Monday, August 6
1:30 PM
Remote sensing investigation of urban expansion and coastal wetland shrinkage in Colombo metropolitan region, Sri Lanka
Athukorala Arachchige Sumudu Darshana Sr.
Contributed Talks, room 1:50
Athukorala Arachchige Sumudu Darshana Sr.
Contributed Talks, room 1:50
2:00 PM
Connectivities in design and function of novel urban ecosystems
Mitchell Pavao-Zuckerman
Symposium, 350-351
Mitchell Pavao-Zuckerman
Symposium, 350-351
2:30 PM
Experiential learning in subtropical ecology at the urban-wildland interface
Evelyn Gaiser
Symposium, River Bend 1
Evelyn Gaiser
Symposium, River Bend 1
3:20 PM
From vicious to virtuous cycles: How growing urban centers can promote pastoral system resilience in southern Ethiopia
D. Layne Coppock
Organized Oral Session, room 344
D. Layne Coppock
Organized Oral Session, room 344
3:40 PM
Time’s arrow/time’s cycle: Intentional and unanticipated novelty in urban ecosystems
Evelyn Gaiser
Symposium, room 350-351
Evelyn Gaiser
Symposium, room 350-351
4:10 PM
One landscape: The suburban mega city may offer a new kind of potential where city and nature can co-exist
Kevin Sloan
Symposium, room 350 – 351
Kevin Sloan
Symposium, room 350 – 351
4:20 PM
Habitat fragmentation as a measure to assess success of tidal wetland restoration and mitigation in the highly urbanized estuary of the Hackensack River, New Jersey
Ildiko Csokane Pechmann
Contributed Talks, room 353
Ildiko Csokane Pechmann
Contributed Talks, room 353
4:30 PM
Introducing river-ponics: Reducing urban river nutrients with a cash crop
Katriona Shea
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Katriona Shea
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
4:30 PM
Urban Wildlife Information Network (UWIN): A multi-city approach to urban wildlife research
Travis Ryan
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Travis Ryan
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
4:30 PM
Assessing soil N cycling in urban forests under varying levels of non-native plant invasion
Eric R. Moore
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Eric R. Moore
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
4:30 PM
Influence of urban green infrastructure on air temperature variability in Portland, Oregon
Hattie Greydanus
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Hattie Greydanus
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
4:30 PM
Vertebrate scavenging along an urbanization gradient: Patterns in community composition and scavenging efficiency
Alexis L. Brewer
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Alexis L. Brewer
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
4:30 PM
Mammal community composition and connectivity through an urban corridor
Katherine C. B. Weiss
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Katherine C. B. Weiss
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
4:30 PM
Are urban landscapes a buzz kill? pollinator habitat and diversity on large metropolitan campus
Patrick J. Bohlen
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Patrick J. Bohlen
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
4:30 PM
Development of a rapid visual assessment method for urban green infrastructure projects
Brittany M. Dalto
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Brittany M. Dalto
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
4:30 PM
The ecosystem consequences of management disturbances: Examining the community–trait–function relationships of small mammals in a restored grassland
Holly P. Jones
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Holly P. Jones
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
4:30 PM
Impacts of landscape management on the urban nitrogen cycle in Salt Lake Valley, UT
La’Shaye A.E. Cobley
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
La’Shaye A.E. Cobley
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Tuesday, August 7
8:20 AM
Teaching in four dimensions: Examining the interactions of vegetation, air quality, and ecosystem services in an urban environment
George Middendorf
Organized Oral Sessions, room 345
George Middendorf
Organized Oral Sessions, room 345
9:20 AM
The influence of landscape on functional and taxonomic diversity relationships of bees in urban gardens
Katherine K. Ennis
Contributeded Talks, room 240-241
Katherine K. Ennis
Contributeded Talks, room 240-241
2:00 PM
The importance of urban green spaces for supporting ecological processes within cities and across landscapes
Christopher A Lepczyk
Symposium, room 350-351
Christopher A Lepczyk
Symposium, room 350-351
2:30 PM
Urbanization impacts apex predator gene flow but not diversity: Mountain lion landscape genomics across an urban-rural divide
Gail Langellotto
Contributed Talks, room 257
Gail Langellotto
Contributed Talks, room 257
2:30 PM
Local adaptation and gene flow within and between cities are influenced by urban infrastructure and socioeconomics
Jason Munshi-South
Contributed Talks, room 350-351
Jason Munshi-South
Contributed Talks, room 350-351
2:30 PM
Comparative landscape genomics of southern California mountain lion populations across an urban landscape
Roderick Gagne
Contributed Talks, room 254
Roderick Gagne
Contributed Talks, room 254
3:20 PM
From the LMU Bluff to the Ballona Wetlands and beyond: Integration of ecological studies and environmental stewardship in an urban metropolis
Philippa Drenna
Organized Oral Sessions, room 344
Philippa Drenna
Organized Oral Sessions, room 344
3:40 PM
Urban ecology research experiences can increase participation in the ecological sciences
J.D. Lewis
Organized Oral Sessions, room 344
J.D. Lewis
Organized Oral Sessions, room 344
4:00 PM
Haedes: An integrative model for Aedes albopictus population dynamics and movement among households in urban landscapes
Matteo Marcantonio
Contributed Talks, room 354
Matteo Marcantonio
Contributed Talks, room 354
4:10 PM
Resilient urban futures: Modeling co-designed transformative scenarios to climate driven extreme events in US and Latin cities
Timon McPhearson
Symposium, room 350-351
