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Dr. John M. Briggs
Phone: 480-532-0140 Email: Jbriggs1@ksu.eduAddress: 116 Ackert Hall, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 Interests: Remote sensing, GIS, plant ecology, data managementPersonnel Home Page: http://129.219.149.4 Publication
1. Knapp, A.K., J.M. Briggs, S.L. Collins, S.R. Archer, M.S. Bret-Harte, B.E. Ewers, D.P. Peters, D.R. Young, G.R. Shaver, E. Pendall, and M.B. Cleary. 2008. Shrub encroachment in North American grasslands: Shifts in growth form dominance rapidly alters control of ecosystem carbon inputs. Global Change Biology 14: 615- 623.

2. Knapp A.K., J.K. McCarron, A.M. Silletti, G.A. Hoch, J.L. Heisler, M.S. Lett, J.M. Blair, J.M. Briggs and M.D. Smith.. 2008. Ecological consequences of the replacement of native grassland by Juniperus virginiana and other woody plants. Ecological Studies Vol. 196, Western North American Juniperus communities: A dynamic vegetation type 156- 169.

3. Knapp, A.K., J. M. Briggs, D. L. Childers and O. E. Sala. 2007. Estimating aboveground net primary production in grassland and herbaceous dominated ecosystems. Principles and Standards for Measuring Net Primary Production 27- 48.

4. Heisler, J.L., A.K. Knapp, and J.M. Briggs. 2007. Fire and resource availability influence carbon and water relations of the C3 shrub Cornus drummondii in a mesic grassland. Proceedings of the 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems 86- 93.

5. Nippert, J. B., A. K. Knapp, and J. M. Briggs. 2006. Intra-annual rainfall variability and grassland productivity: can the past predict the future. Plant Ecology 184: 65- 74.

6. Briggs, J.M., A.K. Knapp, J.M. Blair, J.L. Heisler, G.A. Hoch, M.S. Lett and J.K. McCarron. 2005. An ecosystem in transition: causes and consequences of the conversion of mesic grassland to shrubland. BioScience 55: 243- 254.

7. Heisler, J. L., J. M. Briggs, A. K. Knapp, J. M. Blair, and A. Seery.. 2004. Direct and indirect effects of fire on shrub density and aboveground productivity in a mesic grassland. Ecology 85: 2245- 2257.

8. Lett, M. S., A. K. Knapp, J. M. Briggs, and J. M. Blair. 2004. Influence of shrub encroachment on aboveground net primary productivity and carbon and nitrogen pools in a mesic grassland. Canadian Journal of Botany 82: 1363- 1370.

9. Heisler, J. L, J. M. Briggs, and A. K. Knapp. 2003. Long-term patterns of shrub expansion in a C4-dominated grassland: fire frequency and the dynamics of shrub cover and abundance. American Journal of Botany 90: 423- 428.

10. Collins, S. L., S. M. Glenn, and J. M. Briggs. 2002. Effect of local and regional processes on plant species richness in tallgrass prairie. Oikos 99: 571- 579.

11. van der Hoek, D. C. J., A. K. Knapp, J. M. Briggs, and J. Bokdam. 2002. White-tailed deer browsing on six shrub species of tallgrass prairie. Great Plains Research 12: 141- 156.

12. Briggs, J. M., A. K. Knapp, and B. L. Brock. 2002. Expansion of woody plants in tallgrass prairie: a 15 year study of fire and fire-grazing interactions. The American Midland Naturalist 147: 287- 294.

13. Hoch, G., B. L. Brock, and J. M. Briggs. 2002. Applications of advanced technologies in studying and managing grassland landscape integrity. Integrating Landscape Ecology into Natural Resource Management 390- 411.

14. Hoch, G. A., J. M. Briggs, and L. C. Johnson. 2002. Assessing the rate, mechanism and consequences of conversion of tallgrass prairie to Juniperus virginiana forest. Ecosystems 5: 578- 586.

15. Smith, C. C., and J. M. Briggs. 2001. Species, season, and density of buried seeds surviving fox squirrel depredation. Prairie Naturalist 33: 197- 208.

16. Briggs, J. M., and A. K. Knapp. 2001. Determinants of C3 forb growth and production in a C4 dominated grassland. Plant Ecology 152: 93- 100.

17. Knapp, A. K., J. M. Briggs, and J. K. Koelliker. 2001. Frequency and extent of water limitation to primary production in a mesic temperate grassland. Ecosystems 4: 19- 28.

18. Hoch, G. A., and J. M. Briggs. 1999. Expansion of eastern red cedar in the northern Flint Hills, Kansas. Proceedings of the Sixteenth North American Prairie Conference 9- 15.

