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Twenty-second Annual All Scientists Meeting and Poster Symposium

Program and Abstracts

Adapting to City Life

Allen, Brittany D., Heather L. Bateman, Marianne S. Moore, and David M. Hondula. Urban heat island effect and rodent body condition.

Brown, Jeffrey A., Anthony J. Basile, Heather L. Bateman, Susannah B. Lerman, Paige S. Warren, Pierre Deviche, and Karen Sweazea. No fry zones: Birds’ response to restaurant distributions in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Buchanan, Jacob D., and Kevin E. McCluney. Spatial synchrony of ground beetle communities in Phoenix, AZ.

Clark, Ryan C., and James C. Johnson. Using animal behavior to understand the impact of urbanization: Do urban black widows behave differently from their desert counterparts in the field or lab?

Dwyer, Jessie M., and Jesse S. Lewis. Bat habitat use across the gradient of urbanization in a single season.

Faust, Ryan, Jeffrey Haight, and Jesse S. Lewis. The effects of urbanization on scorpion populations, reproduction, and predation in the Phoenix Valley, Arizona.

Fleeger, Melissa, Kelli L. Larson, Megan M. Wheeler, Riley Andrade, Jeff A. Brown, Susannah B. Lerman, Sharon J. Hall, and Desiree L. Narango. Who is abuzz about bees? Explaining residents’ attitudes in Phoenix, Arizona.

Funk, Alexander, Pierce Hutton, Stevan R. Earl, Pierre Deviche, and Karen L. Sweazea. Gambel’s Quail, Callipepla gambelii, in urbanized environments have elevated body mass and plasma lipids.

Grade, Aaron, Paige S. Warren, and Susannah B. Lerman. Do human-provided resources mediate effects of temperature on bird abundances in residential neighborhoods? First look and next steps…

Haight, Jeffrey D., Sharon J. Hall, and Jesse S. Lewis. Species richness of mammals and terrestrial birds across a gradient of urbanization in central Arizona. (large file)

Lewis, Jesse S., Jeffrey Haight, and Ryan Faust. The abundance of four scorpion species across the gradient of urbanization in the Phoenix Valley, Arizona.

Lindley, Sarah E., Natalija Bogdanovic, Helena Hanna, and James C. Johnson. The effect of urban heat and food availability on black widow spiders.

Polekoff, Sarah, Opaline Picard, and Pierre Deviche. Adjusting to city life: Oxidative stress in adult and juvenile urban House Finches.

Reichman, Anne, and Steven Russell. ASU Project Cities.

Rosales, Jenna, Mary Wright, Stephen Elser, Alyssa Henning, Manuel Herrera, Nicole Cox, David M. Hondula, and Jennifer K. Vanos. Heat and sun exposure along active transport pedestrian pathways.

Smith, Jordan P., Sara Meerow, and B. L. Turner II. Suitable for growth: Siting urban gardens through multicriteria decision analysis.

Stuhlmacher, Michelle, Stevan Earl, and Lance Watkins. Numerical summaries and raster data of vegetation indices and land surface temperature derived from remotely sensed imagery.

Vanos, Jennifer K., Chingwen Cheng, Scott Cloutier, Paul Coseo, Brian Grant, Aaron Hess, Alison Ross, and Jianni Labato. Microscale urban adaptations to mitigate heat and air pollution exposures and improve children’s health: An overview.

Webb, Emily A., and Kevin J. McGraw. Variation in carotenoid profiles in relation to life history strategy in urban house finches.

Wright, Mary K., Peter J. Crank, Ariane Middel, David M. Hondula, and David J. Sailor. A comprehensive assessment of the thermal environment of two PASS neighborhoods.

Climate and Heat

Allen, Brittany D., Heather L. Bateman, Marianne S. Moore, and David M. Hondula. Urban heat island effect and rodent body condition.

Elser, Stephen R., Nancy B. Grimm, and Ariane Middel. Growing shade: Daytime cooling ecosystem services of common street trees in Phoenix.

Godwyll, Josephine, and Ray Quay. Analyzing heat and land use change for Phoenix region: 1985 to 2010.

Lebeiko, Lara, Paul Coseo, Ariane Middel, Jennifer Vanos, David Hondula, Braden Kay, Florian Schneider, Saud Alkhaled, Ananth Udupa, Jianni Labato, Liza Kurtz, Abdullah Aldakheelallah, and Julia Marturano. Adapting urban infrastructure for local and global climate change: Climate action planning for extreme heat in urban environments.

