Konza LTER Publications
Bud production and dynamics of flowering and vegetative tillers of the perennial grass Andropogon gerardii (Poaceae): the role of developmental constraints. American Journal of Botany. 2011;98:1293 -1298. doi:10.3732/ajb.1000264.
. Changes in variability of soil moisture alter microbial community C and N resource use. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2011;43(9):1837 - 1847. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.04.020.
. Complexity in climate change impacts: An analytical framework for effects mediated by plant disease. Plant Pathology. 2011;60:15 -30. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3059.2010.02409.x.
Cross-stream comparison of substrate-specific denitrification potential. Biogeochemistry. 2011;104:381 -392. doi:10.1007/s10533-010-9512-8.
Demography of female Greater Prairie-Chickens in unfragmented grasslands in Kansas. Avian Conservation and Ecology-Ecologie et Conservation des Oiseaux. 2011;6. doi:10.5751/ACE-00429-060102.
. Design and effectiveness of a novel trap for capturing nesting songbirds. Journal of Field Ornithology. 2011;82:425 -429. doi:10.1111/j.1557-9263.2011.00346.x.
. Differential responses to defoliation frequency in Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) in tallgrass prairie: Implications for herbivory tolerance and avoidance. Plant Ecology. 2011;212:1275 -1285. doi:10.1007/s11258-011-9904-4.
. Direct and indirect effects of central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum) on mesocosm recovery following a flood: can macroconsumers affect denitrification?. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 2011;30:840 -852. doi:10.1899/10-169.1.
. Dynamic influences of nutrients and grazing fish on periphyton during recovery from flood. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 2011;30:331 -345. doi:10.1899/10-039.1.
. The effect of environmental harshness on neurogenesis: a large-scale comparison. Developmental Neurobiology. 2011;71:246 -252. doi:10.1002/dneu.20847.
. Explaining temporal variation in above-ground productivity in a mesic grassland: the role of climate and flowering. Journal of Ecology. 2011;99:1250 -1262. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01844.x.
Fire resistance of tree species explains gallery forest community composition. Forest Ecology and Management. 2011;261:1530 -1538. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2011.01.044.
. From precipitation to groundwater baseflow in a native prairie ecosystem: a regional study of the Konza LTER in the Flint Hills of Kansas, USA. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 2011;15:3181 -3194. doi:10.5194/hess-15-3181-2011.
. Functional consequences of climate-change induced plant species loss in a tallgrass prairie. Oecologia. 2011;165:1109 -1117. doi:10.1007/s00442-011-1938-8.
Genetic parentage and local population structure in the socially monogamous Upland Sandpiper. Condor. 2011;113:119 -128. doi:10.1525/cond.2011.100100.
. Genomic and resistance gene homolog diversity of the dominant tallgrass prairie species across the U.S. Great Plains precipitation gradient. PLoS ONE. 2011;6:e17641. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017641.
Grasshopper fecundity responses to grazing and fire in a tallgrass prairie. Environmental Entomology. 2011;40:979 -988. doi:10.1603/EN10146.
. Hierarchical modeling of lek habitats of Greater Prairie-Chickens. Studies in Avian Biology. 2011;39:21 -32. Available at: https://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/documents/R2ES/LitCited/LPC_2012/Gregory_et_al_2011.pdf.
. Historical processes and landscape context influence genetic structure in peripheral populations of the collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris). Landscape Ecology. 2011;26:1125 -1136. doi:10.1007/s10980-011-9631-1.
. Human-mediated selection on life-history traits of Greater Prairie-Chickens. Studies in Avian Biology. 2011;39:255 -266. Available at: https://alaska.usgs.gov/science/biology/landbirds/pdfs/McNew_etal_2011_sab2.pdf.
. An integrated conceptual framework for long-term social-ecological research. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2011;9:351 -357. doi:10.1890/100068.
Interannual variability of pollen productivity and transport in mid-North America from 1997 to 2009. Aerobiologia. 2011;27:181 -189. doi:10.1007/s10453-010-9186-7.
. Intraspecific Variation in Ecophysiology of Three Dominant Prairie Grasses Used in Restoration: Cultivar Versus Non‐Cultivar Population Sources. Restoration Ecology. 2011;19:43 -52. doi:10.1111/j.1526-100X.2010.00673.x.
