Friday, August 6, 2010: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
334, David L Lawrence Convention Center
COS 112 - Urban Ecology II
8:00 AMCOS 112-1Biodiversity and community assembly in urban ecosystems
Christopher M. Swan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Steward T.A. Pickett, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Katalin Szlavecz, Johns Hopkins University, K. Tara Willey, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
8:20 AMCOS 112-2Rain garden hydrology differs by vegetation type due to plant-soil interactions
Marie R. Johnston, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Nick J. Balster, University of Wisconsin - Madison
8:40 AMCOS 112-3The influence of shade and soil moisture on cattail (Typha latifolia) growth in relation to woody plant encroachment in stormwater basins
Priscilla J. Bocskor, Virginia Tech, Susan D. Day, Virginia Tech, John R. Seiler, Virginia Tech, Theresa M. Wynn, Virginia Tech
9:00 AMCOS 112-4Effects of suburbanization on bee abundance, diversity, and plant-pollinator interactions
Adrian L. Carper, Dartmouth College, Rebecca E. Irwin, Dartmouth College, Lynn S. Adler, University of Massachusetts
9:20 AMCOS 112-5Urbanization in Costa Rica: The impacts on local and regional avian community structure
Jeff Norris, University of Missouri - St. Louis
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMCOS 112-6Understanding nitrogen dynamics in urban riparian systems through the use of stable isotopes
Marion T. Sikora, University of Pittsburgh, Emily M. Elliott, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Daniel J. Bain, University of Pittsburgh
10:10 AMCOS 112-7Habitat factors influence bird communities in artificial urban wetlands
Beth Fitzpatrick, Towson University, Joel. W Snodgrass, Towson Universirty
10:30 AMCOS 112-8Mosquito communities change significantly across short transects from urban wetlands to residential neighborhoods
Brian J. Johnson, Rutgers, The State University
10:50 AMCOS 112-9Heavy metals in urban garden located in Youngstown, Ohio
Gina L. DeCarlo, Youngstown State University, Felicia P. Armstrong, Youngstown State University
11:10 AMCOS 112-10Anthropogenic old growth forests
Robert E. Loeb, The Pennsylvania State University, DuBois Campus

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