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The Nutrient Network: Controls of Nutrients and Herbivory on Grassland Dynamics at the shortgrass steppe, CO and the mixed grass prairie, WY   239   Julia Klein   Cynthia Brown
 
NEON Fundamental Sentinel Unit Prototype and Scaling Activities   238   Thomas Stohlgren   Sunil Kumar
 
An investigation of desiccation tolerance and the mechanisms of anhydrobiosis in nematodes of the Short Grass Steppe LTER and McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER   237   Karen Seaver   Dr. Diana Wall
 
On the Edge and Pushed to the Extremes: An exploration of fundamental phenotypic differences between populations of Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama) and Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem)   236   Amanda C. Lease   Alan Knapp
 
Climate Change and plant species composition and structure in the Great Plains   235   Lauenroth, Bill   Kerry Byrne
 
Habitat correlates of Phrynosoma and other herpetiles in shortgrass prairie.   234   Daniel Martin   Tom Mathies
 
Colonization and collection of Lutzomyia apache   233   Will K. Reeves   N/A
 
A survey of the herpetofauna of the Shortgrass Steppe (SGS) LTER Site   232   Dr. Stephen P. Mackessy   Dr. John Moore
 
Granivore influence on plant population and community dynamics   231   Christina Alba   Jim Detling
 
Methods for Reducing Animal Damage to Wires   230   Ben Sumner   William Andelt
 
Temporal Effects of Drought on Semi-arid Grassland Ecosystems   229   Karie Cherwin   Alan Knapp
 
Use of ground penetrating radar in wildlife research: a novel, non-invasive technique for estimating the depth and substrate of hibernating horned lizards beneath the ground surface   228   Daniel Martin   Scott Newbold
 
Diets of three species of horned lizard in Colorado   227   Daniel Martin   Ben Simmons
 
Biodiversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in North American Grasslands   226   James D. Bever   Joseph Morton
 
Use of biobarriers to reduce the downward migration of nitrate under semiarid conditions   225   Jim Hunter   Ardell Halverson will be asked to collaborate
 
Parasite-mediated selection of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and parasite community dynamics in black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus).   224   Michael Antolin   Liz Harp
 
Measuring biosphere-atmosphere exchange of methyl halides   223   Robert Rhew   n/a
 
Ecomorphology and Niche Differentiation of the Short-Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi)   222   Amy M. Schneider   Jason H. Knouft
 
Interactions Between Northern Grasshopper Mice (Onychomys leucogaster) and Fleas in Prairie Dog Colonies: Implications for the Spread of Plague   221   Paul Stapp   John Kraft
 
Behavior and Ecology of Subterranean Termites (Reticulitermes tibialis)   220   Lou Bjostad   Elisa Bernklau
 
Patch burn   219   Justin Derner   Jack Morgan
 
Small plot fire frequency and seasonality   218   Justin Derner   Alan Knapp
 
Biogeography and microhabitat associations of dictyostelids and myxomycetes in North American grasslands   217   Steven L. Stephenson   Adam W. Rollins
 
Ecosystem Change on Conservation Reserve Program Lands   216   Seth Munson   Bill Lauenroth
 
Testing Additional fields for linking to Personnel records   215   Roy Budiantara   Co PI
 
Estimation of composition and relative density of carnivore species on the Pawnee National Grassland   214   Torben Dabelsteen, University of Copenhagen   Mark Lindquist
 
SPATIAL ECOLOGY OF THE EASTERN SHORT-HORNED LIZARD (Phrynosoma hernandesi) IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO   213   Daniel J. Martin   Tom C. Mathies
 
Prairie dogs and ants as disturbance agents on the shortgrass steppe: Implications for habitat heterogeneity   212   Dr. James Detling   Christina Alba
 
The role of photodegradation in surface litter decomposition across a UV gradient in the Great Plains, USA   211   Leslie Brandt   Dr. Jennifer King
 
