Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)/KNZ010: Prairie Litterfall Measurements at Konza Prairie Research Natural Area (KPRNA)

LTER - Long-Term Ecological Research Program/Konza Prairie (KNZ)

LTER/KNZ010 [Summary adapted from the LTER Core Data Set Catalog]:

Litter falling to the soil surface of tallgrass prairie was measured
using 5 cm x 100 cm litterfall troughs. Mass, nitrogen, and phosphorus
content are measured monthly or seasonally. Variables of interest
include burning frequency and soil type.

The Konza Prairie Research Natural Area (KPRNA) is a representative of
native tallgrasss prairie in the Flint Hills of eastern Kansas. The
Konza Prairie was established as a research facility in 1972 and now
contains 3,487 ha. The land was acquired by the Nature Conservancy
and is leased to the Division of Biology at Kansas State University
for research purposes.

Information about the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program can
be obtained from:

LTER Network Office
College of Forest Resources AR-10
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
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or

National Science Foundation
Division of Environmental Biology
Long-Term Projects in Environmental Biology
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