95th ESA Annual Meeting (August 1 -- 6, 2010)

Friday, August 6, 2010: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM

334, David L Lawrence Convention Center

Presider:

Robert E. Loeb, The Pennsylvania State University, DuBois Campus

8:00 AM

COS 112-1

Biodiversity 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 AM

COS 112-2

Rain garden hydrology differs by vegetation type due to plant-soil interactions
Marie R. Johnston, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Nick J. Balster, University of Wisconsisn - Madison

8:40 AM

COS 112-3

The 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 AM

COS 112-4

Effects 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 AM

COS 112-5

Urbanization in Costa Rica: The impacts on local and regional avian community structure
Jeff Norris, University of Missouri - St. Louis

9:40 AM

COS 112-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 112-6

Understanding nitrogen dynamics in urban riparian systems through the use of stable isotopes
Marion T. Sikora, University of Pittsburgh; Emily M. Elliott, University of Pittsburgh; Daniel J. Bain, University of Pittsburgh

10:10 AM

COS 112-7

Habitat factors influence bird communities in artificial urban wetlands
Beth Fitzpatrick, Towson University; Joel. W Snodgrass, Towson University

10:30 AM

COS 112-8

Mosquito communities change significantly across short transects from urban wetlands to residential neighborhoods
Brian J. Johnson, Rutgers, The State University

10:50 AM

COS 112-9

Heavy metals in urban garden located in Youngstown, Ohio
Gina L. DeCarlo, Youngstown State University; Felicia P. Armstrong, Youngstown State University

11:10 AM

COS 112-10

Anthropogenic old growth forests
Robert E. Loeb, The Pennsylvania State University, DuBois Campus

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