Survey of SGS LTER & CPER trace gas fluxes & associated microbial communities   210   Joe von Fischer   Indy Burke
 
Habitat Use, Survivorship, and Mortality Causes of Ord’s Kangaroo rats in Disturbed and Fragmented Habitats   209   Beth Ross   Michael Antolin
 
Dermacentor andersoni: Tick density, gene flow and pathogen infection patterns   208   Lars Eisen   William C. Black IV
 
Temporal Variability in aboveground net primary productivity, plant species distribution, and climate in grasslands   207   Jana L. Heisler   Eugene Kelly
 
Invasion Ecology of Black Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger L.)   206   Stephen Enloe   Jordana LaFantasie
 
Snow Cover in the Shortgrass Steppe   205   Glen E. Liston   Christopher A. Hiemstra
 
Winter activity and the use of torpor in silky pocket mice (Perognathus flavus)   204   Marilyn Banta   James Dye
 
Occurrence and importance of root endophytic fungi in prairie and meadow ecosystems   203   Ari Jumpponen   Justin Trowbridge
 
Testing Additional fields for linking to Personnel records   202   Roy Budiantara   Co PI
 
Grazing strategies to manage shortgrass steppe for species-specific habitat: Benefits and consequences   202   Justin D. Derner   Bill Lauenroth
 
Mediation of spatial organization in the swift fox (Vulpes velox): an investigation of space use and signals used in intra-specific communication   201   Safi K. Darden   Mark Lindquist
 
Spatial and temporal patterns of resource availability and the scale of fragmentation: Effects on a generalist herbivore (Orthoptera: Acrididae)   200   Heather Blackburn   N. T. Hobbs
 
Belowground meristem populations as regulators of grassland dynamics   199   David C. Hartnett   Gail W. T. Wilson
 
Belowground meristem populations as regulators of grassland dynamics   199   David C. Hartnett   Gail W. T. Wilson
 
The influence of a field research experience with a controversial species, the black-tailed prairie dog on beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge of high school students relative to the species   198   Lynne Fox-Parrish   Dr. Richard Jurin
 
US Climate Reference Network Long Term Site   197   Mike Helfert   Mark Lindquist
 
Thermal Preference and microhabitat Utilization by Schizocosa mimula and Schizocosa mccooki in the Short-Grass Steppe.   196   John Wiens   Daniel Kipervaser (CONTACT PERSON)
 
The influence of native and non-native plant species on soil foodweb structrue and function.   195   Todd Wojtowicz   Diana Wall
 
Global Litter Invertebrate Decomposition Experiment   193   Diana H. Wall   Nicole DeCrappeo
 
Ecology of Linaria dalmatica   192   W. K. Lauenroth   I. C. Burke
 
Spatial variability of overland flow on the shortgrass steppe   191   Gary Frasier   James Ascough
 
Torpor Patterns, Diet, and Lipid Composition of Free-Ranging Prairie Dogs   190   Beatrice Van Horne   Erin Lehmer
 
A study using arrays of artificial refuges to survey for reptiles in short grass steppe.   189   Tim Horger   NA
 
Remote Sensing / Rangeland Health & Carbon Fluxes on the Shortgrass Steppe: Measurement & Characterization   188   D.T. Booth   J.A. Morgan
 
UV, abiotic and biotic components of production and decomposition in shortgrass steppe: Interactions with CO2 enrichment.   187   Daniel G. Milchunas   J.Y. King
 
Year-round grazing for the cow-calf herd.   186   Richard H. Hart   D. Terrance Booth
 
Scaling properties of species along the trasition from short-grass steppe to tall-grass prairie.   185   John A. Wiens   Beatrice Van Horne
 
The effects of fragmentation on the population genetics of black-tailed prairie dogs.   184   Lisa Savage   Mike Antolin
 
Comparison of soil CO2 respiration in six ecosystems over a set time period.   183   Bob Piper   Jeff M. Welker
 
Attraction of termites to carbon dioxide-generating formulations.   181   Elisa Bernklau  
 
