Konza LTER Publications
The role of soil heterogeneity in the recruitment of new species and interactions with grasshoppers (Acrididae) and Katydids (Tettigoniidae) in restored prairie. 2017;MS Thesis. Available at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/2080/.
. Role of spatial and temporal vegetation heterogeneity from fire-grazing interactions to the assembly of tallgrass prairie spider communities. Department of Biology. 2017;PhD Dissertation. Available at: http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/34672.
. Role of vescular-arbuscular mycorrhizae in phosphorus acquisition from unavailable phosphorus sources. 1991;PhD Dissertation:1 -74.
. Root dynamics of three dominant prairie grasses from different population sources. 2007;MS Thesis:1 -88.
. Rust and drought effects on gene expression and phytohormone concentration in big bluestem. 2007; MS Thesis:1 -64. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/29867720_Rust_and_drought_effects_on_gene_expression_and_phytohormone_concentration_in_big_bluestem.
. Seasonal and temporal variation of arbuscular mycorrhizal and dark septate endophytic fungi in a tallgrass prairie ecosystem. 2004;MS Thesis:1 -63.
. Seasonal nitrogen translocation in big bluestem, Andropogon gerardii Vitman, in Kansas during a drought year. 1982;MS Thesis:1 -75. Available at: http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/12760.
. Seasonal root biomass and nitrogen dynamics of big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii Vitman) under wet and dry conditions. 1986;PhD Dissertation:1 -89.
. Seasonal, temporal, and spatial variation in prey use by coyotes (Canis latrans). 1993;MS Thesis:1 -66.
. Seasonality and rates of mineral weathering in karst aquifers at the Konza Prairie. 2001;MS Thesis:1 -115.
. Seed dispersal by adhesion: influence of dispersal agent, diaspore morphology, habitat, height of attachment, and nutrient content on the dissemination of diaspores. 1994;MS Thesis:1 -43.
. Sensitivity of grassland ecosystemsacross the Great Plains to present and future variability. 2008;PhD Dissertation:1 -161. Available at: https://search.proquest.com/docview/304623353/?pq-origsite=primo.
. The short-term and long-term effects of burning on tallgrass ecosystem properties and dynamics. 1987;PhD Dissertation:1 -98.
. Silica biogeochemistry across a grassland climosequence. 2005;PhD Dissertation:1 -142. Available at: https://search.proquest.com/docview/305013436/?pq-origsite=primo.
. Sodium Accumulation and Genesis of Polygenetic Soils in Northcentral Kansas. 1998;MS Thesis:1 -98.
. Soil and microbial response to manipulated precipitation and land management. Department of Agronomy. 2019;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/39682.
. Soil and microbial responses in tallgrass prairie to elevated CO2. 1998;MS Thesis:1 -111.
. Soil biotic interactions and carbon dynamics. 2005;MS Thesis.
. Soil characteristics and ecosystem-level effects of woody species encroachment in tallgrass prairie. 2016;MS Thesis. Available at: https://shareok.org/handle/11244/54571.
. Soil microbial community carbon and nitrogen dynamics with altered precipitation regimes and substrate availability. 2011;PhD Dissertation. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/1808/7689.
. Soil phosphorus chemistry: A systems approach. 1989;PhD Dissertation:1 -151.
. Spatial variation in brown-headed cowbird(Molothrus ater) abundance and brood parasitism in the Flint Hillstallgrass prairie. 2003;MS Thesis. Available at: https://www.k-state.edu/kscfwru/files/alumni/William%20E.%20Jensen%20Abstract.pdf.
. Stream CO2 degassing: review of methods and laboratory validation of floating chambers. 2016;MS Thesis. Available at: https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/bitstream/handle/1808/21889.
. The structure of mammalian faunas in the New World: from continents to communities. 1998;PhD Dissertation:1 -130.
. Studies of the prairie vole (Micotus ochrogaster) in ungrazed tallgrass prairie of the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area. 1990;MS Thesis:1 -60.
. A study of grass structure and function in response to drought and grazing. Department of Biology. 2021;MS Thesis. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/41514.
. A study of temporal and spatial variations in nitrogen concentrations in a tallgrass prairie stream. 1985;PhD Dissertation:1 -93.
. A study of the aquatic humic substances and hydrogeology in a prairie watershed: use of humic material as a tracer of recharge through soils. 1995;PhD Dissertation:1 -296.
. A study of the process to adapt a Kansas ranch house site for use as a biological educational research center. 1987;MS Thesis:1 -270. Available at: http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/22314.
. Supply, bioavailability, and source of dissolved organic carbon in a prairie stream. 2007; MS Thesis:1 -87.
. Systematics and reproductive biology of Morus L. (Moraceae). 2008;PhD Dissertation. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/937.
. Tallgrass prairies: an ecological analysis of 77 remnants. 1984;PhD Dissertation:1 -328.
. The thermal ecology of prairie stream fishes. 2019;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/39839.
. The timing of growing season drought and its effects on above- and bekowground production in a mesic grassland. 2014;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://sites.biology.colostate.edu/knapplab/People/Profiles/technicians/ElsieDentonpub3.pdf.
. Uncovering patterns and processes regulating stream water chemistry from catchment to continental scale. Environmental Engineering. 2024;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/20832kps5778.
. Under the weather: mechanisms underlying avian responses to precipitation. Department of Biology. 2023;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/handle/2097/43041.
. The unique canopy structure, leaf morphology, and physiology of Cornus drummondii. Department of Biology. 2022;MS Thesis. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/42162.
. Using measured peakflow values to evaluate the effectiveness of the rational method for prarie dominated watersheds in Northeast Kansas. 2006;MS Thesis:1 -129.
. Using radio-telemetry to determine range and resourcerequirements of Upland Sandpipers at an experimentally managed prairielandscape. 2005;MS Thesis. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/117 .
. Variation in benefit from arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonization within cultivars and non-cultivars of Andropogon gerardii and Sorghastrum nutans. 2009;MS Thesis:1 -97. Available at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/509/.
. Variation in grazing tolerance among three tallgrass prairie plants. 1999;PhD Dissertation:1 -132.
. The vegetation cover, seed bank, seed rain, and seed reproduction of the relictual tallgrass prairie of Boulder county, Colorado. 1992;PhD Dissertation:1 -191.
. Woodrats collecting house building materials: central place foraging for nonfood items. 1982;MS Thesis:1 -42. Available at: http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/12805.
. Zen of the Plains: discovering space, place, and self. 2012;PhD Dissertation:1 -276. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/13520.
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