19. Knapp, A. K., J. M. Blair, J. M. Briggs, S. L. Collins, D. C. Hartnett, L. C. Johnson, and E. G. Towne. 1999. The keystone role of bison in North American tallgrass prairie. BioScience 49: 39- 50.

20. Olson, R. J., J. M. Briggs, J. H. Porter, G. R. Mah, and S. G. Stafford. 1999. Managing Data from Multiple Disciplines, Scales, and Sites to Support Synthesis and Modeling. Remote Sensing Environment 70: 99- 107.

21. Turner, D. P., W. B. Cohen, R. E. Kennedy, K. S. Fassnacht, and J. M. Briggs. 1999. Relationships between leaf area index and Landsat TM spectral vegetation indices across three temperate zone sites. Remote Sensing of the Environment 70: 52- 68.

22. Knapp, A. K., J. M. Briggs, D. C. Hartnett and S. L. Collins . 1998. Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie.
23. Briggs, J. M., B. J. Benson, M. Hartman, and R. Ingersoll. 1998. Data Entry.

24. Briggs, J. M. 1998. Evolution of the Konza Prairie LTER Information Management System.

25. Briggs, J. M. 1998. Data management at a long-term ecological research site. Long-Term Ecological Research in the East Asia-Pacific Region: Biodiversity and Conservation of Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecosystems 52- 57.

26. Briggs, J. M., M. D. Nellis, C. L. Turner, G. M. Henebry, and H. Su. 1998. A landscape perspective of patterns and processes in tallgrass prairie. Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie 265- 279.

27. Collins, S. L., A. K. Knapp, J. M. Briggs, J. M. Blair, and E. M. Steinauer. 1998. Modulation of diversity by grazing and mowing in native tallgrass prairie. Science 280: 745- 747.

28. Collins, S. L., A. K. Knapp, D. C. Hartnett, and J. M. Briggs. 1998. The dynamic tallgrass prairie: Synthesis and research opportunities. Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie 301- 315.

29. Knapp, A. K., J. M. Blair, and J. M. Briggs. 1998. Long-term ecological consequences of varying fire frequency in a humid grassland. Fire in Ecosystem Management: Shifting The Paradigm From Suppression to Prescription 173- 178.

30. Knapp, A. K., J. M. Briggs, J. M. Blair, and C. L. Turner. 1998. Patterns and controls of aboveground net primary production in tallgrass prairie. Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie 193- 221.

31. Briggs, J. M., D. R. Rieck, C. L. Turner, G. M. Henebry, D. G. Goodin, and M. D. Nellis. 1997. Spatial and temporal patterns of vegetation in the Flint Hills. Transactions Kansas Academy of Science 100: 10- 20.

32. Nellis, M. D., and J. M. Briggs. 1997. Modelling impact of bison on tallgrass prairie. Transactions Kansas Academy of Science 100: 3- 9.

33. O'Lear, H. A., T. R. Seastedt, J. M. Briggs, J. M. Blair, and R. A. Ramundo. 1996. Fire and topographic effects on decomposition rates and nitrogen dynamics of buried wood in tallgrass prairie. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 28: 323- 329.

34. Su, H., J. M. Briggs, A. K. Knapp, J. M. Blair, and J. R. Krummel. 1996. Detecting spatial and temporal patterns of aboveground production in a tallgrass prairie using remotely-sensed data. : 2361- 2365.

35. Briggs, J. M., and A. K. Knapp. 1995. Interannual variability in primary production in tallgrass prairie: climate, soil moisture, topographic position and fire as determinants of aboveground biomass. American Journal of Botany 82: 1024- 1030.

36. Knight, C. L., J. M. Briggs, and M. D. Nellis. 1994. Expansion of gallery forest on Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, Kansas. Landscape Ecology 9: 117- 125.

37. Luft, J., J. Malinowski, J. M. Briggs, and C. C. Smith. 1994. Odor as a factor in nut discovery by fox squirrels. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 97: 1- 3.

38. Nellis, M. D., K. Lulla, K., and J. M. Briggs. 1994. Space shuttle photography for monitoring global change. Pecora 12 Proceedings 532- 534.

39. Su, H., A. K. Knapp, and J. M. Briggs. 1994. Effects of topography and fire on spatial and temporal distribution of soil moisture in a tallgrass prairie. Time Domain Reflectometry in Environmental, Infrastructure and Mining Applications 154- 162.

40. Briggs, J. M., and S. L. Collins. 1994. Using remote sensing to determine heterogeneity in tallgrass prairie. Proceedings of the 7th Annual Erdas Users' Group Meeting 113- 119.

41. Briggs, J. M. 1994. Impact of El Nino on Konza Prairie Research Natural Area. El Nino & Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Sites 46- 47.