Variation in decomposition, nitrogen mineralization, and soil respiration rates across a precipitation gradient in the central great plains region.   180   Rebecca L. McCulley   Ingrid C. Burke
 
The effect of grazing, water, nitrogen and disturbance on the establishment of two exotic species.   179   William K. Lauenroth  
 
Environmental controls on the abundance and distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes in grasslands.   178   Nicole DeCrappeo   Diana H. Wall
 
Physiology and diet of black-tailed prairie dogs in the shortgrass steppe.   177   Beatrice Van Horne  
 
Burrowing owl nesting patterns in northeastern Colorado: A multi-scale approach.   176   Beatrice Van Horne  
 
Cattle use of prairie dog towns.   175   Debra Guenther  
 
The effects of topography on the population genetics of the western harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis.   174   Joan Herbers   Joe Fontane
 
Biogeochemical controls on CO2 and N2O exchange at different spatial scales under elevated CO2.   173   Arvin R. Mosier  
 
The scaling properties of beetles in relation to landscape heterogeneity at multiple scales.   172   Aaron L. Hoffman  
 
Relative avian abundance on and off of prairie dog towns.   171   Melissa Andre   Paul Stapp
 
Vegetation change and risk in management of rangeland plants.   169   Charles D. Bonham  
 
The genetic structure of recolonized black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) towns in the Pawnee National Grassland.   168   Beatrice Van Horne   Jennifer Roach
 
Grazing refugia and grassland biodiversity.   167   Daniel G. Milchunas   Salvador Rabollo
 
Phosphate and nitrate in soil samples from the CPER HQ-corral.   165   Jim Hunter  
 
Animal-environment interactions: Functional perception of heterogeneity by cattle.   164   Larry R. Rittenhouse   Martina Rose Keil
 
The role of nitrogen on the patch dynamics of gopher mound disturbances in rangeland ecosystems.   163   Matthew E. Hopton   Carl F. Friese
 
Root distributions and the functioning of ecosystems.   162   Robert B. Jackson  
 
Variability in soils and plant communities associated with harvester ant disturbances in rangeland ecosystems.   161   Season R. Snyder   Carl. F. Friese
 
Does soil carbon and nitrogen accumulation beneath plants regulate bunchgrasses?   160   David D. Briske  
 
Cattle browsing patterns in an atriplex canescens stand.   159   Andres Cibils   Dave Swift
 
Developing a multi-agency, multi-scale vegetation sampling program for the central grasslands.   158   Thomas J. Stohlgren  
 
Developing a multi-agency, multi-scale vegetation sampling program for the central grasslands.   158   Thomas J. Stohlgren  
 
Within- and across-site variation in ant community structure and function at three semiarid LTER sites.   157   John A. Wiens   Robert Schooley
 
Amphibian monitoring.   154   Mark D. Lindquist   Paul Stapp
 
Animal disturbances in rangeland ecosystems: soil processes and plant community dynamics.   153   Thomas O. Crist   Carl F. Friese
 
Monitoring grassland breeding bird community in relation to grazing intensity and long term changes.   152   David L. Felley  
 
Cross-site comparisons on patterns of species diversity for three US and three Hungarian sites.   151   Debra P. Peters   Tamara Hochstrassen
 
Comparative ecology of native and exotic plants.   150   Peter Kotanen   Ingrid C. Burke
 
Root influences on soil organic matter with depth: Differences between shrub and grass dominated locations.   147   Ricahrd Gill   Ingrid C. Burke
 
Bowen/ratio CO2 exchange of shortgrass steppe.   146   Jack A. Morgan  
 
Effects of soil heterogeneity on evaporation and transpiration.   145   Kirk Wythers   William K. Lauenroth
 
Genetic variation for tolerance to grazing in Ipomopsis spicata and Iponopsis laxiflora.   144   Thomas E. Juenger - U. of Chicago  
 
Effects of water and nitrogen additions to shortgrass ecosystems.   143   Ingrid C. Burke   William K. Lauenroth
 
