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    The impact of land cover change on carbon and water cycling in the US Central Plains grasslands

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    Issue Date
    2010-07-30
    Author
    Buck, Tyler
    Publisher
    University of Kansas
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    62 pages
    Type
    Thesis
    Degree Level
    M.S.
    Discipline
    Geography
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    Abstract
    Using the eddy covariance technique, the impact of land cover variability on carbon and water cycling was examined at three different grasslands in Northeast Kansas. One site 8 km north of Lawrence, Kansas at the Nelson Environmental Study Area (NESA) experiences woody-encroachment and is burned every three years. The remaining two sites are located at the Konza Prairie Biological Station, 8 km south of Manhattan, Kansas. KZU is located in an annual burned, non-grazed watershed in an upland area. K4B experiences woody encroachment and has prescribed burns every four years. Water-use efficiency was used to examine how the carbon and water cycling of these ecosystems respond to land cover change. Analysis suggest that the two grasslands experiencing woody-encroachment (NESA and K4B) show more efficient water use values than the grassland that is not (KZU). This may be due to a possible difference in rooting depth between woody-vegetation and grasses.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/1808/6992
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