Concepts

Effects that vary in magnitude or direction depending on the concentration or amount of a substance

The hypothesis that caddisflies gain nutritional benefits both from consuming conditioned detritus and from consuming algae that grows from nutrients released during detritus processing

The fusion of one sperm with the egg to form a zygote and fusion of another sperm with polar nuclei to form endosperm, characteristic of angiosperms

Vertical transfer of momentum from upper atmospheric levels down to near-surface levels through turbulent mixing or gravity waves

Area drained by a river system

Diversion of water from one drainage system to another through headward erosion

A measure of drift standardized by the benthic density of the source population, calculated as drift density divided by benthic density

Precipitation efficiency measure based on integrated vapor transport normalization to evaluate microphysical scheme performance

Cognitive framework involving two distinct processes: intuitive insights followed by deliberate rational analysis

hypothesis that animals will avoid feeding in areas with high dust deposition

Citation approach that enables search and custom download of data with unique identifiers for specific query results

Phenomenon where distant seismic events can trigger local fracturing or seismic activity through propagating seismic waves

Hypothesis that increased food availability should lead to earlier emergence of larger adults

Adverse experiences during the period between conception and sexual maturity that can impact later life health and survival

Disproportionate impact of research disruptions on graduate students and postdocs due to career timeline constraints

Recognizing and gleaning information from a communication intended for someone else

Having the greatest foraging success relative to abundance in the environment

The process of generating model-based, quantitative predictions of the future state and dynamics of an ecological system

A phenomenon where paedomorphic salamanders are more successful at cannibalizing smaller larvae than metamorphs in ponds with high numbers of paedomorphs

Measures outputs generated per unit of water used, computed as dollar value of crop marketings divided by consumptive use of water for irrigation

Locations within landscapes that have disproportionate influence on ecosystem processes relative to their spatial extent

The roles that invertebrates play in the flow of energy and cycling of nutrients in wetlands

Parasites that live on the external surface of their hosts

External parasitic infestation that can be costly to avian hosts, causing feather and skin damage as well as anemia due to blood loss

Measurement of radiation damage in a crystal defined as [U] + .235*[Th]

The degree to which habitat patches are isolated considering both distance and matrix resistance, rather than distance alone

The fraction of pore volume in rock that contributes to fluid flow, excluding isolated or dead-end pores

Theories that should be built on, as much as possible, on first principles, be quantitative, law-like postulates about processes underlying a given class of phenomena in the natural world with well-es...

The transition from egg stage to juvenile stage and the factors affecting success of this transition

Proportional change in λs resulting from a proportional change in the mean or standard deviation of a single vital rate

A measure of how strongly a material opposes the flow of electric current, inversely related to electrical conductivity

Environmental changes with elevation including increased solar heating, low nocturnal temperatures, sudden intense storms, large interannual variations in snowpack, shorter growing season, lower plant...

Insects that complete larval development in aquatic systems and emerge as adults into terrestrial environment, serving as important link between freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems

Complex patterns or behaviors that arise from simple individual-level interactions and rules, such as social network structure emerging from behavioral mechanisms guiding social interaction decisions

Rocks that protrude from water surface providing dry access points for aquatic insects

The efficiency with which a surface emits thermal radiation, affecting thermal imaging measurements

Statistical models fitted to observational data to predict patterns and test hypotheses