Session: Urban Ecosystems (97th ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10, 2012))

PS 84-190

Seedling growth and survival of western red cedar (Thuja plicata), six years later
Conor Colahan, Linfield College; Eric Weinbender, Linfield College; Nancy E. Broshot, Linfield College

PS 84-191

Interactions between urban residents and ecosystems across multiple scales in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area
Anita T. Morzillo, Oregon State University

PS 84-192

Plant species diversity and abundance in the Río Piedras watershed: Associations with physical and socioeconomic factors
Elvia Melendez-Ackerman, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Raul Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Luis Santiago-Acevedo, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Cristina P. Vila, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Diana C. Garcia-Montiel, University of Puerto Rico; Lourdes Lastra, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus; Cielo Figuerola, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus; Julio C. Verdejo, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Harold Manrique, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Eduardo Hernandez-Calo, University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus

PS 84-193

Consumption and waste disposal patterns of household in a tropical urban watershed.
Diana C. Garcia-Montiel, University of Puerto Rico; Raul Santiago-Bartolomei, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Elvia Melendez-Ackerman, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Luis Santiago, University of Puerto Rico

PS 84-194

Plant diversity of Residential yards across the Río Piedras watershed
Cristina P. Vila, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Elvia Meléndez-Ackerman, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Diana Garcia-Montier, Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies; Raul Santiago-Bartolomei, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Harold Manriquez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus; Eduardo Hernandez-Calo, University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus; Lourdes Lastra, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus; Cielo Figuerola, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus

PS 84-195

A lost generation of trees: Investigating the causes of low tree recruitment in urban coniferous forests
Benjamin R. Lee, University of Michigan; Sarah A. Montgomery, University of Washington; Ailene Kane Ettinger, University of Washington; Janneke Hille Ris Lambers, University of Washington

PS 84-196

Using community gathered data to detect differences in bird community composition across the urban gradient in the Seattle area
Karen L. Dyson, University of Washington

PS 84-197

Conifer regeneration in Seattle’s urban forests: Influences of seed availability, microsite conditions, and ivy competition on germination
Sarah A. Montgomery, University of Washington; Benjamin R. Lee, University of Michigan; Ailene K. Ettinger, Tufts University; Janneke HilleRisLambers, University of Washington

PS 84-198

Can urban trees help protect our lakes and streams? Species effects on nitrogen and phosphorus leaching
Daniel A. Nidzgorski, University of Minnesota; Sarah E. Hobbie, University of Minnesota

PS 84-199

Effects of development configuration and subsurface connectivity on urban streams
Kayleigh A. Somers, Duke University; Emily Bernhardt, Duke University; Kevin Bigsby, North Carolina State University; Dean Urban, Duke University

PS 84-200

Critical creek health assessment in the Duwamish River urban watershed
Carolyn K. Huynh, Seattle University; Signe R. Poquette, Seattle University; W. Lindsay Whitlow, Seattle University

PS 84-201

Pyrethroid pesticide effects on invertebrate behavioral responses to danger cues
Signe R. Poquette, Seattle University; Carolyn K. Huynh, Seattle University; W. Lindsay Whitlow, Seattle University

PS 84-202

The Community Watershed Stewardship Program: Partnering to enhance Portland’s neighborhoods and ecological health
Rebecca S. Hamilton, Portland State University

PS 84-203

Deicing salt inputs affected soil chemistry and microbial respiration
Stephanie C. Craig, State University of New York - Binghamton; Weixing Zhu, Binghamton University (SUNY)

PS 84-204

Guild structure in food web of grassland arthropod community along urban-rural landscape gradient in Japan
Yutaka Hironaka, Yokohama National University; Fumito Koike, Yokohama National University

PS 84-205

KittyCams: A new look at suburban free-roaming cat predation
Kerrie Anne T. Loyd, Arizona State University; Sonia M. Hernandez, University of Georgia; Kyler J. Abernathy, National Geographic Remote Imaging; Barrett Foster, National Geographic Remote Imaging; John P. Carroll, University of Georgia; Michael J. Yabsley, University of Georgia; Greg J. Marshall, National Geographic Remote Imaging

PS 84 - Urban Ecosystems