Timon McPhearson
Symposium, room 350-351
4:40 PM
Restoring regenerative capacity: Soil seed banks in urban forests
Lea Johnson
Contributed Talks, room 339
Lea Johnson
Contributed Talks, room 339
4:30 PM
Effects of habitat fragmentation and catchment urbanization on local and regional biodiversity in arid riverine metacommunities
Ryan M. Conway
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Ryan M. Conway
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
4:30 PM
The dynamics of cohabitation: Using camera traps to estimate important wildlife occupancy covariates in an urban matrix
Stephen Kovari
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Stephen Kovari
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Wednesday, August 8
8:40 AM
Spatio-temporal variability of urban malaria across scales: Role of climate and socio-economic conditions
Mauricio Santos-Vega
Contributed Talks, room 342
Mauricio Santos-Vega
Contributed Talks, room 342
9:20 AM
Biodiversity Analysis in Los Angeles (BAILA): A novel approach for studying urban environments, citizen science data, and biodiversity
Enjie Li
Contributed Talks, room 239
Enjie Li
Contributed Talks, room 239
9:20 AM
The quantitative analysis of cooling effect by urban forests in summer
Hojin Lee
Contributed Talks, room 353
Hojin Lee
Contributed Talks, room 353
9:50 AM
Wildland-urban interface expansion around U.S. National Forests, 1990-2010
Miranda H. Mockrin
Contributed Talks, room 240-241
Miranda H. Mockrin
Contributed Talks, room 240-241
10:00 AM
Beyond the fundamental niche: Drought response and resource acquisition strategies of shrubs for urban plantings
Claire Farrell
Contributed Talks, room 244
Claire Farrell
Contributed Talks, room 244
10:00 AM
Can we use the fundamental climatic niche to select species for urban stormwater management?
Christopher Szota
Inspire, room 244
Christopher Szota
Inspire, room 244
10:00 AM
Niche diversity in plant selection for urban green infrastructure can enhance the potential to provide ecosystem service
Ross Cameron
Inspire, room 244
Ross Cameron
Inspire, room 244
10:10 AM
1:30 PM
2:10 PM
Microbial communities composition analysis from urban parks of Shanghai and their role in sustainability of parks
Xin Wang
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
Xin Wang
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
2:50 PM
The influence of urbanization on pollination success and plant fitness
L. Ruth Rivkin
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
L. Ruth Rivkin
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
2:50 PM
Using ecoacoustics to monitor ecological stability along a disturbance gradient
Samuel R. P-J. Ross
Contributed Talks, room 238
Samuel R. P-J. Ross
Contributed Talks, room 238
3:30 PM
Living in the urban coastal landscape: Enhancing resilience in Jamaica Bay, New York City
Helen Cheng
Inspire, room 244
Helen Cheng
Inspire, room 244
4:00 PM
Stressed with pests: Can landscape design be used as a tool to reduce pests on urban trees?
Sarah E. Parsons
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
Sarah E. Parsons
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
4:20 PM
Characteristics and consequences of urban expansion in China
Shuqing Zhao
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
Shuqing Zhao
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
4:30 PM
Using a dynamic model to understand extreme rain events and phosphorus loads in an impaired urban river
Mi Rae Kim
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Mi Rae Kim
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
4:30 PM
Impacts of sub-lethal lead exposure on nesting success in urban northern mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos)
Erik N. K. Iverson
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Erik N. K. Iverson
Contributed Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Thursday, August 9
8:00 AM
Turtle POP: Effects of urbanization on population structure of freshwater turtles
Mary Beth Kolozsvary
Inspire, 243
Mary Beth Kolozsvary
Inspire, 243
8:00 AM
Quantifying nitrogen and phosphorus recycling, recovery and loss from urban agricultural practices
Paliza Shrestha
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
Paliza Shrestha
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
8:20 AM
Using ecohydrological landscape characteristics to define an urban forest typology
Amy M. Blood
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
Amy M. Blood
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
8:40 AM
Effect of legacy on hydric forest structure in a subtropical urban watershed
Wayne Zipperer
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
Wayne Zipperer
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
9:20 AM
Assessing social and biophysical drivers of spontaneous urban plant diversity and structure in Chicago’s vacant lots
Elsa Anderson
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
Elsa Anderson
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
9:20 AM
Foraging habitat selection of bats at a forest-urban interface in Dayton, OH
Molly Simonis
Contributed Talks, room 339
Molly Simonis
Contributed Talks, room 339
9:50 AM
Effect of nonnative vegetation on Carabid beetle community composition in urban forests
J. Christina Mitchell
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
J. Christina Mitchell
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
10:10 AM
Urbanization-driven variation in thermal and water content limits for three bee genera
Justin D. Burdine
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
Justin D. Burdine
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
1:30 PM
The strength of biological control from ground-level arthropod predators across an urbanization gradient in southeastern Pennsylvania
Daniel B. Turner
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
Daniel B. Turner
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
1:30 PM
Low-cost dynamic living shorelines for urbanized coastal ecosystems
David Perkes
Symposium, room 350-351
David Perkes
