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Journal Articles



In Press

Baer, S.G., D. Engle, J.M.H. Knops, K.A. Langeland, B.D. Maxwell, F.D. Menalled, and A. Symstad (In Press). Non-target and invasive species in rehabilitated production systems: Ecological impacts, management and future use. Environmental Management.

Bouska, W.W. and C. P. Paukert (In Press). Road crossing designs and their impact on fish assemblages of Great Plains streams. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Craine, J. M., E.G. Towne, and J. B. Nippert (In Press). Climate controls on grass culm production over a quarter century in a tallgrass prairie. Ecology.

Craine, J.M. and R.D. Jackson (In Press). Nitrogen and phosphorus limitation in soils from 98 North American grasslands. Plant and Soil.

Johnson, N.C., G.W.T. Wilson, M.A. Bowker, J.A. Wilson, and R.M. Miller (In Press). Resource limitation is a local adaptation in mycorrhizal symbioses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Jumpponen, A., K.L. Jones, J.D. Mattox, and C. Yeage. (In Press). Massively parallel 454-sequencing of Quercus spp. ectomycorrhizosphere indicates differences in fungal community composition, richness, and diversity among urban and rural environments. Molecular Ecology.

Klug, P.E., S.L. Jackrel, and K.A. With (In Press). Linking snake habitat use to nest predation risk in grassland birds: the dangers of shrub cover. Oecologia.

McCain, K.N.S., S.G. Baer, J.M. Blair and G.W.T. Wilson (In Press). Dominant grasses suppress local diversity in restored tallgrass prairie. Restoration Ecology.

Melzer, S.E., A.K. Knapp, R.W.S. Fynn, K.P. Kirkman, M.D. Smith, J.M. Blair, and E.F. Kelly (In Press). Fire and grazing impacts on silica production and storage in grass dominated ecosystems. Biogeochemistry.

Murdock, J.M., K.B. Gido, W.K. Dodds, K.N. Bertrand and M.R. Whiles (In Press). Consumer return chronology alters recovery trajectory of stream ecosystem structure and function following drought. Ecology.

Presley, D.R., P.E. Hartley and M.D. Ransom (In Press). Mineralogy and morphological properties of buried polygenetic paleosols formed in late quaternary sediments on upland landscapes of the central plains, USA. Geoderma.

Rivers, J., P. Gipson, D. Althoff and J. Pontius (In Press). Long-term community dynamics of small landbirds with and without exposure to extensive disturbance from military training activities. Environmental Management.

Roth II, T.C. and V.V. Pravosudov (In Press). Hippocampal volumes and neuron numbers increase along a gradient of environmental harshness: a large-scale comparison. Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Spasojevic, M., R. Aicher, G. Koch, E. Marquardt, N. Mirotchnick, T. Troxler and S.L. Collins (In Press). Fire and grazing in mesic tallgrass prairie: impacts on plant species and functional traits. Ecology.

Strum, K.M., M.J. Hooper, K.A. Johnson, R.B. Lanctot, M.E. Zaccagnini, and B.K. Sandercock (In Press). Exposure of migratory nonbreeding shorebirds to cholinesterase-inhibiting contaminants in the Western Hemisphere. The Condor.

Travers, S.E., Z. Tang, D. Caragea, K.A. Garrett, S.H. Hulbert, J.E. Leach, J. Bai, A. Saleh, A.K. Knapp, P.A. Fay, J. Nippert, P.S. Schnable, and M.D. Smith (In Press). Variation in gene expression of Andropogon gerardii in response to altered environmental conditions associated with climate change. Journal of Ecology.

Woods, T.M., D.C. Hartnett, and C.J. Ferguson (In Press). High propagule production and reproductive fitness homeostasis contribute to the invasiveness of Lespedeza cuneata (Fabaceae). Biological Invasions.

2010

Jangid, K., M.A. Williams, A.J. Franzluebbers, J.M. Blair, D.C. Coleman, and W.B. Whitman. 2010. Development of soil microbial communities during tallgrass prairie restoration. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 42: 302-312.

