Konza LTER Publications
Effects of vegetation rooting characteristics on carbonate weathering and critical zone evolution. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. In Press.
. Intra-canopy leaf trait variation facilitates high leaf area index and compensatory growth in a clonal woody-encroaching shrub. Tree Physiology. In Press. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpac078.
. Microbial dispersal, including bison dung vectored dispersal, increases soil microbial diversity in a grassland ecosystem. Frontiers in Microbiology. In Press. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.825193.
. N and P constrain C in ecosystems under climate change: role of nutrient redistribution, accumulation, and stoichiometry. Ecological Applications. In Press.
Prairie stream metabolism recovery varies based on antecedent hydrology across a stream network after a bank‐full flood. Limnology and Oceanography. In Press. doi:10.1002/lno.12182.
. Precipitation, Not Land Use, Primarily Determines the Composition of Both Plant and Phyllosphere Fungal Communities. Frontiers in Fungal Biology. In Press. doi:10.3389/ffunb.2022.805225.
Reciprocal transplant gardens as gold standard to detect local adaptation in grassland species: New opportunities moving into the 21st century. Journal of Ecology. In Press. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.13695.
Reintroducing bison results in long running and resilient increases in grassland diversity. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. In Press.
Repeated extreme droughts decrease root production, but not the potential for post‐drought recovery of root production, in a mesic grassland. Oikos. In Press. doi:10.1111/oik.08899.
. What drives grassland ecosystem multifunctionality: Grazing pressure or plant community parameters?. Functional Ecology. In Press.
Age-specific patterns of occurrence, density, and growth of two cyprinid fishes in headwater prairie streams. Southwestern Naturalist. 2022;65(3-4):205-215 . doi:10.1894/0038-4909-65.3-4.205.
. Ancient grasslands guide ambitious goals in grassland restoration. Science. 2022;377(6606):594 - 598. doi:10.1126/science.abo4605.
. Assessing transport and retention of nitrate and other materials through the riparian zone and stream channel with simulated precipitation. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 2022;13(3):757 - 766. doi:10.1111/mee3.v13.310.1111/2041-210X.13791.
. Biogeography of root-associated fungi in foundation grasses of North American plains. Biogeography. 2022;49(1):22-37. doi:10.1111/jbi.14260.
Climate change in grassland ecosystems: current impacts and potential actions for a sustainable future. In: CLIMATE ACTIONS - LOCAL APPLICATIONS AND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS. 1st ed. CLIMATE ACTIONS - LOCAL APPLICATIONS AND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS. CRC; 2022:36.
. Climate legacies and restoration history as drivers of tallgrass prairie carbon and nitrogen cycling. Department of Biology. 2022;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/42101.
. Climate legacies determine grassland responses to future rainfall regimes. Global Change Biology. 2022;28(8):2639-2656. doi:10.1111/gcb.16084.
. Climate variability supersedes grazing to determine the anatomy and physiology of a dominant grassland species. Oecologia. 2022;198:345–355. doi:10.1007/s00442-022-05106-x.
. Drought impacts on the microbiome in grasslands across the great plains: a story of legacy effects, resistance, and resilience. 2022;PhD Dissertation.
. Embracing the dynamic nature of soil structure: A paradigm illuminating the role of life in critical zones of the Anthropocene. Earth-Science Reviews. 2022;225(91):103873. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103873.
How and why grasshopper community maturation rates are slowing on a North American tall grass prairie. Biology Letters. 2022;18(1). doi:10.1098/rsbl.2021.0510.
. Impacts of riparian and non-riparian woody encroachment on tallgrass prairie ecohydrology. Ecosystems. 2022. doi:10.1007/s10021-022-00756-7.
Kernel weight contribution to yield genetic gain of maize: a global review and US case studies. . Journal of Experimental Botany. 2022;73(11):3597 - 3609. doi:10.1093/jxb/erac103.
. Limited legacy effects of extreme multiyear drought on carbon and nitrogen cycling in a mesic grassland. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. 2022;10(1):000093. doi:10.1525/elementa.2021.000093.
. Nutrients and herbivores impact grassland stability across spatial scales through different pathways. Global Change Biology. 2022;28(8):2678-2688. doi:10.1111/gcb.16086.
