Concepts

The effects of long-term warming on hydrological processes, including changes in snowpack dynamics, growing season length, and water demand by vegetation

Management strategies and techniques aimed at supporting and maintaining bee populations and their ecological functions.

Coupled modeling approach simulating surface and subsurface hydrologic processes including groundwater flow and particle tracking

Accounting framework where annual discharge equals precipitation minus evapotranspiration minus storage changes

Regulatory standards for contaminant concentrations in water bodies including acute and chronic limits for aquatic life protection

Accounting framework that tracks carbon inputs, transformations, and outputs in environmental systems to quantify net carbon fluxes

The network of feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem

Method of reconstructing past forest conditions using tree-ring data to determine establishment dates and estimate historical stand structure

Geographic classification system used to reduce complexity and simplify presentation of continental-scale results

The study of traits controlled by multiple loci with continuous phenotypic distributions and measurable heritability

Statistical approach that includes individual identity as a random effect linked to a pedigree to estimate additive genetic variance

Future climate scenarios based on different greenhouse gas emission pathways, specifically RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 scenarios

Age and sex characteristics affecting susceptibility to mortality

Division of labor in social insects with distinct morphological and behavioral castes including queens, workers, and males

Describes consistent and strong correlations among plant functional traits reflecting the ecological tradeoffs and constraints of plants around resource use

Statistical assessment of how well model outputs match observational data using metrics like correlation and efficiency measures

The balance of vertical radiative, conductive, and turbulent energy transfer across the infinitely thin plane of the surface

The allocation of time among different activities that determines overall energy expenditure patterns

Machine learning approach that combines multiple algorithms to improve predictive performance and robustness

Interpretation of ancient environmental conditions based on fossil assemblages

Mathematical models that represent how different pollinators perceive color based on their photoreceptor sensitivities and opponent color processing

The ability of a system to change but maintain its basic attributes; a resilient forest stand subjected to disturbance will return to conditions similar to those present prior to the disturbance but m...

A method to partition variance in population growth rate into contributions arising from temporal covariances of demographic parameters at different time lags

Introduction of natural enemies to reduce pest population density through environmentally friendly means

Restoration of native plant communities in disturbed areas through environmental manipulation

Statistical approach to quantify proportional contributions of different water sources to mixed samples using tracer concentrations

The relationship between a host organism and its associated microbial community, including costs and benefits to host fitness

Statistical inference procedure that selects flattest probability distributions compatible with constraints imposed by prior knowledge

The extent of possible variation in a particular phenotypic trait where different dimensions represent the extent of phenotypic variation in two traits

Classification of species with similar characteristics into plant functional groups or plant functional types to reduce complexity in ecological communities

The relative proportions of chemical elements in biological systems

Part of quality management focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled

Study of organisms that utilize dead animal matter as a resource for feeding or reproduction

Experimental design testing multiple factors simultaneously in all combinations

Categorization of invertebrates based on feeding mechanisms: collector-gatherers, grazers, predators, shredders, and suspension-feeders