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Global Change and the Ecology of Cities
- N. Grimm, S. Faeth, +4 authors J. M. Briggs
- Geography, Medicine
- Science
- 8 February 2008
Urban areas are hot spots that drive environmental change at multiple scales. Material demands of production and human consumption alter land use and cover, biodiversity, and hydrosystems locally to… Expand
An Ecosystem in Transition: Causes and Consequences of the Conversion of Mesic Grassland to Shrubland
- J. M. Briggs, A. Knapp, +4 authors J. K. McCarron
- Environmental Science
- 1 March 2005
Abstract Woody plant expansion is one of the greatest contemporary threats to mesic grasslands of the central United States. In this article, we synthesize more than 20 years of research to elucidate… Expand
The Keystone Role of Bison in North American Tallgrass Prairie
- A. Knapp, J. Blair, +4 authors E. G. Towne
- Biology
- 1999
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Relationships between leaf area index and Landsat TM spectral vegetation indices across three temperate zone sites
- D. P. Turner, W. Cohen, R. Kennedy, K. Fassnacht, J. M. Briggs
- Environmental Science
- 1 October 1999
Abstract Mapping and monitoring of leaf area index (LAI) is important for spatially distributed modeling of vegetation productivity, evapotranspiration, and surface energy balance. Global LAI… Expand
Assessing the Rate, Mechanisms, and Consequences of the Conversion of Tallgrass Prairie to Juniperus virginiana Forest
- J. M. Briggs, G. Hoch, L. Johnson
- Biology
- Ecosystems
- 1 September 2002
We assessed the determinants and consequences of the expansion of Juniperus virginiana L. (red cedar) populations into central US grasslands using historical aerial photos and field measurements of… Expand
Interannual variability in primary production in tallgrass prairie: climate, soil moisture, topographic position, and fire as determinants of aboveground biomass
- J. M. Briggs, A. Knapp
- Biology
- 1 August 1995
From 1975 to 1993, aboveground net primary production (NPP) at the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area in NE Kansas varied from 179 g/m2 to 756 g/m2. Across a variety of sites, NPP was significantly… Expand
Expansion of Woody Plants in Tallgrass Prairie: A Fifteen-year Study of Fire and Fire-grazing Interactions
- J. M. Briggs, A. Knapp, B. Brock
- Biology
- 1 April 2002
Abstract Temporal changes in the abundance of trees and a common shrub, Cornus drummondii, were quantified for 15 y (1981–1996) in seven tallgrass prairie watersheds in Northeast Kansas. Woody plant… Expand
The Keystone Role of Bison in North American Tallgrass Prairie Bison increase habitat heterogeneity and alter a broad array of plant, community, and ecosystem processes
- A. Knapp, J. Blair, +4 authors E. G. Towne
- Geography
- 1999
39 Throughout the history of Great Plains grasslands, North American bison (Bos bison, also known as Bison bison; Jones et al. 1992) and other large herbivores were abundant and conspicuous… Expand
Intra-annual rainfall variability and grassland productivity: can the past predict the future?
- J. Nippert, A. Knapp, J. M. Briggs
- Environmental Science
- Plant Ecology
- 1 May 2006
Precipitation quantity has been shown to influence grassland aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) positively whereas experimental increases in of temporal variability in water availability… Expand
Interactive Effects of Fire, Bison (Bison bison) Grazing and Plant Community Composition in Tallgrass Prairie
- M. A. Vinton, D. Hartnett, E. J. Finck, J. M. Briggs
- Geography
- 1993
-Fire and native large herbivore grazing were two important influences on the structure and function of North American grasslands. In 1988 and 1989 the influence of fire regime on grazing patterns of… Expand