Poor relationships between NEON Airborne Observation Platform data and field‐based vegetation traits at a mesic grassland. Ecology. 2022;103(2):e03590. doi:10.1002/ecy.v103.210.1002/ecy.3590.
Post-silking 15N labelling reveals an enhanced nitrogen allocation to leaves in modern maize (Zea mays) genotypes. Journal of Plant Physiology. 2022;268:153577. doi:10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153577.
. Precipitation effects on nematode diversity and carbon footprint across grasslands. Global Change Biology. 2022;28(6):2124-2132. doi:10.1111/gcb.16055.
Predation, parasitism, and drought counteract the benefits of patch-burn grazing for the reproductive success of grassland songbirds. Ornithological Applications. 2022;124:1–22. doi:10.1093/ornithapp/duab066.
Root traits reveal safety and efficiency differences in grasses and shrubs exposed to different fire regimes. Functional Ecology. 2022;36(2):368 - 379. doi:10.1111/fec.v36.210.1111/1365-2435.13972.
. Shifting seasonal patterns of water availability: ecosystem responses to an unappreciated dimension of climate change. New Phytologist. 2022;233(1):119-125. doi:10.1111/nph.17728.
. Soil N enrichment mediates carbon allocation through respiration in a dominant grass during drought. Functional Ecology. 2022;36(5):1204 - 1215. doi:10.1111/fec.v36.510.1111/1365-2435.14033.
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.
. Anatomical constraints on grass physiological responses depend on water availability. Department of Biology. 2021;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/41354.
. Assessing linkages between small impoundments and long-term trajectories of prairie stream fish assemblages. The American Midland Naturalist. 2021;185(2):187 - 200. doi:10.1674/0003-0031-185.2.187.
. Consumer roles of small mammals within fragmented native tallgrass prairie. Ecosphere. 2021;12(3):e03441. doi:10.1002/ecs2.3441.
. Cultural conformity and persistence in Dickcissel song are higher in locations in which males show high site fidelity. Ornithology. 2021;139(1):1-17. doi:10.1093/ornithology/ukab061.
Deconstructing precipitation variability: rainfall event size and timing uniquely alter ecosystem dynamics. Journal of Ecology. 2021;109(9):3356-3369. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.13724.
. Deepening roots can enhance carbonate weathering by amplifying CO2-rich recharge. Biogeosciences. 2021;18:55-75. doi:10.5194/bg-18-55-2021.
. Defining codominance in plant communities. New Phytologist. 2021;230(5):1716-1730. doi:10.1111/nph.17253.
. Determinants of community compositional change are equally affected by global change. . Ecology Letters. 2021;24(9):1892-1904. doi:10.1111/ele.13824.
Differential resilience of soil microbes and ecosystem functions following cessation of long-term fertilization. Ecosystems. 2021;24:2042–2060. doi:10.1007/s10021-021-00633-9.
. Direct and indirect drivers of grassland bird population declines and settlement decisions over broad spatial and temporal scales. Department of Biology. 2021;MS Thesis. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/41480.
. Disentangling effects of predators and landscape factors as drivers of stream fish community structure. Freshwater Biology. 2021;66(4):656 - 668. doi:10.1111/fwb.13668.
. Do fine‐scale experiments underestimate predator consumption rates?. Journal of Animal Ecology. 2021;90(10):2391 - 2403. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13549.
. Is a drought a drought in grasslands? Productivity responses to different types of drought. Oecologia. 2021.
Effects of compounded precipitation pattern intensification and drought occur belowground in a mesic grassland. Ecosystems. 2021. doi:10.1007/s10021-021-00714-9.
. Experimental drought re‐ordered assemblages of root‐associated fungi across North American grasslands. Journal of Ecology. 2021;109(2):776 - 792. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.13505.
Fate of CO2 in tallgrass prairie watershed underlain by merokarst bedrock, Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA. Department of Geology. 2021;MS Thesis. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/41486.
. Fire and browsing interact to alter intra-clonal stem dynamics of an encroaching shrub in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia. 2021;196(43):1039 - 1048. doi:10.1007/s00442-021-04980-1.
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