@article {KNZ002032,
	title = {Communities of small mammals, tallgrass prairie, and prescribed fire:  a fire-reversal experiment},
	journal = {Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science},
	volume = {123},
	year = {2020},
	pages = {31 - 49},
	keywords = {LTER-KNZ},
	url = {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},
	author = {D.W. Kaufman and Kaufman, G.A. and Kaufman, D.M. and Reed, A.W. and Rehmeier, R.L.}
}
@article {KNZ001207,
	title = {Comparing ecosystem goods and services provided by restored and native lands},
	journal = {BioScience},
	volume = {58},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {837 -845},
	abstract = {<p>We determined the relative benefits for eight categories of ecosystem goods and services associated with native and restored lands across the conterminous United States. Less than 10\% of most native US ecosystems remain, and the proportion that is restored varies widely by biome. Restored lands offer 31\% to 93\% of native land benefits within a decade after restoration, with restored wetlands providing the most economic value and deserts providing the least. Restored ecosystems that recover rapidly and produce valuable commodities return a higher proportion of total value. The relative values of the benefits provided by restoration vary both by biome and by the ecosystem goods and services of interest. Our analysis confirms that conservation should be the first priority, but that restoration programs across broad geographic regions can have substantial value. \&ldquo;No net loss\&rdquo; policies should recognize that restored lands are not necessarily equivalent to native areas with regard to estimated ecosystem benefits.</p>},
	keywords = {LTER-KNZ, conservation, ecosystem goods, ecosystem services, ecosystem valuation, restoration},
	doi = {10.1641/B580909},
	url = {https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/58/9/837/250939},
	author = {W. K. Dodds and Wilson, K.C. and Rehmeier, R.L. and Knight, G.L. and Wiggam, S. and Falke, J.A. and Dalgleish, H.J. and Bertrand, K.N.}
}
@article {KNZ001105,
	title = {Effects of prairie vole runways on tallgrass prairie},
	journal = {Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science},
	volume = {110},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {100 -106},
	abstract = {Disturbances by large mammals influence plant populations and ecosystem processes. In contrast, impacts on ecosystem processes at local scales by small herbivorous rodents are relatively unknown. To examine effects of the runways of prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) on soil nitrogen, we collected soil cores from under runways, along the runway edges and at 0.25 and 2 m away from runways. Plant samples (both current and previous year{\textquoteright}s growth) were clipped from microsites at edges of runways and at 0.25 and 2 m away from runways. Concentrations of soil nitrate were highest along runway edges and lowest 2 m away, whereas those of ammonium were highest 0.25 m away from runways and lowest under runways and along runway edges. Biomass of plants from previous growth (litter) was higher along edges of runways than at 0.25 and 2 m from runway edges. In contrast to differences in soil nitrate and ammonium concentrations and in litter biomass among microsites, carbon: nitrogen (C:N) ratios of big bluestem and live plant biomass were similar among the three microsites. Our data suggest that prairie voles do affect nutrient dynamics and plant litter at a local scale in tallgrass prairie.},
	keywords = {LTER-KNZ, C:N ratios, Herbivory, Microtus ochrogaster, nitrogen dynamics, plant biomass, plant-animal interaction, prairie vole, runways},
	doi = {10.1660/0022-8443(2007)110[100:EOPVRO]2.0.CO;2},
	author = {Ross, B.E. and Reed, A.W. and Rehmeier, R.L. and Kaufman, G.A. and D.W. Kaufman}
}
@article {KNZ001038,
	title = {An automatic activity-monitoring system for small mammals under natural conditions},
	journal = {Journal of Mammalogy},
	volume = {87},
	year = {2006},
	pages = {628 -634},
	abstract = {Small mammals spend a majority of their lives in shelter sites such as belowground burrows. Understanding temporal patterns of burrow use would provide valuable information about the influence of physiological and environmental factors on activity patterns. To examine patterns of burrow use, we developed a system that automatically monitors activity of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) at artificial burrows in tallgrass prairie. The automatic activity-monitoring system is composed of a passive integrated transponder (PIT){\textendash}tag transceiver that reads the identification tags of individuals and an infrared trail monitor that confirms movements in and out of artificial burrows. We PIT-tagged and monitored nightly activity of <90 deer mice on Konza Prairie Biological Station in northeastern Kansas from July 2003 to December 2004. The monitoring system allowed us to examine individual variation in activity relative to sex, parental attendance, and early exploration by young. We also discuss advantages and disadvantages of the system compared to other activity-monitoring techniques, so that researchers might develop similar systems for other study species.},
	keywords = {LTER-KNZ, deer mouse, kansas, passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag, Peromyscus maniculatus, tallgrass prairie, time of activity},
	doi = {10.1644/05-MAMM-A-220R2.1~},
	author = {Rehmeier, R.L. and Kaufman, G.A. and D.W. Kaufman}
}
@article {KNZ001086,
	title = {Unusual disturbance of small mammal live traps by American crows},
	journal = {Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science},
	volume = {109},
	year = {2006},
	pages = {242 -244},
	keywords = {LTER-KNZ},
	doi = {10.1660/0022-8443(2006)109[242:UDOSLT]2.0.CO;2},
	author = {Matlack, R.S. and Rehmeier, R.L. and McMillan, B.R. and D.W. Kaufman and Kaufman, G.A.}
}
@phdthesis {KNZ001040,
	title = {Factors influencing nightly activity of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) in tallgrass prairie},
	volume = {PhD Dissertation},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {1 -205},
	school = {Kansas State University},
	type = {Ph.D. Thesis},
	address = {Manhattan,KS},
