Session: Latebreaking: Sustainability (98th ESA Annual Meeting (August 4 -- 9, 2013))

PS 97-234

Framework for comparing ecosystem impacts of unconventional energy development on western US rangelands
Kristie A. Maczko, Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable; Urs P. Kreuter, Texas A&M University; William E. Fox, Texas A&M University; John A. Tanaka, University of Wyoming; Clifford Duke, Ecological Society of America; Lori A. Hidinger, Arizona State University; John E. Mitchell, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station; Daniel W. McCollum, USDA Forest Service

PS 97-235

An analysis of forest ecosystem structural variation in Scots pine dominated stands: A methodolocical consideration based on the Estonian Network of Forest Research Plots
Kristi Nigul, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Diana Laarmann, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Ahto Kangur, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Andres Kiviste, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Kalev Jõgiste, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Lee E. Frelich, University of Minnesota

PS 97-236

Community gardens as neighborhood compost sites: A cost-benefit analysis
Rachel K. Sweet, University of St. Thomas; Paul M. Barral, University of St. Thomas; Isaac J. Bergstrom, University of St. Thomas; Tyler J. Firkus, University of St. Thomas; Meaghan K. Hunt, University of St. Thomas; Caitlynne M. Owens, University of St. Thomas; Lauren M. Reuss, University of St Thomas; Ashela A. Richardson, University of St. Thomas; Gaston E. Small, University of St. Thomas

PS 97-237

Development of a green roof medium utilizing recycled materials
Katherine H. Baker, Penn State Harrisburg; Abigail S. Mickey, Penn State Harrisburg; Lauren K. Mehalik, Penn State Harrisburg; Jill M. Felker, Penn State Berks; Danielle I. Harrow, Penn State Harrisburg; Brooke A. Leedy, Penn State Harrisburg; Cori L. Eckert, Penn State Harrisburg

PS 97-238

Ecological literacy from below: assessing the impacts of the permaculture movement
Rafter Sass Ferguson, University of Illinois; Sarah Taylor Lovell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

PS 97-239

Effects of microbial communities associated with biochar and compost teas on plant growth and insect herbivory
Sherie L. Edenborn, Chatham University; Laura D. Monahan, Chatham University

PS 97-240

Landscape consequences of bioenergy and exurban development scenarios in the Southern Appalachian Mountains
Rose A. Graves, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Scott M. Pearson, Mars Hill University; Monica Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison

PS 97-241

Research bearing fruit: The corner store procurement project
Taylor K. Schuweiler, University of St. Thomas; Nora Hoeft, Minneapolis Health Department; Chester E. Wilson, University of St. Thomas; Kristen Klingler, Minneapolis Health Department; Adam D. Kay, University of St. Thomas

PS 97-242

Spatially explicit assessment of ecosystem service vulnerability in an agricultural landscape under alternative future scenarios
Jiangxiao Qiu, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Eric G. Booth, University of Wisconsin; Stephen R. Carpenter, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Monica Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison

PS 97-243

Turning food waste into food: Measuring carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus efficiency in coupled vermicomposting-aquaponics systems
Isaac J. Bergstrom, University of St. Thomas; Paul M. Barral, University of St. Thomas; Tyler J. Firkus, University of St. Thomas; Meaghan K. Hunt, University of St. Thomas; Caitlynne M. Owens, University of St. Thomas; Lauren M. Reuss, University of St Thomas; Ashela A. Richardson, University of St. Thomas; Rachel K. Sweet, University of St. Thomas; Gaston E. Small, University of St. Thomas

PS 97 - Latebreaking: Sustainability