Patterns and frequency of site disturbances
Disturbances often shape ecosystems by periodically reorganizing or destroying them, allowing for significant changes in plant and animal populations and communities.
The Social-Ecology of Residential Landscape Management: Complex Causes, Effects, and Tradeoffs in the Sonoran Desert of Phoenix, AZ
Poster Number: 187 Presenter/Primary Author: Kelli Larson The ubiquity of lawns in the U.S. and elsewhere leads to significant demands on water resources, among other implications for society and ecology in cities.
Long-Term Sound Recording in the Florida Everglades
Poster Number: 184 Presenter/Primary Author: Colby Leider Prior work describes the need for long-term ecological monitoring of a environmental data from a variety of sensors. Recent studies by Maher et al.
Ocean Acidification: Assessment Of pH in the Channel Islands National Park and its Effect on Sea Urchin Fertilization
Poster Number: 181 Presenter/Primary Author: Lydia Kapsenberg Ocean acidification, the decline of seawater pH as a direct result of anthropogenic CO2 dissolving into surface oceans, is expected to affect the marine ecosystem of the Channel Islands
The role of corallum morphology in mediating the response of the coral Porites rus to ocean acidification
Poster Number: 175 Presenter/Primary Author: Beth Lenz Evaluating the response of corals to ocean acidification (OA) is crucial to understanding how coral reefs will change at low pH, yet the factors affecting coral susceptibility to OA remain unknown.
The effects of wildfire on stream ecosystems in Southern California
Poster Number: 169 Presenter/Primary Author: Scott Cooper Wildfire is a frequent and pervasive feature of most ecosystems in Mediterranean climates.
