Konza LTER Publications
Data fusion and spatio-temporal approaches to model species distribution. Department of Statistics. 2022;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/42172.
. Defining, describing, and assessing growth determinacy as a mechanism of plant species codominance. 2022;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://api.mountainscholar.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/e9229126-0255-4b7d-aa9b-e1b3bedfc593/content.
. Do trade‐offs govern plant species’ responses to different global change treatments?. Ecology. 2022;103(6):e3626. doi:10.1002/ecy.3626.
Drought impacts on the microbiome in grasslands across the great plains: a story of legacy effects, resistance, and resilience. 2022;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://mountainscholar.org/items/98fa639b-710c-4405-b2c7-78edabc4ef5a.
. The effects of drought on plant and soil microbial communities and functioning during tallgrass prairie restoration. 2022;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/openview/460feed5a57d701510c1f008d74e87bf/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y.
. Elevated CO2 counteracts effects of water stress on woody rangeland-encroaching species. . Tree Physiology. 2022:tpac150. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpac150.
. Embracing the dynamic nature of soil structure: A paradigm illuminating the role of life in critical zones of the Anthropocene. Earth-Science Reviews. 2022;225(91):103873. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103873.
Fire as a driver of fungal diversity — A synthesis of current knowledge. Mycologia. 2022;114(2):215-241. doi:10.1080/00275514.2021.2024422.
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.
. Intermittent streamflow generation in a merokarst headwater catchment. Department of Geology. 2022;MS Thesis. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/42211.
. Intra-canopy leaf trait variation facilitates high leaf area index and compensatory growth in a clonal woody-encroaching shrub. Tree Physiology. 2022;42(11):2186–2202. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpac078.
. Kernel weight contribution to yield genetic gain of maize: a global review and US case studies. . Journal of Experimental Botany. 2022;73(11):3597 - 3609. doi:10.1093/jxb/erac103.
. Limited legacy effects of extreme multiyear drought on carbon and nitrogen cycling in a mesic grassland. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. 2022;10(1):000093. doi:10.1525/elementa.2021.000093.
. Linking changes in species composition and biomass in a globally distributed grassland experiment. Ecology Letters. 2022;25(12):2699-2712. doi:10.1111/ele.14126.
Making sense of multivariate community responses in global change experiments. Ecosphere. 2022;13(10):e4249. doi:10.1002/ecs2.4249.
Microbial dispersal, including bison dung vectored dispersal, increases soil microbial diversity in a grassland ecosystem. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2022;13:825193. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.825193.
. N and P constrain C in ecosystems under climate change: role of nutrient redistribution, accumulation, and stoichiometry. Ecological Applications. 2022;32(8):e2684. doi:10.1002/eap.2684.
Nutrient enrichment increases invertebrate herbivory and pathogen damage in grasslands. Journal of Ecology. 2022;110(2):327 - 339. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.13801.
Nutrient identity modifies the destabilising effects of eutrophication in grasslands. . Ecology Letters. 2022;259(4):754 - 765. doi:10.1111/ele.v25.410.1111/ele.13946.
Nutrients and herbivores impact grassland stability across spatial scales through different pathways. 28. 2022;8:2678-2688. doi:10.1111/gcb.16086.
Partitioning evapotranspiration in a tallgrass prairie using micrometeorological and water use efficiency approaches under contrasting rainfall regimes. Journal of Hydrology. 2022;608:127624. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.127624.
. Poor relationships between NEON Airborne Observation Platform data and field‐based vegetation traits at a mesic grassland. Ecology. 2022;103(2):e03590. doi:10.1002/ecy.v103.210.1002/ecy.3590.
Post-silking 15N labelling reveals an enhanced nitrogen allocation to leaves in modern maize (Zea mays) genotypes. Journal of Plant Physiology. 2022;268:153577. doi:10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153577.
. Prairie stream metabolism recovery varies based on antecedent hydrology across a stream network after a bank‐full flood. Limnology and Oceanography. 2022;67(9):1986-1999. doi:10.1002/lno.12182.
. Precipitation effects on nematode diversity and carbon footprint across grasslands. Global Change Biology. 2022;28(6):2124-2132. doi:10.1111/gcb.16055.
