Konza LTER Publications
] The synergistic response of primary production in grasslands to combined nitrogen and phosphorus addition is caused by increased nutrient uptake and retention. Plant and Soil. 2023. doi:10.1007/s11104-023-06083-7.
. Thirty years of increased precipitation modifies soil organic matter fractions but not bulk soil carbon and nitrogen in a mesic grassland. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2023;185:109145. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109145.
. Traits that distinguish dominant species across aridity gradients differ from those that respond to soil moisture. Oecologia. 2023;201(2):311 - 322. doi:10.1007/s00442-023-05315-y.
Trajectories and state changes of a grassland stream and riparian zone after a decade of woody vegetation removal. Ecological Applications. 2023;33(4):e2830. doi:10.1002/eap.2830.
. Under the weather: mechanisms underlying avian responses to precipitation. Department of Biology. 2023;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/handle/2097/43041.
. Using root and soil traits to forecast woody encroachment dynamics in mesic grassland.; 2023. doi:10.2172/2248061.
. Woody removal experiment on kings creek at konza prairie biological station. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 2023;104(3):1 - 4. doi:10.1002/bes2.2089.
. Assessing drought sensitivity across the shortgrass steppe biome. 2024;MS Thesis. Available at: https://mountainscholar.org/items/b679d2ab-f89d-4c15-8894-69f4d5e6a826.
Biogeochemical and community ecology responses to the wetting of non-perennial streams. Nature Water. 2024;2(9):815 - 826. doi:10.1038/s44221-024-00298-3.
. 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.
Changes in water age during dry‐down of a non‐perennial stream. Water Resources Research. 2024;60(1):e2023WR034623. doi:10.1029/2023WR034623.
. Combined effects of fire and drought are not sufficient to slow shrub encroachment in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia. 2024;204:727 - 742. doi:10.1007/s00442-024-05526-x.
. Contrasting shrub and grass hydraulic responses to experimental drought. Oecologia. 2024;204:931 - 941. doi:10.1007/s00442-024-05543-w.
Drought‐tolerant grassland species are generally more resistant to competition. Journal of Ecology. 2024;112(2):416-426. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.14243.
. Evaluating methods for measuring the leaf area index of encroaching shrubs in grasslands: From leaves to optical methods, 3-D scanning, and airborne observation. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 2024;349. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.109964.
. Experimental evidence that nest orientation influences microclimate in a temperate grassland. Journal of Field Ornithology. 2024;95(1). doi:10.5751/JFO-00387-950102.
Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2024;121(4):e230988112. doi:10.1073/pnas.2309881120.
Field experiments have enhanced our understanding of drought impacts on terrestrial ecosystems—But where do we go from here?. Functional Ecology. 2024;38(1):76-97. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.14460.
Grass evolutionary lineages can be identified using hyperspectral leaf reflectance. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2024;129(2):e2023JG007852. doi:10.1029/2023JG007852.
. Grass leaf structural and stomatal trait responses to climate gradients assessed over the 20th century and across the Great Plains, USA. AoB PLANTS. 2024;16(5):plae055. doi:10.1093/aobpla/plae055.
Grassland sensitivity to drought is related to functional composition across East Asia and North America. Ecology. 2024;105(2):e4220. doi:10.1002/ecy.4220.
. Heterogeneity promotes resilience in restored prairie: Implications for the environmental heterogeneity hypothesis. Ecological Applications. 2024;34(6):e3006. doi:10.1002/eap.3006.
. High among‐species variability in the context dependence of herbivory across disturbance, weather and topoedaphic gradients. Journal of Ecology. 2024;112(10):2237-2248. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.14390.
. Hillslope evolution of heterolithic landscapes: investigating processes and controls on geomorphic development of staircase landscapes. Department of Geography. 2024;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/items/ce598de6-d389-4e99-8520-1cbcb240cbb9.
. Impacts of patch burn grazing on the invertebrate communities of Kansas rangelands. 2024;MS Thesis. Available at: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=47595.
. The long shadow of woody encroachment: An integrated approach to modeling grassland songbird habitatAbstract. Ecological Applications. 2024;34(3):e2954. doi:10.1002/eap.v34.310.1002/eap.2954.
. Mycorrhizal‐herbivore interactions and the competitive release of subdominant tallgrass prairie speciesAbstract. Journal of Ecology. 2024. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.14351.
. North American megafauna, friend or foe to woody encroachment across the Great Plains? Further exploring the American bison’s ecological role on plant communities. Department of Biology. 2024;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/items/2d3c8fa7-ad50-475d-a753-216ebeef5b0b.
. Nutrient dilution and the future of herbivore populations. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 2024;39(9):809-820. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2024.05.001.
. Phenotypic plasticity and ecological memory in Andropogon gerardii: responses to simulated grazing pressure. Department of Biology. 2024;MS Thesis. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/items/bd2c8631-5a03-409c-ab70-9a791d2850d1.
. Plant and microbial feedbacks maintain soil nitrogen legacies in burned and unburned grasslandsAbstract. Journal of Ecology. 2024. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.14386.
Plant responses to changing rainfall frequency and intensity. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 2024;5:276–294. Available at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-024-00534-0.
Plant responses to changing rainfall frequency and magnitude. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 2024;5(4):276 - 294. doi:10.1038/s43017-024-00534-0.
. Product-inhibition feedbacks, not microbial population level tradeoffs or soil pH, regulate decomposition potential under nutrient eutrophication. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2024;189:109247. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109247.
. The role of disturbance in Great Plains grassland community dynamics. 2024;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=47590.
. Save or spend? Diverging water‐use strategies of grasses and encroaching clonal shrubs. Journal of Ecology. 2024;112(4):870-885. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.14276.
. Scientific collaborative within-group conduct, data-sharing, and publication agreements. BioScience. 2024:biae073. doi:10.1093/biosci/biae073.
. Spatial and physical characteristics of bison wallows in the Flint Hills of Kansas. Ecosphere. 2024;15(5):e4861. doi:10.1002/ecs2.v15.510.1002/ecs2.4861.
. Uncovering patterns and processes regulating stream water chemistry from catchment to continental scale. Environmental Engineering. 2024;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/20832kps5778.
Unexpected hydrologic response to ecosystem state change in tallgrass prairie. Journal of Hydrology. 2024;643:131937. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131937.
Woody encroachment modifies subsurface structure and hydrological function. ECOHYDROLOGY. 2024:e2731. doi:10.1002/eco.2731.
Grassland woody encroachment alters subsurface mineral weathering and groundwater composition in a carbonate system. Chemical Geology. 2025;673. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2024.122522.
. Effects of vegetation rooting characteristics on carbonate weathering and critical zone evolution. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. In Press.
Removing a perched culvert facilitates dispersal of fishes in an intermittent prairie stream but not recovery from drought. Freshwater Science. In Press.
What drives grassland ecosystem multifunctionality: Grazing pressure or plant community parameters?. Functional Ecology. In Press.