Concepts

Light detection and ranging technology using laser pulses to create detailed 3D maps of vegetation structure

Displacement velocity measured along the radar sensor's line of sight direction

Probability distribution used to model distance-decay patterns in pollen dispersal

Method to detect historical bottlenecks using ratio of number of alleles to range in allele sizes

Major histocompatibility complex genes involved in antigen presentation and immune response

A nonlinear function describing size-dependent growth curves that can take shapes from logistic to sigmoidal depending on parameterization

Hyperbolic function describing the relationship between nutrient concentrations and nutrient uptake rates by algae

A saturation function P = (Vmax * S)/(K + S) where P is productivity, S is richness, K is half-saturation point, and Vmax is asymptote

The ongoing drought period in the Upper Colorado River Basin from 2000 to present, characterized by reduced precipitation and increased temperatures

Index of aggregation used to assess spatial heterogeneity of algae and grazers on rocks

Experimental approach to detect circadian components in photoperiodic responses by using constant day length with varying night lengths

Statistical method that quantifies the effects of social learning within a study population by comparing observed innovation patterns with models of expected patterns given asocial and social learning

Model that constructs food webs by assigning niche values and ranges to species while maintaining desired connectance

Open Geospatial Consortium standards for representing spatial and temporal data

A model of trait evolution that incorporates selection in the form of a selective optimum, differing from Brownian motion where only drift is expected

Systematic testing of multiple PCR primer pairs to identify those that successfully amplify target DNA sequences in study organisms

Model suggesting phages integrate into host genomes as prophages when microbial abundances and growth rates are high

The most recent major glaciation in the Rocky Mountains during the late Pleistocene