Saleh, A.A., H.U. Ahmed, T.C. Todd, S.E. Travers, K.A. Zeller, J.F. Leslie, and K.A. Garrett. 2010. Relatedness of Macrophomina phaseolina isolates from tallgrass prairie, maize, soybean, and sorghum. Molecular Ecology 19: 79-91.

2009

Molecular Ecology Resources Primer Development Consortium et al. 2009. Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 May 2009–31 July 2009. Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 1460-1559.

Bertrand, K.N., K.B. Gido, W.K. Dodds, J.N. Murdock, and M.R. Whiles. 2009. Disturbance frequency and functional identity mediate ecosystem processes in prairie streams. Oikos 118: 917-933.

Buis, G.M., J.M. Blair, D.E. Burkepile, C.E. Burns, A.J. Chamberlain, P. Chapman, S.L. Collins, R.W.S. Fynn, N. Govender, K. Kirkman, M.D. Smith and, A.K. Knapp. 2009. Controls of aboveground net primary production in mesic grasslands and savannas: An interhemispheric comparison. Ecosystems 12: 982-995.

Casey, A.E., K. Jones, B.K. Sandercock, and S.M. Wisely. 2009. Heteroduplex molecules cause sexing errors in a standard molecular protocol for avian sexing. Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 61-65.

Cheatham, M.R., M.N. Rouse, P.D. Esker, S. Ignacio, W. Pradel, R. Raymundo, A.H. Sparks, G.A. Forbes, T.R. Gordon, and K.A. Garrett. 2009. Beyond yield: Plant disease in the context of ecosystem services. Phytopathology 99: 1228-1236.

Craine, J.M., E.G. Towne, A. Joern, and R.G. Hamilton. 2009. Consequences of climate variability for the performance of bison in tallgrass prairie. Global Change Biology 15: 772-779.

Craine, J.M., R. Spurr, K.K. McLauchlan, and N. Fierer. 2009. Landscape-level variation in temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon decomposition. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 42: 373-375.

Dragoo, J., K. Coan, K. Moore, S. Henke, R. Fleisher, and S.M. Wisely. 2009. Polymorphic microsatellite markers for the striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis, and other mephitids. Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 383-385.

Grace, T., A. Joern, S.J. Brown, J.L. Apple, and S.M. Wisely. 2009. Highly polymorphic microsatellites in the North American Range Land Grasshopper Hesperotettix viridis. Journal of Orthoptera Research 18: 19-21.

Hall Jr., R.O., J.L. Tank, D.J. Sobota, P.J. Mulholland, J.M. O'Brien, W.K. Dodds, J.R. Webster, H.M. Valett, G.C. Poole, B.J. Peterson, J.L. Meyer, W.H. McDowell, S.L. Johnson, S.K. Hamilton, N.B. Grimm, S.V. Gregory, C.N. Dahm, L.W. Cooper, L.R. Ashkenas, S.M. Thomas, R.W. Sheibley, J.D. Potter, B.R. Niederlehner, L.T. Johnson, A.M. Helton, C.M. Crenshaw, A.J. Burgin, M.J. Bernot, J.J. Beaulieu, and C.P. Arango. 2009. Nitrate removal in stream ecosystems measured by 15N addition experiments: Total uptake. Limnology and Oceanography 54: 653-665.

Harmon, M.E., W.L. Silver, B. Fasth, H. Chen, I.C. Burke, W.J. Parton, S.C. Hart, W.S. Currie, and LIDET. 2009. Long-term patterns of mass loss during the decomposition of leaf and fine root litter: an intersite comparison. Global Change Biology 15: 1339-1355.

Heisler-White, J.L., J.M. Blair, E.F. Kelly, K. Harmoney, and A.K. Knapp. 2009. Contingent productivity responses to more extreme rainfall regimes across a grassland biome. Global Change Biology 15: 2894-2904.

