Concepts

Interpretability method that quantifies the contribution of each feature to machine learning model predictions using game theory

Functions that describe how water of different ages is selected for release from catchment storage

Four categories of biological explanation: proximate causation, development, adaptive utility, and evolutionary history

A theoretical model arguing that three social factors influence students' integration into the scientific community: scientific self-efficacy, scientific identity, and perceptions of alignment between...

A practice of guided meditation that is intended to lead to insight through open-minded observation of the natural world

Governance systems that can adjust and respond to changing conditions and challenges

The relationship between thermochronologic ages and sample elevation used to calculate exhumation rates

The relative proportions and functional roles of autotrophic versus heterotrophic organisms in biofilm communities

Conservation strategies for protecting declining amphibian populations globally

Interdisciplinary partnerships between artists and scientists that create new works and approaches that would not be possible without the collaboration

DOE's user facility providing comprehensive atmospheric measurements across diverse climatic regions

Integrated characterization of subsurface, surface, and vegetation properties spanning the full vertical profile

Systematic observation and assessment of biological diversity over time to detect changes in species populations, community composition, and ecosystem health

Study of energy flow and energy dynamics in biological systems

Interconnected set of microbially-mediated reactions including aerobic respiration, denitrification, iron reduction, and sulfate reduction

Process of confirming that a physiological assay accurately reflects the biological process it claims to measure through controlled experiments

The component of food webs based on detrital energy pathways as opposed to primary production

Study of microbial communities and processes in constructed habitats and structures

Conservation strategy to preserve threatened or critically endangered species through maintaining reproductive populations in captivity

Assessment of forecast skill for predicting occurrence of events within defined categories using contingency table analysis

Scientific research conducted in whole or in part by amateur or nonprofessional scientists

Lines of equivalent climate conditions that shift upslope with climate change

A physiological niche accounting for radiation, air temperature, wind, and humidity in which an animal can survive

Automated system for retrieving, normalizing, and processing heterogeneous environmental data with real-time web interface access

Intentional co-development of observation and modeling strategies across scales to enhance two-way exchange of information between models and data analytics to address science questions about watershe...

A metric that defines various degrees of coalitionary behavior as a continuous function of a species' possessing 1-3 of the following traits: mutual tolerance, collaboration, and partner preference

Experimental design where seeds from broad elevational gradient planted into four common gardens in four treatments

The set of signallers and receivers engaged in the exchange of information

Educational pathway where students begin at 2-year community colleges and transfer to 4-year institutions

The study of how plant genetic variation influences not only phenotypes of the plant itself, but also the community of organisms that associate with the plant