42. Briggs, J. M., and H. Su. 1994. Development and refinement of the Konza Prairie LTER Research Information Management Program. Environmental Information Management and Analysis: Ecosystem to Global Scales 87- 100.

43. Briggs, J. M., J. T. Fahnestock, L. Ward, and A. K. Knapp. 1994. Aboveground biomass in tallgrass prairie: effect of time since last fire. Proceedings of the Thirteenth North America Prairie Conference 165- 170.

44. Knapp, A. K., J. K. Koelliker, J. T. Fahnestock, and J. M. Briggs. 1994. Water relations and biomass responses to irrigation across a topographic gradient in tallgrass prairie. Proceedings of the Thirteenth North America Prairie Conference 215- 220.

45. Bragg, W. K., A. K. Knapp, and J. M. Briggs. 1993. Comparative water relations of seedling and adult Quercus species during gallery forest expansion in tallgrass prairie. Forest Ecology and Management 56: 29- 41.

46. Gibson, D. J., T. R. Seastedt, and J. M. Briggs. 1993. Management practices in tallgrass prairie: Large- and small-scale experimental effects on species composition. Journal of Applied Ecology 30: 247- 255.

47. Vinton, M. A., D. C. Hartnett, E. J. Finck, and J. M. Briggs. 1993. The interactive effects of fire, bison (Bison bison) grazing and plant community composition in tallgrass prairie. American Midland Naturalist 129: 10- 18.

48. Briggs, J. M., and D. J. Gibson. 1992. Effects of fire on tree spatial patterns in a tallgrass prairie landscape. Bulletin of Torrey Botanical Club 119: 300- 307.

49. Nellis, M. D., and J. M. Briggs. 1992. Transformed vegetation index for measuring spatial variation in drought impacted biomass on Konza Prairie, Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 95: 93- 99.

50. Nellis, M. D., J. Bathgate, and J. M. Briggs. 1992. Geographic information systems for modeling bison impact on Konza Prairie, Kansas. GIS/LIS Proceedings 2: 618- 623.

51. Nellis, M. D., J. M. Briggs, and H. L. Seyler. 1992. Growth and transition: Remote sensing and geographic information systems at Kansas State University. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 58: 1159- 1161.

52. Briggs, J. M., and A. K. Knapp. 1991. Estimating aboveground biomass in tallgrass prairie with the harvest method: determining proper sample size using jackknifing and Monte Carlo simulations. The Southwestern Naturalist 36: 1- 6.

53. Briggs, J. M., and M. D. Nellis. 1991. Seasonal variation of heterogeneity in tallgrass prairie: a quantitative measure using remote sensing. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 57: 407- 411.

54. Seastedt, T. R., J. M. Briggs, and D. J. Gibson. 1991. Controls of nitrogen limitation in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia 87: 72- 79.

55. Seastedt, T. R., and J. M. Briggs. 1991. Longterm ecological questions and considerations for taking longterm measurements: Lessons from the LTER and FIFE programs on tallgrass prairie. Long­term Ecological Research: An International Perspective (SCOPE Vol. 47) 153- 172.

56. Briggs, J. M., and K. G. Smith. 1989. Influence of habitat on acorn selection by Peromyscus leucopus. Journal of Mammalogy 70: 35- 43.

57. Briggs, J. M., T. R. Seastedt, and D. J. Gibson. 1989. Comparative analysis of temporal and spatial variability in aboveground production in a deciduous forest and prairie. Holarctic Ecology 12: 130- 136.

58. Briggs, J. M., and M. D. Nellis. 1989. Landsat thematic mapper digital data for predicting aboveground biomass in a tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Proceedings of the Eleventh North American Prairie Conference, Prairie Pioneers: Ecology, History and Culture 53- 55.

59. Evans, E. W., E. J. Finck, J. M. Briggs, D. J. Gibson, S. W. James, D. W. Kaufman, and T. R. Seastedt. 1989. Is fire a disturbance in grasslands?. Proceedings of the Eleventh North American Prairie Conference, Prairie Pioneers: Ecology, History and Culture 159- 161.

60. Nellis, M. D., and J. M. Briggs. 1989. The effects of spatial scale on Konza landscape classification using textural analysis. Landscape Ecology 2: 93- 100.

61. Nellis, D. M., and J. M. Briggs. 1988. SPOT satellite data for pattern recognition on the North American tall-grass prairie Long-term Ecological Research Site. Geocarto International 3: 37- 40.

62. Nellis, M. D., and J. M. Briggs. 1987. Micro-based Landsat TM data processing for tallgrass prairie monitoring in the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, Kansas. Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conference 10: 76- 80.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under the Long Term Ecological Research Program at Konza Prairie Biological Station. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necesarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.