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2017
O’Keefe K, Nippert JB. An assessment of diurnal water uptake in a mesic prairie: evidence for hydraulic lift?. Oecologia. 2017;183(4):963–975. doi:10.1007/s00442-017-3827-2.
Ratajczak Z, D’Odorico PD, Nippert JB, Collins SL, Brunsell N, Ravi S. Changes in spatial variance during a grassland to shrubland state transition. Journal Ecology. 2017;105(3):750-760. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12696.
O’Keefe K, Nippert JB. Grazing by bison is a stronger driver of plant ecohydrology in tallgrass prairie than fire history. Plant and Soil. 2017;411(1):423-436. doi:10.1007/s11104-016-3048-1.
Ratajczak Z, D'Odorico P, Collins SL, Bestelmeyer BT, Isbell FL, Nippert JB. The interactive effects of press/pulse intensity and duration on regime shifts at multiple scales. Ecological Monographs. 2017;87(2):198-218. doi:10.1002/ecm.1249.
Bachle S. Physiological and morphological responses of grass species to drought. Department of Biology. 2017;MS Thesis. Available at: http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/36188.
2018
Vero SE, Macpherson GL, Sullivan PL, et al. Developing a conceptual framework of landscape and hydrology on tallgrass prairie: A critical zone approach. Vadose Zone Journal. 2018;17(1):1 - 11. doi:10.2136/vzj2017.03.0069.
O'Keefe K, Nippert JB. Drivers of nocturnal water flux in a tallgrass prairie. Sala A. Functional Ecology. 2018;32(5):1155-1167. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.13072.
Bachle S, Griffith DM, Nippert JB. Intraspecific trait variability in Andropogon gerardii, a dominant grass species in the US Great Plains. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2018. doi:10.3389/fevo.2018.00217.
Bachle S, Nippert JB. Physiological and anatomical trait variability of dominant C4 grasses. Acta Oecologica. 2018;93:14 - 20. doi:10.1016/j.actao.2018.10.007.
2019
O'Connor R. Drivers, mechanisms, and thresholds of wood encroachment in mesic grasslands. Department of Biology. 2019;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/40021.
Santos M, Santos E, Wagner-Riddle C, et al. Evaluating a Lagrangian inverse model for inferring isotope CO2 exchange in plant canopies. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 2019;276-277:107651. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107651.
2020
O'Keefe K, Bell DM, McCulloh KA, Nippert JB. Bridging the flux gap: Sap flow measurements reveal species‐specific patterns of water use in a tallgrass prairie. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2020;125(2):e2019JG005446. doi:10.1029/2019JG005446.
O’Connor RC, Taylor JH, Nippert JB. Browsing and fire decreases dominance of a resprouting shrub in woody encroached grassland. Ecology. 2020;101(2):e02935. doi:10.1002/ecy.2935.
2021
Bachle S. 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.
Wedel ER, O’Keefe K, Nippert JB, Hoch B, O’Connor RC. Spatio-temporal differences in leaf physiology are associated with fire, not drought, in a clonally integrated shrub. Mitchell P. AoB PLANTS. 2021;13(4):plab037. doi:10.1093/aobpla/plab037.
Zaricor ML. A study of grass structure and function in response to drought and grazing. Department of Biology. 2021;MS Thesis. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/41514.
2022
Nippert JB, Keen RM, Bachle S, Wedel ER, Groskinsky B. 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.
Tooley EG, Nippert JB, Bachle S, Keen RM. Intra-canopy leaf trait variation facilitates high leaf area index and compensatory growth in a clonal woody-encroaching shrub. Tree Physiology. 2022;42(11):2186–2202. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpac078.
Fernández JA, Messina CD, Salinas A, Prasad PVVara, Nippert JB, Ciampitti IA. Kernel weight contribution to yield genetic gain of maize: a global review and US case studies. Dreisigacker S. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2022;73(11):3597 - 3609. doi:10.1093/jxb/erac103.
Rastetter EB, Kwiakowski BL, Kicklighter DW, et al. N and P constrain C in ecosystems under climate change: role of nutrient redistribution, accumulation, and stoichiometry. Ecological Applications. 2022;32(8):e2684. doi:10.1002/eap.2684.
Pau S, Nippert JB, Slapikas R, et al. 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.
Fernandez JA, Nippert JB, Prasad PVVara, Messina CD, Ciampitti IA. 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.
Ratajczak Z, Collins SL, Blair JM, et al. Reintroducing bison results in long-running and resilient increases in grassland diversity. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 2022;119(36):e2210433119. doi:10.1073/pnas.2210433119.
O'Keefe K, Bachle S, Keen R, E. Tooley G, Nippert JB. 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.
Tooley EG. 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.
2023
Keen RM, Nippert JB, Sullivan PL, et al. Impacts of riparian and non-riparian woody encroachment on tallgrass prairie ecohydrology. Ecosystems. 2023;26(2):290-301. doi:10.1007/s10021-022-00756-7.
Nippert JB, McCulloh K, Wilcox K, O'Keefe K, Keen R, Chen A. Using root and soil traits to forecast woody encroachment dynamics in mesic grassland.; 2023. doi:10.2172/2248061.
2024
Keen RM, Bachle S, Bartmess M, Nippert JB. Combined effects of fire and drought are not sufficient to slow shrub encroachment in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia. 2024;204:727 - 742. doi:10.1007/s00442-024-05526-x.
O’Keefe K, Nippert JB, Keen RM, McCulloh KA. Contrasting shrub and grass hydraulic responses to experimental drought. Oecologia. 2024;204:931 - 941. doi:10.1007/s00442-024-05543-w.
Tooley EG, Nippert JB, Ratajczak Z. Evaluating methods for measuring the leaf area index of encroaching shrubs in grasslands: From leaves to optical methods, 3-D scanning, and airborne observation. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 2024;349. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.109964.
Wedel ER, Nippert JB, O'Connor RC, Nkuna P, Swemmer AM. Repeated clearing as a mechanism for savanna recovery following bush encroachment. Journal of Applied Ecology. 2024;61(7):1520-1530. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.14666.
Keen RM, Helliker BR, McCulloh KA, Nippert JB. Save or spend? Diverging water‐use strategies of grasses and encroaching clonal shrubs. Journal of Ecology. 2024;112(4):870-885. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.14276.
Keen RM, Sadayappan K, Jarecke KM, et al. Unexpected hydrologic response to ecosystem state change in tallgrass prairie. Journal of Hydrology. 2024;643:131937. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131937.

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