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Effects of Urbanization on Native
Ecosystems
Summer 2002
In this cluster, students investigated the effects
of urbanization on native biodiversity and natural ecosystems.
While not a traditional area of ecological inquiry, ecologists
are increasingly turning their attention to the functioning of
human-dominated landscapes and, in particular, urban areas.
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Characterization of heavy metals in air, soil,
and water over an urban gradient in Oxford, OH - Anjali Dotson
(Bowdoin College) & Dr.
Catherine Almquist
- Arthropod flower visitation along an urban gradient - Seth Ring
(Lewis & Clark College) & Dr.
Rob Blair
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How do urban land types and features affect
avian distribution? - Kim Green (University of St. Thomas) &
Dr. Avram Primack
- Mammalian diversity across an urban gradient - Jennifer Riem
(Rhodes College) & Dr.
Nancy Solomon
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Mosquito populations and carrion communities
across an urban gradient in Oxford, Ohio - Robin Lewis (Miami
University) & Dr.
Bruce Steinly
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