Session: Urban Ecology (101st ESA Annual Meeting (August 7 -- 12, 2016))

PS 32-91

Predation of artificial bird nests: A study in urban gardens of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Lindsay Leigh Patterson, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Riddhika Kalle, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Colleen Downs, University of KwaZulu-Natal

PS 32-92

Quantifying the emergy flow of an urban complex and the ecological services of a satellite town: A case study of Zengcheng, China
Junying Zhang, Shandong University; Yutao Wang, Shandong University; Chengdong Wang, Shandong University; Renqing Wang, Shandong University; Feng Li, State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

PS 32-93

Species richness of cutaneous bacteria varies with urbanization: Implications of the effects of habitat on defense mechanisms of redback salamanders
Soon il Higashino, Ossining High School; James D. Lewis, Fordham University

PS 32-94

Urban arthropods respond variably to changes in landscape context and spatial scale
Monika Egerer, University of California, Santa Cruz; Courtney Arel, University of California, Santa Cruz; Michelle D. Otoshi, UC Santa Cruz; Robyn Quistberg, University of California, Santa Cruz; Peter Bichier, University of California, Santa Cruz; Stacy M. Philpott, University of California, Santa Cruz

PS 32-95

Breeding bird and plant associations with urban residential land management practices in Columbia, Missouri
Eric Fishel, University of Missouri; Charles Nilon, University of Missouri; Robert Pierce, University of Missouri

PS 32-96

Up on the rooftop ecosystems go: Assessing native plant species performance in differing soil conditions for novel green roof ecosystems in southwest Florida
Brian Bovard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Briana Marino, Naples Botanical Garden; Abigail Gederian, Florida Gulf Coast University; Eric Foht, Naples Botanical Garden

PS 32-97

The phenology of the eusocial sweat bee, Halictus ligatus, in an urban environment
Rachel A. Brant, Saint Louis University; Gerardo R. Camilo, Saint Louis University

PS 32-98

Potential of a phytoengineering technique to reduce the trophic levels of New York State water using native wetland plants
Daryn M. Loy, Nazareth College of Rochester; Beverly Brown, Nazareth College of Rochester; Carol Roote, Nazareth College of Rochester; Stephaine Zamule, Nazareth College of Rochester; Padmini Das, Nazareth College of Rochester

PS 32-99

Differential urban biotic filtering in three desert cities in the USA
Chris Hensley, California State University, Fresno; Madhusudan Katti, California State University, Fresno

PS 32-100

The influence of traffic density and fertilization on plant carbon and nitrogen in Salt Lake City, UT
La'Shaye A.E. Cobley, University of Utah; Diane Pataki, University of Utah

PS 32-101

Oak succession in a pioneer forest on an urban brownfield
Anthony C. Cullen, Rutgers University; Sarah Korapati, Rutgers University; Frank J. Gallagher, Rutgers University; Claus Holzapfel, Rutgers University

PS 32-102

The effects of changing water availability and landscaping practices on bird communities in a California urban landscape
Stephanie Slonka, California State University, Fresno; Madhusudan Katti, California State University, Fresno; Pedro Garcia, California State University, Fresno; Bradley Schleder, California State University, Fresno

PS 32-103

The relationship between SPAD-502 readings and physiological characteristics of two roadside tree species (Ginkgo biloba and Platanus occidentalis) under the urban environmental pollution
Hana You, University of Seoul; Suyoung Woo, University of Seoul; Myeongja Kwak, University of Seoul; Inkyin Khaine, University of Seoul, Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry; Jihwi Jang, University of Seoul; Hyunkyung Lee, University of Seoul; Iereh Kim, University of Seoul

PS 32-104

A functional approach to understanding patterns of bee species distribution across an urban environment
Paige A. Muñiz, Saint Louis University; Rachel A. Brant, Saint Louis University; Gerardo R. Camilo, Saint Louis Zoo

Cancelled

PS 32-105

Urban ants and urban-ites: Ant species richness across habitats in the inter-urban landscape in Ann Arbor Michigan (widthdrawn)
Eliot L. Jackson, University of Michigan; Ivette Perfecto, University of Michigan

PS 32 - Urban Ecology