Konza LTER Publications
Weather affects grasshopper population dynamics in continental grassland over annual and decadal periods. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 2015;68:29 -39. doi:10.1016/j.rama.2014.12.011.
. Aboveground invertebrate responses to land management differences in a central Kansas grassland. Environmental Entomology. 2002;31:1142 -1152. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/0046-225X-31.6.1142 .
. Host-plant quality alters grass/forb consumption by a mixed-feeding insect herbivore, Melanoplus bivittauts (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Ecological Entomology. 2008;33:546 -554. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.2008.01004.x.
. Nutrient resources and stoichiometry affect the ecology of above- and belowground invertebrate consumers. Department of Biology. 2007;PhD Dissertation. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/404.
. Altered rainfall patterns increase forb abundance and richness in native tallgrass prairie. Scientific Reports. 2016;(1). doi:10.1038/srep20120.
. Synergies among environmental science research and monitoring networks: A research agenda. Earth's Future. 2021;9(3):e2020EF001631. doi:10.1029/2020EF001631.
Molecular approach for assessing responses of microbial-feeding nematodes to burning and chronic nitrogen enrichment in a native grassland. Molecular Ecology. 2006;15:2601 -2609. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02971.x.
. Development of taxon-specific markers for high-throughput screening of microbial-feeding nematodes. Molecular Ecology Notes. 2006;6:712 -714. doi:10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01319.x.
. Species reordering, not changes in richness, drives long-term dynamics in grassland communities. . Ecology Letters. 2017;20(12):1565. doi:10.1111/ele.12864.
. Co-variation in methanotroph community composition and activity in three temperate grassland soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2016;95:78 - 86. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.12.014.
. Massively parallel 454-sequencing of Quercus macrocarpa phyllosphere fungal communities indicates reduced richness and diversity in urban environments. New Phytologist. 2009;184:438 -448. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02990.x.
. Biogeography of root-associated endophytes. In: Biogeography of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2017:195-222. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-56363-3.
. Massively parallel 454-sequencing of fungal communities in Quercus spp. ectomycorrhizas indicates seasonal dynamics in urban and rural sites. Molecular Ecology. 2010;19:41 -53. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04483.x.
. Tallgrass prairie soil fungal communities are resilient to climate change. Fungal Ecology. 2014;10:44 -57. doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2013.11.003.
. Nitrogen enrichment causes minimal changes in arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization but shifts community composition - evidence from rDNA data. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 2005;41:217 -224. doi:10.1007/s00374-005-0845-8.
. Vertical distribution of fungal communities in tallgrass prairie soil. Mycologia. 2010;102:1027 -1041. doi:10.3852/09-316.
. Can rDNA analyses of diverse fungal communities in soil and rootsdetect effects of environmental manipulations--a case study from tallgrass prairie. Mycologia. 2005;97:1177 -1194. doi:10.3852/mycologia.97.6.1177.
. Multi-element fingerprinting and high throughput sequencing identify multiple elements that affect fungal communities in Quercus macrocarpa foliage. Plant Signaling and Behaviour. 2010;5:1157 -1161. doi:10.4161/psb.5.9.12681.
. Analysis of rhizosphere fungal communities using rRNA and rDNA. In: Symbiotic Fungi, Soil Biology. Symbiotic Fungi, Soil Biology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin; 2009:29 -40. Available at: http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-540-95894-9_2.
. Fungal community responses to discrete precipitation pulses under altered rainfall intervals. 2013;103:182 -.
Analysis of ribosomal RNA indicates seasonal fungal community dynamics in Andropogon gerardii roots. Mycorrhiza. 2011;21:453 -464. doi:10.1007/s00572-010-0358-7.
. Seasonally dynamic fungal communities in Quercus macrocarpa phyllosphere differ among urban and nonurban environments. New Phytologist. 2010;186:496 -513. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03197.x.
. Adoption and utility of an Arabidopsis model to dissect endophyte symbioses. In: Endophytes in plant protection: the state of the art. Endophytes in plant protection: the state of the art. Braunschweig: Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft; 2013:244 -247.
. Diversity, function and potential applications of the root-associated endophytes. In: Mycorrhiza Genetics and Molecular Biology, Eco-Function, Biotechnology, Ecophysiology, Structure and Systematics. Mycorrhiza Genetics and Molecular Biology, Eco-Function, Biotechnology, Ecophysiology, Structure and Systematics. Springer-Verlag, Berlin; 2008:29 -59.
