Konza LTER Publications
The keystone role of bison in North American tallgrass prairie. BioScience. 1999;49:39 -50. Available at: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/bisi.1999.49.1.39.
Landscape patterns in soil-water relations and primary production in tallgrass prairie. Ecology. 1993;74:549 -560. doi:10.2307/1939315.
. Leaf gas exchange in Quercus macrocarpa (Fagaceae): rapid stomatal responses to variability in sunlight in a tree growth form. American Journal of Botany. 1992;79:599 -604. doi:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2444875.
. Leaf optical properties in higher plants: linking spectral characteristics to stress and chlorophyll concentration. American Journal of Botany. 2001;88:677 -684.
. Is leaf-level photosynthesis related to plant success in a highly productive grassland?. Oecologia. 1998;117:40 -46. doi:10.1007/s004420050629.
. Leaf-level responses to light and temperature in two co-occurring Quercus (Fagaceae ) species: implications for tree distribution patterns. Forest Ecology and Management. 1994;68:149 -159. doi:10.1016/0378-1127(94)90042-6.
. Legacy effects of a regional drought on aboveground net primary production in six central US grasslands. Plant Ecology. 2018;219(5):505 - 515. doi:10.1007/s11258-018-0813-7.
Linking water uptake with rooting patterns in grassland species. Oecologia. 2007;153:261 -272. doi:10.1007/s00442-007-0745-8.
. Long-term patterns of shrub expansion in a C4-dominated grassland: fire frequency and the dynamics of shrub cover and abundance. American Journal of Botany. 2003;90:423 -428. doi:10.3732/ajb.90.3.423.
. Long-term responses of the grassland co-dominants Andropogon gerardii and Sorghastrum nutans to changes in climate and management. Plant Ecology. 2002;163:15 -22. doi:10.1023/A:1020320214750.
. Loss of a large grazer impacts savanna grassland plant communities similarly in North America and South Africa. Oecologia. 2014;175:293 -303. doi:10.1007/s00442-014-2895-9.
Mass ratio effects underlie ecosystem responses to environmental change. Journal of Ecology. 2020;108(3):855-864. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.13330.
Mathematical simulation of C4 grass photosynthesis in ambient and elevated C02. Ecological Modelling. 1994;73:63 -80. doi:10.1016/0304-3800(94)90098-1.
. Methane emissions to the atmosphere through emergent cattail (Typha latifolia L.) plants. Tellus. 1995;47(5):521 -534. doi:10.3402/tellusb.v47i5.16065.
. Modeled interactive effects of precipitation, temperature, and CO2 on ecosystem carbon and water dynamics in different climatic zones. Global Change Biology. 2008;14:1986 -1999. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01629.x.
Modelled effects of precipitation on ecosystem carbon and water dynamics in different climatic zones. Global Change Biology. 2008;14:1 -15. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01651.x.
Modulation of diversity by grazing and mowing in native tallgrass prairie. Science. 1998;280:745 -747. doi:10.1126/science.280.5364.745.
. 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.
. 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.
Patterns and determinants of potential carbon gain in the C3 evergreen Yucca glauca (Liliaceae) in a C4 grassland. American Journal of Botany. 2000;87:230 -236. Available at: http://www.amjbot.org/content/87/2/230.short.
. Photosynthetic and stomatal responses of Avena sativa (Poaceae) to a variable light environment. American Journal of Botany. 1993;80:1369 -1373. Available at: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2445664.
. Photosynthetic and stomatal responses to high temperature and light in two oaks at the western limit of their range. Tree Physiology. 1996;16:557 -565. doi:10.1093/treephys/16.6.557.
. Photosynthetic and stomatal responses to variable light in a cool-season and warm-season prairie forb. International Journal of Plant Science. 1996;157:303 -308. Available at: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2475266.
. Photosynthetic gas exchange and water relations responses of three tallgrass prairie species to elevated carbon dioxide and moderate drought. International Journal of Plant Science. 1997;158:608 -616. Available at: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2474921.
