Concepts

The number of active sap wells created by sapsuckers per unit area

Horizontal rows of rectangular scars left by sapsuckers drilling sap wells in tree trunks

Lichens that grow on or within rocks, either foliose growing on top or crustose growing within the rock

The extent to which students see themselves as scientists and as members of the scientific community.

Quantitative measures of scientific output including presentations, publications, and academic awards

The extent to which students are confident in their ability to carry out various science research practices, such as developing a hypothesis to test.

The flux of energy through a stream invertebrate by altering individual life-history and development patterns

Automated methods for detecting and classifying acoustic signals

The most commonly used method for aging amphibians that utilizes stained cross-sections of toe bone to allow visualization of lines of arrested growth (LAG)

Remote sensing technique to identify and quantify spatial extent of snow cover using satellite imagery

The social standing or class of an individual or group, often measured as a combination of education, income and occupation

The degree to which soil carbon dioxide efflux rates change with soil temperature, typically quantified as Q10 or temperature response function parameters

Depth of mobile regolith layer from land surface to bedrock contact, controlling water, carbon, and nutrient dynamics

A sampling technique using polymer-coated fibers to extract and concentrate volatile organic compounds from headspace for analysis

The dissolved phosphorus fraction immediately available for biological uptake, measured as the proximate cause of bloom formation

The number of distinct syllables, phrases, or song types produced by an individual or population

The complete acoustic environment consisting of biotic and abiotic sounds

measure of which individuals share critical resources of burrow sites and foraging areas

Range derivative of the propagational component of differential phase shift, intrinsically dependent on particle size and number concentration

The relative efficiency of the eye to be stimulated and detect light or other signals, as a function of the wavelength of the signal

Specialized female reproductive organ for sperm storage, appearing as translucent pearl-white bean-shaped structure between bursae

A technique using heavy nitrogen isotopes to mark developing organisms by enriching their environment, allowing tracking of movement between habitats

Method using observers to score individuals on trait adjectives rather than quantifying specific behaviors

High-brightness X-ray source generated through the interaction of relativistic electrons with high magnetic fields

Number of macroinvertebrate families per wetland