Bison (Bos bison), an important native grazer in the Great Plains grasslands of North America.

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Bison (Bos bison) were important native grazers in the Great Plains. Studies at the Konza Prairie Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site have shown that bison grazing and periodic fires interact to affect a broad suite of ecological properties and processes, including the dynamics of the plant and consumer communities. This photograph originally appeared on the cover of Ecology (86:4) in April of 2005.

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Primary or BEN resource type	Photograph
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Format	jpeg
Temporal and geographic description	The Great Plains, North America.
Ecological Core Concept	Interspecific interactions -- Predation and herbivory Interspecific interactions
Drought & Water-Ecosystem Services Collection	Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection	Off
Big Data Collection	Off
Editor's Choice	No
Audience	Undergraduate upper division 15-16 Undergraduate lower division 13-14
Pedagogical Use Description	This photograph can be used to illustrate bison grazing, herbivory, or grassland ecology. It can also be used to represent the historical ecology of the Great Plains or as an example of long term ecological research.
Keywords	Konza, LTER, long term ecological research, grassland, grazing, herbivory
Key taxa	Bison, Bos Bison
Life science discipline (subject)	Ecology
Primary Author Controlled Name	John Blair
Primary Author Affiliation	Biology, Kansas State University
Primary Author email	jblair@ksu.edu
Rights	Copyright 2005 by the Ecological Society of America.
Resource Editor	Unknown
Reviewer A	Unknown
Reviewer B	Unknown
Date Of Record Submission	2008-04-04

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