Twenty-First Annual All Scientists Meeting and Poster Symposium

Program Abstracts

Adapting to City Life

Basile, Anthony J., William Clark, Xiaojian Shi, Haiwei Gu, Pierre Deviche, and Karen L. Sweazea. Mourning Doves, Zenaida macroura, are resistant to metabolic effects of a mammalian diabetogenic refined-carbohydrate diet.

Boehme, Cameron S., and Fabio S. de Albuquerque. Environmental predictors of bird abundance and richness.

Clark, Ryan C., and J. Chadwick Johnson. Urban vs desert: Comparing black widow boldness, voracity and social tolerance.

Dwyer, Jessie M., and Jesse S. Lewis. Bat habitat use across the gradient of urbanization in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Dzyuban, Yuliya, David Hondula, Charles Redman, and Ariane Middel. Analyzing transit-based heat exposure and behaviors to enhance urban climate adaptation and mitigation strategies in the southwest USA.

Fleeger, Melissa, Kelli L. Larson, Megan M. Wheeler, Riley Andrade, and Sharon J. Hall. Attitudes toward pollinators in residential landscapes of metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona.

Grade, Aaron M., Susannah B. Lerman, and Paige S. Warren. Do anthropogenic resources buffer avian species against environmental stressors in residential landscapes?

Hutton, Pierce, C. D. Wright, Dale F. DeNardo, and Kevin J. McGraw. No effect of human presence at night on disease, body mass, or metabolism in rural and urban house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus).

Lewis, Jesse S., Jeff Haight, Sharon Hall, and Jessie Dwyer. The effects of urbanization on the wildlife community across the Phoenix Valley.

McLaughlin, Jade E., Karen M. Wright, Jennifer A. Rudgers, Melanie R. Kazenel, and Julieta Bettinelli. Long-term pollinator monitoring study in the Chihuahuan Desert at the Sevilleta LTER, New Mexico.

Reichman, Anne, Steven Russell, and Lexie Fields-Austin. ASU Project Cities.

Weiss, Katherine C. B., Courtenay A. Ray, J. Schipper, and Sharon J. Hall. Conceptual methods for defining mammalian functional traits in urban landscapes.

Climate and Heat

Baur, Lauren E., Scott L. Collins, Alan K. Knapp, and Melinda D. Smith. Chronic drought severely alters plant species composition in arid grasslands.

Boehme, Cameron S., Chelsea Stratton, and Fabio S. de Albuquerque. Energy, water and habitat diversity as predictors of vegetation cover in urban areas.

Coker, Keaton M., Jennifer Hackney-Price, and J. Chadwick Johnson. The effect of urban heat-related hormones on the behavior of the western black widow spider.

de Tranaltes, Christopher D., Destiny Ryan, Natasha Snider, Jessie Dunn, Zarpana Olumi, and J. Chadwick Johnson. The urban heat island promotes cannibalism in desert and urban black widow spiders.

Dzyuban, Yuliya, David Hondula, Charles Redman, and Ariane Middel. Analyzing transit-based heat exposure and behaviors to enhance urban climate adaptation and mitigation strategies in the southwest USA.

Dzyuban, Yuliya, Maggie Messerschmidt, Heather Fischer, Angela Ellsworth, Patricia Solis, Jennifer Vanos, Ariane Middel, and David Hondula. Mapping thermal comfort in Edison Eastlake Neighborhood with citizen scientists.

Elser, Stephen R., and Nancy B. Grimm. Modeling water use to achieve 25% canopy cover in Phoenix, Arizona.

Hallmark, Alesia J., Jennifer A. Rudgers, Scott Collins, Doug Moore, and Stephanie Baker. Optimizing plant size:biomass allometric relationships at the Sevilleta LTER.

Helmrich, Alysha M., Erica J. Gilrein, Samuel A. Markolf, Kelsey Shannon, and Mikhail V. Chester. The past, present, and future of design storms.

Kazenel, Melanie R., Karen W. Wright, Terry L. Griswold, Julieta Bettinelli, Jennifer A. Rudgers, and Kenneth D. Whitney. Native bees exhibit species- and ecosystem-specific changes in abundance with aridity.

Li, Ziqi, Qunshan Zhao, Dhrumil Shah, Heather Fischer, Wei Luo, Patricia Solis, and Elizabeth A. Wentz. ActivityLog – HeatMappers: A novel research data collection tool for logging human activities, locations and environment data.

