Concepts

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

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...

Autonomous configuration and calibration of sensor networks without manual intervention

Strategy for imputing missing data across multiple wells by following sequence based on missing data fraction percentages

Behavioral axis ranging from shy (less interactive, avoidant) to bold (more interactive, approaching) behavioral responses

Framework in which prey receives maximum average payoff when it sets a threshold that assumes the prey receives a stimulus with magnitude

The art and science of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests and woodlands to meet the diverse needs and values of landowners and society on a sustainable ...

The concept that alarm calls can be situationally variable, encoding information about events and stimuli external to callers

Assemblage of small mammalian species including rodents that serve as prey for larger predators

Water potential gradient system where water potential values are highest in soil, lowest in atmosphere, and intermediate in the plant, driving water movement upward

Species that live alone rather than in groups, potentially making changes in antipredator behavior more impactful to individual survival.

Method assuming that spatial and temporal variation are equivalent by comparing soil carbon across an elevation gradient to make assumptions about change in rate of carbon sequestration

Method using tree-ring fire scars to reconstruct historical fire patterns across landscapes

Approach combining spatial distribution models and temporal phenological analyses to refine candidate taxa lists

Analytical units defined as individual species occurring within 0.1° grid squares

Mathematical approach that models optimal behavioral decisions as functions of individual state variables (energy, condition) and environmental conditions over time

The established understanding that animal detritivores accelerate detritus breakdown compared to microbial decomposition alone in stream systems

Computational model for processing continuous data streams through connected operators in a dataflow graph

Classification subdivision characterized by common morphological features within a defined geographic area

Programming approaches that occur in real-time with simultaneous participation versus self-paced activities completed independently

The hierarchical organization of species into higher taxonomic categories such as genera and families

Functional categorization of traits as vegetative vs reproductive based on their role in plant physiology and reproduction

Use of artificial nest boxes to encourage and study wild bee nesting behavior

Statistical approach that carries forward uncertainty from one stage of analysis to subsequent modeling stages

Students from racial/ethnic groups that are underrepresented in STEM fields

The study of how visual technologies and representations function within broader cultural and economic systems

The use of paintings and photographs to record and represent industrial and environmental processes

Policy approaches to reduce agricultural water consumption through compensation mechanisms and voluntary conservation programs

Method to identify modules of coexpressed genes and relate them to phenotypic traits

Film genre characterized by frontier settings, masculine heroism, and themes of civilization versus wilderness

Field experimental approach that manipulates entire stream ecosystems to test ecological hypotheses at natural scales