Session: Urban Ecosystems (96th ESA Annual Meeting (August 7 -- 12, 2011))

PS 30-165

Blood parasite prevalence and health status of song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) along an urban-rural gradient in ne Pennsylvania
Jeffrey A. Stratford, Wilkes University; Andrew Bartlow, Wilkes University; Nathanial Lamoreaux, Wilkes University; Christopher Bartlow, Wilkes University; Priscella Payne, Wilkes University

PS 30-166

Butterfly flight phenology in response to urban heat island effects
Tyson M. Wepprich, North Carolina State University; Matthew Maloley, Natural Resources Canada; Jessica E. Grealey, Natural Resource Solutions, Inc.

PS 30-167

The influence of storm characteristics and catchment structure on particulate organic matter transport in an arid city
Nicholas A. Weller, Arizona State University; Laura Turnbull, Arizona State University; Daniel L. Childers, Arizona State University

PS 30-168

Ecosystem services and equity: How do drinking water supply reservoirs shift local demographics?
Michael D. Youth, North Carolina State University; George Hess, NC State University; Melissa R. McHale, North Carolina State University; M. Nils Peterson, North Carolina State University

PS 30-169

Do wastewater treatment plants cause abnormal effects in mosquitofish in the Houston bayous?
Crystal D. Watkins, Texas A&M University; Kirk O. Winemiller, Texas A&M University; Miguel Mora, Texas A&M University

PS 30-170

Pollen and public health: A citizen science project
Tiffany S. Carey, University of Michigan; Daniel W. Katz, University of Michigan

PS 30-171

Evaluating the impact of local and landscape scale variables on native pollinators in urban agricultural sites
Ashley B. Bennett, University of Illinois; Sarah Taylor Lovell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

PS 30-172

Sex in the city: An assessment of pollination services on green roofs in Chicago
Kelly Ksiazek, Northwestern University/Chicago Botanic Garden

PS 30-173

Dalmatian toadflax is larger and hosts fewer weevils when growing at urban sites
Anne M. Garcia, Gonzaga University; Michael D. Blackledge, Gonzaga University; Charles R. Burt, Gonzaga University; Gary C. Chang, Gonzaga University

PS 30-174

Sustainability of urban tree planting programs: Using socioeconomic factors to predict tree mortality in urban ecosystems
Alexandra O. Torres, University of Maryland, College Park; Joe H. Sullivan, University of Maryland

PS 30-175

Effect of pervious pavement on soil CO₂ efflux, root growth and tree diameter growth
Astrid Volder, University of California -Davis; Bhavana Viswanathan, Texas A&M University; Todd W. Watson, Texas A&M University

PS 30-176

Mediterranean geckos (Hemidactylus turcicus) in two temperate zone urban habitats
L. Brooke Stabler, University of Central Oklahoma; Whittney L. Johnson, University of Central Oklahoma; Kenneth J. Locey, Indiana University; Paul A. Stone, University of Central Oklahoma

PS 30-177

Urban hymenoptera: Diversity and abundance in vacant lots and community gardens in Cleveland, Ohio
Klaire E. Freeman, Cleveland State University; Sarah E. Cutteridge, Cleveland State University; Thomas Pucci, Cleveland Museum of Natural History; B. Michael Walton, Cleveland State University

PS 30-178

The impact of soil metal and water stress on leaf area in Betula populifolia: Implications for carbon modeling
Carolyn E. Haines, Montclair State University; Frank Gallagher, Rutgers University; Jason Grabosky, Rutgers University; Karina VR Schafer, Rutgers University Newark

PS 30-179

Urbanization effects on nitrogen cycling and plant growth
Alison Cucco, Fordham University

PS 30-180

The dynamics of water in arid cities, Part III: Stormwater-mediated transport and retention of dissolved nutrients in urban catchments: Effects of infrastructure design, catchment size, and storm characteristics
Nancy Grimm, Arizona State University; Daniel L. Childers, Arizona State University; Stevan Earl, Arizona State University; Rebecca L. Hale, University of Utah; Laura Turnbull, Arizona State University

PS 30 - Urban Ecosystems