This dataset contains the boundary polygon of the Konza Prairie Biological Station (KPBS). Data type one (GIS000) defines the original KPBS boundary used from 1977 until 1982, type two contains the extended boundary from 1982 (GIS001) to 1997, and type three (GIS002) contains the boundary since 1997. These data are available as zipped (.zip) shapefiles (.shp).

This dataset defines the experimental watershed treatments for the Konza Prairie Biological Station (KPBS). These treatments have changed over time to represent changes in both physical boundaries as well as changes in watershed treatments.

These data are available to download as zipped shapefiles (.zip), compressed Google Earth KML layers (.kmz).

This Coverage Contains the Locations of Streams (GIS210) and Waterbodies (GIS211) within the Konza Prairie Biological Station.

These data are available to download as zipped shapefiles (.zip), compressed Google Earth KML layers (.kmz), and associated EML metadata (.xml).

This dataset defines the roads in and around the Konza Prairie Biological Station (KPBS). The road data shows locations of Konza maintained and county/state/federal access roads as well as defining gravel or paved.

These data are available to download as zipped shapefiles (.zip), compressed Google Earth KML layers (.kmz).

This dataset contains a comprehensive record of supplemental burns, wildfires, wildfire cleanup burns for the Konza Prairie Biological Station (KPBS) dating from 1972. Burn history data contains date burned, area burned and type of treatment (wildfires, wildfire cleanup, and supplemental burns). Burn histories for planned, prescribed burns are available in dataset GIS05.

These data are available to download as zipped shapefiles (.zip), and compressed Google Earth KML layers (.kmz).

These data show sample locations for various abiotic data collected on Konza Prairie (rain gauges, soil moisture, and stream data). Included in these data are the locations for 12 rain gauges (GIS300) on Konza Prairie. The Konza headquarters weather station formerly consisted of two gauges which were operated year-round. The Konza headquarters weather station currently consists of one Otto-Pluvio2 gauge which is operated year-round. The remaining Konza-operated gauges run from April 1 to November 1. These data are to be used in conjunction with the APT01 (precipitation) dataset.

These data show the sampling locations for the consumer datasets at Konza Prairie. GIS400 defines the starting points for sweep samples of grasshoppers across Konza Prairie. These data may be used in conjunction with the sweep sample datasets (CGR02). GIS401 defines the starting points for sweep samples of grasshoppers across Konza Prairie, focusing on grazing impact. These data may be used in conjunction with the sweep sample datasets (CGR02Z). GIS405 defines the trap locations for small mammal sampling across Konza Prairie. These data may be used in conjunction with CSM0X.

These data show locations of samples and research areas at Konza that do not fit under our standard classifications. GIS 600 contains the locations of the Hulbert plots on Konza Prairie. GIS605 contains locations for rainfall shelters, ramps, experimental streams, restoration plots, the weather station, grasshopper cages, the climate extremes project. Currently no associated LTER datasets exist for these locations. GIS 610 provides a record of the historic Konza gridded location system. Older datasets may reference these locations with a column letter and row number.

These data show the components of the irrigation system near Konza Prairie HQ. Record types 1, 2, 3 and 4 demarcate the locations of the study plots heads (GIS550), transect lines (GIS551), irrigation lines (GIS552), and irrigation line joints (GIS553). Record types 4 and 5 describe the location of the storage piles (GIS554) and the irrigation reservoir (GIS555). This data may be used in conjunction with the Irrigation Transect Studies (WATXX) data.

This dataset contains the point and polygon boundaries of shrubs and trees mapped in watersheds 1D, 4B, and 20B from May to August 2019. Datatype one (GIS700) defines the point locations of all trees mapped in these watersheds. Datatype two (GIS701) defines the point locations of all shrubs less than one meter wide in these watersheds. Datatype three (GIS702) defines the boundaries of select shrub species greater than one meter wide in these watersheds.

These data are available to download as zipped shapefiles (.zip), and compressed Google Earth KML layers (.kmz).

Woody encroachment, or invasion of woody plants, is rapidly shifting tallgrass prairie into shrub and evergreen dominated ecosystems, mainly due to exclusion of fire. Tracking the pace and extent of woody encroachment is difficult because shrubs and small trees are much smaller than the coarse resolution (>10m2) of common remote sensed images.