COS 49 - Urban Ecosystems III

Wednesday, August 10, 2016: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Floridian Blrm D, Ft Lauderdale Convention Center
8:00 AM
COS 49-1
Urbanization and nitrogen deposition in North Texas: Effects on the native prairie grass, little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Michelle L Green, University of Texas at Arlington; Laura Gough, Towson University
8:20 AM
COS 49-2
Historical land use and past remediation efforts shape post-industrial brownfield plant communities of today
Julia A. Perzley, Rutgers University; Claus Holzapfel, Rutgers University
9:00 AM Cancelled
COS 49-3
Urban stream maintenance program best practices may not be the best way to ensure that freshwaer turtles thrive (widthdrawn)
Nicole M. Karres, Sonoma State University; Nicholas R. Geist, Sonoma State University
8:40 AM
COS 49-4
Bumble bees in urban environments: Using land use history and natural history to investigate the effects urban spaces on bees in the genus Bombus
Paul R Glaum, University of Michigan; Maria-Carolina M. Simao, University of Michigan; Gordon Fitch, University of Michigan; Chatura Vaidya, University of Michigan; Ben Iuliano, University of Michigan
9:20 AM
COS 49-
Break
9:30 AM Cancelled
COS 49-5
Do cations matter? Strong relationships between cation concentrations and microbial water quality indicators in urban/mixed land use watersheds of Southwest, VA (widthdrawn)
Meredith K. Steele, Virginia Tech; Brian Badgley, Virginia Tech
9:50 AM
COS 49-6
Seasonal and long-term nutrient cycling dynamics in green (vegetated) roof ecosystems
Mark E Mitchell, University of Cincinnati; Tobias Emilsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Ishi Buffam, University of Cincinnati
10:10 AM
COS 49-7
The influence of soil heavy metal burdens on community composition in urban vacant lots
Nicole C. Hoekstra, The Ohio State University; Mary M. Gardiner, The Ohio State University
10:30 AM
COS 49-8
Putting the spotlight on artificial light at night: Tests for direct and indirect effects on American toad (Bufo americanus) growth, development, and behavior
Kacey L. Dananay, Case Western Reserve University; Michael F. Benard, Case Western Reserve University
10:50 AM
COS 49-9
Mine tailings and metals in fisheries: A case study of the Tisza River in Central Europe
Jenny, S. Paul, Southern Illinois University; Amanda Marshall, Southern Illinois University; Marjorie L. Brooks, Southern Illinois University; Brian Small, University of Idaho
11:10 AM
COS 49-10
Southwest Florida stormwater ponds have morphed from ecological filters to landscape features
Serge Thomas, Florida Gulf Coast University
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