Ecology of the Shortgrass Steppe: A Long-Term Perspective

1. The Shortgrass Steppe: The Region and Research Sites 2. Climate of the Shortgrass Steppe 3. Soil Development and Distribution in the Shortgrass Steppe Ecosystem 4. Land Use History on the Shortgrass Steppe 5. Vegetation of the Shortgrass Steppe 6. The role of disturbances in shortgrass steppe community and ecosystem dynamics 7. Simulation of Disturbances and Recovery in Shortgrass Steppe Plant Communities 8. Ecology of mammals of shortgrass steppe 9. Birds of the Shortgrass Steppe 10. Insect Populations, Community Interactions, and Ecosystem Processes in Shortgrass Steppe 11. Trophic Structure and Nutrient Dynamics of the Belowground Food Web within the Rhizosphere of the Shortgrass Steppe 12. Net Primary Production in the Shortgrass Steppe 13. Soil Organic Matter and Nutrient Dynamics of Shortgrass Steppe Ecosystems 14. Soil-Atmosphere Exchange of Trace Gases in the Colorado Shortgrass Steppe 15. The Shortgrass Steppe and Ecosystem Modeling 16. Effects of Grazing on Vegetation 17. Cattle Grazing on the Shortgrass Steppe 18. Effects of Grazing on Abundance and Distribution of Shortgrass Steppe Consumers 19. The Future of the Shortgrass Steppe