Konza demography study

• Three species studied in extreme detail
  • Grasshopper sparrows
  • Eastern meadowlarks
  • Dickcissels
• Nest data
  • Success or failure, age of nestlings at fledge, # of fledglings
  • number of eggs, egg mass, clutch mass
• Vegetation data
  • Height, forbs/grass composition
• Insect data
  • Family and abundance of insects near nest locations
• Climate data from Konza
  • More detailed than the nearest weather station
• What research questions could be answered using these data?
  • Group discussion