CAP

Poster Number:  23 Presenter/Primary Author:  Rebecca Hale The effects of urbanization on downstream ecosystems, particularly due to changes in nutrient inputs and altered hydrology are well studied.

Poster Number:  9 Presenter/Primary Author:  Monica Elser As cities grow, the natural environment has been transformed from native vegetation into a diverse assemblage of built structures and surfaces.

Poster Number:  3 Presenter/Primary Author:  James Johnson As more than half of our population now lives in rapidly expanding urban centers, urbanization is a particularly important example of ‘Human-Induced Rapid Environmental Change’ (HIREC).

Poster Number:  2 Presenter/Primary Author:  Dorothy Ibes Though civic spaces, including parks and greens, have proven to be key providers of ecosystem services both inside and beyond urban boundaries, current research and approaches to their planning and

Poster Number:  1 Presenter/Primary Author:  Becky Ball Desert biology live close to the physical limitations for life, constrained by low availability of water and nutrients.