Site Number/Name: Konza Prairie Research Natural Area (KNZ)

GFL :

Name: Konza Prairie Research Natural Area

State, Country: Riley County, KS

Priority: 1

Site designation(s):

LTER, IBGP, MAB, AmeriFlux, OBFS

Other sponsoring/interested agencies, if any:

Kansas State University (KSU), NASA, DOE, USDA, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Kansas Agriculture Experiment Station (KAES),

Location and size: 10 km south of Manhattan KS, size approximately 3486 ha

USGS Quad: Swede Creek, KS and Manhattan KS

Center: 39 5’ 30", 96 35’ 00"

NE corner: 39 08’ 00", 96 32’ 00"

SE corner: 39 03’ 30", 96 32’ 00"

SW corner: 39 03’ 30", 96 37’ 30"

NW corner: 39 08’ 00", 96 37’ 30"

Center elevation: 425 m

Size (N-S x E-W): 6 x 6 km

Resource to be monitored:

Aboveground biomass, spatial and temporal patterns of annual and seasonal variability in productivity and diversity

Detailed description, management issues (e.g. ecosystem represented):

Tallgrass prairie, riparian forests; the effects of grazing, fire, and climate on patterns of productivity; scaling of small-scale ecological measurements to regional patterns

Frequency and time(s) of collection:

1 August – 15 September

Seasonally: early May, mid July

Resolution/scale:

Special characteristics (spectral values, thermal anomalies, underwater/ground, etc.):

none

Existing maps of area (digital?):

We have Digital Ortho Quadrangle (DOQ) images of the area, at least 40 geometrically corrected TM and SPOT images of the site, and a well-developed GIS database for the site.

MEDEA sponsor (active/passive):

Sponsoring agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

NSF agency point of contact: [Alan M. Gaines, Scott L. Collins]

NSF site point of contact (current security clearance, if any):

[John Vande Castle, Security Clearance -YES