Johnson, N.C., V.B. Chaudhary, J.D. Hoeksema, J.M. Moore, A. Pringle, J.A. Umbanhowar, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2009. Mysterious mycorrhizae? A field trip and classroom experiment to demystify the symbioses formed between plants and fung. American Biology Teacher 71: 424-429.

Jumpponen, A. and K.L. Jones. 2009. Massively parallel 454-sequencing of Quercus macrocarpa phyllosphere fungal communities indicates reduced richness and diversity in urban environments. New Phytologist 184: 438-448.

Kaufman, D. W. and G. A. Kaufman. 2009. The woodland vole on Konza Prairie Biological Station, Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 112: 229-230.

Kaufman, D.W. and G.A. Kaufman. 2009. The woodland vole on Konza Prairie Biological Station, Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 112: 229-230.

Kitchen, D.J., J.M. Blair, and M.A. Callaham, Jr.. 2009. Annual fire and mowing alter biomass, depth distribution, and C and N content of roots and soil in tallgrass prairie. Plant and Soil 323: 235-247.

Macpherson, G. L.. 2009. CO2 distribution in groundwater and the impact of groundwater extraction on the global C cycle. Chemical Geology 264: 328-336.

Margosian, M.L., K.A. Garrett, J.M.S. Hutchinson, and K.A. With. 2009. Connectivity of the American agricultural landscape: Assessing the national risk of crop pest and disease spread. Bioscience 59: 141-151.

McCulley, R.L., I.C. Burke, and W.K. Lauenroth. 2009. Conservation of nitrogen increases with precipitation across a major grassland gradient in the Central Great Plains of North America. Oecologia 159: 571-581.

McNew, L.B., A.J. Gregory, S.M. Wisely, and B.K. Sandercock. 2009. Estimating the stage of incubation for nests of Greater Prairie-chickens using egg flotation: a float curve for grousers. Grouse News 38: 12-14.

Middendorf, G., T.A. Becerra, and D. Cline. 2009. Transition and resilience in the Kansas Flint Hills. Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy 4.3: 1-28.

Morisette, J.T., A.D. Richardson, A.K. Knapp, J.I. Fisher, E.A. Graham, J. Abatzoglou, B.E. Wilson, D.D. Breshears, G.M. Henebry, J.M. Hanes, and L. Liang. 2009. Learning the rhythm of the seasons in the face of global change: phenological research in the 21st Century. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7: 253-260.

Mulholland, P.J., R.O. Hall Jr., D.J. Sobota, W.K. Dodds, S.E.G. Findlay, N.B. Grimm, S.K. Hamilton, W.H. McDowell, J.M. O'Brien, J.L. Tank, L.R. Ashkenas, L.W. Cooper, C.N. Dahm, S.V. Gregory, S.L. Johnson, J.L. Meyer, B.J. Peterson, G.C. Poole, H.M. Valett, J.R. Webster, C.P. Arango, J.J. Beaulieu, M.J. Bernot, A.J. Burgin, C.L. Crenshaw, A.M. Helton, L.T. Johnson, B.R. Niederlehner, J.D. Potter, R.W. Sheibley, and S.M. Thomas. 2009. Nitrate removal in stream ecosystems measured by 15N addition: Denitrification. Limnology and Oceanography 54: 666-680.

Nippert, J.B., P.A. Fay, J.D. Carlisle, A.K. Knapp, and M.D. Smith. 2009. Ecophysiological responses of two dominant grasses to altered temperature and precipitation regimes. Acta Oecologia 35: 400-408.

Reed, H.E., J.M. Blair, D. Wall, and T.R. Seastedt. 2009. Impacts of management legacies on litter decomposition in response to reduced precipitation in a tallgrass prairie. Applied Soil Ecology 42: 79-85.

Reed, H.E., J.M. Blair, D. Wall, and T.R. Seastedt. 2009. Persistent effects of past burn regimes on decomposition in response to reduced precipitation in tallgrass prairie. Applied Soil Ecology 42: 79-85.

