@article {KNZ0072,
	title = {Microarthropods of burned and unburned tallgrass prairie},
	journal = {Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society},
	volume = {57},
	year = {1984},
	pages = {468 -476},
	abstract = {<p>Microarthropod densities in the top 5 cm of soil of tallgrass prairie averaged 47,700 individuals/m2 on burned sites versus 73,800 individuals/m2 on sites not burned for the last 5 years. Oribatid mites, mesostigmatid mites and collembolans were more numerous on unburned sites while prostigamatid mite numbers were not affected by burning. Densities of microarthropods in the uppermost 5 cm of soil were correlated with the amount of litterfall at various sites, but were not correlated with indices of plant productivity. Numbers of microarthropods at the 5-10 cm layer of soil were not different on burned and unburned sites and averaged 20,200 individuals/m2. A preliminary survey of the mites (Acari) on Konza Prairie indicated a minimum of 81 species. The mite fauna appears as diverse as other temperate ecosystems</p>},
	keywords = {LTER-KNZ, tallgrass prairie},
	doi = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/25084545},
	author = {Seastedt, T.R.}
}
