Konza Prairie Agroecosystem NEON - United States of America

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Basic Information
Site Name
Konza Prairie Agroecosystem NEON
Short name
KONA
Country
United States of America
Web Address
https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/field-sites-map/KONA
Site Manager
Becky Eaves
Site Description
Konza Prairie Agroecosystem (KONA) is a terrestrial NEON field site is located in the Flint Hills region of Kansas just 10 km (6 mi.) south of Manhattan, KS. Sampling occurs in a 3.6 km2 (903 acre) area of cultivated crop fields owned and managed by Kansas State University’s Department of Agronomy and Department of Animal Science and Industry. The site is focused on sampling within agricultural systems. The surrounding region consists of grasslands, forests, and agricultural land cover types and includes the largest remaining areas of unplowed tallgrass prairie in North America. KONA is part of the NEON Prairie Peninsula Domain (D06), which stretches from Kansas through Nebraska and Iowa to southern Minnesota, and moves east to encompass Illinois and most of Indiana. The Domain hosts four other NEON field sites: two aquatic and two additional terrestrial, all of which are located in Kansas. KONA is colocated with the KING aquatic field site and just 5 km (~3 miles) west of the KONZ terrestrial site. The two sites provide a contrast between more pristine prairie at KONZ and heavily impacted agricultural land at KONA within the same area. Land use and land use management are key grand challenge themes for this Domain.
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Last modified
2025-09-17 15:09:42

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2017
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
NEON✔ (KONA)This site is a verified "NEON" member.
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 39.11044 Longitude: -96.61295

Size
ca. 360.00ha
Elevation (average)
323.00msl
Elevation (min)
312.00msl
Elevation (max)
359.00msl
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Agricultural
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Air Temperature: Average Annual
12.70°C
Precipitation Annual
850.00mm
Geology
The agricultural fields at KONA are composed of alluvium, a type of sediment deposited by flowing water made of gravel, sand, silt, clay, or other rock particulates. The fields lie above the Chase group, which is a geologic group from the early Permian laid down in the Gearyan stage. The group is composed of cherty limestone and green or red shale. Chert is another term for flint, meaning a sedimentary rock composed of quartz. It this “flinty” limestone that gives the Flint Hills, home of the Konza Prairie, its name.
Vegetation
All sampling plots in KONA are located in cultivated crop fields. Crops vary year to year but the most commonly planted are wheat, corn, milo, soybeans, alfalfa, and oats.
Soils
The dominant soil series is Chase silty clay loam, rarely flooded. The soil remains silty clay loam to a depth of 0.33 m (1 ft.), where it changes to silty clay. It is somewhat poorly drained and has a moderately low to moderately high water capacity.
Site Type
Non-stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Accessible All Year
Yes
Permanent Operation
No