101st ESA Annual Meeting (August 7 -- 12, 2016)

COS 49 - Urban Ecosystems III

Wednesday, August 10, 2016: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM

Floridian Blrm D, Ft Lauderdale Convention Center

8:00 AM

COS 49-1

Urbanization and nitrogen deposition in North Texas: Effects on the native prairie grass, little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Michelle L Green, University of Texas at Arlington; Laura Gough, Towson University

8:20 AM

COS 49-2

Historical land use and past remediation efforts shape post-industrial brownfield plant communities of today
Julia A. Perzley, Rutgers University; Claus Holzapfel, Rutgers University

9:00 AM Cancelled

COS 49-3

Urban stream maintenance program best practices may not be the best way to ensure that freshwaer turtles thrive
Nicole M. Karres, Sonoma State University; Nicholas R. Geist, Sonoma State University

8:40 AM

COS 49-4

Bumble bees in urban environments: Using land use history and natural history to investigate the effects urban spaces on bees in the genus Bombus
Paul R Glaum, University of Michigan; Maria-Carolina M. Simao, University of Michigan; Gordon Fitch, University of Michigan; Chatura Vaidya, University of Michigan; Ben Iuliano, University of Michigan

9:20 AM

COS 49-

Break

9:30 AM Cancelled

COS 49-5

Do cations matter? Strong relationships between cation concentrations and microbial water quality indicators in urban/mixed land use watersheds of Southwest, VA
Meredith K. Steele, Virginia Tech; Brian Badgley, Virginia Tech

9:50 AM

COS 49-6

Seasonal and long-term nutrient cycling dynamics in green (vegetated) roof ecosystems
Mark E Mitchell, University of Cincinnati; Tobias Emilsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Ishi Buffam, University of Cincinnati

10:10 AM

COS 49-7

The influence of soil heavy metal burdens on community composition in urban vacant lots
Nicole C. Hoekstra, The Ohio State University; Mary M. Gardiner, The Ohio State University

10:30 AM

COS 49-8

Putting the spotlight on artificial light at night: Tests for direct and indirect effects on American toad (Bufo americanus) growth, development, and behavior
Kacey L. Dananay, Case Western Reserve University; Michael F. Benard, Case Western Reserve University

10:50 AM

COS 49-9

Mine tailings and metals in fisheries: A case study of the Tisza River in Central Europe
Jenny, S. Paul, Southern Illinois University; Amanda Marshall, Southern Illinois University; Marjorie L. Brooks, Southern Illinois University; Brian Small, University of Idaho

11:10 AM

COS 49-10

Southwest Florida stormwater ponds have morphed from ecological filters to landscape features
Serge Thomas, Florida Gulf Coast University

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