Constraints on production and decomposition in temperate grasslands.   142   William K. Lauenroth   Ingrid C. Burke
 
Plant community structure and composition in the Colorado grasslands as influenced by P. occidentalis.   141   Shaharra J. Usnick  
 
Effects of spatial resource configuration on animal movements in microlandscape.   140   John A. Wiens   Nancy E. McIntyre
 
Vectors of seed dispersal for Bouteloua gracilis and Buchloe dactyloides.   138   Harold Fraleigh   Debra P. Peters
 
Renovation of riparian zone on a shortgrass prairie.   137   Gary W. Frasier   Richard H. Hart
 
Seed dispersal in patchy environments.   136   Peter Kotanen  
 
Spider community response to manipulated micro-landsape structure.   135   Ronald D. Weeks Jr.  
 
Effect of shrub density on soil water patterns.   134   Mike Dodd   William K. Lauenroth
 
Nitrogen mineralization through the soil profile of a shrubland site.   133   Mike Dodd   William K. Lauenroth
 
Plant species effects on temporal patterns of nitrogen cycling.   131   Howard Epstein   Ingrid C. Burke
 
How will asymmetric temperature increases influence shortgrass steppe plant communities and plant herbivore interactions?   128   Richard Alward   James K. Detling
 
Nirtogen partitioning in perennial grasses   127   Howard Skinner   Jon Hanson
 
Assessing nematode biodiversity in Colorado shortgrass steppe natural and managed ecosystems.   126   Shiou Pin Huang   Diana W. Freckman
 
Effects of vegetation structure on animal movement in experimental arenas.   124   John A. Wiens   Thomas O. Crist
 
Alterations in species composition of grassland communities resulting from climate change: will increased temperatures change the nature of plant-herbivore interactions?   122   Richard Alward   James K. Detling
 
Organization and function of the bunchgrass growth form   121   David. D. Briske  
 
Competition between Pascopyrum smithii and Bouteloua gracilis as a function of water and nitrogen supply.   120   Bill Hunt   Jack A. Morgan
 
Cognitive aspects of parental and anti-predator behavior of mountian plovers (Choradrius montanus).   119   Carolyn Ristau  
 
Long-term population monitoring of small mammals on shortgrass prairie.   118   Paul Stapp   Mark D. Lindquist
 
Isotopic variation of water in shortgrass prairie: influence of cover and lifeform on the 18O signatures of soils and plants.   116   Jeff M. Welker   Eugene F. Kelly
 
Effects of a methamidophos application on Pasimachus elongatus LeConte (Coleoptera: Carabidae): an update after six years.   115   Nancy E. McIntyre  
 
The effects of vegetational architecture on beetle movements on the shortgrass prairie.   114   Nancy E. McIntyre  
 
Evaluating grazing strategies on shortgrass prairie.   112   Richard H. Hart   Gary W. Frasier
 
Extending the grazing season with complementary pastures.   111   Richard H. Hart   Gerald E. Schuman
 
Effects of different-sized herbivores on grasslands: A cross-site study.   110   Daniel G. Milchunas  
 
The role of large pulse inputs in active soil organic matter maintenance.   109   Robin Kelly   Ingrid C. Burke
 
Indicators of ecosystem condition, associated with potential stressors, and extrapolation of results: studies for NSF's LTER and LMER sites.   109   Michael B. Coughenour   Daniel G. Milchunas
 
The role of roots in soil organic matter formation and maintenance.   108   Robin Kelly- Graduate Research Assistant   Ingrid C. Burke
 
Effects of small-scale vegetation structure on animal movement dynamics.   106   John A. Wiens   Thomas O. Crist
 
Effect of N availability on the rate of rangeland recovery on abandoned semiarid croplands.   103   Edward F. Redente   T. McLendon
 
Effects of small-scale vegetation structure on animal movement dynamics.   103   John A. Wiens   Thomas O. Crist
 
Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the rhizosphere-root functional unit of range grasses of different seral stages.   103   Donald A. Klein   Edward F. Redente
 
Effects of plant mortality of the dominant species and other important species on the dynamics of a shortgrass plant community.   102   Gustavo A. Martinez-Turanzas   Debra P. Peters
 
The influence of soil texture on plant productivity in the central grasslands.   101   Diana Lane   Debra P. Peters
 
Utilization of waste products on rangelands.   100   Gerald E. Schuman   Gary W. Frasier
 
Service Life of Rocky Mountain Area fence posts treated by double-diffusion methods.   50   Donald C. Markstrom  
 
A garden study of blue and black grama.   49   Tamera Minnick   Debra P. Peters
 
UV-B radiation- long-term-trends.   48   James H. Gibson  
 
National Atmospheric Deposition Program long-term monitoring site.   47   Jim H. Gibson  
 
Responses of mycotrophic C3 and C4 rangeland grasses to atmospheric CO2 and water.   46   Jack A. Morgan   Bill Knight
 
The role of polyunsaturated fats in short term torpor.   45   Janelle Corn   Bruce Wunder
 
A 10-year study of small mammal population fluctuations in grassland-atriplex habitat at the Central Plains Experimental Range.   44   Lowell C. McEwen  
 
Effects of landscape factors, precipitation and individual plants on nitrogen mineralization.   42   Paul B. Hook   Ingrid C. Burke
 
Effects of initial plowout on soil trace gas fluxes.   41   David W. Valentine   Arvin R. Mosier
 
Howard Hughs Bio Medical Grant Study - Plant collection.   40   Don Hazlett   Neil Sawyer
 
Effects of experimental disturbance on sympatric Buteos during the nesting period.   39   Tamara L. Holmes   Richard L. Knight
 
Defoliation effects on western wheatgrass plants in long-term protected and long-term grazed pastures.   38   Menwyelet Atsedu   James K. Detling
 
Landscape pattern in relation to vertebrate body size.   37   Jon Sendzimir  
 
Effects of livestock grazing reduction on infiltration and runoff from native shortgrass rangelands.   35   Gary W. Frasier   Richard H. Hart
 
Paleoecology and geomorphology of the CPER.   33   Eugene F. Kelly   Caroline Yonker
 
Effects of interactions between soil texture and grazing on ecosystem structure and function.   32   William K. Lauenroth   Ingrid C. Burke
 
Plant species effects on soil properties in shortgrass steppe.   31   Mary Ann Vinton   Ingrid C. Burke
 
Recovery of shortgrass steppe ecosystems on abandoned fields.   30   Debra P. Peters   William K. Lauenroth
 
Recovery of shortgrass steppe ecosystems on abandoned fields.   30   Debra P. Peters   William K. Lauenroth
 
Microhabitat selection, movement patterns and interactions between Onychomys leucogaster and Peromyscus maniculatus in a short-grass steppe landscape.   29   Paul Stapp  
 
Habitat use of and interactions between rodents of shortgrass prairie.   29   Paul Stapp  
 
Monitoring plant community change through time and space using permanent quadrats.   28   William K. Lauenroth   Debra P. Peters
 
Monitoring of birds of prey.   27   Ronald A. Ryder  
 
Variability of soil parameters on various landscape positions on the Central Plains Experiment Range in Northeast Colorado.   26   Daniel B. Palic   Jon Hanson
 
Mortality of individual blue grama plants in shortgrass plant communities as influenced by mall disturbances, soil textures and cattle-grazing.   25   William K. Lauenroth   Debra P. Peters
 
Growth, water relations and forage quality of alfalfa-grass.   24   Jack A. Morgan   Charley Townsend
 
Recovery of shortgrass steppe ecosystems on abandoned fields.   23   Debra P. Peters   William K. Lauenroth
 
Pattern's and controls of N2O and CH4 fluxes.   22   Arvin R. Mosier   David W. Valentine
 
