Konza LTER Publications
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The use of pasture reflectance characteristics and arbuscular mycorrhizal root colonization to predict pasture characteristics of tallgrass prairie grazed by cattle and bison. Grass and Forage Science. 2006;61:32 -41. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2494.2006.00505.x.
Trichoderma biofertilizer links to altered soil chemistry, altered microbial communities, and improved grassland biomass. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2018;9:848. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.00848.
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. Small vegetation gaps increase reseeded yellow-flowered alfalfa performance and production in native grasslands. Basic and Applied Ecology. 2017;24:41 - 52. doi:10.1016/j.baae.2017.08.002.
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. The role of mycorrhizas in plant community structure and dynamics: lessons from grasslands. Plant and Soil. 2002;244:319 -331. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-1284-2_31.
. Rhus glabra response to season and intensity of fire in tallgrass prairie. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 2011;20:709 -720. doi:10.1071/WF09127.
. Restoration ecology: introduction in a “timely” manner. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 2014;95:274 -280. doi:10.1890/0012-9623-95.3.274.
. Resource limitation is a driver of local adaptation in mycorrhizal symbioses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2010;107:2093 -2098. doi:10.1073/pnas.0906710107.
. Relationships of soil fertility to suppression of the growth response of mycorrhizal big bluestem in nonsterile soil. New Phytologist. 1988;109:473 -482. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1988.tb03723.x.
. Relationships of mycorrhizal symbiosis, rooting strategy and phenology among tallgrass prairie forbs. Canadian Journal of Botany. 1992;70:1521 -1528. doi:10.1139/b92-191.
. Relationship of native and introduced mycorrhizal fungi to mycorrhizal dependence of Andropogon gerardii and Koeleria pyranidata. Mycologia. 1990;82:779 -782. doi:10.2307/3760166.
. Relationship between mycorrhizal dependence and competitive ability of two tallgrass prairie grasses. Canadian Journal of Botany. 1989;67:2608 -2615. doi:10.1139/b89-337.
. Predicting plant responses to mycorrhizae: integrating evolutionary history and plant traits. Ecology Letters. 2012;15:689 -695. doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01786.x.
Plant–microbial interactions facilitate grassland species coexistence at the community level. Oikos. 2020;129(4):533-543. doi:10.1111/oik.06609.
Plant functional group influences arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal abundance and hyphal contribution to soil CO2 efflux in temperate grasslands. Plant and Soil. 2018;432(1-1):157-170. doi:10.1007/s11104-018-3789-0.
. Physical and topological assessment of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus on root architecture of big bluestem. New Phytologist. 1988;110:85 -96. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1988.tb00240.x.
. Phosphorus and mowing improve native alfalfa establishment, facilitating restoration of grassland productivity and diversity. Land Degradation & Development. 2019;30(6):647 - 657. doi:10.1002/ldr.v30.610.1002/ldr.3251.
. Patterns of diversity and adaptation in Glomeromycota from three prairie grasslands. Molecular Ecology. 2013;22:2573 -2587. doi:10.1111/mec.12268.
Mysterious mycorrhizae? A field trip and classroom experiment to demystify the symbioses formed between plants and fungi. American Biology Teacher. 2009;71:424 -429. Available at: https://ecommons.luc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=ies_facpubs.
. Mycorrhizal-mediated phosphorus transfer between tallgrass prairie plants Sorghastrum nutans and Artemisia ludoviciana. Functional Ecology. 2006;20:427 -435. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01134.x.
. Mycorrhizal symbiosis in the tallgrass prairie: above- and belowground linkages. 2003;PhD Dissertation:1 -211.
. Mycorrhizal symbiosis and insect herbivory in tallgrass prairie microcosms. Ecology Letters. 2005;81:61 -69.
Mycorrhizal symbioses influence the trophic structure of the Serengeti. . Journal of Ecology. 2018;106(2):536 - 546. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12916.
. Mycorrhizal suppression alters plant productivity and forb establishment in a grass-dominated prairie restoration. Plant Ecology. 2011;212:1675 -1685. doi:10.1007/s11258-011-9940-0.
. Mycorrhizal phenotypes and the law of the minimum. New Phytologist. 2015;205:1473 -1484. doi:10.1111/nph.13172.
. Mycorrhizal fungi affect root stele tissue in grasses. Canadian Journal of Botany. 1997;75:1778 -1784. doi:10.1139/b97-892.
. Mycorrhizal dependence of Andropogon gerardii and Schizachyrium scoparium in two prairie soils. American Midland Naturalist. 1994;132:366 -376. doi:10.2307/2426592.
. Mycorrhizal dependence and growth habit of warm-season and cool-season tallgrass prairie plants. Canadian Journal of Botany. 1988;66:1376 -1380. doi:10.1139/b88-193.
. Mycorrhizal activity in warm-and cool-season grasses: variation in nutrient uptake strategies. Canadian Journal of Botany. 1994;72:1002 -1008. doi:10.1139/b94-126.
. Mycorrhizae influence plant community structure and diversity in tallgrass prairie. Ecology. 1999;80:1187 -1195. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[1187:MIPCSA]2.0.CO;2.
Long-term effects of grazing and topography on extra-radical hyphae of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in semi-arid grasslands. Mycorrhiza. 2018;28(2):117 - 127. doi:10.1007/s00572-017-0812-x.
. Invasive warm-season grasses reduce mycorrhizal root colonization and biomass production of native prairie grasses. Mycorrhiza. 2012;22:327 -336. doi:10.1007/s00572-011-0407-x.
. Interspecific variation in plant responses to mycorrhizal colonization in prairie grasses and forbs. American Journal of Botany. 1998;85:1732 -1738.
. Interactive effects of burn regime and bison activity on tallgrass prairie vegetation. American Midland Naturalist. 2004;152:237 -247.
. Interacting influence of mycorrhizal symbiosis and competition on plant diversity in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia. 1999;121:574 -582. doi:10.1007/s004420050964.
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. The influence of mycorrhizae on big bluestem rhizome regrowth and clipping tolerance. Journal of Range Management. 1990;43:286 -290. doi:10.2307/3898918.
. Host plant species effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia. 2000;122:435 -444. doi:10.1007/s004420050050.
Following legume establishment, microbial and chemical associations facilitate improved productivity in degraded grasslands. Plant and Soil. 2019;443:273 - 292. doi:10.1007/s11104-019-04169-9.
. Fire effects on mycorrhizal symbiosis and root system architecture in southern African savanna grasses. African Journal of Ecology. 2004;42:1 -10. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2028.2004.00533.x.
. Experimental evidence that invasive grasses use allelopathic biochemicals as a potential mechanism for invasion: Chemical warfare in nature. Plant and Soil. 2014;385:165 -179. doi:10.1007/s11104-014-2209-3.