Konza LTER Publications
Field experiments have enhanced our understanding of drought impacts on terrestrial ecosystems—But where do we go from here?. Functional Ecology. 2024;38(1):76-97. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.14460.
Variability in leaf optical properties among 26 species from a broad range of habitats. American Journal of Botany. 1998;85:940 -946. Available at: http://www.amjbot.org/content/85/7/940.short.
. Gas exchange dynamics in C3 and C4 grasses: consequences of differences in stomatal conductance. Ecology. 1993;74:113 -123. doi:10.2307/1939506.
. Characterizing differences in precipitation regimes of extreme wet and dry years: Implications for climate change experiments. Global Change Biology. 2015;21:2624 -2633. doi:10.1111/gcb.12888.
Effect of elevated C02 on stomatal density and distribution in a C4 grass and a C3 forb under field conditions. Annals of Botany. 1994;74:595 -599. doi:10.1006/anbo.1994.1159.
. Rainfall variability, carbon cycling and plant species diversity in a mesic grassland. Science. 2002;298:2202 -2205. doi:10.1126/science.1076347.
Influence of plant size on the carbon and water relations of Cucurbita foetidissima HBK. Functional Ecology. 1990;4:789 -797. doi: 10.2307/2389445.
. Postfire water relations, production, and biomass allocation in the shrub, Rhus glabra, in tallgrass prairie. Botanical Gazette. 1986;147:90 -97. doi:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2474813.
. Effect of fire in tallgrass prairie on seed production of Vernonia baldwinii Torr. (Compositae). The Southwestern Naturalist. 1984;29:242 -243.
. Water relations and biomass responses to irrigation across a topographic gradient in tallgrass prairie. . 1994:215 -220. Available at: http://images.library.wisc.edu/EcoNatRes/EFacs/NAPC/NAPC13/reference/econatres.napc13.aknapp.pdf.
. Success of C4 photosynthesis in the field: lessons from communities dominated by C4 plants. In: C4 Plant Biology. C4 Plant Biology. New York: Academic Press; 1999:251 -283.
. Differential sensitivity to regional-scale drought in six central US grasslands. Oecologia. 2015;177:949 -957. doi:10.1007/s00442-015-3233-6.
. Evaluation of the closed-chamber method for estimating methane emissions from aquatic plants. Tellus. 1992;44B:63 -71. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0889.1992.00006.x.
. Elevated CO2 alters dynamic stomatal responses to sunlight in a C4 grass. Plant Cell and Environment. 1994;17:189 -195. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3040.1994.tb00282.x.
. Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie. New York: Oxford University Press; 1998:364 -364.
. An evaluation of beta attenuation for estimating aboveground biomass in a tallgrass prairie. Journal of Range Management. 1985;38:556 -558. doi:10.2307/3899752.
. Patterns and controls of aboveground net primary production in tallgrass prairie. In: Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie. Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie. New York: Oxford University Press; 1998:193 -221.
. Water relations and growth of three grasses during wet and drought years in a tallgrass prairie. Oecologia. 1984;65:35 -43. doi:10.1007/BF00384460.
. 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.
Ecological consequences of the replacement of native grassland by Juniperus virginiana and other woody plants. In: Ecological Studies Vol. 196, Western North American Juniperus communities: A dynamic vegetation type. Ecological Studies Vol. 196, Western North American Juniperus communities: A dynamic vegetation type. Springer-Verlag, NY; 2008:156 -169. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-34003-6_8.
Expansion of gallery forest on Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, Kansas. Landscape Ecology. 1994;9:117 -125. doi:10.1007/BF00124378.
. Effects of introduced largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) on the behavior and persistence of native prey: implications for conservation of the endangered Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka). 2004;MS Thesis:1 -57.
. Habitat use and susceptibility to predation of four prairie stream fishes: implications for conservation of the endangered Topeka shiner. Copeia. 2005:38 -45. doi:10.1643/CE-04-226R1.
. Breeding bird censuses in the Flint Hills of Kansas. American Birds. 1980;34:69 -70.
. Use of artificial perches on burned and unburned tallgrass prairie. The Wilson Bulletin. 1981;93:547 -548.
. Watershed research at Konza-tallgrass prairie. In: Hydraulics and Hydrology in the Small Computer Age Vol.1. Hydraulics and Hydrology in the Small Computer Age Vol.1. New York, NY: American Society of Civil Engineers; 1985:862 -867.