McLaughlin, Jade E., Karen M. Wright, Jennifer A. Rudgers, Melanie R. Kazenel, and Julieta Bettinelli. Long-term pollinator monitoring study in the Chihuahuan Desert at the Sevilleta LTER, New Mexico.

Ohlert, Timothy J., and Scott L. Collins. A collaborative approach to desert plant community research.

Stuhlmacher, Michelle F., Riley Andrade, and Billie L. Turner II. The ecological outcomes of land system architecture (LSA) change: A case study of riverfront redevelopment in Tempe, Arizona.

Wang, Chenghao, and Zhi-Hua Wang. A statistical view of the Phoenix urban heat island during the past 86 years (1933–2018).

Wright, Mary K., David M. Hondula, Paul C. Chakalian, Kelli L. Larson, Lance E. Watkins, and Liza C. Kurtz. Heat surveys in hot places: Predictors of heat illness events in Phoenix, Arizona.

Zhang, Yujia, Ariane Middel, and Billie L. Turner II. Evaluating the effect of 3D urban form on neighborhood land surface temperature using Google Street View.

Education and Management

Earl, Stevan R. The CAP LTER information management system: Data management for project investigators and the scientific community.

Muenich, Rebecca, Otakuye Conroy-Ben, Clinton Williams, and Peter Conden. The nexus of agricultural and urban trade-offs: Enhancing interdisciplinary education and research to create emerging opportunities in urban agriculture.

Governance and Institutions

Kibuka Musoke, Paula, Alexandra Brewis, Amber Wutich, Margaret V. du Bray, Jonathan Maupin, Roseanne C. Schuster, and Matthew M. Gervais. Community hygiene norm violators are consistently stigmatized: Evidence from four global sites and implications for sanitation interventions.

Reichman, Anne, and Lexie Fields-Austin. The Sustainable Cities Network.

Reichman, Anne, Steven Russell, and Lexie Fields-Austin. ASU Project Cities.

Sanchez, Christopher A., Chingwen Cheng, Daniel L. Childers, and Abigail York. Designing and implementing ecological monitoring of Urban Ecological Infrastructure (UEI): A case-study.

Stuhlmacher, Michelle F., Riley Andrade, and Billie L. Turner II. The ecological outcomes of land system architecture (LSA) change: A case study of riverfront redevelopment in Tempe, Arizona.

Park and Rivers

Boehme, Cameron S., and Fabio S. de Albuquerque. Environmental predictors of bird abundance and richness.

Grimm, Nancy B., Amalia M. Handler, Marina D. Lauck, Monica M. Palta, and Amanda K. Suchy. A most valuable accident: Accidental wetlands provide ecosystem services in an aridland city.

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., Jeff Haight, Sharon Hall, and Jessie Dwyer. The effects of urbanization on the wildlife community across the Phoenix Valley.

Stuhlmacher, Michelle F., Riley Andrade, and Billie L. Turner II. The ecological outcomes of land system architecture (LSA) change: A case study of riverfront redevelopment in Tempe, Arizona.

Residential Landscapes and Neighborhoods

Andrade, Riley, Kelli L. Larson, Janet Franklin, and Christopher Swan. Land management and household characteristics mediate species assemblages in residential landscapes.

Bergman, Dena N., Megan M. Wheeler, Kelli L. Larson, and Sharon J. Hall. Do attitudes towards native flora predict landscaping choices in privately managed urban landscapes?

Fleeger, Melissa, Kelli L. Larson, Megan M. Wheeler, Riley Andrade, and Sharon J. Hall. Attitudes toward pollinators in residential landscapes of metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona.

Reichman, Anne, and Lexie Fields-Austin. The Sustainable Cities Network.

Reichman, Anne, Steven Russell, and Lexie Fields-Austin. ASU Project Cities.

Zhang, Yujia, Ariane Middel, and Billie L. Turner II. Evaluating the effect of 3D urban form on neighborhood land surface temperature using Google Street View.

Scenarios and Futures

Berbés-Blázquez, Marta, David Iwaniec, Elizabeth Cook, Melissa Davidson, Nancy Grimm, Tischa Muñoz-Erickson, and Darin Wahl. Assessing scenario visions: Resilience ,equity, and sustainability of the future of South Phoenix.

Coseo, Paul, Marta Berbés-Blázquez, Yuliya Dzyuban, Nancy B. Grimm, Allyce Hargrove, and Yeowon Kim. Scenario design through interdisciplinary community-research-teaching collaborations.

Elser, Stephen R., and Nancy B. Grimm. Modeling water use to achieve 25% canopy cover in Phoenix, Arizona.

