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Kral-O’Brien, K.C., T.J. Hovick, R.F. Limb, J.P. Harmon, and E.H. Gillam. 2020. Incorporating field behaviors into monarch surveys to promote informed conservation actions. Journal for Nature Conservation 53:125761. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2019.125761
Kral-O’Brien, K.C., K.K. Sedivec, B.A. Geaumont, A.L. Gearhart. 2020. Native mixed-grass rangelands and crested wheatgrass pasture lands resilient to spring wildfire. Rangeland Ecology and Management 73:119-127. doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.08.008
Kral-O’Brien, K.C., P.L. O’Brien, and J.P. Harmon. 2019. Need for false spring research in the Northern Great Plains, USA. Agriculture and EnvironmentalLetters 4:190025. doi:10.2134/ael2019.07.0025 *Highlighted in CSA News: acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/csan.2001
Follman, T.J., A. Valls, K.C. Kral-O’Brien, and J.P. Harmon. 2019. Mechanical stimulation from plant contact and wind negatively impact pea aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) indirectly through host plants. The Canadian Entomologist 151:768-776.
Kral-O’Brien, K.C., R.F. Limb, T.J. Hovick, and J.P. Harmon. 2019. Compositional shifts in forb and butterfly communities associated with Kentucky bluegrass invasions. Rangeland Ecology and Management 72:301-309. doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.10.003
Bendel, C.R., K.C. Kral-O’Brien, T.J. Hovick, R.F. Limb, and J.P. Harmon. 2019. Plant-pollinator networks in grassland working landscapes reveal seasonal shifts in network structure and composition. Ecosphere 10: 1-12 e02569.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2569
Kral, K.C., T.J. Hovick, R.F. Limb, and J.P. Harmon. 2018. Multi-scale considerations for grassland butterfly conservation in agroecosystems. Biological Conservation 226: 196-204.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.08.002
Kral, K., R. Limb, A. Ganguli, T. Hovick, and K. Sedivec. 2018. Seasonal prescribed fire variation decreases inhibitory ability of an invasive grass and promotes native diversity. Journal of Environmental Management 223: 908-916. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.06.096
Kral, K.C., J.P. Harmon, R.F. Limb, and T.J. Hovick. 2018. Improving our science: evolution of butterfly sampling and surveying methods over time. Journal of Insect Conservation 22: 1-14.10.1007/s10(841) 018-0046-z
Kral, K.C., R.F. Limb, J.P. Harmon, and T.J. Hovick. 2017. Arthropods and fire: previous research shaping future conservation. Rangeland Ecology and Management 70: 589-598. doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2017.03.006
Kral, K.C., R.F. Limb, T.J. Hovick, D.A. McGranahan, A.L. Field, and P.L. O’Brien. 2015. Simulating grassland prescribed fires using experimental approaches. Fire Ecology 11(3): 34-44. 10.4996/fireecology.1103034