. Land fragmentation under rapid urbanization: A cross-site analysis of Southwestern cities. Urban Ecosystems. 2011;14:429 -455. doi:10.1007/s11252-011-0157-8.
Landscape context matters: local habitat and landscape effects on the abundance and patch occupancy of collared lizards in managed grasslands. Landscape Ecology. 2011;26:837 -850. doi:10.1007/s10980-011-9612-4.
. Late Quaternary environmental change inferred from phytoliths and other soil-related proxies: case studies from the central and southern Great Plains. Catena. 2011;85:87 -108. doi:10.1016/j.catena.2010.08.015.
. The least shrew on Konza Prairie Biological Station, Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 2011;114:47 -58. doi:10.1660/062.114.0104.
. Linking plant growth responses across topographic gradients in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia. 2011;166:1131 -1142. doi:10.1007/s00442-011-1948-6.
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.
. Nitrous oxide emission from denitrification in stream and river networks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2011;108:214 -219. doi:10.1073/pnas.1011464108.
Normalization and centering of array-based heterologous genome hybridization based on divergent control probes. BMC Bioinformatics. 2011;12. doi:10.1186/1471-2105-12-183.
. Nutrient loading and grazing by the minnow Phoxinus erythrogaster shift periphyton abundance and stoichiometry in mesocosms. Freshwater Biology. 2011;56:1133 -1146. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02557.x.
. Observation of porcupine in Geary County, Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 2011;114:142 -143. doi:10.1660/062.114.0115.
. Patterns of macroinvertebrate production, trophic structure, and energy flow along a tallgrass prairie stream continuum. Limnology and Oceanography. 2011;56:887 -898. doi:10.4319/lo.2011.56.3.0887.
. Patterns of trait convergence and divergence among native and exotic species in herbaceous plant communities are not modified by nitrogen enrichment. Journal of Ecology. 2011;99:1327 -1338. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01860.x.
Physiological drought tolerance and the structuring of tallgrass assemblages. Ecosphere. 2011;2:48 -. doi:10.1890/ES11-00023.1.
. Population genetic structure and landscape connectivity of the Eastern Yellowbelly Racer (Coluber constrictor flaviventris) in the contiguous tallgrass prairie of northeastern Kansas, USA. Landscape Ecology. 2011;26:281 -294. doi:10.1007/s10980-010-9554-2.
. Positive feedbacks amplify rates of woody encroachment in mesic tallgrass prairie. Ecosphere. 2011;2:121 -. doi:10.1890/ES11-00212.1.
. Potential ecological impacts of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) biofuel cultivation in the Central Great Plains, USA. Biomass and Bioenergy. 2011;35:3415 -3421. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.04.055.
. Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness. Science. 2011;333:1750 -1753. doi:10.1126/science.1204498.
Regional and interspecific variation in Sr, Ca, and Sr/Ca ratios in avian eggshells from the USA. Ecotoxicology. 2011;20:1467 -1475. doi:10.1007/s10646-011-0703-4.
. Relative effects of precipitation variability and warming on tallgrass prairie ecosystem function. Biogeosciences. 2011;8:3053 -3068. doi:10.5194/bg-8-3053-2011.
. Reproductive biology of a southern population of Greater Prairie-Chickens. Studies in Avian Biology. 2011;39:209 -221. Available at: https://alaska.usgs.gov/science/biology/landbirds/pdfs/McNew_etal_2011_sab1.pdf.
. 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.
. Root dynamics of cultivar and non‐cultivar population sources of two dominant grasses during initial establishment of tallgrass prairie. Restoration Ecology. 2011;19:112 -117. doi:10.1111/j.1526-100X.2009.00539.x.
. Soil moisture controls on temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon decomposition for a mesic grassland. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2011;43:455 -457. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.10.011.
. Soil texture affects soil microbial and structural recovery during grassland restoration. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 2011;42:2182 -2191. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.08.014.
. Spatial ecology of eastern yellow-bellied Racer (Coluber constrictor flaviventris) and Great Plains rat snake (Pantherophis emoryi) in a contiguous tallgrass-prairie landscape. Herpetologica. 2011;67:428 -439. doi:10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-10-00076.1.
. Species abundance distributions and richness estimations in fungal metagenomics – lessons learned from community ecology. Molecular Ecology. 2011;20:275 -285. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04948.x.
Testosterone mediates mating success in Greater Prairie-Chickens. Studies in Avian Biology. 2011;39:195 -208.
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