Kim, Yeowon, Jason Sauer, Bernice Rosenzwieg, and Nancy Grimm. New methods for examining pluvial flood exposure and social sensitivity in Central Arizona-Phoenix.

Pyon, Grace, Abigail Sullivan, Alexandra Brewis, and Amber Wutich. Studying children’s cultural knowledge and behaviors related to environment, health, and food: Methods for ethnoecological research with children.

Reichman, Anne, Steven Russell, and Lexie Fields-Austin. ASU Project Cities.

Sampson, David Arthur. Outdoor water demand and rainwater/stormwater production: WaterSim 6.

Weller, Nicholas, David Sittenfeld, Emily Hostetler, and Katie Todd. Mapping public values about climate adaptation and resilience using deliberative forums.

Urban Design

Coseo, Paul, Marta Berbés-Blázquez, Yuliya Dzyuban, Nancy B. Grimm, Allyce Hargrove, and Yeowon Kim. Scenario design through interdisciplinary community-research-teaching collaborations.

Dzyuban, Yuliya, David Hondula, Charles Redman, and Ariane Middel. Analyzing transit-based heat exposure and behaviors to enhance urban climate adaptation and mitigation strategies in the southwest USA.

Dzyuban, Yuliya, Maggie Messerschmidt, Heather Fischer, Angela Ellsworth, Patricia Solis, Jennifer Vanos, Ariane Middel, and David Hondula. Mapping thermal comfort in Edison Eastlake Neighborhood with citizen scientists.

Elser, Stephen R., and Nancy B. Grimm. Modeling water use to achieve 25% canopy cover in Phoenix, Arizona.

Helmrich, Alysha M., Erica J. Gilrein, Mikhail V. Chester, and Samuel A. Markolf. The past, present, and future of design storms.

Kim, Yeowon, Jason Sauer, Bernice Rosenzwieg, and Nancy Grimm. New methods for examining pluvial flood exposure and social sensitivity in Central Arizona-Phoenix.

Muenich, Rebecca, Otakuye Conroy-Ben, Clinton Williams, and Peter Conden. The nexus of agricultural and urban trade-offs: Enhancing interdisciplinary education and research to create emerging opportunities in urban agriculture.

Reichman, Anne, and Lexie Fields-Austin. The Sustainable Cities Network.

Reichman, Anne, Steven Russell, and Lexie Fields-Austin. ASU Project Cities.

Sanchez, Christopher A., Chingwen Cheng, Daniel L. Childers, and Abigail York. Designing and implementing ecological monitoring of Urban Ecological Infrastructure (UEI): A case study.

Stuhlmacher, Michelle F., Riley Andrade, and Billie L. Turner II. The ecological outcomes of land system architecture (LSA) change: A case study of riverfront redevelopment in Tempe, Arizona.

Zhang, Yujia, Ariane Middel, and Billie L. Turner II. Evaluating the effect of 3D urban form on neighborhood land surface temperature using Google Street View.

Water and Fluxes

Boehme, Cameron S., Chelsea Stratton, and Fabio S. de Albuquerque. Energy, water and habitat diversity as predictors of vegetation cover in urban areas.

Cook, Elizabeth M., Pamela E. Padgett, and Sharon J. Hall. Desert herbaceous composition impacted by co-occurring pollutants in urban ecological airshed.

Elser, Stephen R., and Nancy B. Grimm. Modeling water use to achieve 25% canopy cover in Phoenix, Arizona.

Fisher, Theresa, Sally Wittlinger, Roy Erickson, and Hilairy E. Hartnett. High-resolution temporal monitoring of an arid, urban lake: Preliminary results.

Grimm, Nancy B., Amalia M. Handler, Marina D. Lauck, Monica M. Palta, and Amanda K. Suchy. A most valuable accident: Accidental wetlands provide ecosystem services in an aridland city.

Hallmark, Alesia J., Jennifer A. Rudgers, Scott Collins, Doug Moore, and Stephanie Baker. Optimizing plant size:biomass allometric relationships at the Sevilleta LTER.

Helmrich, Alysha M., Erica J. Gilrein, Mikhail V. Chester, and Samuel A. Markolf. The past, present, and future of design storms.

Juarez Rivera, Marisol, and Hilairy E. Hartnett. Is dissolved oxygen in Tempe Town Lake mainly driven by abiotic processes?

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

Nguyen, Thuy, and Paul Westerhoff. Modeled de facto reuse in drinking water sources in the Colorado River Basin.