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Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research Scholarly Works: Recent submissions
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Abiotic and biotic context dependency of perennial crop yield
(Public Library of Science, 2020-06-26)Perennial crops in agricultural systems can increase sustainability and the magnitude of ecosystem services, but yield may depend upon biotic context, including soil mutualists, pathogens and cropping diversity. These ... -
Frequent fire slows microbial decomposition of newly deposited fine fuels in a pyrophilic ecosystem
(Springer Nature, 2020-07-22)Frequent fires maintain nearly 50% of terrestrial ecosystems, and drive ecosystem changes that govern future fires. Since fires are dependent on available plant or fine fuels, ecosystem processes that alter fine fuel loads ... -
Leaf litter identity alters the timing of lotic nutrient dynamics
(Wiley, 2019-09-30)1. The effects of resource quality on ecosystems can shift through time based on preferential use and elemental needs of biotic consumers. For example, leaf litter decomposition rates are strongly controlled by initial ... -
Low-level dissolved organic carbon subsidies drive a trophic upsurge in a boreal stream
(Wiley, 2020-01-13)1. Energy pathways in stream food webs are often driven by allochthonous basal resources. However, allochthonous dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is generally viewed as a minor if not insignificant basal resource because ... -
Spatiotemporal predictions of soil properties and states in variably saturated landscapes
(American Geophysical Union, 2017-06-19)Understanding greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes from landscapes with variably saturated soil conditions is challenging given the highly dynamic nature of GHG fluxes in both space and time, dubbed hot spots, and hot moments. On ... -
Soy moratorium impacts on soybean and deforestation dynamics in Mato Grosso, Brazil
(Public Library of Science, 2017-04-28)Previous research has established the usefulness of remotely sensed vegetation index (VI) data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) to characterize the spatial dynamics of agriculture in the ... -
Nomenclatural novelties and notes in Penstemon (Plantaginaceae)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2017-04-25)Seven nomenclatural novelties in Penstemon (Plantaginaceae) are proposed for taxa that will be included in the forthcoming treatment of the genus in the Flora of North America North of Mexico series. Three additional ... -
Spatial Competition: Roughening of an Experimental Interface
(Scientific Reports, 2016-07-28)Limited dispersal distance generates spatial aggregation. Intraspecific interactions are then concentrated within clusters, and between-species interactions occur near cluster boundaries. Spread of a locally dispersing ... -
Mixed Support for Spatial Heterogeneity in Species Interactions: Hummingbirds in a Tropical Disturbance Mosaic
(University of Chicago Press, 1988-01)Many natural landscapes experience frequent disturbance on a small scale. Disturbance loosens or disrupts relations between species, or between species and resources, characteristic of intact communities. One result is the ... -
The role of interface organizations in science communication and understanding
(Ecological Society of America, 2010-08-01)“Interface” organizations are groups created to foster the use of science in environmental policy, management, and education. Here we compare interface organizations that differ in spatial scale, modes of operation, and ... -
Enhancements to the Rosetta Energy Function Enable Improved Identification of Small Molecules that Inhibit Protein-Protein Interactions
(Public Library of Science, 2015-10-20)Protein-protein interactions are among today’s most exciting and promising targets for therapeutic intervention. To date, identifying small-molecules that selectively disrupt these interactions has proven particularly ... -
Branchinecta hiberna, a new species of fairy shrimp (Crustacea: Anostraca) from western North America
(Brigham Young University, Monte L Bean Life Science Museau, 2001)Branchinecta hiberna, a new species of fairy shrimp, is described from temporary pools in the Great Basin region of south central Oregon, northeastern California, and adjacent Nevada. The new species shares several characters ... -
Ethnic differences in medicinal plant use among University students: a cross-sectional survey of self-reported medicinal plant use at two Midwest Universities
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background Numerous surveys of medicinal plant use among college students abound, but none compare use between students enrolled in two different Universities with significantly different ethnic compositions. The objective ...
