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SPW01 Spatial and physical characteristics of bison wallows on Konza Prairie since 2011
The objective of this study was to characterize spatial and physical attributes of bison wallows at the Konza Prairie Biological Station in northeastern Kansas. We used aerial imagery from two different years (2011 and 2019) to assess the abundance and spatial distribution of wallows in relation to fire frequency, elevation, and slope. We also recorded physical characteristics for a randomly selected subset of wallows (n = 966) and analyzed these data in relation to the same landscape features. Results indicate that wallows are more abundant on areas characterized by combinations of more frequent burning, higher elevations, and little or no slope. Wallows were smaller in areas burned more often and shallower at higher elevations, particularly when located on grazing lawns. Terrestrial plants were found in approximately 72.1% of the wallows sampled, and their prevalence increased with increasing slope. We found some quantity of aquatic plants in approximately 7.1% of the sampled wallows. The probability of finding aquatic vegetation in wallows was higher on grazing lawns and in areas burned less frequently, particularly every 20 years.
PEW01 Plant species composition and edaphic properties in wallow and non-wallow plots at Konza Prairie
Bison wallows—bare depressions formed by repeated trampling and dust-bathing—introduce fine-scale heterogeneity to tallgrass prairie soils and plant communities. We compared plant communities and edaphic properties of wallows to adjacent non-wallow plots and cattle-grazed plots. Wallows had reduced organic matter and nitrogen but elevated clay and sodium. Non-fenced wallows had lower plant species richness than fenced wallows and all non-wallows. However, wallows supported distinct plant communities, including wetland species in temporary pools. While bison-grazed areas generally had higher plant diversity, wallows added localized variation not found in cattle or fenced plots. Our results suggest wallows function as small-scale ecosystem engineering features, shaping soil conditions and plant composition.
Fig. 5 in A proposed ectochory of Galba truncatula snails between wallow sites enhances transmission of Fascioloides magna at gemenc, in Hungary
Fig. 5. Some intact shells and fragments of snails which were recovered from dry mud adhering to a tree trunk near a wallowing site. A relatively fresh and intact shell of G. truncatula (X) can be seen among the brownish pieces of only recently deceased (R) and old, whitish shells of snails.
Fig. 3. G in A proposed ectochory of Galba truncatula snails between wallow sites enhances transmission of Fascioloides magna at gemenc, in Hungary
Fig. 3. G. truncatula snails are foraging adjacent to a fresh faecal ball of red deer. In consequence of their intense foraging activity, they transform the smooth surface of mud rough. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the Web version of this article.)
Fig. 4 in A proposed ectochory of Galba truncatula snails between wallow sites enhances transmission of Fascioloides magna at gemenc, in Hungary
Fig. 4. Collection of dry mud-cover from a roadside tree trunk on the bank of a wallow. Thicker trees than the trunk of the bushes are regularly used by wild boars as rubbing poles. The edge of the puddle was trampled by animals.
Fig. 2. Several G. truncatula within a in A proposed ectochory of Galba truncatula snails between wallow sites enhances transmission of Fascioloides magna at gemenc, in Hungary
Fig. 2. Several G. truncatula within a shrinking puddle. The amphibious snails are distributed more or less evenly on the wettest parts of mud but not in the water. A footprint of red deer is on the left. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the Web version of this article.)
Fig. 1. A in A proposed ectochory of Galba truncatula snails between wallow sites enhances transmission of Fascioloides magna at gemenc, in Hungary
Fig. 1. A) The 57 sample sites, black circles, for the malacological survey performed at Gemenc. The sites were selected upon discussions with the hunters for water bodies that had known animal water contact. B) A typical puddle on a forest road in Gemenc flood area. Several footprints of game are immersed into the soft mud and the deepest center of the wallowing site rainwater last for month.
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