Statistics and the scientific method in ecology. In M. L. Taper & S. R. Lele (Eds.), The nature of scientific evidence: Sta- tistical, philosophical, and empirical considerations (pp. 327-359). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.Dennis, B. ( 2004 ). Statistics and the ...
The Truth About Science: A middle school curriculum teaching the scientific method and data analysis in an ecology context The Truth About Science is a 40-lesson middle school curriculum module that teaches the process of scientific research, integrating mathematics and science... EA Steel,KA Kelsey...
Thescientific methodis a series of steps followed by scientific investigators to answer specific questions about the natural world. It involves making observations, formulatinga hypothesis, and conductingscientific experiments. Scientific inquiry starts with an observation followed by the formulation of a qu...
LANZHOU, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Jing Xiaoping has set his "lab" on the vast grassland in northwest China's Gansu Province. The 33-year-old postdoctoral fellow, together with several of his schoolmates at Lanzhou University's College of Ecology, fed yaks with well-proportioned forage deep in t...
Identification of a cryptic unbalanced translocation Der(22)t(12;22)(q24.33;q13.33) in a large Chinese family with Phelan-McDermid syndrome by nanopore sequencing Xingwu Wu Qiang Xu Jia Chen ArticleOpen Access21 Jan 2025 Exploring the protective role of caffeine againstTaraxacum-Induced ribotoxic...
SSCP method therefore makes a differentiation in the structures of bacterial community. SSCP was optimized to analyze one complementary single strands8,15,19 by lambda exonuclease, which is preferentially degrading one strand generated with a phosphorylated primer. This method is characterized by avoiding...
The Ultra HR-IRMS combines a 10 kV electron impact ionization source, a high-mass-resolution double-focusing magnetic-sector mass analyzer, and a variable collector array for a resolving power of 18,000. A high, medium, or low resolution setting for each method can automatically be ...
Using functional indicators to detect state changes in terrestrial ecosystems ZhongminHu, ...MaxRietkerk, inTrends in Ecology & Evolution, 2022 Acknowledgments This research was jointly supported by theNational Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.31922053),National Key R&D Program of China(gra...
Shennongjia preserves the most intact evergreen broadleaf mixed forests in the northern hemisphere. The ecosystem of these forests, composed of evergreen and deciduous broadleaf tree species, showcases the unique evolutionary processes of plant ecology. The Shennongjia forest area includes various ...
Variance maximization rotation is a method of the Kaiser Normalization used in PCA: two principal components are chosen according to their highest initial values, then named Component 1 and Component 2. In this way, the six comprehensive parameters would be integrated into two components. The PCA ...