COS 69 - Urban Ecosystems II

Wednesday, August 14, 2019: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
L005/009, Kentucky International Convention Center
Presider:
Basil V. Iannone III
1:30 PM
Maximizing the ecological potential of limited space in urban landscapes: Examples from stormwater ponds and ornamental gardens
Basil V. Iannone III, University of Florida; James Sinclair, Universisty of Florida; Lindsey Sargent Reisinger, Central Michigan University; Gisele Nighswander, University of Florida; Kayla Hess, University of Florida
1:50 PM
Estimating milkweed abundance in metropolitan areas under existing and user-defined scenarios
Mark K. Johnston, The Field Museum; Karen Klinger, The Field Museum; Erika M. Hasle, The Field Museum; Iza Redlinski, The Field Museum
2:10 PM
Stormwater ponds: Proliferating refuges for invasive species in urban landscapes
James S. Sinclair, Universisty of Florida; Alexander J. Reisinger, University of Florida; Eban Bean, University of Florida; Carrie Reinhardt Adams, University of Florida; Lindsey S. Reisinger, University of Florida; Basil V. Iannone III, University of Florida
2:30 PM
To weed or not to weed? Retaining environmental weeds in an urban ecosystem promotes conservation of vulnerable insectivorous birds
Dieter F. Hochuli, The University of Sydney; Georgina Barron, The University of Sydney; Peter B. Banks, The University of Sydney
2:50 PM
Let's go fly a kite! Near-surface airborne bacteria reach higher altitudes and are homogenized by urbanization
Kathryn Docherty, Western Michigan University; Kenneth Domingue, Western Michigan University; Rebecca L. Hale, Idaho State University; Thomas Kerber, Western Michigan University; Kristina Lemmer, Western Michigan University; Margaret Mooney, Western Michigan University; Allison Spring, Western Michigan University
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
Adaptive management, urban systems and ecosystem services
Ahjond Garmestani, US Environmental Protection Agency; Dustin Herrmann, University of California, Riverside; David Angeler, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Kirsten Schwarz, Northern Kentucky University; Dirac Twidwell, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Craig R. Allen, University of Nebraska
3:40 PM
Ecology of a medium-size city
Weixing Zhu, Binghamton University (SUNY); Stephanie C. Craig, State University of New York - Binghamton; Matthew Lundquist, Marymount Manhattan College
4:00 PM
The response of the vertebrate scavenger community to urbanization follows the intermediate disturbance hypothesis
Alexis L. Brewer, Queens College, City University of New York, The Graduate Center, City University of New York; José D. Anadón, Queens College, City University of New York, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
4:20 PM
The importance of gardens for urban butterfly conservation
Lindsay D. Nason, University of Louisville; Perri K. Eason, University of Louisville
4:40 PM
Plant community composition and biodiversity patterns in urban parks of Portland, Oregon
Michelle Talal, Oregon State University; Mary Santelmann, Oregon State University - Corvallis, OR
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