Symposium, room 350-351
2:10 PM
Accessing the sustainability of urban ecological-economic systems based on emergy analysis in consideration of ecosystem services
Yuxue Pan
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
Yuxue Pan
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
3:20 PM
Rodent communities across a gradient of urbanization and abandonment in New Orleans, Louisiana
Anna C Peterson
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
Anna C Peterson
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
3:30 PM
Opportunities for urban ecology at the United States and Mexico border
G. Darrel Jenerette
Inspire, room 244
G. Darrel Jenerette
Inspire, room 244
4:20 PM
Global urbanization effects on vegetation activity and temperature
María Semmartin
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
María Semmartin
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
4:40 PM
Social-ecological connectivity in urban ecosystems: What we have learned from 20 years of LTER research in Phoenix
Daniel L. Childers
Contributed Talks, room 346-347
Daniel L. Childers
Contributed Talks, room 346-347
Friday, August 10th
8:00 AM
Temporal trends in tree species composition for residential landscapes in an urbanized semi-arid region
Mark W. Brunson
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
Mark W. Brunson
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
8:30 PM
Cyanobacterial community structure changes with seasonal mixing and dissolved oxygen dynamics in three urban eutrophic lakes
John E. Rogers
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
John E. Rogers
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
8:30 AM
Patterns of herpetofaunal distribution along the urbanization gradient of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Micah Copeland Miles
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Micah Copeland Miles
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
8:30 AM
Performance of Sedum species on an urban green roof in Colorado
Jenessa R. Fischer
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Jenessa R. Fischer
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
8:30 AM
Insects and the city: Flying arthropods differentially respond to changing conditions of urban gardens across taxonomic groups and spatial scales
Benjamin Iuliano
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Benjamin Iuliano
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
8:30 AM
Water quality impacts of small-scale hydromodification in an urban stream in Connecticut, USA
Bin Zhu
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Bin Zhu
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Urban tolerance and the stress response in birds
César González-Lagos
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
César González-Lagos
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
8:30 AM
Ecological networks and ecosystem services across urban agroecological landscapes
Azucena Lucatero
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Azucena Lucatero
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
8:30 AM
Passive acoustic monitoring for avian biodiversity estimation in an urban area
David M. Wituszynski
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
David M. Wituszynski
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
8:30 AM
Assessing ecological water quality along an urban creek
Kari Dawson
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
Kari Dawson
Latebreaking Posters, ESA Exhibit Hall
8:40 AM
Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) movement and occupancy dynamics across an urbanized landscape
Ellery V. Ruther
Contributed Talks, room 339
Ellery V. Ruther
Contributed Talks, room 339
9:00 AM
Allergens in the city: Effect of novel grassland communities on seasonal pollen allergies in urban areas
Maud Bernard-Verdier
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
Maud Bernard-Verdier
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
9:20 AM
Regional- and local-scale landscape influences on functional connectivity of bobcats in urbanized southern California
Christopher P. Kozakiewicz
Contributed Talks, room 342
Christopher P. Kozakiewicz
Contributed Talks, room 342
9:50 AM
Replicated landscape genomics design identifies evidence of local adaptation to urbanization in a pool-breeding amphibian
Jared J. Homola
Contributed Talks, room 342
Jared J. Homola
Contributed Talks, room 342
10:10 AM
Urbanization is a stronger driver of red maple (Acer rubrum L.) foliar physiology and biochemistry than non-native plant invasion in deciduous forests
Covel R. McDermot
Contributed Talks, room 356
Covel R. McDermot
Contributed Talks, room 356
10:10 AM
Designing cities for ecology: An urban biodiversity design framework and application in Silicon Valley
Robin Grossinger
Robin Grossinger
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
10:30 AM
Microclimate patterns in urbanized green areas in a tropical island ecosystem
Adriana Herrera-Montes
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
Adriana Herrera-Montes
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
10:30 AM
Biogeographically and functionally distinct microbial communities in urban green infrastructure soils: Implications for sustainability
Aman Gill
Contributed Talks, room 252
Aman Gill
Contributed Talks, room 252
10:30 AM
Integrated analysis of land cover and drainage network structure and their effects on stormwater discharge across a rural-urban gradient
Christopher J. Nytch
Contributed Talks, room 252
Christopher J. Nytch
Contributed Talks, room 252
10:30 AM
Genetic evidence for complex dispersal patterns across urban landscapes in the Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica)
Kimberly M. Ballare
Organized Oral Session, room 348-349
Kimberly M. Ballare
Organized Oral Session, room 348-349
11:10 AM
Estimates of window-strike risk for migratory birds in an urban green space
Claus Holzapfel
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
Claus Holzapfel
Contributed Talks, room 235-236
