COS 139 - Urban Ecosystems II

Friday, August 12, 2011: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
18C, Austin Convention Center
8:00 AM
The role of citizen monitors in urban ecology and conservation
Kevin C. Matteson, University of Illinois at Chicago; Emily Minor, University of Illinois at Chicago; Doug Taron, Chicago Academy of Sciences
8:20 AM
Ecological determinants of self-reported psychological well-being among recreational visitors to urban greenspaces
Martin Dallimer, University of Copenhagen; Katherine N. Irvine, De Montfort University; Paul R. Armsworth, University of Tennessee; Zoe G. Davies, University of Kent; Jim R. Rouquette, University of Sheffield; Lorraine L. Maltby, University of Sheffield; Philip H. Warren, University of Sheffield; Kevin J. Gaston, University of Exeter
8:40 AM
The dynamics of water in arid cities, Part I:  Overview of the central Arizona-Phoenix (CAP) LTER research at the water-climate nexus
Daniel L. Childers, Arizona State University; Stevan Earl, Arizona State University; Nancy B. Grimm, Arizona State University; Benjamin Ruddell, Arizona State University; Laura Turnbull, Arizona State University; Enrique Vivoni, Arizona State University
9:00 AM
The dynamics of water in arid cities, Part II:  Effects of stormwater infrastructure on dissolved and particle-bound nutrient transport across multiple spatial scales
Laura Turnbull, Arizona State University; Daniel L. Childers, Arizona State University; Stevan Earl, Arizona State University; Nancy B. Grimm, Arizona State University; Rebecca L. Hale, University of Utah
9:20 AM
Managing biological carbon storage in urban areas: Assessing the influence of above-ground ecosystem structure on soil carbon
Zoe G. Davies, University of Kent; Jill L. Edmondson, University of Sheffield; Sarah McCormack, University of Sheffield; Jonathan R. Leake, University of Sheffield; Kevin J. Gaston, University of Exeter
9:40 AM
9:50 AM
Carbon cycling across the Boston urban to rural gradient: Integrating emissions estimates and atmospheric observations
Lucy R. Hutyra, Boston University; Max Brondfield, Harvard University; Steve M. Raciti, Boston University; Steven C. Wofsy, Harvard University
10:10 AM
Explaining soil organic carbon sequestration in an urban ecosystem
Megan L. Dillon, Portland State University
10:30 AM
Historical analysis of vegetation, tree cover, and residential development on an urbanizing Florida barrier island
Michael S. Ross, Florida International University; Pete Harlem, Florida International University; Gail Hollander, Florida International University; K. Zhang, Florida International University
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