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

1:30 PM

COS 24-1

Organic carbon storage change in China's urban landfills from 1978 to 2014
Shidong Ge, Peking University

1:50 PM

COS 24-2

Urban greenspace design influences the taxonomic and functional composition of ground-dwelling beetle communities
Yvan A. Delgado, The Ohio State University; Caitlin E. Burkman, US Environmental Protection Agency; Mary M. Gardiner, The Ohio State University

2:10 PM

COS 24-3

Homogenization of vegetation structure across US residential neighborhoods: Effects of climate, urban morphology, and socio-economics
Alessandro Ossola, United States Environmental Protection Agency; Matthew E. Hopton, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

2:30 PM

COS 24-4

Transpiration of trees growing in paved land and its relation to tree growth
Xiaoke Wang, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yuanyuan Chen, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Xuming Wang, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Zhiyun Ouyang, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2:50 PM

COS 24-5

Exotic trees contribute to urban forest diversity and ecosystem services in inner-city Cleveland, OH
Christopher B. Riley, The Ohio State University; Daniel A. Herms, The Ohio State University / OARDC; Mary M. Gardiner, The Ohio State University

3:10 PM

COS 24-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 24-6

Sloths in the city: Unexpectedly high density of pale-throated three-toed sloths (Bradypus tridactylus) found in an urban forest patch in Paramaribo, Suriname
Monique Pool, Green Heritage Fund Suriname (GHFS); Ruby Boateng, Howard University; Ann-Marie Ako-Adounvo, Howard University; Rachelle Allen-McFarlane, Howard University; Henri Paturault, Howard University; Diana Elizondo, Howard University; Haifa Alhawas, Howard University; George Middendorf, Howard University

3:40 PM

COS 24-7

Green roof and photovoltaic panel integration: Effects on diversity and electricity production
Bracha Y. Schindler, University of Haifa; Merav Seifan, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Shay Levy, University of Haifa; Gyongyver Kadas, University of East London; Leon Blaustein, University of Haifa

4:00 PM

COS 24-8

Impacts of urban land-use on ecosystem services and management implications
Feng Li, State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Xiaolin Dou, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yu Tao, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

4:20 PM

COS 24-9

Impact of native plant restoration in urban yards on arthropod and bird abundance in Portland, Oregon
Marion Dresner, Portland State University; Andrew Gibbs, Portland State University; Andrew Moldenke, Oregon State University; Michael Murphy, Portland State University

4:40 PM

COS 24-10

Design strategies to promote ecosystem services in urban landscapes
Heather L. Bass, Botanical Research Institute of Texas; J. Amy Belaire, St. Edward's University; Heather Venhaus, Regenerative Environmental Design; Keri Barfield, Botanical Research Institute of Texas

COS 24 - Urban Ecosystems I