Ecosystem Services & Educational Opportunities Provided by an Aridland Urban Treatment Wetland in Phoenix AZ part of the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Program (CAP LTER) Daniel L. Childers, School of Sustainability, ASU Laura Turnbull, Dept. Geography, Durham University Nicholas Weller, ASU Chris Sanchez, University of Miami
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�Ecosystem Services & Educational
Opportunities Provided by an Aridland
Urban Treatment Wetland in Phoenix AZ
part of the
Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological
Research Program (CAP LTER)
Daniel L. Childers, School of Sustainability, ASU
Laura Turnbull, Dept. Geography, Durham University
Nicholas Weller, ASU
Chris Sanchez, University of Miami
The Wetland Ecosystem Ecology Lab
(WEEL) @ ASU
We seek to understand wetland ecosystem
dynamics and services, particularly in
human-dominated systems
such as cities
Urban Wetlands
Urban wetlands occur in many types & sizes:
• Constructed for stormwater or groundwater management;
• Associated with urban [built] water features;
• Associated with urban streams and rivers;
• Sometimes natural, but more often designed, constructed,