Concepts

Marker gene used for taxonomic classification of microbial communities

Behavioral response used as endpoint to determine anesthetic induction and recovery

Infrastructure components like culverts, ditches, and berms that manage water flow along roads

The area which is affected by the presence of the road and often spans an area many times wider than the road itself

Lobate or tongue-shaped masses of rock and ice that form under cold climates in alpine regions and at high latitudes

Plant architecture where leaves are arranged in a circular pattern close to the ground before bolting

Ratio of roughness (sum of squared Laplacian values) between downscaled and original resolution datasets

Gravitational spreading or mountain sagging process that creates local stress perturbation and sub-vertical fractures

Hypothesis that human activity displaces predators creating areas with reduced predation risk for prey species

Model assuming limited number of sites suitable for germination and recruitment with only one juvenile per safe site

An organizational approach that sets specific standards for responsibilities of both workers and supervisors and provides clarity on acceptable and unacceptable workplace behavior

The proportion of true species or interaction richness that is detected in a sample, estimated using asymptotic richness estimators

Feeding on sap from wells drilled by sapsuckers, practiced by at least 40 species including warblers, hummingbirds, chipmunks, and insects

Rate of water movement through tree xylem measured using thermal dissipation methods

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

Weathered bedrock zone between soil and unweathered bedrock that retains original rock structure

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

The temporal patterns of GPS satellite accessibility affecting positioning accuracy

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

Networks where the degree distribution follows a power law, giving similar properties such as robustness to random removal of individuals

Mathematical relationships that describe how system properties change with size or scale, typically expressed as power laws

The practice of communicating scientific findings in creative and novel ways to audiences broader than technical journal readership

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

The process of developing research questions and hypotheses through systematic observation and questioning

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.

Periods when remote ecosystems become inaccessible due to winter conditions like snow and ice cover

Variations in water quality concentrations due to observed seasonal streamflow fluctuations, with smaller concentrations noted through the 1980-81 period for sampling sites downstream from mine draina...

Early flowering plant species will display greater resistance to frost than species that flower later

Janzen's hypothesis that tropical mountain ranges act as more effective physiological barriers to dispersal than temperate ones due to reduced seasonal temperature variation in the tropics

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

The concept that sediments act as integrators providing information that complements analyzed trace metal concentrations in water samples collected at or near the same stream site, representing compos...

Experimental approach adding seeds to plots at different densities to simulate varying levels of reproductive success and examine population consequences