97th ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10, 2012)

Tuesday, August 7, 2012: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM

C120, Oregon Convention Center

1:30 PM

COS 71-1

Urbanization and second-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest: Land-use change, fragmentation, and policy implications
Lin Robinson, None; Charles B. Halpern, University of Washington

1:50 PM

COS 71-2

Integrating formal and informal approaches to environmental stewardship in ULTRA-Ex Portland-Vancouver
Marion Dresner, Portland State University; Vivek Shandas, Portland State University

2:10 PM

COS 71-3

Urban winners and losers: A meta-analysis of the effects of urbanization on terrestrial arthropods
Holly M. Martinson, University of Maryland; Michael J. Raupp, University of Maryland

2:30 PM

COS 71-4

Organization of extensive biodiversity and ecosystem service production within community gardens of Los Angeles, CA
Lorraine Weller Clarke, University of California, Riverside; G. Darrel Jenerette, University of California

2:50 PM

COS 71-5

Using urban forestry assessment tools to model urban bird habitat potential
Susannah B. Lerman, USDA Forest Service; Keith H. Nislow, Northeast Climate Science Center; David J. Nowak, USDA Forest Service; Stephen DeStefano, USGS; David I. King, Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service; D. Todd Jones-Farrand, US Fish & Wildlife Service

3:10 PM

COS 71-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 71-6

Hydrologic and hydrographic convergence in urbanizing landscapes
James B. Heffernan, Duke University; Meredith K. Steele, Virginia Tech; Jay W. Munyon, Florida International University

3:40 PM

COS 71-7

Impacts of anthropogenic landscapes on bee community composition and seasonality
Misha T. Leong, UC Berkeley; George K. Roderick, UC Berkeley

4:00 PM

COS 71-8

Biological control of Dalmatian toadflax breaks down in an urban ecosystem
Gary C. Chang, Gonzaga University; Trevor A. Gardunia, Gonzaga University; Charles R. Burt, Gonzaga University; Anne M. Garcia, Gonzaga University; Casey P. Collins, Gonzaga University; Christine L. Powers, Gonzaga University

4:20 PM

COS 71-9

Variability in seasonal patterns of water use efficiency and growth of non-native urban tree species in the Los Angeles region using leaf sugars
Heather R. McCarthy, University of Oklahoma; Diane E. Pataki, University of Utah; Greg Maler, University of California

4:40 PM

COS 71-10

Sewer construction, decay, and stream burial: Implications for urban ecosystems
Kristina G. Hopkins, University of Pittsburgh; Daniel J. Bain, University of Pittsburgh

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