Lindley, Sarah E., Natalija Bogdanovic, Helena Hanna, and James C. Johnson. The effect of urban heat and food availability on black widow spiders.

Reichman, Anne, and Steven Russell. ASU Project Cities.

Rosales, Jenna, Mary Wright, Stephen Elser, Alyssa Henning, Manuel Herrera, Nicole Cox, David M. Hondula, and Jennifer K. Vanos. Heat and sun exposure along active transport pedestrian pathways.

Stuhlmacher, Michelle, Stevan Earl, and Lance Watkins. Numerical summaries and raster data of vegetation indices and land surface temperature derived from remotely sensed imagery.

Vanos, Jennifer K., Chingwen Cheng, Scott Cloutier, Paul Coseo, Brian Grant, Aaron Hess, Alison Ross, and Jianni Labato. Microscale urban adaptations to mitigate heat and air pollution exposures and improve children’s health: An overview.

Wang, Zhaocheng, Enrique R. Vivoni, and Theodore J. Bohn. Modeling urban irrigation impact on land surface temperature in central Arizona.

Wright, Mary K., Peter J. Crank, Ariane Middel, David M. Hondula, and David J. Sailor. A comprehensive assessment of the thermal environment of two PASS neighborhoods.

Yazar, Mahir, Georgios Kyriakopoulos, and Abigail York. Climate change beliefs in a desert city: The case of Phoenix metropolitan area.

Education and Management

Earl, S. R. CAP LTER informatics: Data management for project investigators and the scientific community.

Governance and Institutions

Citrin, Garret, Emma Laurens, and Aidan Hernandez. Highlighting natural gas development: Examining contrasting state policies and economic development implications.

Coleman, Emma, Fushcia-Ann Hoover, Sara Meerow, Zbigniew J. Grabowski, Timon McPhearson, and Steward T. A. Pickett. Achieving equity in stormwater management: Green infrastructure spatial planning in US cities.

Hernandez, Aiden, Emma Laurens, and Garret Citrin. Shaping oil and natural gas policy: Developing insight to the culture, politics, and economic development of the Marcellus and Utica shale region.

Kempf, Morgan, Elizabeth Hartley, Mahir Yazar, Brenna Crawford, and Abigail York. Co-management of marine mammals in Beringia Institutional analysis on Arctic subsistence. (large file)

Lebeiko, Lara, Paul Coseo, Ariane Middel, Jennifer Vanos, David Hondula, Braden Kay, Florian Schneider, Saud Alkhaled, Ananth Udupa, Jianni Labato, Liza Kurtz, Abdullah Aldakheelallah, and Julia Marturano. Adapting urban infrastructure for local and global climate change: Climate action planning for extreme heat in urban environments.

Raschke, Aireona B., Annia Quiroz, and Kimberlie McCue. The Regional Open Space Strategy for Maricopa County: Developing a shared vision for natural spaces in the urban matrix. (large file)

Reichman, Anne, and Steven Russell. ASU Project Cities.

Stuhlmacher, Michelle, Stevan Earl, and Lance Watkins. Numerical summaries and raster data of vegetation indices and land surface temperature derived from remotely sensed imagery.

York, Abigail, Marta Berbés-Blázquez, Mahir Yazir, and Vanya Bisht. Conceptualizing governance feedback mechanism in the contexts of long-term socioecological research in the US.

Parks and Rivers

Allen, Brittany D., Heather L. Bateman, Marianne S. Moore, and David M. Hondula. Urban heat island effect and rodent body condition.

Brown, Jeffrey A., Anthony J. Basile, Heather L. Bateman, Susannah B. Lerman, Paige S. Warren, Pierre Deviche, and Karen Sweazea. No fry zones: Birds’ response to restaurant distributions in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Dwyer, Jessie M., and Jesse S. Lewis. Bat habitat use across the gradient of urbanization in a single season.

Fleeger, Melissa, Kelli L. Larson, Megan M. Wheeler, Riley Andrade, Jeff A. Brown, Susannah B. Lerman, Sharon J. Hall, and Desiree L. Narango. Who is abuzz about bees? Explaining residents’ attitudes in Phoenix, Arizona.

