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prevention

general ecology1 paper

primary succession

Ecological succession on substrate that cannot easily be colonized by vascular plants, where lichens serve as primary successors

community ecology1 paper

priming mechanisms

biogeochemistry1 paper

priority effect

Competitive advantage afforded to early discoverers that arrive at and modify a resource first

community ecology1 paper

production specificity

The degree to which alarming aerial stimuli must elicit 'aerial alarm calls' and alarming terrestrial stimuli must elicit 'terrestrial alarm calls'

evolution1 paper

progenesis

Acceleration of gonad development which becomes functional at a significantly younger age than the usual onset of maturity in metamorphs

evolution1 paper

psychological stress response

Physiological responses including elevated heart rate triggered by perceived threats or social interactions rather than physical activity

general ecology1 paper

pulse flow

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water resources (2)

reproduction (2)

remote sensing (1)

plant physiology (1)

physiological (1)

conservation ecology (1)

conservation (1)

insect behavior (1)

biochemistry (1)

social behavior (1)

pollination ecology (1)

remote sensing (1)

environmental stress (1)

hydrology1 paper

quadratic selection

population ecology1 paper

quality assurance and quality control

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

methodological1 paper

queen nest searching

population ecology1 paper

quorum sensing

A method of cellular communication in which organisms communicate via cell-to-cell signaling, coordinating gene expression based on population density

molecular1 paper

radiation impacts

radiometric calibration

methodological1 paper

rapprochement

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

methodological1 paper

re-inundation

hydrology1 paper

receiver response

population ecology1 paper

recolonization

population ecology1 paper

recovery

population ecology1 paper

reducing conditions

biogeochemistry1 paper

reductive TCA cycle

biogeochemistry1 paper

reliability assessment

The evaluation of how consistently an individual's alarm calls are associated with actual predation risk

population ecology1 paper

research-related social influence

methodological1 paper

resource subsidy

A flow of fixed energy between two different ecosystems, including both passive flows (leaf litter, terrestrial invertebrate inputs) and direct flows (energy that goes directly from source to consumer...

community ecology1 paper

resource theft

general ecology1 paper

response to reviews

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

methodological1 paper

sackung

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

general ecology1 paper

sap robbing

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

community ecology1 paper

science communication

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

methodological1 paper

scientific inquiry

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

methodological1 paper

scientific research

environmental review1 paper

seasonal relapse

population ecology1 paper

secondary enrichment

secondary robbing

community ecology1 paper

seeder-feeder mechanisms

selective caching behavior

Differential selection of plant materials for storage based on nutritional quality rather than random sampling of available vegetation

population ecology1 paper

self-thinning

population ecology1 paper

sender condition

population ecology1 paper

sericitization

biogeochemistry1 paper

sex ratio manipulation

Bees controlling the sex of their offspring via haplodiploid sex determination, with fertilized eggs becoming females and unfertilized eggs developing into males

population ecology1 paper

sex-specific interactions

Differential effects of male versus female neighbors on focal individual fitness due to varying resource needs or allocation patterns

population ecology1 paper

sexual interference

Any situation in which one sex function directly decreases the success of the other sex function

evolution1 paper

sexual readiness

State of being ready for reproduction, measured by cloacal swelling in this study

population ecology1 paper

shade-seeking

population ecology1 paper

shoot boring

community ecology1 paper

siderite solubility

The dissolution process of iron carbonate mineral (FeCO3) under varying geochemical conditions

biogeochemistry1 paper

signal convention reinforcement

population ecology1 paper

silicate weathering feedback

The negative feedback system where increased atmospheric CO2 enhances silicate weathering rates, which removes CO2 from the atmosphere through carbonate precipitation

biogeochemistry1 paper

smoke transport

snow heat storage