@article {KNZ00286, title = {House mice (Mus musculus) in natural and disturbed habitats in Kansas}, journal = {Journal of Mammalogy}, volume = {71}, year = {1990}, pages = {428 -432}, abstract = {

The relative density of house mice (Mus musculus was less than 0.05 individuals/trapline (20 stations with 15 m between stations) in mixed-grass prairie, planted grasslands, woodlands, and crop fields in north-central Kansas and in tallgrass prairie and woodlands in eastern Kansas. The only exception was in crop-field fencerows in north-central Kansas (0.29 individuals/trapline). Percent abundance of Mus in the rodent assemblage also was low (less than 0.5\% of all rodents) in grasslands, woodlands, mowed hayfields, and roadside ditches, but not in crop fields (2.6\% for a mixture of types of crop fields) or crop-field fencerows (4.1\%). Percent abundance varied significantly (P less than 0.05) among different types of crop fields with the highest values in alfalfa fields and lowest values in wheat fields. Our observations suggest that Mus is seldom, if ever, common in grasslands and woodlands, and only infrequently common in crop fields such as sorghum fields with bales containing grain during winter

}, keywords = {LTER-KNZ, tallgrass prairie}, doi = {10.2307/1381956}, author = {D.W. Kaufman and Kaufman, G.A.} } @article {KNZ0096, title = {Habitat selection by small mammals of the tallgrass prairie: experimental patch choice}, journal = {The Prairie Naturalist}, volume = {17}, year = {1985}, pages = {65 -70}, abstract = {

Small mammals were sampled in 44 experimental burn plots on Konza Prairie Research Natural Area (NPRNA). These plots included burned and unburned upland and burned and unburned lowland tall-grass prairie. Peromyscus maniculatus was most common in burned upland, Reithrodontomys megalotis in unburned lowland, and Sigmodon hispidus in lowland with no response to fire treatment. Experimental patch choice was similar to habitat selection documented by earlier work on large watershed units on KPRNA

}, keywords = {LTER-KNZ, tallgrass prairie}, author = {Peterson, S.K. and Kaufman, G.A. and D.W. Kaufman} } @article {KNZ0082, title = {Herpetofauna of the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, Kansas}, journal = {The Prairie Naturalist}, volume = {17}, year = {1985}, pages = {101 -112}, abstract = {

Herpetofauna of the Konza prairie Research Natural Area (KPRNA), a tall-grass prairie research site in the Flint Hills of eastern Kansas, was sampled in terrestrial and aquatic habitats to compile a species list as well as to gather information on habitat distribution of individual species. Twenty-nine species, including 1 salamander, 8 frogs and toads, 3 turtles, 4 lizards, and 13 snakes were recorded from terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Three types of limestone outcrops were sampled intensively by trapping, searching under rocks and logs and capturing or recording animals seen while walking the outcrops. Data from these outcrops demonstrated differences in species richness and relative density of herpetiles with 7 species and 15 individuals recorded for a grass-dominated outcrop, 9 species and 49 individuals for a shrub- dominated outcrop, and 11 species and 50 individuals for a tree-dominated outcrop (sampling effort at the three sites was the same). Habitat distribution is described for species found on KPRNA using habitat records from captures and sightings. Finally, for species not found but possibly present (based on their distribution in Kansas, Collins 1982), the likelihood of occurrence on KPRNA is discussed

}, keywords = {LTER-KNZ, tallgrass prairie}, author = {Heinrich, M.L. and D.W. Kaufman} }