Translation of patterns across trophic levels: analysis of movement patterns in a grassland ecosystem.   21   Kimberly A. With  
 
Effects of soil texture and grazing treatment on seed production of Bouteloua gracilis.   20   Debra P. Peters   William K. Lauenroth
 
Intraspecific competition in Bouteloua gracilis.   19   Debra P. Peters  
 
An experimental test of trade-offs between feeding and reproduction in a ball-rolling dung beetle, Canthon pilularius.   18   David S. Guertin  
 
Response of a temperate grassland to climate change: Importance of biotic interactions and feedbacks.   17   Bill Hunt   Ted Elliott
 
Spatial scaling and animal movements in a grassland ecosystem.   16   John A. Wiens  
 
Regional modeling of ecosystem processes in the Central Grasslands Region.   15   Ingrid C. Burke   William K. Lauenroth
 
Effects of long-term grazing and catena position on turnover of carbon and nitrogen.   14   Ingrid C. Burke   William J. Parton
 
Decomposition of cattle fecal pats.   13   Debra P. Peters   William K. Lauenroth
 
Carbon dynamics and belowground productivity.   12   Daniel G. Milchunas   William K. Lauenroth
 
Effects of small-scale disturbances on plant community structure at the CPER.   11   Debra P. Peters   William K. Lauenroth
 
Long-term soil water dynamics at the CPER.   10   William K. Lauenroth  
 
Response of shortgrass steppe plant communities to long-term grazing treatments.   9   Daniel G. Milchunas   William K. Lauenroth
 
Effects of runoff water management on forage production on native shortgrass rangelands.   8   Gary W. Frasier  
 
Soil and vegetation pattern on catenas at the CPER.   8   William K. Lauenroth  
 
Recovery of shortgrass communities on areas killed by white grubs.   7   Debra P. Peters   William K. Lauenroth
 
Long-term net aboveground primary production for shortgrass steppe plant communities.   6   Daniel G. Milchunas   William K. Lauenroth
 
Utilization of vegetation inside small exclosure cages by rabbits.   6   Richard H. Hart  
 
Effects of long-term grazing treatments on breeding behavior of songbirds.   5   Ronald A. Ryder   William K. Lauenroth
 
Meteorological data collection.   4   William K. Lauenroth  
 
Recovery of shortgrass steppe plant communities from large-scale disturbances.   3   Daniel G. Milchunas   William K. Lauenroth
 
Vegetation responses to different intensities of grazing: A comparison of data collected 1940-1963 VRS 1992-1993.   2   Richard H. Hart   M. Calvert
 
Toward a spatially-explicit theory of thermoregulation   0   Michael W. Sears   Michael Angilletta
 
Activity Patterns and the Effect of Temperature on Torpor in the Silky Pocket Mouse (Perognathus flavus)   0   James Dye   Dr. Marilyn Banta
 
Site Design Recommendations for FIU equipment and FSU measurements for NEON   0   Sunil Kumar   Thomas J. Stohlgren
 
An investigation of desiccation tolerance and the mechanisms of anhydrobiosis in nematodes of the Short Grass Steppe LTER and McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER   0   Karen Seaver   Dr. Diana Wall
 
Individual-plant-scale root and water dynamics in a seimarid grassland.   0   William K. Lauenroth   Paul B. Hook
 
Competitive relationship in a guild of warm-season grasses in a shortgrass steppe.   0   Martin R. Aguiar   William K. Lauenroth
 
Using C4 Soils to Partition Respiratory Fluxes Under An Enriched CO2 Atmosphere.   0   Elisabeth A. Holland   Chris Field
 
Intra- and inter-relatedness of harvester ant colonies.   0   Lawrence Satcowitz  
 
Effects of xenobiotic chemicals on small mammal populations.   0   Lowell C. McEwen   Jesse A. Logan (VPI)
 
Safety trial on insecticidal pour on.   0   Robert G. Mortimer, MS, DVM, Associate Professor  
 

 

 

                                   


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