. The role of host egg color in host nest selection by the brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater). 1985;MS Thesis:1 -23. Available at: http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/27471.
. . Soil Degradation: Will Humankind Ever Learn?. Sustainability. 2015;7(9):12490 - 12501. doi:10.3390/su70912490.
. How and why plant ionomes vary across North American grasslands and its implications for herbivore abundance. Ecology. 2021;102(10):e03459. doi:10.1002/ecy.3459.
. How and why grasshopper community maturation rates are slowing on a North American tall grass prairie. Biology Letters. 2022;18(1). doi:10.1098/rsbl.2021.0510.
. Nutrient dilution and the future of herbivore populations. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 2024;39(9):809-820. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2024.05.001.
. Electrolytes on the prairie: How urine‐like additions of Na and K shape the dynamics of a grassland food web. Ecology. 2023;104(1):e3856. doi:10.1002/ecy.3856.
. Quantifying sediment transport across an undisturbed prairie landscape using cesium-137 and high resolution topography. Geomorphology. 2005;76:430 -440. doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.12.007.
. Woodland voles captured among sparse shrubs in native tallgrass prairie on Konza Prairie Biological Station, Kansas. Transactions of Kansas Academy of Science. 2014;117:76 -78. doi:https://doi.org/10.1660/062.117.0110.
. Influence of fire and topography on habitat selection by Peromyscus maniculatus and Reithrodontomys megalotis in ungrazed tallgrass prairie. Journal of Mammalogy. 1988;69:342 -352. doi:10.2307/1381384.
. 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.
. Diversity of terrestrial macrofauna. In: Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie. Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie. New York: Oxford University Press; 1998:101 -112.
. Prevalence of hantavirus antibodies in natural populations of deer mice in north central Kansas. Prairie Naturalist. 1994;26:209 -216. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258031384_Prevalence_of_Hantavirus_antibodies_in_natural_populations_of_deer_mice_in_north-central_Kansas.
. House mice (Mus musculus) in natural and disturbed habitats in Kansas. Journal of Mammalogy. 1990;71:428 -432. doi:10.2307/1381956.
. Temporal and spatial variability in a small mammal community: an example from mixed-grass prairie. In: Reflections of a Naturalist: Papers Honoring Professor Eugene D. Fleharty. Reflections of a Naturalist: Papers Honoring Professor Eugene D. Fleharty. Hays, KS: Fort Hays State University; 2000:147 -163.
. Communities of small mammals, tallgrass prairie, and prescribed fire: a fire-reversal experiment. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 2020;123:31 - 49. Available at: https://bioone.org/journals/Transactions-of-the-Kansas-Academy-of-Science/volume-123/issue-1-2/062.123.0103/Communities-of-Small-Mammals-Tallgrass-Prairie-and-Prescribed-Fire/10.1660/062.123.0103.short.
. Movements of the deer mouse in response to prairie fire. The Prairie Naturalist. 1988;20:225 -229.
. Abundance and spatiotemporal distribution of the non-native house mouse in native tallgrass prairie. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 2011;114:217 -230. doi:10.1660/062.114.0303.
. Animal populations and communities. In: Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie. Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie. New York: Oxford University Press; 1998:113 -139.
. Effect of microhabitat features on habitat use by Peromyscus leucopus. The American Midland Naturalist. 1983;110:177 -185. doi:10.2307/2425223.
. 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.
. The structure of mammalian faunas in the New World: from continents to communities. 1998;PhD Dissertation:1 -130.
. Influence of plant litter on patch use by foraging Peromyscus maniculatus and Reithrodontomys megalotis. The American Midland Naturalist. 1990;124:195 -198. doi:10.2307/2426095.
. Faunal structure of small mammals in tallgrass prairie: an evaluation of richness and spatiotemporal nestedness. In: Reflections of a Naturalist: Papers Honoring Professor Eugene D. Fleharty. Reflections of a Naturalist: Papers Honoring Professor Eugene D. Fleharty. Hays, KS: Fort Hays State University; 2000:47 -70.
. Rodents and shrews in ungrazed tallgrass prairie manipulated by fire. . 1989:173 -177.
. The meadow jumping mouse on Konza Prairie Biological Station, Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 2010;113:209 -216. doi:10.1660/062.113.0308.
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