Rivers, J.W.. 2009. Parent-absent begging in the Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater): the role of short-term need and nestmate size. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 63: 707-717.

Smith, M.D., A.K. Knapp, and S.L. Collins. 2009. A framework for assessing ecosystem dynamics in response to chronic resource alterations induced by global change. Ecology 90: 3279-3289.

Wilgers, D.J. and E.A. Horne. 2009. Differential responses to chemical stimuli in conspecific fecal pellets by an iguanid lizard Crotaphytus collaris. Journal of Ethology 27: 157-163.

Williams M.A. and K. Xia. 2009. Characterization of the water soluble soil organic pool following the rewetting of dry soil in a drought-prone tallgrass prairie. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 41: 21-28.

Wilson, G.W.T., C.W. Rice, M.C. Rillig, A. Springer, and D.C. Hartnett. 2009. Soil aggregation and carbon sequestration are tightly correlated with the abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: results from long-term field experiments. Ecology Letters 12: 452-461.

Woods, T.M., D.C. Hartnett, and C.J. Ferguson. 2009. High propagule production and reproductive fitness homeostasis contribute to the invasiveness of Lespedeza cuneata (Fabaceae). Biological Invasions 11: 1913-1927.

Worapong, J., S.P. Dendy, Z. Tang, D.J. Awl, and K.A. Garrett. 2009. Limiting temperatures for urediniospore germination are low in a systemic rust fungus of tallgrass prairie. Mycologia 101: 390-394.


Conference Proceedings



2009

Macpherson, G.L.. 2009. Groundwater CO2: Is it responding to atmospheric CO2?. Proceedings of the 24th IAGS, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, June 1-4, 2009. pp. 995-998.


Book Sections



In Press

Gadbury, G.L., K.A. Garrett and D.B. Allison In Press. Challenges and approaches to statistical design and inference in high dimensional investigatsions. Page -. In D.A. Belostotsky (eds.) Plant Systems Biology, Methods in Molecular Biology Series. The Humana Press Inc.. Totowa, NJ.

Peters D.P.C., B.T. Bestelmeyer, A.K. Knapp, J.E. Herrick, H.C. Monger and K.M. Havstad In Press. Approaches to predicting broad-scale regime shifts using changing pattern-process relationships across scales. Page -. In S. Miao, S. Carstenn and M. Nungesser (eds.) Real World Ecology: Design and Analyses of Large-Scale and Long-Term Research. Springer-Verlag, NY.

2009

Garrett, K.A., M. Nita, E.D. De Wolf, L. Gomez and A.H. Sparks 2009. Plant pathogens as indicators of climate change. Page 425-437. In T. Letcher (eds.) Climate and Global Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth. Elsevier.


Edited Books



2009

Gibson, D.J. 2009. Grasses and Grassland Ecology. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. 320 pages.


Reports



2006

Hartnett, D.C., and F. H. M. Semazzi 2006. Enhancing collaborative research on the environment in sub-Saharan Africa. OISE National Science Foundation Report. 99 pp


Theses/Dissertations



2009

Bowe, S.E. 2009. The influence of host ecology and land cover change on rabies virus epidemiology in the Flint Hills. MS Thesis, Kansas State University. Manhattan, KS.

Buis, G. 2009. Controls of aboveground net primary production in mesic savanna grasslands: An inter-hemispheric comparison. MS Thesis, Colorado State University. Fort Collins, CO. 50 pp

Grace, T. 2009. Host associated genetic divergence and sexual isolation in the grasshopper Hesperotettix viridis (Orthoptera: Acrididae). PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University. Manhattan, KS. 127 pp

Klug, P.E. 2009. Interactions between grassland birds and their snake predators : the potential for conservation conflicts in the tallgrass prairie. PhD dissertation, Kansas State University. Manhattan, KS. 126 pp

Ott, J. 2009. Bud bank morphology, dynamics, and production in perennial grasses. MS Thesis, Kansas State University. Manhattan, KS. 93 pp

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