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Land management practices on belowground carbon in the ecosystem transitional zone in the south-central Great Plains
(2022-07)
The mesic grasslands in the Great Plains of the USA have a great capacity to sequester atmospheric CO2 into soil. Over 5.2 million hectares of such grasslands in the southern Great Plains are “go-back” lands; areas that ...
Tradeoff between water yield and biomass production associated with eastern redcedar encroachment into grassland ecosystems
(2019-12)
Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) is encroaching tallgrass prairie ecosystems in the southern Great Plains disrupting multiple ecosystem services provided by these ecosystems. While not suitable for row crop production, ...
Runoff and sediment response to mechanical removal of juniper and restoration of rangeland
(2020-12)
This dissertation examines runoff and sediment responses to restoring woody plant encroached rangeland in the south-central Great Plains using the paired watershed approach, before-after control-impact (BACI) analysis, and ...