Session: Urban Ecosystems (2018 ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10))

PS 11-131

The microbiome of bathrooms by gender assignment: Variation in abundance of bacteria on different surfaces in common bathroom surfaces across three gender types
Sean T. Berthrong, Butler University; Salman Berthrong, Butler University

PS 11-132

Bird and butterfly species richness increase in residential yards managed for vegetation complexity in Southeast Kansas
Katie McMurry, Pittsburg State University; Christine C. Rega-Brodsky, Pittsburg State University

PS 11-133

Urban Wildlife Information Network (UWIN): A multi-city approach to urban wildlife research
Seth B. Magle, Lincoln Park Zoo; Mason A. Fidino, Lincoln Park Zoo; Elizabeth Leher, Lincoln Park Zoo; Travis Gallo, Lincoln Park Zoo; Maria Jazmin Rios, Lincoln Park Zoo; Matthew Mulligan, Lincoln Park Zoo; Adam Ahlers, Kansas State University; Julia L. Angstmann, Butler University; Carmen Salsbury, Butler University; Travis Ryan, Butler University; Laurel Hartley, University of Colorado Denver; Christopher Schell, Colorado State University; Ashley Gramza, Colorado State University; Amy Belaire, The Nature Conservancy; Barbara Dugelby, St Edwards University; Kelly Simon, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; David Drake, University of Wisconsin; Heather Sander, University of Iowa; Brandon MacDougall, University of Iowa

PS 11-134

Investigating environmental and socioeconomic predictors of bat activity in Baltimore, Maryland
Ela-Sita Carpenter, University of Missouri; Charles Nilon, University of Missouri

PS 11-135

Let there be light: Influence of novel light sources on arthropod communities
Jeffrey A Brown, Rutgers University; Max R. Piana, Rutgers University; Caroline Beardsley, Rutgers University; Julie L. Lockwood, Rutgers University

PS 11-136

Interspecific variation in bole growth and leaf phenology among fifty tree species in Northeast Ohio
Milos Simovic, Cleveland State University; Kevin E. Mueller, Cleveland State University

PS 11-137

Bird diversity in North City St. Louis vacant lots
Sebastian Moreno, University of Missouri; Charles Nilon, University of Missouri; Robert Pierce, University of Missouri

PS 11-138

Assessing soil N cycling in urban forests under varying levels of non-native plant invasion
Eric R. Moore, University of Delaware; Vincent D'Amico III, USDA Forest Service; Tara L.E. Trammell, University of Delaware

PS 11-139

Vertebrate scavenging along an urbanization gradient: Patterns in community composition and scavenging efficiency
Alexis L. Brewer, Queens College, City University of New York, The Graduate Center, City University of New York; José D Anadón, Dept. of Biology, Queens College, City University of New York

PS 11-140

Effects of socioeconomics and neighbor mimicry on vegetation and biodiversity in residential neighborhoods
Bianca E. Lopez, National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC); Alexis D. Smith, University of Illinois at Chicago; Emily Minor, University of Illinois at Chicago

PS 11-141

The ecology of West Nile virus prevalence in Atlanta Georgia
Nicole J. Castaneda, Auburn University; Graeme Lockaby, Auburn University; Sarah Zohdy, Auburn University; Christopher A Lepczyk, Auburn University; Wayne C. Zipperer, USDA Forest Service; Adam Betuel, Atlanta Audubon Society

PS 11-142

Do high stress conditions in post-industrial brownfields lead to low phylogenetic diversity?
Julia A. Perzley, Rutgers University; Claus Holzapfel, Rutgers University Newark

PS 11-143

Buffering federal wildlands from biotic invasions with gateway communities
Melanie Baer-Keeley, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

PS 11-144

Mammal community composition and connectivity through an urban corridor
Katherine C. B. Weiss, Arizona State University, Arizona Center for Nature Conservation/Phoenix Zoo; Ralph Lipfert, McDowell Sonoran Conservancy; Tiffany Sprague, McDowell Sonoran Conservancy; Jan Schipper, Arizona Center for Nature Conservation/Phoenix Zoo; Sharon J. Hall, Arizona State University

PS 11-145

Are urban landscapes a buzz kill? pollinator habitat and diversity on large metropolitan campus
Patrick J. Bohlen, University of Central Florida; Yvelande Raymond, University of Central Florida

PS 11-146

Development of a rapid visual assessment method for urban green infrastructure projects
Brittany M. Dalton, Cleveland State University; Julie A. Wolin, Cleveland State University

PS 11-147

ELISA analysis of estrogenic compounds in Baltimore’s drinking water system
Aaliyah S. McCullough, Coppin State University; Jasmynn S. George, Coppin State University; Mousumi Chattaraj, Coppin State University; Kavita Hegde, Coppin State University; Mintesinot Jiru, Coppin State University; Tatiana Roth, Coppin State University

PS 11-148

Impacts of landscape management on the urban nitrogen cycle in Salt Lake Valley, UT
La'Shaye A.E. Cobley, University of Utah; Diane Pataki, University of Utah

PS 11-149

Spatial and behavioral predictors of mortality risk for a large carnivore in a human-dominated landscape
Anna Nisi, University of California, Santa Cruz; Chris C. Wilmers, University of California, Santa Cruz

PS 11-150

A streamlined method for identifying foraging targets of native bees using multiple-loci DNA barcoding
Adam Germaine, Massasoit Community College; Franciane Flickinger, Massasoit Community College; Mollie O'Keeffe, Massasoit Community College; Cynthia Oyatta, Massasoit Community College; Folusho Ajayi, Massasoit Community College; Prisca Sanon, Massasoit Community College; Michael Bankson, Massasoit Community College

PS 11 - Urban Ecosystems