97th ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10, 2012)

COS 196 - Urban Ecology II

Friday, August 10, 2012: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
C120, Oregon Convention Center
8:00 AM
Analysis of private residential urban forest structure and management in Bloomington, Indiana: A social-ecological systems (SES) perspective
Sarah K. Mincey, Indiana University; Mikaela Schmitt-Harsh, Carleton College; Matthew Patterson, Indiana University; Burnell C. Fischer, Indiana University; Tom Evans, Indiana University
8:20 AM
The effects of urbanisation on the diversity and abundance of nocturnal insects: Implications for microbat conservation
Caroline Wilson, Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology; Rodney van der Ree, Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology; Lindy Lumsden, Arthur Rylah Institute of Environmental Research; Fiona Caryl, Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology; Brendan Wintle, University of Melbourne
8:40 AM
Carbon storage and ecosystem services of urban trees in Bloomington, IN as a function of development age
Mikaela Schmitt-Harsh, Carleton College; Sarah K. Mincey, Indiana University; Matthew Patterson, Indiana University; Tom Evans, Indiana University; Burnell C. Fischer, Indiana University
9:00 AM
Prairie glades and barrens as ecological models for living roof systems: A case study
Rebecca K. Swadek, Botanical Research Institute of Texas; M. Brooke Byerley, Botanical Research Institute of Texas
9:20 AM
Green space biodiversity in the shrinking city
David L. Gruenewald, Saint Louis University; Lauren M. Merchant, Saint Louis University; Gerardo R. Camilo, Saint Louis University
9:40 AM
10:10 AM
The impact of land uses on the recruitment dynamics of tree species
Benjamin T. Connor Barrie, University of Michigan; Ines Ibanez, University of Michigan
10:30 AM
The impact of urbanization on daily feeding activity of songbirds: a test of foraging theory
Jason D. Fischer, University of Illinois- Urbana/Champaign; James R. Miller, University of Illinois