Symposium 2025 | Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research

Date

Friday, January 17, 2025

Location

Skysong

Keynote speakers

Rebecca Holloman Walker, University of Illinois

Posters and abstracts

Adapting to city life

Heather L. Bateman. Crosstown assessment: Experiential learning in class focused on human-wildlife interactions. (abstract)

Brittany N. Blake. Desert Birds in the Concrete Jungle: How Urbanization Impacts Native Biodiversity. (abstract)

Gisel Guzman-Echavarria, Ariane Middel, Nicholas Ravanelli, Jose-Benito Rosales Chavez, Carson Metzler, Kendra Rentz, Mary Munoz, Melissa Guardaro, Jennifer K. Vanos. Unfolding the individual adaptative response: Insights from summertime personal heat exposure and thermal preferences in older adults in Phoenix, Arizona. (abstract)

Jeffrey D. Haight, J. D., Fabio S. Albuquerque, Heather L. Bateman, Amy E. Frazier, and Kelli L. Larson. Are urban-adapted species ready for climate change? Dynamic avian habitat use and its implications for future coexistence. (abstract)

Julia R. Hernandez and Jesse S. Lewis. Wildlife occupancy in relation to water, vegetation, and urbanization along the Salt River corridor, AZ. (abstract)

Parker King, Ariane Middel, Jennifer Vanos, Kamil Kaloush, Jose Medina, David Sailor, Jolina Karam, Linus Napogbong, Portia Lartey, Mohammed Alhozaimy, Mansour Alhazmi, Zachary Van Tol, and Gisel Guzman. Enhancing urban resilience through innovative cool pavement technologies:insights from the cool pavement pilot program. (abstract)

Gabe Lara, Qi Bing, Jun Wu, and Maura Allaire. Evaluating disparities in birth outcomes and drinking water quality in California. (abstract)

Nguyen, Olivia L,. Daniel L. Childers, Jeffrey Haight, Sharon Hall, Nikola Koper, and Jesse S. Lewis. Human behavior and wildlife population dynamics in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic across the gradient of urbanization. (abstract)

Morgan L. Pierce, Nathan S. Upham, and Sharon J. Hall. Rodent diversity and gene flow across urban landscapes in metro Phoenix. (abstract)

Kajaya J. Pollard, Jessica Ebie, James Chadwick Johnson. The Effect of Artificial Light at Night on Urban and Rural Western Black Widow Populations. (abstract)

Luke Ramsey-Wiegmann, Heather L. Bateman, and Daniel L. Childers. Legacy effects of urbanization on reptiles and amphibians of the Salt River. (abstract)

Ecosystem structure and function

Ethan M. Crockford, Daniel L. Childers, Hilairy E. Hartnett, and Diane E. Pataki. Assessing water quality of the Salt River – An analysis of an urban aquatic ecosystem in an arid environment. (abstract)

Julia R. Hernandez and Jesse S. Lewis. Wildlife occupancy in relation to water, vegetation, and urbanization along the Salt River corridor, AZ. (abstract)

Minhazul Islam, Joseline Solis, Stevan Earl and Paul Westerhoff. Decennial phosphorus dynamics in Central Arizona Phoenix – Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) site. (abstract)

Luke Ramsey-Wiegmann, Heather L. Bateman, and Daniel L. Childers. Legacy effects of urbanization on reptiles and amphibians of the Salt River. (abstract)

Environment and human wellbeing

Maura Allaire, Ricardo Rubio, Mari Tye, Arezoo Raflieei Nasab, and Thomas Hopson. Advancing equity in wastewater adaptation to climate change in Florida. (abstract)

Minhazul Islam, Joseline Solis, Stevan Earl and Paul Westerhoff. Decennial phosphorus dynamics in Central Arizona Phoenix – Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) site. (abstract)

Luke Ramsey-Wiegmann, Heather L. Bateman, and Daniel L. Childers. Legacy effects of urbanization on reptiles and amphibians of the Salt River. (abstract)

Zachary Van Tol, Ariane Middel, Jennifer K. Vanos, and Kristin M. Ferguson. Exposed: Environmental risks among older adults experiencing homelessness in Phoenix, Arizona. (abstract)

Q. Zhu, D. Tong, and Keli L. Larson. Optimizing vegetation to address heat mitigation and water irrigation trades-offs in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona. (abstract)

Governance and just transitions

Maura Allaire, Ricardo Rubio, Mari Tye, Arezoo Raflieei Nasab, and Thomas Hopson. Advancing equity in wastewater adaptation to climate change in Florida. (abstract)

Aaron B. Flores, Kelli Larson, Sara Meerow and Sophiya Gyanwali. Comparing Perceptions of Flood Risk in FEMA and Federally-Overlooked Flood Zones in Metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona. (abstract)

Ritvik Shukla, Aaron Flores, and Danae Hernandez-Cortes. Equity and distributional justice in Phoenix metro area’s EV charging landscape. (abstract)

Urban climate and air quality

Pouya Shaeri, Saud R. AlKhaled, and Ariane Middel. Mean radiant temperature modeling using deep learning. (abstract)

Tasnia Tabassun Shamma.Exploring the shade benefits of building shade enhanced by structural and tree shade for pedestrian comfort and heat stress reduction in the souuth-central corridor. (abstract0

Zachary Van Tol, Ariane Middel, Jennifer K. Vanos, and Kristin M. Ferguson. Exposed: Environmental risks among older adults experiencing homelessness in Phoenix, Arizona. (abstract)