Konza LTER Publications
Rainfall variability, carbon cycling and plant species diversity in a mesic grassland. Science. 2002;298:2202 -2205. doi:10.1126/science.1076347.
Elevated CO2 and leaf longevity in the C4 grassland dominant Andropogon gerardii. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 1999;160:1057 -1061. doi:10.1086/314202.
Estimating aboveground net primary production in grassland and herbaceous dominated ecosystems. In: Principles and Standards for Measuring Net Primary Production. Principles and Standards for Measuring Net Primary Production. Oxford University Press, NY; 2007:27 -48.
. 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.
. Long-term ecological consequences of varying fire frequency in a humid grassland. In: Fire in Ecosystem Management: Shifting The Paradigm From Suppression to Prescription. Fire in Ecosystem Management: Shifting The Paradigm From Suppression to Prescription. Tallahassee, FL: Tall Timbers Research Station; 1998:173 -178.
. Gas exchange characteristics of Typha latifolia L. from nine sites across North America. Aquatic Biology. 1995;49:203 -215. doi:10.1016/0304-3770(94)00433-M.
. Plant strategies for coping with variable light regimes. In: Mechanisms of Environmental Stress Resistance in Plants. Mechanisms of Environmental Stress Resistance in Plants. UK: Harwood Academic Press; 1997:191 -212. Available at: https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=cVUvZePMNfMC&oi=fnd&pg=PA191&dq=%22Plant%2Bstrategies%2Bfor%2Bcoping%2Bwith%2Bvariable%2Blight%2Bregimes%22+Knapp&ots=4FA7O50id2&sig=Iyq7j1EZaVkuv5Vkhqg25qu6b5c#v=onepage&q=%22Plant%2Bstrategies%2Bfor%2Bcoping%2.
. 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.
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.
. Ecophysiology of Zigadenus nuttallii , a toxic spring ephemeral in a warm season grassland: effect of defoliation and fire. Oecologia. 1986;71:69 -74. doi:10.1007/BF00377323.
. Reconciling inconsistencies in precipitation– productivity relationships: implications for climate change. New Phytologist. 2017;214(1):41-47. doi:10.1111/nph.14381.
. 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.
. Determinants of soil CO2 flux from a sub-humid grassland: Effect of fire and fire history. Ecological Applications. 1998;8:760 -770. doi:10.1890/1051-0761(1998)008[0760:DOSCFF]2.0.CO;2.
. 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.
Response of Andropogon gerardii (poaceae ) to fire-induced high vs.low irradiance environments in tallgrass prairie: leaf structure and photosynthetic pigments. American Journal of Botany. 1985;72:1668 -1671. doi:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2443720.
. Grasslands, Konza Prairie and long-term ecological Research. In: Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie. Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie. New York: Oxford University Press; 1998:3 -15.
. Influence of plant size on the carbon and water relations of Cucurbita foetidissima HBK. Functional Ecology. 1990;4:789 -797. doi: 10.2307/2389445.
. 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.
. 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.
. 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.
. 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.
. 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.
. 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.
. 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.
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.
. 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.
. Rainfall variability has minimal effects on grassland recovery from repeated grazing. Journal of Vegetation Science. 2014;25:36 -44. doi:10.1111/jvs.12065.
. 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.
. 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.
. 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.
. 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.
. 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.
. 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.
. 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 .
. Mycorrhizal symbiosis and insect herbivory in tallgrass prairie. 2003;MS Thesis:1 -97.
. Mycorrhizal symbiosis and insect herbivory in tallgrass prairie microcosms. Ecology Letters. 2005;81:61 -69.
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