COS 120 - Urban Ecosystems 5

Presentations:

• 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM EDT

  Optimizing urban greenspace contribution to ecosystem services through meadowscaping
  

  Presenting Author: Shishir Paudel – Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

  Coauthor: Sarah States – Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

  CANCELLED - Quantifying urban forest attributes and ecosystem services to aid in developing sustainable management strategies in two western US cities
  

  Presenting Author: Suzanne Owen – USDA Forest Service, PNW Research Station

  Coauthor: Kathryn C. Baer – USDA Forest Service Anchorage Forestry Sciences Laboratory
• 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM EDT

  Strong relationships between urbanization, landscape structure, and ecosystem service multifunctionality in urban forest fragments
  

  Presenting Author: Matthew Mitchell – University of British Columbia

  Coauthor: Tahia Devisscher – University of British Columbia
• 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM EDT

  Linkages between the urban forest and the health and well-being of inhabitants in a Latin American urbanizing region
  

  Presenting Author: Cynnamon Dobbs – Center for Modeling and Monitoring Ecosystems, Faculty of Science, Universidad ;ayor

  Coauthor: Mauricio Cifuentes – Center for Modeling and Monitoring Ecosystems, Faculty of Science, Universidad Mayor
• 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM EDT

  Horde of the flies: Pollinator composition and trends in Plymouth County, MA
  

  Presenting Author: Wes V. Walsh – Massasoit Community College

  Coauthor: Jordan Palmer – Massasoit Community College

  Coauthor: Belunda Moise – Massasoit Community College

  Coauthor: Adam Germaine – Massasoit Community College

  Coauthor: Prisca Sanon – Massasoit Community College

  Coauthor: Christina Orazine – Massasoit Community College

  Coauthor: Andrew Oguma – Massasoit Community College

  Coauthor: Michael Bankson – Massasoit Community College
• 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

  Personal green spaces during the Pandemic-A study of people’s attitudes and motivations during the COVID-19 pandemic towards urban home gardens in the city of Bangalore, India.
  

  Presenting Author: Charles H. Nilon – University of Missouri

  Co-Author: Varsha Bhaskaran – University of Missouri- Columbia