹, BOROWSKI, Walter S.¹, USSLER III, William² and PAULL, Charles K.², (1)Earth Sciences, Eastern Kentucky Univ, Richmond, KY 40475, (2)Monterey Bay Aquarium Rsch Institute, Moss Landing, CA 95039, matthew_thompson3@eku.edu, matthew_thompson3@eku.edu

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NATURAL ATTENUATION OF NUTRIENTS BY WETLANDS IN THE BUSH RIVER, SOUTH CAROLINA

GREEN, Leslie Megan, Dept. of Forestry and Geology, The Univ of the South, 735 University Ave, Sewanee, TN 37383, ARROYO, Keila, Dept. of Chemistry, Universidad Metropolitana, San Juan, PR 00928, LEWIS, Greg, Department of Biology, Furman Univ, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613, ANDERSEN, C. Brannon, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman Univ, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29613 and WHEELER, Sandra, Department of Chemistry, Furman Univ, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613, greenlm2@sewanee.edu, greenlm2@sewanee.edu

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GLASS AND GLAUCONY FROM THE OCMULGEE FORMATION ON THE COASTAL PLAIN OF GEORGIA, AGE AND ORIGIN

STEPHENS, Elizabeth¹, GULLETT-YOUNG, Cheryl¹, ELLIOTT, W. Crawford¹, WAMPLER, Marion² and ANDERSON, John R.³, (1)Department of Geology, Georgia State Univ, Atlanta, GA 30303, (2)School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, (3)Science, Georgia Perimeter College, 2101 Womack Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338, ladywindsong@hotmail.com, ladywindsong@hotmail.com

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THE MISSISSIPPIAN-PENNSYLVANIAN DISCONFORMITY AT GREETER FALLS, GRUNDY COUNTY, TENNESSEE

LEE, Patricia E.¹, POTTER, Donald B.² and KNOLL, Martin A.², (1)Department of Forestry and Geology, The Univ of the South, Sewanee, TN 37383, (2)Department of Forestry and Geology, Univ of the South, Sewanee, TN 37383, bpotter@sewanee.edu, bpotter@sewanee.edu

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A GIS AND GPS STUDY OF BEACH RIDGE SYSTEMS, SAINT VINCENT ISLAND, FLORIDA

DELANE, Stephanie, GUSICK, Amy, JENSEN, Amy, PETRUSHAK, Steven and KISH, Stephen, Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4100, aeg03g@garnet.acns.fsu.edu, aeg03g@garnet.acns.fsu.edu

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BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA OF THE GEORGIA CONTINENTAL SHELF

JULIAN, Meaghan E., Department of Geological Sciences, SUNY-Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454, OVER, D. Jeffrey, Department of Geological Sciences, SUNY-Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454-1401 and CHRISTENSEN, Beth, Department of Geology, Georgia State Univ, 340 Kell Hall, Atlanta, GA 30303, mej1@geneseo.edu, mej1@geneseo.edu

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USING C-ISOTOPES TO CONSTRAIN INTRABASINAL STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATIONS: MESOPROTEROZOIC ATAR GROUP, MAURITANIA

TEAL Jr, David A., Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 and KAH, Linda C., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, dteal@utk.edu, dteal@utk.edu

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MODELING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOIL AND CLIMATE PARAMETERS USING THE BASIC GAPS PROGRAM

BERGMAN, Crystal J., WULFF, A.H. and MAHMOOD, R., Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky Univ, 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101, crystal.bergman@wku.edu, crystal.bergman@wku.edu

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HOW RAINFALL AFFECTS THE TURBIDITY AND NUTRIENTS OF THE LITTLE TALLAPOOSA RIVER AND CENTRAL CAMPUS BRANCH, CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA

PHILLIPS, Eric G. and HOLLABAUGH, Curtis L., Geosciences, Univ of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, ephilli2@my.westga.edu, ephilli2@my.westga.edu

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PETROGRAPHY AND PRELIMINARY MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY OF AMPHIBOLITES FROM THE INNER PIEDMONT OF NORTHWESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA

STROM, Melissa, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman Univ, Greenville, SC 29613 and RANSON, William A., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman Univ, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29613, melissa.strom@furman.edu, melissa.strom@furman.edu

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PETROLOGY OF THE NINE TIMES AMPHIBOLITE-ULTRAMAFIC BODY FROM THE SUNSET 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WESTERN INNER PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA

GOBER, Mitchell, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Furman Univ, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29613 and RANSON, William A., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman Univ, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29613, mitchell.gober@furman.edu, mitchell.gober@furman.edu

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EFFECTS OF HURRICANE IVAN ON ESTUARINE SEDIMENTATION IN WEEKS BAY, ALABAMA

BRENNER, Meghan L., SANDY, David R. and HAYWICK, Douglas W., Earth Sciences, Univ of South Alabama, LSCB 136, Mobile, AL 36688, lenorebrenner@yahoo.com, lenorebrenner@yahoo.com

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DIAGENESIS OF THE SALT MOUNTAIN LIMESTONE, CLARKE COUNTY, ALABAMA

GIRARD, Melissa M.¹, HAYWICK, Douglas W.¹, ALLISON, David T.¹ and KOPASKA-MERKEL, David C.², (1)Earth Sciences, Univ of South Alabama, LSCB 136, Mobile, AL 36688, (2)Geol Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999, chuckles1516@hotmail.com, chuckles1516@hotmail.com

Southeastern Section - 54th Annual Meeting (March 17–18, 2005)

T10. Undergraduate Research (Posters)