Description: 1. Introduction: grasslands, Konza Prairie, and long-term ecological researchPart I: Physical Environment2. Regional climate and the distribution of tallgrass prairie3. Geomorphology of Konza Prairie4. Soils and soil biotaPart II: Terrestrial populations and communities5. The flora of Konza Prairie: a historical review and contemporary patterns6. Plant populations: patterns and processes7. Diversity of terrestrial macrofauna8. Animal populations and communities9. Disturbance, diversity, and species interactions in tallgrass prairiePart III: Hydrology and aquatic ecology10. Hydrology and aquatic chemistry11. Structure and dynamics of aquatic communitiesPart IV: Ecosystem and landscape-level analysis12. Patterns and controls of aboveground net primary production in tallgrass prairie13. Terrestrial nutrient cycling in tallgrass prairie14. Belowground biology and processes15. A landscape perspective of patterns and processes in tallgrass prairiePart V: Toward the future16. Climate change, elevated CO, and predictive modeling: past and future climate change scenarios for the tallgrass prairie17. The dynamic tallgrass prairie: synthesis and research opportunities

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