Lauck, Marina, and Nancy B. Grimm. Effects of variable inundation patterns on wetland plant communities and nitrogen uptake in the Salt River wetlands.

Lewis, Jesse S., Jeffrey Haight, and Ryan Faust. The abundance of four scorpion species across the gradient of urbanization in the Phoenix Valley, Arizona.

Raschke, Aireona B., Annia Quiroz, and Kimberlie McCue. The Regional Open Space Strategy for Maricopa County: Developing a shared vision for natural spaces in the urban matrix. (large file)

Reichman, Anne, and Steven Russell. ASU Project Cities.

Stuhlmacher, Michelle, Stevan Earl, and Lance Watkins. Numerical summaries and raster data of vegetation indices and land surface temperature derived from remotely sensed imagery.

Residential Landscapes and Neighborhoods

Andrade, Riley, Heather L. Bateman, Cheyenne Herzog, and Kelli L. Larson. Who rescues birds and why?

Brown, Jeffrey A., Anthony J. Basile, Heather L. Bateman, Susannah B. Lerman, Paige S. Warren, Pierre Deviche, and Karen Sweazea. No fry zones: Birds’ response to restaurant distributions in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Buchanan, Jacob D., and Kevin E. McCluney. Spatial synchrony of ground beetle communities in Phoenix, AZ.

Fleeger, Melissa, Kelli L. Larson, Megan M. Wheeler, Riley Andrade, Jeff A. Brown, Susannah B. Lerman, Sharon J. Hall, and Desiree L. Narango. Who is abuzz about bees? Explaining residents’ attitudes in Phoenix, Arizona.

Grade, Aaron, Paige S. Warren, and Susannah B. Lerman. Do human-provided resources mediate effects of temperature on bird abundances in residential neighborhoods? First look and next steps…

Reichman, Anne, and Steven Russell. ASU Project Cities.

Smith, Jordan P., Sara Meerow, and B. L. Turner II. Suitable for growth: Siting urban gardens through multicriteria decision analysis.

Stuhlmacher, Michelle, Stevan Earl, and Lance Watkins. Numerical summaries and raster data of vegetation indices and land surface temperature derived from remotely sensed imagery.

Wang, Zhaocheng, Enrique R. Vivoni, and Theodore J. Bohn. Modeling urban irrigation impact on land surface temperature in central Arizona.

Wheeler, Megan M., Kelli L. Larson, Elizabeth M. Cook, and Sharon J. Hall. Change over time in privately-managed residential vegetation: Resident actions promote dynamic plant communities. (large file)

Wright, Mary K., Peter J. Crank, Ariane Middel, David M. Hondula, and David J. Sailor. A comprehensive assessment of the thermal environment of two PASS neighborhoods.

Scenarios and Futures

Berbés-Blázquez, Marta, Nancy B. Grimm, Yeowon Kim, Paul Coseo, Elizabeth Cook, and David M. Iwaniec. Tell me what you want, what you really, really want: Comparing practitioner-identified strategies before, during, and after scenario workshops.

Iwaniec, David, Elizabeth Cook, Marta Berbés-Blázquez, and Nancy Grimm. The co-production of Sustainable Future Scenarios.

Kim, Yeowon, Nancy B. Grimm, and Isabel Seigler. Comparative urban futures for flood resilience: From the past failures to future scenarios.

Reichman, Anne, and Steven Russell. ASU Project Cities.

Sampson, David Arthur, Giuseppe Mascaro, Ross Maciejewski, Rimjhim Aggarwal, Dave White, Chi Duan, Xin Guan, Adil Mounir, Adenike Opejin, J. Leah Jones, Mayuri Roy Choudhury, and Yuxin Ma. A coupled food-energy-water model for the Phoenix AMA.

Stuhlmacher, Michelle, Stevan Earl, and Lance Watkins. Numerical summaries and raster data of vegetation indices and land surface temperature derived from remotely sensed imagery.

Urban Design

Berbés-Blázquez, Marta, Nancy B. Grimm, Yeowon Kim, Paul Coseo, Elizabeth Cook, and David M. Iwaniec. Tell me what you want, what you really, really want: Comparing practitioner-identified strategies before, during, and after scenario workshops.

