1. The Shortgrass Steppe: The Region and Research Sites, W. K. Lauenroth, I. C. Burke, and J. A. Morgan
2. Climate of the Shortgrass Steppe, R. A. Pielke, Sr. and N. J. Doesken
3. Soil Development and Distribution in the Shortgrass Steppe Ecosystem, E. F. Kelly, C. M. Yonker, S. W. Blecker, C. G. Olson
4. Land Use History on the Shortgrass Steppe, R. H. Hart
5. Vegetation of the Shortgrass Steppe, W. K. Lauenroth
6. The role of disturbances in shortgrass steppe community and ecosystem dynamics, D. P. C. Peters, W. K. Lauenroth, and I. C. Burke
7. Simulation of Disturbances and Recovery in Shortgrass Steppe Plant Communities, D. P. C. Peters and W. K. Lauenroth
8. Ecology of mammals of shortgrass steppe, P. Stapp, B. Van Horne, and M. D. Lindquist
9. Birds of the Shortgrass Steppe, J. A. Wiens and N. E. McIntyre
10. Insect Populations, Community Interactions, and Ecosystem Processes in Shortgrass Steppe, T. O. Crist
11. Trophic Structure and Nutrient Dynamics of the Belowground Food Web within the Rhizosphere of the Shortgrass Steppe, J. C. Moore, J. Sipes, A. A. Whittemore-Olson, H. W. Hunt, D. W. Wall, P. C. de Ruiter, and D. C. Coleman
12. Net Primary Production in the Shortgrass Steppe, W. K. Lauenroth, D. G. Milchunas, O. E. Sala, I. C. Burke, and J. A. Morgan
13. Soil Organic Matter and Nutrient Dynamics of Shortgrass Steppe Ecosystems, I. C. Burke, A. R. Mosier, P. B. Hook, D. G. Milchunas, J. E. Barrett, M. A. Vinton, R. L. McCulley, J. P. Kaye, R. A. Gill, H. E. Epstein, R. H. Kelly, W. J. Parton, C. M. Yonker, P. Lowe, and W. K. Lauenroth
14. Soil-Atmosphere Exchange of Trace Gases in the Colorado Shortgrass Steppe, A. R. Mosier, W. J. Parton, R. E. Martin, D. W. Valentine, D. S. Ojima, D. S. Schimel, I. C. Burke, E. C. Adair, and S. J. Del Grosso
15. The Shortgrass Steppe and Ecosystem Modeling, W .J. Parton, S. J. Del Grosso, I. C. Burke, and D. S. Ojima
16. Effects of Grazing on Vegetation, D. G. Milchunas, W. K. Lauenroth, I. C. Burke, and J. K. Detling
17. Cattle Grazing on the Shortgrass Steppe, R. H. Hart and J. D. Derner
18. Effects of Grazing on Abundance and Distribution of Shortgrass Steppe Consumers, D. G. Milchunas and W. K. Lauenroth
19. The Future of the Shortgrass Steppe, I. C. Burke, W. K. Lauenroth, M. F. Antolin, J. D. Derner, D. G. Milchunas, J. A. Morgan, and P. Stapp