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Biogeochemical Patterns, Processes, and Human Outcomes

Program Abstracts

Alvarez Guevara, J., and B. Ball. Moss nutrient plasticity over variations in soil resource availability in desert soils.

Christman, M. P., B. A. Ball, and S. J. Hall. Nutrient dynamics during photodegradation for Ambrosia deltoidea litter in an arid, urban ecosystem.

Cook, E. M., and S.J. Hall. Spatial distribution of ecologically relevant urban air pollutants in Sonoran Desert.

Eagar, J., D. Napolitano, A. Marcotte, A. Anderson, J. Sipe, B. Rodriguez, and P.Herckes. A study of organic compounds in haboob particulate matter.

Heavenrich, H. R., and S. J. Hall. Hidden pools of nitrate in emerging sustainable landscapes: A tradeoff between conservation and contamination?

Holmes, C. V., and S. J. Hall. Soil contamination and the implications for growing food in urban gardens.

Marcotte, A., J. Eagar, and P. Herckes. Trace metals and inorganic species in time resolved haboob samples from ASU Tempe campus.

Palta, M. M., and N. B. Grimm. “Accidental” urban wetland networks along the Salt River in Phoenix, AZ.

Patarasuk, R., D. O’Keeffe, Y. Song, I. Razlivano, K. R. Gurney, and P. Rao. Assessing carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. large cities.

Pollard, L. D., M. Sampson, M. Palta, M. Bernstein, T. Combs, X. Dong, S. Earl, N. Grimm, R. Hale, A. Handler, C. Kochert, J. McGehee, E. Holland, M. Ribot, D. Shorts, A. Suchy, and E. Worth. Greenhouse gas emissions in an urban environment.

Ramos, J., E. J. Chapman, and D. L. Childers. Spatial and temporal variability of annual greenhouse gas fluxes from a constructed wetland in an arid region.

Rose, C. J., P. Westerhoff, and P. Herckes. Chloroform from swimming pools, a significant source of atmospheric chloroform in Phoenix?

Shorts, D., R. L. Hale, S. Earl, and N. B. Grimm. Hydrological and geochemical correlations with potential denitrification rates in an arid, urban wash.

Climate, Ecosystems, and People

Barton, E. M., M. Morgan, J. Learned, S. J. Hall, and B. L. Ruddell. A comparison of yard-scale climates in the Phoenix metro area.

Häb, K., A. Middel, and B. L. Ruddell. Visualizing urban microclimate transect measurements.

Kruke, L., D. White, K. Larson, and A. Wutich. Climate change uncertainty and skepticism: A cross-country analysis.

McAlister, A., J. Rosales Chavez, A. Wutich, A. Brewis, C. Roberts, J. Maupin, D. Hruschka, and M. Boggess. Ethnotheories of climate change and disease.

Middel, A., K. Häb, B. L. Ruddell, A. J. Brazel, and C. A. Martin. Understanding the physical dynamics of microclimate: Ongoing research projects. pdf; very large file – be patient)

Milne, J. M., M. Georgescu, D. J. Sailor, and M. Hart. Developing anthropogenic heating profiles for urban areas across the United States.

Ruddell, B. L., and W. T. L. Chow. Microclimate analysis of observations in a master-planned residential community in Arizona.

Education, Outreach and Research Support

Hutman, J., A. Bernier, and their students. Ecology Explorers: K-12 student contributions to the CAP LTER project.

Sampson, D. A., R. Quay, D. D. White, and P. Gober. WaterSim: A brief history.

Human Decisions and Biodiversity

Banville, M. J., H. L. Bateman, S. R. Earl, and P. S. Warren. Long-term changes in urban riparian bird communities.

Bateman, H. L., J. C. Stromberg, and M. J. Banville. Living in the city: Bird, herpetofauna, and plant communities along the Salt River in Phoenix, AZ.

Bratsch, K., R. Halpin, and J. C. Johnson. Male mate choice in black widow spiders: do males show courtship biases based on genetic variability.

Davies, S., and P. Deviche. Breeding in an urbanizing world: Reproductive adjustments of seasonally breeding birds to urban areas.

Rudd, B., and H. L. Bateman. Trail disturbance on reptiles in the Phoenix mountain regional parks.

Stevens II, D., R. Halpin, and J. C. Johnson. Relative behavioral plasticity in an invasive, urban-exploiting gecko.

Wyant, K. A., Y. M. Marusenko, S. J. Hall, and J. L. Sabo. Land-use type changes the belowground food-web in an arid, urban ecosystem. (pdf)

Land Use, Land Cover, Land Architecture, and Ecosystem Services

Fernandez Alvarez, R.. Neoliberalism and parks: The urban political ecology of green public space in Mexico City.

Kane, K., J. P. Connors, and C. Galletti. Shaping the city: Development trajectories and land cover patterns in Phoenix, Arizona.

Larson, K. L., M. Muñoz-Encinas, and S. Samples. Homogeneity & heterogeneity in ecosystem service preferences in residential landscapes of diverse U.S. regions.

Li, X., Y. Ouyang, B. L. Turner II, S. Harlan, and A. Brazel. Parcel-level land architecture and land surface temperature in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Morgan, M., E. Barton, S. Hall, and J. Learned. Low impact development ordinances: How are they influencing urban landscape design?

Muñoz-Encinas, M., K. Larson, and S. Samples. Ecosystem services in residential land management: Expressed priorities, distinctive dimensions, and regional comparisons.

Reyna, J. L., M. D. Bartos, and M. V. Chester. Life cycle assessment of ecosystem services for Phoenix building stock.

Rode, S. R., E. Wentz, X. Li, and B. L. Turner II. The impact of homeowner association landscape guidelines on residential water use.

Water Dynamics in a Desert City

Ayodele, D. O., and K. Larson. Water use and supply trends within the Sunbelt: A comparative analysis of Arizona and North Carolina.

Barry, M. C., M. Masles, C. Chiu, and P. Westerhoff. Determining regional water quality trends and impacts of organic carbon, geosmin, and metals in central Arizona.

Blasco, D., H. McAtee, A. Wutich, A. White, C. Roberts, D. White, K. Larson, and A. Brewis. Hard paths, soft paths or no paths? Cross-cultural perceptions of water solutions.

Fan, C., B. Zheng, S. W. Myint, and R. Aggarwal. Changes in cropping intensity in Phoenix, Arizona and its implications for future agricultural water use.

Moreno, H. A., D. D. White, H. V. Gupta, E. R. Vivoni, and D. A. Sampson. Predicting the long-term hydrologic effects of the four forest restoration project at Tonto Creek Basin. pdf; very large file – be patient)

Smith, B., and V. K. Smith. Anticipating neighborhood level changes in water demand.

Song, J., J. Yang, and Z. H. Wang. Studying urban land-atmospheric interactions by coupling an urban canopy model with a single column atmospheric model.

Stotts, R., K. Larson, A.Wutich, and A. Brewis. Characterizing water risks and solutions cross-culturally: Results from the global ethnohydrology study.

Wolf, A., M. M. Palta, N. B. Grimm, J. Gwiszcz, and D. Schwake. Ecosystem services and trade-offs mediated by urban water bodies for homeless populations in Phoenix.