01198nas a2200133   4500008004100000245010400041210006900145300001100214490000700225520067300232653002200905100001700927856012000944       2000                        eng d00aFire and a tallgrass prairie reptile community: effects on relative abundance and seasonal activity0 aFire and a tallgrass prairie reptile community effects on relati  a12 -200 v343 aFew intensive studies have been conducted on reptile populations of the tallgrass prairie. In addition, the effects of fire on these populations are also largely unknown. I established drift fence arrays connected to funnel traps to study the community composition and seasonal activity of reptiles found on the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area located near Manhattan, Kansas. This design also gave me the opportunity to examine the response of reptile populations to a spring wildfire. A total of 657 individuals representing 12 species were captured from 1994-1996. The results suggest that one species, Coluber constrictor, may respond negatively to recent fire.10atallgrass prairie1 aCavitt, J.F.  uhttp://knz.lternet.edu/content/fire-and-tallgrass-prairie-reptile-community-effects-relative-abundance-and-seasonal