Concepts

The practice of providing research data to other investigators upon request or through formal agreements

Attenuation and degradation of sound over distance due to atmospheric absorption, ground attenuation, signal scattering, and deflection by layered surfaces

Sampling methods that result in the death of collected organisms, potentially affecting population abundance and community structure

Integration of time-series data across different temporal resolutions and scales

Keeping students engaged and continuing in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fields

Use of electrical current to temporarily stun aquatic organisms for collection without physical substrate disturbance

Experimental provision of additional food resources to wild populations to test resource limitation hypotheses

Computational method to improve genome assembly accuracy by using short reads to correct errors in long-read assemblies

Ability of models to predict across different spatial domains and time points using information from multiple locations and times

Extrapolation of species richness estimates from small plots to larger spatial scales using theoretical scaling relationships

Change in frequency of sound waves due to relative motion between source and observer

Two types of inelastic scattering - Stokes when molecule relaxes to higher energy level than started, anti-Stokes when starts in excited state and relaxes to lower energy

Signal processing algorithms that automatically adjust parameters in response to changing environmental conditions

Artificially produced unconsciousness used during procedures to block sensations of pain

Processing procedure to remove atmospheric effects from hyperspectral radiance data to estimate surface reflectance

Training cattle to alter their grazing patterns and spatial use through management techniques

The practice of providing formal credit to data producers through structured citations

Post-processing technique to improve GPS positional accuracy

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

Process where new layers of bone are formed and other layers previously formed are resorbed into the endosteum, resulting in calcium extraction and potential destruction of growth rings

Statistical identification of observations that deviate significantly from expected patterns in meteorological data

Geometric correction for apparent horizontal displacement of cloud location due to satellite viewing angle

The process by which manuscripts are evaluated by expert reviewers before publication

QA/QC process for time-series data involving identification of problems in data, subsequent data cleaning or processing, including outlier detection, gap filling, and data validation

Process where LAG becomes more tightly compacted as a result of reduced growth rate, creating difficulty in accurately deducing the number of LAG

The author's written response addressing reviewer and editor comments on a manuscript

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

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