Cheng, Chingwen, Amanda Trakas, Paul J. Coseo, and Kristian Kelley. Designing green infrastructure for a desert city: Design experiment of hydro-ecological performance evaluation for biodetention details at Flood Control District of Maricopa County, Phoenix, Arizona. (large file)

Elser, Stephen R., Nancy B. Grimm, and Ariane Middel. Growing shade: Daytime cooling ecosystem services of common street trees in Phoenix.

Godwyll, Josephine, and Ray Quay. Analyzing heat and land use change for Phoenix region: 1985 to 2010.

Helmrich, Alysha M., Mikhail V. Chester, Samantha Hayes, Samuel A. Markolf, Cheryl Desha, and Nancy B. Grimm. Using biomimicry to support resilient infrastructure design.

Kim, Yeowon, Nancy B. Grimm, and Isabel Seigler. Comparative urban futures for flood resilience: From the past failures to future scenarios.

Lebeiko, Lara, Paul Coseo, Ariane Middel, Jennifer Vanos, David Hondula, Braden Kay, Florian Schneider, Saud Alkhaled, Ananth Udupa, Jianni Labato, Liza Kurtz, Abdullah Aldakheelallah, and Julia Marturano. Adapting urban infrastructure for local and global climate change: Climate action planning for extreme heat in urban environments.

Reichman, Anne, and Steven Russell. ASU Project Cities.

Rosales, Jenna, Mary Wright, Stephen Elser, Alyssa Henning, Manuel Herrera, Nicole Cox, David M. Hondula, and Jennifer K. Vanos. Heat and sun exposure along active transport pedestrian pathways.

Shrestha, Ashish, Alysha M. Helmrich, Margaret Garcia, Mikhail V. Chester, Eck Doerry, and Joseph Eppinger. Exploring citizen science as a novel data source to improve urban flood modeling.

Smith, Jordan P., Sara Meerow, and B.L. Turner II. Suitable for growth: Siting urban gardens through multicriteria decision analysis.

Stuhlmacher, Michelle, Stevan Earl, and Lance Watkins. Numerical summaries and raster data of vegetation indices and land surface temperature derived from remotely sensed imagery.

Vanos, Jennifer K., Chingwen Cheng, Scott Cloutier, Paul Coseo, Brian Grant, Aaron Hess, Alison Ross, and Jianni Labato. Microscale urban adaptations to mitigate heat and air pollution exposures and improve children’s health: An overview.

Water and Fluxes

Hartnett, Hilairy and Elinor Sauer. High temporal resolution chemistry data for Tempe Town Lake.

Lauck, Marina, and Nancy B. Grimm. Effects of variable inundation patterns on wetland plant communities and nitrogen uptake in the Salt River wetlands.

Li, P., and Z.-H. Wang. A nonequilibrium thermodynamic approach for surface energy balance closure.

Nguyen, Thuy, and Paul Westerhoff. De facto reuse impacts on drinking water quality at small public water systems in the United States.

Ohlert, Timothy J., Mariah T. Patton, and Scott L. Collins. Preliminary findings of drought-induced changes in ecosystem processes across U.S. deserts.

Ortiz, Guillermo J., and Becky A. Ball. Probing the effects of Urbanization on lichen community composition in Urban and rural Phoenix.

Reichman, Anne, and Steven Russell. ASU Project Cities.

Shrestha, Ashish, Helmrich, Alysha M., Garcia, Margaret, Chester, Mikhail V., Doerry, Eck, Eppinger, Joseph. Exploring citizen science as a novel data source to improve urban flood modeling.

Stuhlmacher, Michelle, Stevan Earl, and Lance Watkins. Numerical summaries and raster data of vegetation indices and land surface temperature derived from remotely sensed imagery.

Torres, Alexander J., Miranda Vega, and Becky A. Ball. Soil respiration under decomposing cacti in the Sonoran Desert. (large file)

Venkatesh, Krishishvar, Shahnawaz Sinha. Chao Zeng, Ariel Atkinson, Naushita Sharma, Harsh Ashani, Annika Hjelmstad, Partho Das, and Paul Westerhoff. RSSCT and Field Pilot-scale adsorption columns for PFAS removal: A comparative study.

Wang, Zhaocheng, Enrique R. Vivoni, and Theodore J. Bohn. Modeling urban irrigation impact on land surface temperature in central Arizona.