. Photosynthetic responses of a dominant C4 grass to an experimental heat wave are mediated by soil moisture. Oecologia. 2017;183(1):303-313. doi:10.1007/s00442-016-3755-6.
. Photosynthetic traits in C3 and C4 grassland species in mesocosm and field environments. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 2007;60:412 -420. doi:10.1016/j.envexpbot.2006.12.012.
. Physiological and morphological traits of exotic, invasive exotic, and native plant species in tallgrass prairie. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 2001;162:785 -792. doi:10.1086/320774.
. Physiological interactions along resource gradients in a tallgrass prairie. Ecology. 1991;72:672 -684. doi:10.2307/2937207.
. 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.
Plant community responses to resource availability and heterogeneity during restoration. Oecologia. 2004;139:617 -629. doi:10.1007/s00442-004-1541-3.
. Plant responses to changing rainfall frequency and magnitude. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 2024;5(4):276 - 294. doi:10.1038/s43017-024-00534-0.
Plant tolerance of gall-insect attack and gall-insect performance. Ecology. 1996;77:521 -534. doi:10.2307/2265627.
. Postburn differences in solar radiation, leaf temperature, and water stress influencing production in a lowland tallgrass prairie. American Journal of Botany. 1984;71:220 -227. doi:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2443749.
. 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.
. Precipitation amount and event size interact to reduce ecosystem functioning during dry years in a mesic grassland. Global Change Biology. 2020;26(2):658-668. doi:10.1111/gcb.14789.
. Precipitation manipulation and terrestrial carbon cycling: The roles of treatment magnitude, experimental duration and local climate. . Global Ecology and Biogeography. 2021;30(9):1909 - 1921. doi:10.1111/geb.13356.
Precipitation–productivity relationships and the duration of precipitation anomalies: An underappreciated dimension of climate change. Global Change Biology. 2021;27(6):1127 - 1140. doi:10.1111/gcb.15480.
. Production, density and height of flower stalks of three grasses in annually burned and unburned eastern Kansas tallgrass prairie: a four year record. The Southwestern Naturalist. 1986;31:235 -241. doi:10.2307/3670564.
. Productivity responses to altered rainfall patterns in a C4-dominated grassland. Oecologia. 2003;137:245 -251. doi:10.1007/s00442-003-1331-3.
. Pushing precipitation to the extremes in distributed experiments: recommendations for simulating wet and dry years. Global Change Biology. 2017;23(5):1774-1782. doi:10.1111/gcb.13504.
Rainfall variability, carbon cycling and plant species diversity in a mesic grassland. Science. 2002;298:2202 -2205. doi:10.1126/science.1076347.
Rainfall variability has minimal effects on grassland recovery from repeated grazing. Journal of Vegetation Science. 2014;25:36 -44. doi:10.1111/jvs.12065.
. Rainfall‐manipulation experiments as simulated by terrestrial biosphere models: where do we stand?. Global Change Biology. 2020;26:3336–3355. doi:10.1111/gcb.15024.
Rangeland responses to predicted increases in drought extremity. Rangelands . 2016;38:191-196. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.06.009.
. A reality check for climate change experiments: Do they reflect the real world?. Ecology. 2018;99(10):2145-2151. doi:10.1002/ecy.2474.
Reconciling inconsistencies in precipitation– productivity relationships: implications for climate change. New Phytologist. 2017;214(1):41-47. doi:10.1111/nph.14381.
. Regional patterns in carbon cycling across the Great Plains of North America. Ecosystems. 2005;8:106 -121. doi:10.1007/s10021-004-0117-8.
. Relative effects of precipitation variability and warming on tallgrass prairie ecosystem function. Biogeosciences. 2011;8:3053 -3068. doi:10.5194/bg-8-3053-2011.
. Resistance and resilience of a grassland ecosystem to climate extremes. Ecology. 2014;95:2646 -2656. doi:10.1890/13-2186.1.
. Resolving the Dust Bowl paradox of grassland responses to extreme drought. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2020;117(36):22249-22255. doi:10.1073/pnas.1922030117.