Concepts

Life cycles involving transitions between stages often involving not only habitat shifts but also dramatic changes in mobility

Battle-zone landscapes that are always in motion and in a process of becoming, where civilian and military landscapes merge and multi-vocal overlapping accounts are produced

High elevation ridges that separate drainage systems flowing to different oceans

Turbulent atmospheric layer near surface that develops during daytime heating, characterized by well-mixed conditions and active convection

The ability of molecular primers developed for one species to successfully amplify in related species

Unwanted coupling between orthogonal polarization channels in radar systems that creates ghost signals in measurements

Morphologically similar species that are genetically distinct and reproductively isolated

Temperature region roughly between -10 and -20°C where rapid growth of ice into anisotropic plate-like shapes occurs

Upland-embedded wetlands as defined by Smith et al. 1995

Daily cyclical changes in hydrogen peroxide concentrations, with maximum detected in early afternoon lagging maximum solar irradiance

Areas where high rates of reactants are exported into receiving streams during hydrologic events

The ability of species to tolerate human disturbance without fleeing, measured through flight responses

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

Area drained by a river system

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

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

Parasites that live on the external surface of their hosts

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 living together of two dissimilar organisms in mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism.

The relationship between abiotic environmental features and patterns of individual social behavior and network position

The component of atmospheric gas dissolved from air bubbles trapped below the water table when it rises during recharge events

Year following incursion when virus may overwinter and resurge with slightly different climatological conditions

Unintended consequences of experimental manipulations that may impact study results

Disproportionately higher mortality rates in females compared to males within a population

Poorly crystalline Fe oxyhydroxide mineral nanoparticles that are typically the first solid Fe oxyhydroxide phase to form upon oxidation of dissolved ferrous iron

Interruption of field-based scientific research due to external factors such as travel restrictions and facility closures

Short-term (2-4 week) variation in temperature and precipitation that may interact with long-term climate change effects

Management practice of preventing or extinguishing wildfires that began in the Rocky Mountains in the late 1880s