Concepts

Spatial gradients in elevation that capture variation in temperature, soil age and type, disturbance regimes, and land-use histories providing important insights into how organisms, communities, and e...

SPAD measurement of leaf chlorophyll concentration indicating photosynthetic capacity

The range of climate conditions that a species can tolerate, estimated from ecological niche models

Chemical composition of plant litter that determines its decomposability, typically characterized by C:N ratios and lignin content

The process of managing or assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged or destroyed as a means of sustaining ecosystem resilience and conserving biodiversity

Physiological shifts that allow plants to adjust their rates of photosynthesis and stomatal conductance to compensate for changes in temperature

A relationship between plumage coloration and climate variation, predicting that darker coloration due to pigmentation occurred in warmer, more humid tropical regions while lighter colors occurred in ...

Ability of plants to survive exposure to elevated temperatures, measured as lethal temperature causing 50% electrolyte leakage (LT50)

Reduction in photosynthetic efficiency due to excess light exposure

Univoltine species which develop from overwintered eggs in pools formed by melting snow water