01933nas a2200157   4500008004100000245011900041210006900160300001300229490000700242520139800249100001801647700001801665700001801683700001801701856005601719       2012                        eng d00aMultiple factors limit use of local sites by Elliot's short-tailed shrews (Blarina hylophaga) in tallgrass prairie0 aMultiple factors limit use of local sites by Elliots shorttailed  a210 -2210 v903 a<p>Spatial variation in abundance has been attributed to habitat heterogeneity and patchiness. Our goal in this research was to understand what factors were associated with spatial patterns of habitat use by Elliot&rsquo;s short-tailed shrews (Blarina hylophaga Elliot, 1899) in tallgrass prairie. Our modeling efforts were based on 20 years (1981&ndash;2000) of presence&ndash;absence data for shrews at each of 20 stations (local site) along 14 permanent traplines on Konza Prairie Biological Station, Kansas, USA. A logistic model accurately predicted the presence of short-tailed shrews at a local site. Probability of shrew occurrence decreased as amount of precipitation decreased, slope steepness increased, grazing increased, or burned area within 500 m of a local site increased. However, when amount of precipitation was low, area burned was high, or grazing occurred, shrews were uncommon and responded little to the other variables. Numbers of shrews were negatively related only to numbers of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner, 1845)), a mouse that selects burned and grazed habitats that shrews avoid. Our observations suggest that multiple environmental factors limit use of local sites, whereas competition with other species does not. Our results can inform decisions related to conservation of biodiversity given management practices in this endangered ecosystem.</p>1 aKaufman, G.A.1 aMatlack, R.S.1 aKaufman, D.W.1 aHiggins, J.J.  uhttp://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/z11-12802246nas a2200145   4500008004100000245007200041210006900113300001000182490000800192520159900200100001801799700001801817700001801835856024701853       2008                        eng d00aInfluence of woody vegetation on small mammals in tallgrass prairie0 aInfluence of woody vegetation on small mammals in tallgrass prai  a7 -190 v1603 a<p>We examined response of small mammals to woody invasion of tallgrass prairie in northeastern Kansas by sampling sites that ranged from 0 to 100% in woody cover (i.e., frequently burned prairie to unburned closed-canopy gallery forest; woody coverage mapped from satellite imagery). Abundance and biomass of small mammals initially increased with increasing woody vegetation, but then decreased to their lowest level at 100% woody cover. Richness was greatest (an average of seven species) where woody cover was &le;17% and decreased to one species where woody cover was 100%. Abundance of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) increased as woody cover increased from 0 to 62% cover, but decreased in forested sites (100% cover). Abundance of western harvest mice (Reithrodontomys megalotis) decreased as woody cover increased; they were not recorded in forested sites. Deer mice (P. maniculatus) were present in sites with no to low levels of woody vegetation, but were absent in sites with moderate to high levels of woody cover. The 11 species captured were recorded in sites that had little woody vegetation (&le;17% cover), whereas only seven species were captured at sites where considerable woody vegetation (&ge;28% cover) occurred. Even white-footed mice and eastern woodrats, which are considered woodland forms, decreased in abundance or were absent from forested sites. Overall, the results demonstrate that even relatively small amounts of woody vegetation in prairie landscapes can alter abundance, biomass and species richness and composition of small mammal communities.</p>1 aMatlack, R.S.1 aKaufman, D.W.1 aKaufman, G.A.  uhttps://bioone.org/journals/the-american-midland-naturalist/volume-160/issue-1/0003-0031(2008)160%5b7%3aIOWVOS%5d2.0.CO%3b2/Influence-of-Woody-Vegetation-on-Small-Mammals-in-Tallgrass-Prairie/10.1674/0003-0031(2008)160[7:IOWVOS]2.0.CO;2.short00547nas a2200157   4500008004100000245006900041210006900110300001300179490000800192100001800200700001900218700001900237700001800256700001800274856009700292       2006                        eng d00aUnusual disturbance of small mammal live traps by American crows0 aUnusual disturbance of small mammal live traps by American crows  a242 -2440 v1091 aMatlack, R.S.1 aRehmeier, R.L.1 aMcMillan, B.R.1 aKaufman, D.W.1 aKaufman, G.A.  uhttp://lter.konza.ksu.edu/content/unusual-disturbance-small-mammal-live-traps-american-crows01744nas a2200229   4500008004100000245010900041210006900150300001300219490000700232520093900239653002001178653002201198653003201220653001101252653002001263653002401283653002201307100001801329700001801347700001801365856013101383       