Konza Prairie News
'Shrew'-d advice: Study of Arctic shrews, parasites indicates how climate change may affect ecosystems and communities |
Andrew Hope, Kansas State University research assistant professor in the Division of Biology, and his colleagues across the U.S. have published "Shrews and Their Parasites: Small Species Indicate Big Changes" in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2016 Arctic Report Card. The study indicates an expansion in the range of the forest-dwelling masked shrew in Alaska, while the range... |
Alice Boyle tracks grasshopper sparrows |
Alice Boyle, assistant professor of biology, is studying the movements of grasshopper sparrows, songbirds that weigh only about 17 grams and nest on the ground in Flint Hills tallgrass prairies as well as other grassland areas in the United States. |
K-State biologist to discuss challenges for maintaining tallgrass prairie ecosystems |
John Briggs, professor of biology and director of the Konza Prairie Biological Station, will give a public lecture at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in 328 Waters Hall. Briggs will present some of the threats causing large-scale transformation of tallgrass prairie grasslands to savanna-like ecosystems. |
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LTER VII Proposal available online |
LTER VII (2014-2020) proposal is available online, we are currently addressing new research themes and questions in LTER VII. |