Precipitation, not land use, primarily determines the composition of both plant and phyllosphere fungal communities. Frontiers in Fungal Biology. 2022;3:805225. doi:10.3389/ffunb.2022.805225.
Predation, parasitism, and drought counteract the benefits of patch-burn grazing for the reproductive success of grassland songbirds. Ornithological Applications. 2022;124:1–22. doi:10.1093/ornithapp/duab066.
Reciprocal transplant gardens as gold standard to detect local adaptation in grassland species: New opportunities moving into the 21st century. Journal of Ecology. 2022;110(5):1054-1071. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.13695.
Reintroducing bison results in long-running and resilient increases in grassland diversity. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 2022;119(36):e2210433119. doi:10.1073/pnas.2210433119.
Response and recovery of grassland plant communities exposed to multiyear drought differs across a precipitation gradient. 2022;MS Thesis. Available at: https://api.mountainscholar.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/d7eb2bdf-6570-4232-abc4-8229e1c8f835/content.
. Root traits reveal safety and efficiency differences in grasses and shrubs exposed to different fire regimes. Functional Ecology. 2022;36(2):368 - 379. doi:10.1111/fec.v36.210.1111/1365-2435.13972.
. Shifting seasonal patterns of water availability: ecosystem responses to an unappreciated dimension of climate change. New Phytologist. 2022;233(1):119-125. doi:10.1111/nph.17728.
. Simple statistical models can be sufficient for testing hypotheses with population time‐series data. Ecology and Evolution. 2022;12(9):e9339. doi:10.1002/ece3.v12.910.1002/ece3.9339.
Soil carbon stocks in temperate grasslands differ strongly across sites but are insensitive to decade‐long fertilization. Global Change Biology. 2022;28(4):1659 - 1677. doi:10.1111/gcb.15988.
The unique canopy structure, leaf morphology, and physiology of Cornus drummondii. Department of Biology. 2022;MS Thesis. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/42162.
. Anatomical constraints on grass physiological responses depend on water availability. Department of Biology. 2021;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/41354.
. Assessing linkages between small impoundments and long-term trajectories of prairie stream fish assemblages. The American Midland Naturalist. 2021;185(2):187 - 200. doi:10.1674/0003-0031-185.2.187.
. A conservation and taxonomic assessment of the least shrew (Cryptotis parvus) complex through rangewide phylogeographic analyses and population genomics. Division of Biology. 2021;MS Thesis. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/41785.
. Consumer roles of small mammals within fragmented native tallgrass prairie. Ecosphere. 2021;12(3):e03441. doi:10.1002/ecs2.3441.
. Cultural conformity and persistence in Dickcissel song are higher in locations in which males show high site fidelity. Ornithology. 2021;139(1):1-17. doi:10.1093/ornithology/ukab061.
Deconstructing precipitation variability: rainfall event size and timing uniquely alter ecosystem dynamics. Journal of Ecology. 2021;109(9):3356-3369. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.13724.
. Deepening roots can enhance carbonate weathering by amplifying CO2-rich recharge. Biogeosciences. 2021;18:55-75. doi:10.5194/bg-18-55-2021.
. Defining codominance in plant communities. New Phytologist. 2021;230(5):1716-1730. doi:10.1111/nph.17253.
. Determinants of community compositional change are equally affected by global change. . Ecology Letters. 2021;24(9):1892-1904. doi:10.1111/ele.13824.
Differential resilience of soil microbes and ecosystem functions following cessation of long-term fertilization. Ecosystems. 2021;24:2042–2060. doi:10.1007/s10021-021-00633-9.
. Direct and indirect drivers of grassland bird population declines and settlement decisions over broad spatial and temporal scales. Department of Biology. 2021;MS Thesis. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/41480.
. Disentangling effects of predators and landscape factors as drivers of stream fish community structure. Freshwater Biology. 2021;66(4):656 - 668. doi:10.1111/fwb.13668.
. Do fine‐scale experiments underestimate predator consumption rates?. Journal of Animal Ecology. 2021;90(10):2391 - 2403. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13549.
. Is a drought a drought in grasslands? Productivity responses to different types of drought. Oecologia. 2021. doi:10.1007/s00442-020-04793-8.
Effects of compounded precipitation pattern intensification and drought occur belowground in a mesic grassland. Ecosystems. 2021. doi:10.1007/s10021-021-00714-9.
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