Konza LTER Publications
The effect of experimental warming and precipitation change on proteolytic enzyme activity: positive feedbacks to nitrogen availability are not universal. Global Change Biology. 2012;18:2617 -2625. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02685.x.
The effect of precipitation events on inorganic carbon in soil and shallow groundwater, Konza Prairie LTER Site, NE Kansas, USA. Applied Geochemistry. 2012;27:2356 -2369. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.07.008.
. Effects of fire, grazing and topographic variation on vegetation structure in tallgrass prairie. Journal of Vegetation Science. 2012;23:563 -575. doi:10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01369.x.
. Effects of foundation species genotypic diversity on subordinate species richness in an assembling community. Oikos. 2012;121:496 -507. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19447.x.
. Effects of rangeland management on the site occupancy dynamics of prairie-chickens in a protected prairie preserve. Journal of Wildlife Management. 2012;76:38 -47. doi:10.1002/jwmg.237.
. The expansion of woody riparian vegetation, and subsequent stream restoration, influences the metabolism of prairie streams. Freshwater Biology. 2012;57:1138 -1150. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2427.2012.02778.x.
. Flowering phenology as a functional trait in a tallgrass prairie. New Phytologist. 2012;193:673 -682. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03953.x.
. Genetic diversity of Andropogon gerardii: Impacts of altered precipitation patterns on a dominant species. 2012;PhD Dissertation:1 -258. Available at: http://search.proquest.com/docview/1272028956.
. Growth and survival during drought: The link between hydraulic architecture and drought tolerance in grasses. 2012;PhD Dissertation:1 -1117. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/13803.
. High levels of relatedness between Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) nestmates in a heavily parasitized host community. The Auk. 2012;129:623 -631. doi:10.1525/auk.2012.11236.
. High richness and dense seeding enhance grassland restoration establishment, but have little effect on drought response. Ecological Applications. 2012;22:1308 -1319. doi:10.1890/11-1970.1.
. Higher-order bud production increases tillering capacity in the perennial caespitose grass Scribner's Panicum (Dichanthelium oligosanthes). Botany. 2012;90:884 -890. doi:10.1139/b2012-043.
. Hispid pocket mice in tallgrass prairie: abundance, seasonal activity, habitat association, and individual attributes. Western North American Naturalist. 2012;72:377 -392. doi:10.3398/064.072.0312.
. Incorporating clonal growth form clarifies the role of plant height in response to nitrogen addition. Oecologia. 2012;169:1053 -1062. doi:10.1007/s00442-012-2264-5.
Influences of local adaptation and genome size on Panicum virgatum (switchgrass) responses to variable precipitation timing. 2012;MS Thesis.
. Insect herbivore outbreaks views through a physiological framework: insights from Orthoptera. In: Insect Outbreaks Revisited. Insect Outbreaks Revisited. Academic Press, San Diego; 2012. Available at: http://behmerlab.tamu.edu/Resources/Behmer%20%26%20Joern%20(IOR-2012).pdf.
. Interspecific variation in bud banks and flowering effort among semi-arid African savanna grasses. South African Journal of Botany. 2012;83:127 -133. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2012.08.010.
. Invasion of an intact plant community: the role of population vs. community level diversity. Oecologia. 2012;168:1091 -1102. doi:10.1007/s00442-011-2157-z.
. The invasive Lespedeza cuneata attracts more insect pollinators than native congeners in tallgrass prairie with variable impacts. Biological Invasions. 2012;14:1045 -1059. doi:10.1007/s10530-011-0138-0.
. 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.
. An iPhone application of Konza Prairie LTER. 2012;MS Thesis:1 -47. Available at: http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/13960.
. Long-term ecological research in a human-dominated world. BioScience. 2012;62:342 -353. doi:10.1525/bio.2012.62.4.6.
Maternal allocation and offspring characteristics in Bison. Ecological Applications. 2012;22:1628 -1639. doi:10.1890/11-2181.1.
