Konza LTER Publications
Drought tolerance in ecotypes of big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) relates to above-ground surface area: Results from a common garden experiment. Flora. 2018;246-247:52 - 60. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2018.07.005.
Biological and physical controls of methane uptake in grassland soils across the US Great Plains. Ecosphere. 2024;15(9):e4955. doi:10.1002/ecs2.v15.910.1002/ecs2.4955.
. Host-parasite interactions on an experimental landscape. 2006;PhD Dissertation:1 -106. Available at: http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/186.
. Stable isotopes identify the natal origins of a generalist brood parasite, the brown‐headed cowbird Molothrus ater. Journal of AvianBiology. 2008;39:364 -367. doi:10.1111/j.0908-8857.2008.04170.x.
. Cowbird removals unexpectedly increase productivity of a brood parasite and the songbird host. Ecological Applications. 2008;18:537 -548. doi:10.1890/07-0984.1.
. Nest desertion bya cowbird host: an anti-parasite behavior or a response to egg loss?. Behavioral Ecology. 2006;17:917 -924. doi:10.1093/beheco/arl025.
. Advancing theories of ecosystem development through Long-Term Ecological Research. BioScience. 2018;68(8):554–562. doi:10.1093/biosci/biy070.
. Global change effects on plant communities are magnified by time and the number of global change factors imposed. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2019;116(36):17867-17873. doi:10.1073/pnas.1819027116.
Nutrient loading and grazing by the minnow Phoxinus erythrogaster shift periphyton abundance and stoichiometry in mesocosms. Freshwater Biology. 2011;56:1133 -1146. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02557.x.
. Rainfall variability has minimal effects on grassland recovery from repeated grazing. Journal of Vegetation Science. 2014;25:36 -44. doi:10.1111/jvs.12065.
. Plant community response to loss of large herbivores differs between North American and South African savanna grasslands. Ecology. 2014;95:808 -816. doi:10.1890/13-1828.1.
Small-scale patch structure in North American and South African grasslands responds differently to grazing and fire. Landscape Ecology. 2013;28:1293 -1306. doi:10.1007/s10980-013-9866-0.
. Interactive effects of grazing, drought, and fire on grassland plant communities in North America and South Africa. Ecology. 2014;95:98 -109. doi:10.1890/13-0526.1.
. Invasibility of a mesic grassland depends on the time-scale of fluctuating resources. Journal of Ecology. 2015;103(6):1538 - 1546. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12479.
. Change in dominance determines herbivore effects on plant biodiversity. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2018;2:1925-1932. doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0696-y.
Multiple global change drivers show independent, not interactive effects: a long-term case study in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia. 2023;201(1):143–154. doi:10.1007/s00442-022-05295-5.
. Nutrient additions cause divergence of tallgrass prairie plant communities resulting in loss of ecosystem stability. Journal of Ecology. 2016;104:1478-1487. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12610.
. Notes about sediment in a tallgrass prairie (Konza Prairie site). In: Sediment Movement at LTER sites: Mechanics, Measurements, and Integration with Hydrology. Sediment Movement at LTER sites: Mechanics, Measurements, and Integration with Hydrology. Champaign,IL: State Water Survey Contract Report 387; 1986:35 -38.
. Considerations in modeling the hydrology of Konza Prairie long-term ecological research site. In: Modeling Agricultural, Forest and Rangeland Hydrology. Modeling Agricultural, Forest and Rangeland Hydrology. St.Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural Engineers; 1988:377 -386.
. Watershed research at Konza-tallgrass prairie. In: Hydraulics and Hydrology in the Small Computer Age Vol.1. Hydraulics and Hydrology in the Small Computer Age Vol.1. New York, NY: American Society of Civil Engineers; 1985:862 -867.
. Use of artificial perches on burned and unburned tallgrass prairie. The Wilson Bulletin. 1981;93:547 -548.
. Breeding bird censuses in the Flint Hills of Kansas. American Birds. 1980;34:69 -70.
. Effects of introduced largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) on the behavior and persistence of native prey: implications for conservation of the endangered Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka). 2004;MS Thesis:1 -57.
. Habitat use and susceptibility to predation of four prairie stream fishes: implications for conservation of the endangered Topeka shiner. Copeia. 2005:38 -45. doi:10.1643/CE-04-226R1.