2002                        eng d00aLong-term variation in abundance of Elliot's short-tailed shrew (Blarina hylophaga) in tallgrass prairie0 aLongterm variation in abundance of Elliots shorttailed shrew Bla  a280 -2890 v833 aElliot's short-tailed shrews (Blarina hylophaga) were studied in tallgrass prairie at Konza Prairie Biological Station, Kansas. Based on sampling of 14 permanent traplines from autumn 1981 to spring 1999, relative abundance was high in autumn (X̄ = 2.5 ± 0.4 SE shrews/trapline) but very low in spring (<0.1 shrews/trapline). Interannual variability in abundance in autumn was large with a range 0.1–7.0 shrews/trapline. Relative abundance of shrews in autumn was correlated positively with precipitation, soil moisture, and depth of plant litter and correlated negatively with proportion of area burned and maximum temperature. Two variables, precipitation, and amount of litter, accounted for 87% of variation in abundance of shrews in autumn. Ambient moisture and a well-developed litter layer that ameliorates microclimatic extremes appear to be the most important factors influencing abundance of shrews in tallgrass prairie.10aabiotic factors10aBlarina hylophaga10aElliot's short-tailed shrew10akansas10along-term study10apopulation dynamics10atallgrass prairie1 aMatlack, R.S.1 aKaufman, D.W.1 aKaufman, G.A.  uhttp://lter.konza.ksu.edu/content/long-term-variation-abundance-elliots-short-tailed-shrew-blarina-hylophaga-tallgrass-prairie00446nas a2200133   4500008004100000245004300041210004300084260004300127300001000170490002100180653002200201100001800223856007100241       2001                        eng d00aEcology of shrews in tallgrass prairie0 aEcology of shrews in tallgrass prairie  aManhattan, KSbKansas State University  a1 -760 vPhD Dissertation10atallgrass prairie1 aMatlack, R.S.  uhttp://lter.konza.ksu.edu/content/ecology-shrews-tallgrass-prairie00463nas a2200133   4500008004100000245006400041210006300105300001300168490000700181100001800188700001800206700001900224856008600243       2001                        eng d00aFirst record of the cinereus shrew for Riley County, Kansas0 aFirst record of the cinereus shrew for Riley County Kansas  a107 -1080 v331 aMatlack, R.S.1 aKaufman, D.W.1 aCharlton, R.E.  uhttp://lter.konza.ksu.edu/content/first-record-cinereus-shrew-riley-county-kansas01954nas a2200145   4500008004100000245008600041210006900127300001300196490000800209520142900217100001801646700001801664700001801682856010801700       2001                        eng d00aInfluence of grazing by bison and cattle on deer mice in burned tallgrass prairie0 aInfluence of grazing by bison and cattle on deer mice in burned   a361 -3680 v1463 aWe studied the influence of grazing by bison (Bos bison) and by cattle (B. taurus) on deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) in tallgrass prairie at the Konza Prairie Biological Station in 1997 and 1998. Small mammals were sampled by one 10-station trapline in each of four bison-grazed enclosures, four cattle-grazed enclosures and four ungrazed sites. Enclosures were 4.9 ha and the biomass of grazers in each was similar. All sites were burned annually. We sampled small mammals for 4 consecutive nights in spring before fire, in spring after fire and in autumn. Deer mice were the most abundant species (n = 285; 83% of all small mammals) captured in all treatments and in each trapping period. Deer mice were significantly more abundant in bison-grazed and cattle-grazed sites than in ungrazed sites in spring before fire (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively), but were similar in abundance in grazed and ungrazed sites following fire. Abundance of deer mice was significantly higher in bison-grazed sites than in cattle-grazed and ungrazed sites in autumn (P < 0.05 and P < 0.001, respectively). Bison and cattle differ in grazing and nongrazing behaviors (e.g., wallowing by bison) that result in differences in vegetation structure. It is likely that differences in deer mouse abundance between bison-grazed and cattle-grazed treatments were due to differences in vegetation structure caused by the two types of grazers.1 aMatlack, R.S.1 aKaufman, D.W.1 aKaufman, G.A.  uhttp://lter.konza.ksu.edu/content/influence-grazing-bison-and-cattle-deer-mice-burned-tallgrass-prairie00500nas a2200133   4500008004100000245007900041210006900120300001300189490000700202100001900209700001800228700001800246856010200264       1997                        eng d00aMammals of the Konza Prairie: new observations and an updated species list0 aMammals of the Konza Prairie new observations and an updated spe  a263 -2710 v291 aMcMillan, B.R.1 aKaufman, G.A.1 aMatlack, R.S.  uhttp://lter.konza.ksu.edu/content/mammals-konza-prairie-new-observations-and-updated-species-list