	abstract = {<p>Little is known about nightly activity patterns of nocturnal small mammals under natural conditions, and how these activity patterns might be affected by photoperiod, season, and sex, age, and reproductive status of individuals. The main objectives of this research were: 1) to find an appropriate method for marking individual deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) so that their activity could be monitored remotely; 2) to design a portable activity-monitoring system to investigate temporal patterns of shelter use by deer mice under natural conditions; 3) to determine the influence of environmental conditions such as photoperiod and season on nightly activity of deer mice; and 4) to compare effects of demographic or physiological factors such as sex, age, and reproductive status on nightly activity of deer mice at artificial burrows in tallgrass prairie. In general, commencement of activity was correlated positively with timing of sunset, and time of retirement to the burrow was correlated positively with sunrise. Among adults, males first emerged from the burrow earlier and made more trips of shorter duration in a night than did females, although total duration of trips was similar. Return visits and subsequent stays typically were shorter for males than females, but total time spent in the burrow and retirement time relative to sunrise were similar for both sexes. Young deer mice emerged significantly later, made more trips of shorter duration, spent less total time outside, and retired to their burrow earlier than adults. Reproductive females emerged later, made fewer trips of generally longer duration, and spent shorter total amounts of time away from the burrow each night than non-reproductive females. Return visits of reproductive females were of longer duration than non-reproductives, but total time spent inside and time of retirement for the night did not differ relative to reproductive status. From parturition through lactation, activity of females showed a number of directional trends. Results suggest that under natural conditions, activity patterns of deer mice are highly variable but responsive to both the changing physical environment and internal conditions related to sex-specific maximization of fitness.</p>},
	keywords = {LTER-KNZ, Activity-monitoring system, kansas, Nocturnal, PIT tag, reproduction, rodent},
	url = {http://hdl.handle.net/2097/139},
	author = {Rehmeier, R.L.}
}
@article {KNZ00971,
	title = {Long-term study of abundance of the hispid cotton rat in native tallgrass prairie},
	journal = {Journal of Mammalogy},
	volume = {86},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {670 -676},
	abstract = {We studied patterns of and factors influencing abundance of hispid cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) in tallgrass prairie habitats from autumn 1981 to spring 2001 at the Konza Prairie Biological Station, Kansas. Abundance of cotton rats was low during autumn (X̄ = 0.57 individuals/trapline) and extremely low in spring (X̄ = 0.04 individuals/trapline). Autumn abundance varied widely in 20 years (range: 0.00{\textendash}2.50 individuals/trapline) and among 14 sites (0.05{\textendash}1.35 individuals/trapline). Spring prairie fires had a positive influence on cotton rats during the 1st (X̄ = 0.8 individuals/trapline) and 2nd autumns (X̄ = 1.0 individuals/trapline), but not during the 3rd or later autumns (X̄ = 0.2 individuals/trapline). Cotton rats were associated strongly with lowland prairie relative to breaks and upland prairie. Autumn abundance was correlated positively with previous winter (December{\textendash}February) average maximum temperature, but was not correlated with previous winter precipitation, summer (June{\textendash}August) average maximum temperature, summer precipitation, or aboveground net primary productivity. Although previous winter maximum temperature accounted for only 32\% of interautumn variation in abundance, winter harshness appears to be the major factor driving temporal variation in autumn abundance of hispid cotton rats.},
	keywords = {LTER-KNZ, fire, hispid cotton rat, kansas, Sigmodon hispidus, spatial variation, tallgrass prairie, temporal variation, topography},
	doi = {10.1644/1545-1542(2005)086[0670:LSOAOT]2.0.CO;2},
	author = {Rehmeier, R.L. and Kaufman, G.A. and D.W. Kaufman and McMillan, B.R.}
}
@article {KNZ00880,
	title = {Long-distance movements of the deer mouse in tallgrass prairie},
	journal = {Journal of Mammalogy},
	volume = {85},
	year = {2004},
	pages = {562 -568},
	abstract = {Long-distance movements may play an important role in regulating populations of small mammals. To examine such movements, we livetrapped 1,712 deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) on 14{\textendash}28 permanent traplines from autumn 1981 to spring 1990 on the Konza Prairie Biological Station, Kansas. These data were collected under a variety of climatic and biotic conditions that resulted in detection of > 100 long-distance movements by deer mice between traplines (moves of 50{\textendash}1,320 m). Males made more moves than females, but distance moved did not differ by sex. Age did not affect the number or distance of movements. On average, more long-distance moves occurred in spring and summer than in autumn, but distance did not differ by season. Proportion of the population making intertrapline movements was inversely related to abundance of deer mice. Deer mice did not exhibit a fire-positive response in long-distance movement. Our results indicate that deer mice may be more mobile than originally thought. Researchers should incorporate improved methods for detecting longer movements to better understand causes and consequences of these movements.},
	keywords = {LTER-KNZ, fire, kansas, Movement, Peromyscus maniculatus, prairie deer mouse, relative abundance, season, tallgrass prairie},
	doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1644/1383956 },
	url = {http://jmammal.oxfordjournals.org/content/85/3/562.abstract},
	author = {Rehmeier, R.L. and Kaufman, G.A. and D.W. Kaufman}
}
@mastersthesis {KNZ00852,
	title = {Movements of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) in tallgrass prairie in Kansas},
	volume = {MS Thesis},
	year = {2000},
	pages = {1 -107},
	school = {Kansas State University},
	type = {M.S. Thesis},
	address = {Manhattan, KS},
	keywords = {LTER-KNZ, tallgrass prairie},
	author = {Rehmeier, R.L.}
}