. Expansion of gallery forest on Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, Kansas. Landscape Ecology. 1994;9:117 -125. doi:10.1007/BF00124378.
. Spatial heterogeneity of denitrification genes in a highly homogenous urban stream. Environmental Science & Technology. 2009;43:4273 -4279. doi:10.1021/es9001407.
. A reality check for climate change experiments: Do they reflect the real world?. Ecology. 2018;99(10):2145-2151. doi:10.1002/ecy.2474.
Gas exchange characteristics of Typha latifolia L. from nine sites across North America. Aquatic Biology. 1995;49:203 -215. doi:10.1016/0304-3770(94)00433-M.
. Generality in ecology: testing North American grassland rules in South African savannas. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2004;9:483 -491. doi:10.1890/1540-9295(2004)002[0483:GIETNA]2.0.CO;2.
Consequences of more extreme precipitation regimes for terrestrial ecosystems. BioScience. 2008;58:811 -821. doi:10.1641/B580908.
Detritus accumulation limits productivity of tallgrass prairie. BioScience. 1986;36:662 -668. doi:http://www.jstor.org/stable/1310387.
. Leaf gas exchange in Quercus macrocarpa (Fagaceae): rapid stomatal responses to variability in sunlight in a tree growth form. American Journal of Botany. 1992;79:599 -604. doi:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2444875.
. Response of Andropogon gerardii (poaceae ) to fire-induced high vs.low irradiance environments in tallgrass prairie: leaf structure and photosynthetic pigments. American Journal of Botany. 1985;72:1668 -1671. doi:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2443720.
. Grasslands, Konza Prairie and long-term ecological Research. In: Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie. Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie. New York: Oxford University Press; 1998:3 -15.
. Frequency and extent of water limitation to primary production in a mesic temperate grassland. Ecosystems. 2001;4:19 -28. doi:10.1007/s100210000057.
. Past, present, and future roles of long-term experiments in the LTER Network. Bioscience. 2012;62:377 -389. doi:10.1525/bio.2012.62.4.9.
Postburn differences in solar radiation, leaf temperature, and water stress influencing production in a lowland tallgrass prairie. American Journal of Botany. 1984;71:220 -227. doi:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2443749.
. Determinants of soil CO2 flux from a sub-humid grassland: Effect of fire and fire history. Ecological Applications. 1998;8:760 -770. doi:10.1890/1051-0761(1998)008[0760:DOSCFF]2.0.CO;2.
. Reconciling inconsistencies in precipitation– productivity relationships: implications for climate change. New Phytologist. 2017;214(1):41-47. doi:10.1111/nph.14381.
. The keystone role of bison in North American tallgrass prairie. BioScience. 1999;49:39 -50. Available at: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/bisi.1999.49.1.39.
Field experiments have enhanced our understanding of drought impacts on terrestrial ecosystems—But where do we go from here?. Functional Ecology. 2024;38(1):76-97. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.14460.
Production, density and height of flower stalks of three grasses in annually burned and unburned eastern Kansas tallgrass prairie: a four year record. The Southwestern Naturalist. 1986;31:235 -241. doi:10.2307/3670564.
. Early season production and microclimate associated with topography in a C4 dominated grassland. Oecologia Plant. 1985;6:337 -346.
. Variation among biomes in temporal dynamics of aboveground primary production. Science. 2001;291:481 -484. doi:10.1126/science.291.5503.481.
. Community stability does not preclude ecosystem sensitivity to chronic resource alteration. Functional Ecology. 2012;26:1231 -1233. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.02053.x.
. Responses in stomatal conductance to elevated CO2 in 12 grassland species that differ in growth form. Vegetatio. 1996;125:31 -41. doi:10.1007/BF00045202.
. Characterizing differences in precipitation regimes of extreme wet and dry years: Implications for climate change experiments. Global Change Biology. 2015;21:2624 -2633. doi:10.1111/gcb.12888.
Variability in leaf optical properties among 26 species from a broad range of habitats. American Journal of Botany. 1998;85:940 -946. Available at: http://www.amjbot.org/content/85/7/940.short.
. Landscape patterns in soil-water relations and primary production in tallgrass prairie. Ecology. 1993;74:549 -560. doi:10.2307/1939315.
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