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

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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.

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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.

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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 Phone: 206-543-4853 FAX: 206-685-0790 Email: office@lternet.edu "lternet.edu" or National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology Long-Term Projects in Environmental Biology Phone: 202-357-9596 Email: jcallaha@nsf.gov

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