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Conference proceeding
The interaction of biological and hydrological phenomena that mediate the qualities of water draining native tallgrass prairie on the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area
pp.478-482
Perspectives on nonpoint source pollution, Proceedings of a national conference (Kansas City, MO , 05/19/1985–05/22/1985)
1985
Abstract
The Konza Prairie Research Natural Area (KPRNA) in Kansas is the largest representative tract of tallgrass prairie. Less than 2 percent of the Konza Prairie has ever been plowed, and the KPRNA is managed to provide a range of conditions encompassing those of tallgrass prairie prior to settlement. The 1,060 ha Kings Creek watershed is located entirely within the Konza boundaries. The watershed has been a U.S. Geological Survey bench-mark watershed since 1979. It represents the landscape type that gave rise to much of the agricultural midwestern United States. Hydrologic, chemical, and biological measurements have been made by ecologists performing long-term ecological research (LTER) in tallgrass prairie. Streamwater chemistry varies seasonally with the amount and movement of ground water and soil water, with changes in prairie vegetation, and in response to changes in surface water discharge. Concentrations of nutrients increase during storm flows. The particulate fractions in transport and in storage in the stream bed and on the flood plain vary seasonally with recent hydrologic history and changes in vegetation.
Details
- Title
- The interaction of biological and hydrological phenomena that mediate the qualities of water draining native tallgrass prairie on the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area
- Publication Details
- pp.478-482
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Conference
- Perspectives on nonpoint source pollution, Proceedings of a national conference (Kansas City, MO , 05/19/1985–05/22/1985)
- Publisher
- U.S. Environ Protection Agency. Office of Water Regul and Standards
- Format
- pdf
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries by the author to digitize and/or display this information for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380167654606600
- Academic Unit
- Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering ; Biology
- Language
- English