. Notes about sediment in a tallgrass prairie (Konza Prairie site). In: Sediment Movement at LTER sites: Mechanics, Measurements, and Integration with Hydrology. Sediment Movement at LTER sites: Mechanics, Measurements, and Integration with Hydrology. Champaign,IL: State Water Survey Contract Report 387; 1986:35 -38.
. Considerations in modeling the hydrology of Konza Prairie long-term ecological research site. In: Modeling Agricultural, Forest and Rangeland Hydrology. Modeling Agricultural, Forest and Rangeland Hydrology. St.Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural Engineers; 1988:377 -386.
. Invasibility of a mesic grassland depends on the time-scale of fluctuating resources. Journal of Ecology. 2015;103(6):1538 - 1546. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12479.
. Change in dominance determines herbivore effects on plant biodiversity. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2018;2:1925-1932. doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0696-y.
Plant community response to loss of large herbivores differs between North American and South African savanna grasslands. Ecology. 2014;95:808 -816. doi:10.1890/13-1828.1.
Small-scale patch structure in North American and South African grasslands responds differently to grazing and fire. Landscape Ecology. 2013;28:1293 -1306. doi:10.1007/s10980-013-9866-0.
. Multiple global change drivers show independent, not interactive effects: a long-term case study in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia. 2023;201(1):143–154. doi:10.1007/s00442-022-05295-5.
. Nutrient additions cause divergence of tallgrass prairie plant communities resulting in loss of ecosystem stability. Journal of Ecology. 2016;104:1478-1487. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12610.
. Interactive effects of grazing, drought, and fire on grassland plant communities in North America and South Africa. Ecology. 2014;95:98 -109. doi:10.1890/13-0526.1.
. Rainfall variability has minimal effects on grassland recovery from repeated grazing. Journal of Vegetation Science. 2014;25:36 -44. doi:10.1111/jvs.12065.
. 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.
. Global change effects on plant communities are magnified by time and the number of global change factors imposed. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2019;116(36):17867-17873. doi:10.1073/pnas.1819027116.
Advancing theories of ecosystem development through Long-Term Ecological Research. BioScience. 2018;68(8):554–562. doi:10.1093/biosci/biy070.
. Cowbird removals unexpectedly increase productivity of a brood parasite and the songbird host. Ecological Applications. 2008;18:537 -548. doi:10.1890/07-0984.1.
. Nest desertion bya cowbird host: an anti-parasite behavior or a response to egg loss?. Behavioral Ecology. 2006;17:917 -924. doi:10.1093/beheco/arl025.
. Host-parasite interactions on an experimental landscape. 2006;PhD Dissertation:1 -106. Available at: http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/186.
. Stable isotopes identify the natal origins of a generalist brood parasite, the brown‐headed cowbird Molothrus ater. Journal of AvianBiology. 2008;39:364 -367. doi:10.1111/j.0908-8857.2008.04170.x.
. Biological and physical controls of methane uptake in grassland soils across the US Great Plains. Ecosphere. 2024;15(9):e4955. doi:10.1002/ecs2.v15.910.1002/ecs2.4955.
. Drought tolerance in ecotypes of big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) relates to above-ground surface area: Results from a common garden experiment. Flora. 2018;246-247:52 - 60. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2018.07.005.
Comparison of spatial and temporal variability of ecological parameters from 12 North American ecosystems. In: Evaluating And Monitoring The Health Of Large-Scale Ecosystems, NATO ASI series, Vol I 28. Evaluating And Monitoring The Health Of Large-Scale Ecosystems, NATO ASI series, Vol I 28. Berlin: Springer-Verlag; 1995:359 -383.
Fox squirrel use of prairie habitats in relation to winter food supply and vegetation density. The Prairie Naturalist. 1987;19:115 -120.
. Diabrotica barberi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) elevated to species rank based on behavior, habitat choice, morphometrics, and geograpical variation of color. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 1983;76:197 -204. doi:10.1093/aesa/76.2.197 .
. A new species of Epimicta Forster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from North America and new distribution records for E. griffithsi Wharton. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 2005;107:78 -83.
. Effects of mycorrhizal symbiosis on aboveground arthropod herbivory in tallgrass prairie: an in situ experiment. Plant Ecology. 2015;216:589 -597. doi:10.1007/s11258-015-0461-0.
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