. Measuring genetic diversity in ecological studies. Plant Ecology. 2012;213:1105 -1115. doi:10.1007/s11258-012-0069-6.
. Mechanisms driving woody encroachment in the tallgrass prairie: an analysis of fire behavior and physiological integration. 2012;MS Thesis:1 -72. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/14197.
. Multiple factors limit use of local sites by Elliot's short-tailed shrews (Blarina hylophaga) in tallgrass prairie. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 2012;90:210 -221. doi:10.1139/z11-128.
. A mycorrhizal community is unresponsive to simulated future precipitation variability. 2012;MS Thesis.
. Past, present, and future roles of long-term experiments in the LTER Network. Bioscience. 2012;62:377 -389. doi:10.1525/bio.2012.62.4.9.
Phylogenetics of Morus (Moraceae) inferred from ITS and trnL-trnF sequence data. Systematic Botany. 2012;37:442 -450. doi:https://doi.org/10.1600/036364412X635485.
. Plant and soil responses to high and low diversity grassland restoration practices. Environmental Management. 2012;49:412 -424. doi:10.1007/s00267-011-9787-0.
. Predator-prey interactions in a grassland food chain vary with temperature and food quality. Oikos. 2012;122:977 -986. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20419.x.
. 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.
. Recovery of native plant community characteristics on a chronosequence of restored prairies seeded into pastures in West-Central Iowa. Restoration Ecology. 2012;20:170 -179. doi:10.1111/j.1526-100X.2010.00760.x.
. Response of regional sources of tallgrass prairie species to variation in climate and soil microbial communities. 2012;MS Thesis. Available at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/922/.
. The role of precipitation variability on the ecohydrology of grasslands. Ecohydrology. 2012;5:337 -345. doi:10.1002/eco.224.
. The roles of shifting and filtering in generating community-level flowering phenology. Ecography. 2012;35:1033 -1038. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0587.2012.07625.x.
. Root characteristics of C-4 grasses limit reliance on deep soil water in tallgrass prairie. Plant and Soil. 2012;355:385 -394. doi:10.1007/s11104-011-1112-4.
. Seed source affects establishment and survival for three grassland species sown into reciprocal common gardens. Ecosphere. 2012;3:102 -. doi:10.1890/ES12-00223.1.
. Sensitivity of mean annual primary production to precipitation. Global Change Biology. 2012;18:2246 -2255. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02687.x.
. Septate endophyte colonization and host responses of grasses and forbs native to a tallgrass prairie. Mycorrhiza. 2012;22:109 -119. doi:10.1007/s00572-011-0386-y.
. Several grassland soil nematodes species are insensitive to RNA-mediated interference. Journal of Nematology. 2012;44:92 -101. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3593264/.
. Stability of tallgrass prairie during a 19-year increase in growing season precipitation. Functional Ecology. 2012;26(6):1450 - 1459. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01995.x.
Surprises and insights from long-term aquatic datasets and experiments. BioScience. 2012;62:709 -721. doi:10.1525/bio.2012.62.8.4.
Temporal scales of tropospheric CO2, precipitation, and ecosystem responses in the central Great Plains. Remote Sensing of Environment. 2012;127:316 - 328. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2012.09.012.
. A test of two mechanisms proposed to optimize grassland aboveground primary productivity in response to grazing. Journal of Plant Ecology. 2012;5:357 -365. doi:10.1093/jpe/rts020.
The timing of climate variability and grassland productivity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2012;109:3401 -3405. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20400.x.
. Tracking C and N flows through microbial biomass with increased soil moisture variability. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 2012;49:11 -22. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.01.030.
. Variable effects of dipteran parasitoids and management treatment on grasshopper fecundity in a tallgrass prairie. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 2012;102:123 -130. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007485311000472.
. Woody encroachment decreases diversity across North American grasslands and savannas. Ecology. 2012;93:697 -703. doi:10.1890/11-1199.1.
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