Konza Prairie Grassland Biomass and Climate Data

NPP Grassland: Konza Prairie, USA, 1984-1990, R1 contains three ASCII files with above-ground biomass and productivity data for a humid temperate tall-grass prairie in Kansas. The dataset provides separate data for burned and unburned treatments from 1975 to 1990, alongside climate records from 1891 to 1988. It is part of the Konza Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, built on a fully replicated watershed-level experimental design in place since 1977.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the impact of fire treatments on above-ground net primary productivity (ANPP) using burned vs. unburned data files.
• Modeling long-term climate impacts on grassland biomass using the 97-year climate record (1891-1988).
• Studying spatial variation in plant productivity across topographic positions within the replicated watershed design.
• Comparing peak seasonal live biomass values between lowland and upland grassland areas.

Strengths

• Includes a long-term climate record spanning 97 years (1891-1988).
• Derived from a fully replicated watershed-level experimental design with permanent sampling transects, established in 1977.
• Provides a calculated 10-year average above-ground net primary productivity (394 g/m2/year) for burned and unburned grasslands.

Limitations

• Specific column names and row counts are not provided by any source, limiting detailed structural understanding.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, with one listing 1998-12-31 and another listing 2026-03-12, suggesting potential metadata inconsistency.

Provenance

Source

Konza Prairie Biological Station / Konza Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program.

Collection Method

Data derived from a fully replicated watershed-level experimental design with permanent sampling transects at various topographic positions.

Time Range

1891-1990

Freshness

2026-03-12 23:12:22.058219

Geography

Konza Prairie Natural Research Area, Kansas, USA (39.10 N, -96.61 W, Elevation 400 m).