Session: Urban Ecosystems (2017 ESA Annual Meeting (August 6 -- 11))

PS 29-163

How to: a guide to urban ecology research on private property
Karen L. Dyson, University of Washington; Matthew Patterson, University of Washington; Carly Ziter, University of Wisconsin Madison; Tracy L. Fuentes, University of Washington

PS 29-164

Biophysical parameters and tree canopy cover across an urban suburban gradient: Patterns and relationships to prolonged drought
Tracy Benning, University of San Francisco; Mary L. Cadenasso, University of California, Davis; Bryn R. Montgomery, University of California, Davis

PS 29-165

Evaluating pollen dispersal patterns in the wind-dispersed Amaranthus tuberculatus and the insect-dispersed Solanum lycopersicum in the New York metropolitan area
Chelsea L. Butcher, Fordham University; James D. Lewis, Fordham University

PS 29-166

Fine-scale urban vegetation patterns shape airborne microbial community composition
Gwynne Mhuireach, University of Oregon, Biology and the Built Environment Center; Clarisse Betancourt, Van Andel Research Institute; Jessica L. Green, University of Oregon; Bart R. Johnson, University of Oregon

PS 29-167

The role of anthropogenic food sources in the diets of urban raccoons (Procyon lotor) and Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana) in the Pacific Northwest
Mairan Smith, University of Puget Sound; Peter H. Wimberger, University of Puget Sound; Mark J. Jordan, Seattle University; Kena Fox-Dobbs, University of Puget Sound

PS 29-168

An environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis of microscopic communities of freshwater ponds to uncover drivers of community composition
Seth Wollney, College of Staten Island - CUNY; Eugenia Naro-Maciel, New York University

PS 29-169

Linking stormwater BMP implementation to resident socioeconomic status, knowledge, and attitudes in two suburban watersheds
P. Kanoko Maeda, University of Maryland; Paul T. Leisnham, University of Maryland; Victoria Chanse, University of Maryland; Amanda Rockler, University of Maryland; Hubert J. Montas, University of Maryland; Adel Shirmohammadi, University of Maryland; Sacoby Wilson, University of Maryland

PS 29-170

A pilot project to assess street tree condition and diversity in suburban New Jersey
Dirk Vanderklein, Montclair State University; Norhan Omran, Montclair State University; Doriann DelRosario, Montclair State University; Arianna Qira, Montclair State University; Nicholas D'Ambrosio, Montclair State University

PS 29-171

Plant biodiversity patterns and ecosystem functioning in various types of green infrastructure in Portland, Oregon
Michelle Talal, Oregon State University; Mary Santelmann, Oregon State University

PS 29-172

Comparability of the rainwater-retention capability on green roof based on multiple factors
Hongbing Wang, Shanghai Normal University; Jun Qin, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden; Yonghong Hu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden

PS 29-173

Using MAPS Banding Stations to Characterize Bird Communities in Two Forest Fragments: Does Fragment Size Matter?
Aidan Mabey, SUNY New Paltz; Kara L. Belinsky, SUNY New Paltz; Laura Stark, SUNY New Paltz; Troy Ellick, SUNY New Paltz

PS 29-174

Seeing roadside ecology: A research framework examining urban-rural roadside management practices and the visual appearance of roadside vegetation
Valerie Friedmann, Auburn University

PS 29-175

Unlocking the potential functions of urban soil microbial communities
Dietrich Epp Schmidt, University of Maryland; Richard Pouyat, Chesapeake Bay Career Consulting; David Johannes Kotze, University of Helsinki; Katalin Szlavecz, Johns Hopkins University; Miklos Dombos, Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Heikki Setälä, University of Helsinki; Ian D. Yesilonis, USDA Forest Service; Sarel Cilliers, North-West University; Elisabeth Hornung, Szent István University; Stephanie A. Yarwood, University of Maryland

PS 29-176

Does land cover predict avian nest box occupancy across a suburban campus?
Laura Stark, SUNY New Paltz; Kara L. Belinsky, SUNY New Paltz; Kelly Bade, SUNY New Paltz; Ciara Scully, SUNY New Paltz

PS 29-177

A multi-scale spatial pattern of drought-induced tree mortality and canopy opening from mixed forest patches in Memorial Park, Houston Texas
Xavier Jaime, Texas A&M University; Rosemary Dwight, Texas A&M University; Megna Murali, Texas A&M University; Cassidy Ince, Texas A&M University; Zheng Li, Texas A&M University; Ben Wu, Texas A&M University

PS 29-178

A Monarch Butterfly's View of the City: Estimating milkweed (Asclepias spp) abundance under existing and user-defined scenarios in four metropolitan areas
Mark K. Johnston, The Field Museum; Marc P. Lambruschi, The Field Museum; Erika M. Hasle, The Field Museum; Abigail Derby Lewis, The Field Museum

PS 29-179

A comparative study of urban expansion in six megacities of China over the past four decades
Weicheng Fei, Peking University

PS 29-180

Ecological ramifications of the foreclosure crisis on urban arthropod communities
Riley Andrade, Arizona State University; Susannah B. Lerman, USDA Forest Service; Paige S. Warren, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Heather L. Bateman, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Kelli L. Larson, Arizona State University; Julie Ripplinger, University of California

PS 29-181

Study on the Green Infrastructure for multifunctional use of open space in urban area
Shiori Takahashi, Toho University; Jun Nishihiro, Toho University

PS 29-182

Acer rubrum L. physiological and biochemical response to urbanization and plant invasion in urban forest fragments
Covel R. McDermot, University of Delaware; Nathaly Rodrigo, University of Delaware; Tara T.E. Trammell, University of Delaware

PS 29-183

Assessing urbanization and plant invasion pressures on the forest understory
Eric R. Moore, University of Delaware; Vincent D'Amico III, USDA Forest Service; Tara L.E. Trammell, University of Delaware

PS 29-184

Impact of land use and soil characteristics on carrion beetle abundance along an urban-rural gradient in northern Alabama
Hope Reamer, Samford University; Tori Mezebish, University of Maryland College Park; Grant Gentry, Samford University

PS 29-185

The effect of heavy foot traffic during a half-marathon race on microbiome communities in Prospect Park and the Coney Island Boardwalk
Florence Haut, CUNY-Brooklyn College; Theodore Muth, CUNY Brooklyn College

PS 29-186

Contrasting water relations in two frequently occurring urban street trees
Sasha W. Eisenman, Temple University; Joshua S. Caplan, Temple University; Russell C. Galanti, Temple University; Stuart Olshevski, Temple University

PS 29-187

One Swallow Does Not an Ecosystem Make: Using Avian Diversity to Guide Urban Forest Management
Noah Blumenthal, Indiana University

PS 29-188

Barriers to urban forest recruitment: Seed predator preference and removal rates
Max R. Piana, Rutgers University; Steven N. Handel, Rutgers University; Myla FJ Aronson, Rutgers University; Peter J. Morin, Rutgers University

PS 29-189

Decadal resistance and resilience of the Los Angeles urban forest in response to drought and temperature stress
Dion Kucera, University of California, Riverside; G. Darrel Jenerette, University of California

PS 29 - Urban Ecosystems