COS 120 - Urban Ecosystems V

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Wednesday, August 9, 2017: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
E146, Oregon Convention Center
1:30 PM
COS 120-1
 Contrasting activity times and habitat use of Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana) and raccoons (Procyon lotor) in urban natural areas
Mark J. Jordan, Seattle University; Destiny M. Mims, Seattle University
1:50 PM
COS 120-2
 Valuation and management of vacant lots in urban ecosystems
Christine C. Rega-Brodsky, Pittsburg State University; Charles H. Nilon, University of Missouri; Paige S. Warren, University of Massachusetts
2:10 PM
COS 120-3
 Quantifying nutrient recycling and loss in urban agriculture
Gaston E. Small, University of St. Thomas; Adam D. Kay, University of St. Thomas; Zachary Beckman, University of St. Thomas; Brandon Paulson, University of St. Thomas; Casey Clemenson, University of St. Thomas
2:30 PM Cancelled
COS 120-4
 How similar are urban ecosystems to their surrounding ecoregions?
Ferdouz V. Cochran, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, US Environmental Protection Agency; Laura Jackson, US Environmental Protection Agency
2:50 PM
COS 120-5
 The role of urban forests in mediating the impacts of climate change: Heat waves and vulnerable populations
Vivek Shandas, Portland State University
3:10 PM
COS 120-
 Break
3:20 PM
COS 120-6
 Where is the value of nature in the city?
Bonnie L. Keeler, Institute on the Environment; Perrine Hamel, Natural Capital Project; Sarah E. Hobbie, University of Minnesota; Jacques C. Finlay, University of Minnesota; Graham K. MacDonald, University of Minnesota; Timon McPhearson, The New School; Katie K. Arkema, Stanford University; Marie Donahue, University of Minnesota
3:40 PM
COS 120-7
 Factors influencing avian species richness and occupancy in a subtropical city in Asia: Importance of open green space
Myung-Bok Lee, Guangxi University; Indika Peabotuwage, Guangxi University; Hao Gu, Guangxi University; Wenjing Zhou, Guangxi University; Eben Goodale, Guangxi University
4:00 PM
COS 120-8
 Drainage network structure, urban development, and data limitations in cities
Christopher J. Nytch, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras; Enrique R. Vivoni, Arizona State University; Elvia J. Meléndez-Ackerman, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras; J. Morgan Grove, USDA Forest Service; Jorge R. Ortiz-Zayas, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
4:20 PM
COS 120-9
 Urban forest in deep time: An urban landscape develops over seventy-five years
Glenn R. Matlack, Ohio University
4:40 PM
COS 120-10
 Cross-city comparison of vacant lot form and function: Do they contribute to resilience or vulnerability?
Lauren E. McPhillips, Arizona State University; Nancy B. Grimm, Arizona State University; Timon McPhearson, The New School
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