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

1:30 PM

Contrasting activity times and habitat use of Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana) and raccoons (Procyon lotor) in urban natural areas
Mark J. Jordan, Seattle University; Destiny M. Mims, Seattle University

1:50 PM

COS 120-2

Valuation and management of vacant lots in urban ecosystems
Christine C. Rega-Brodsky, Pittsburg State University; Charles H. Nilon, University of Missouri; Paige S. Warren, University of Massachusetts Amherst

2:10 PM

COS 120-3

Quantifying nutrient recycling and loss in urban agriculture
Gaston E. Small, University of St. Thomas; Adam D. Kay, University of St. Thomas; Zachary Beckman, University of St. Thomas; Brandon Paulson, University of St. Thomas; Casey Clemenson, University of St. Thomas

2:30 PM Cancelled

COS 120-4

How similar are urban ecosystems to their surrounding ecoregions? (widthdrawn)
Ferdouz V. Cochran, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, US Environmental Protection Agency; Laura Jackson, US Environmental Protection Agency

2:50 PM

COS 120-5

The role of urban forests in mediating the impacts of climate change: Heat waves and vulnerable populations
Vivek Shandas, Portland State University

3:10 PM

COS 120-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 120-6

Where is the value of nature in the city?
Bonnie L. Keeler, Institute on the Environment; Perrine Hamel, Stanford University; Sarah E. Hobbie, University of Minnesota; Jacques C. Finlay, University of Minnesota; Graham K. MacDonald, University of Minnesota; Timon McPhearson, The New School; Katie K. Arkema, Stanford University; Marie Donahue, University of Minnesota

3:40 PM

COS 120-7

Factors influencing avian species richness and occupancy in a subtropical city in Asia: Importance of open green space
Myung-Bok Lee, Guangdong Institute of Applied Biological Resources; Indika Peabotuwage, Guangxi University; Hao Gu, Guangxi University; Wenjing Zhou, Guangxi University; Eben Goodale, Guangxi University

4:00 PM

COS 120-8

Drainage network structure, urban development, and data limitations in cities
Christopher J. Nytch, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras; Enrique R. Vivoni, Arizona State University; Elvia Melendez-Ackerman, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras; J. Morgan Grove, USDA Forest Service; Jorge R. Ortiz-Zayas, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

4:20 PM

COS 120-9

Urban forest in deep time: An urban landscape develops over seventy-five years
Glenn Matlack, Ohio University

4:40 PM

COS 120-10

Cross-city comparison of vacant lot form and function: Do they contribute to resilience or vulnerability?
Lauren E. McPhillips, Arizona State University; Nancy Grimm, Arizona State University; Timon McPhearson, The New School

COS 120 - Urban Ecosystems V