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Blair

John Blair

University Distinguished Professor

Ph.D. 1987, University of Georgia. 

Grassland ecology; Ecosystem ecology and terrestrial biogeochemistry; Soil ecology, including decomposition, soil nutrient cycling, litter/soil/plant nutrient dynamics; Effects of climate change and other disturbances on ecosystem processes; Ecology of soil invertebrates

 

201 Bushnell Hall
(785) 532-7065
jblair@ksu.edu

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Selected Research Publications

Baer, S.G., S.L. Collins, J.M. Blair, A.K. Knapp, and A.K. Fiedler.  2005.  Soil heterogeneity effects on tallgrass prairie community heterogeneity: an application of ecological theory to restoration ecologyRestoration Ecology 13(2):  413–424.

Reed, H.E., T.R. Seastedt, and J.M. Blair.  2005.  Ecological consequences of C4 grass invasion of a C4 grassland: a dilemma for managementEcological Applications 15(5): 1560–1569.

Briggs, J.M., A.K. Knapp, J.M. Blair, J.L. Heisler, G.A. Hoch, M.S. Lett and J.K. McCarron. 2005. An ecosystem in transition: causes and consequences of the conversion of mesic grassland to shrubland. BioScience 55: 243-254.

Harper, C.W., J.M. Blair, P.A. Fay, A.K. Knapp and J.D. Carlisle. 2005. Increased rainfall variability and reduced rainfall amount decreases soil CO2 flux in a grassland ecosystem. Global Change Biology 11: 322-334.

Baer, S.G., J.M. Blair, S.L. Collins and A.K. Knapp. 2004. Plant community responses to resource availability and heterogeneity during restoration. Oecologia 139: 617-629.

Heisler, J.L., J.M. Briggs, A.K. Knapp, J.M. Blair and A. Seery.  2004.  Direct and indirect effects of fire on shrub expansion in a mesic grassland. Ecology 85: 2245-2257.

Baer, S.G., J.M. Blair, A.K. Knapp and S.L. Collins.  2003.  Soil resources regulate productivity and diversity in newly established tallgrass prairieEcology 84: 724-735.

Callaham, M.A., Jr., J.M. Blair, T.C. Todd, D.J. Kitchen, and M.R. Whiles. 2003.  Macroinvertebrates in North American tallgrass prairie soils: Effects of fire, mowing, and fertilization on density and biomassSoil Biology & Biochemistry 35: 1079-1093.

Bakker, C., J.M. Blair and A.K. Knapp.  2003.  A comparative assessment of potential mechanisms influencing plant species richness in grazed grasslandsOecologia 137: 385-391.

Fay, P.A., J.D. Carlisle, A.K. Knapp, J.M. Blair and S.L. Collins.  2003.  Productivity responses to altered rainfall patterns in a C4-dominated grasslandOecologia 137: 245-251.

Knapp, A.K., P.A. Fay, J.M. Blair, S. L. Collins, M. D. Smith, J. D. Carlisle, C. W. Harper, B. T. Danner, M.S. Lett and J. K. McCarron.  2002.  Rainfall variability, carbon cycling and plant species diversity in a mesic grasslandScience 298: 2202-2205.

Norris, M.D., J.M. Blair, L.C. Johnson and R.B. McKane.  2001.  Assessing changes in biomass, productivity, and C and N stores following Juniperus virginiana forest expansion into tallgrass prairieCanadian Journal of Forest Research 31: 1940-1946.

Collins, S.L., A.K. Knapp, J.M. Briggs, J.M. Blair and E. Steinauer.  1998.  Modulation of diversity by grazing and mowing in native tallgrass prairie. Science 280: 745-747.

Blair, J.M.  1997.  Fire frequency affects soil N availability and plant responses to subsequent fires in tallgrass prairie: A test of the transient maxima hypothesisEcology 78: 2359-2368.


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