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NT1
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accumulation
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NT2
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snow accumulation
NT1
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biogeochemical processes
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NT2
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decomposition
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NT3
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leaf decomposition
NT3
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litter decomposition
NT3
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log decomposition
NT3
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root decomposition
NT2
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mineralization
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NT3
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nitrogen mineralization
NT2
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nutrient cycling
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NT3
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nitrogen cycling
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NT4
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denitrification
NT4
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nitrification
NT4
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nitrogen fixation
NT4
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nitrogen mineralization
NT1
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biological processes
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NT2
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carbon cycling
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NT3
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carbon assimilation
NT3
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respiration
NT2
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disease
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NT3
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cankers
NT2
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evolution
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NT3
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adaptation
NT3
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extinction
NT3
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mutation
NT3
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natural selection
NT3
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speciation
NT2
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life history
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NT3
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colonization
NT3
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dispersal
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NT4
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seed dispersal
NT3
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germination
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growth
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NT4
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plant growth
NT4
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tree growth
NT3
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habitat selection
NT3
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incubation
NT3
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mortality
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NT4
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tree mortality
NT3
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regeneration
NT3
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reproduction
NT3
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survival
NT2
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litterfall
NT2
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microbial activity
NT2
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production
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NT3
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aboveground production
NT3
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bacterial production
NT3
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belowground production
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NT4
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fine root production
NT3
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photosynthesis
NT3
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plant growth
NT3
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primary production
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NT4
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gross primary production
NT4
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net primary production
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NT3
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seed production
NT2
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species interactions
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NT3
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browsing
NT3
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competition
NT3
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grazing
NT3
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herbivory
NT3
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parasitism
NT3
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predation
NT3
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symbiosis
NT2
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succession
NT2
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translocation
NT1
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community respiration
NT1
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disturbance
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NT2
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floods
NT2
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forest disturbance
NT2
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human disturbance
NT1
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fertilization
NT1
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harvesting
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NT2
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browsing
NT2
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defoliation
NT2
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grazing
NT2
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herbivory
NT2
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mowing
NT2
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thinning
NT2
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timber harvest
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NT3
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clearcutting
NT1
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landscape change
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NT2
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desertification
NT2
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revegetation
NT1
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physical processes
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NT2
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atmospheric processes
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NT3
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advection
NT3
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atmospheric deposition
NT3
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deposition
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NT4
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bulk deposition
NT4
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dry deposition
NT4
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nitrogen deposition
NT4
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wet deposition
NT3
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eddy covariance
NT3
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evapotranspiration
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NT4
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evaporation
NT4
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transpiration
NT3
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precipitation
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NT4
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interception
NT4
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rain
NT4
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snow accumulation
NT4
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throughfall
NT2
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burning
NT2
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dispersion
NT2
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geological processes
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NT3
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accretion
NT3
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erosion
NT3
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sedimentation
NT3
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soil disturbance
NT3
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soil warming
NT3
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subsidence
NT2
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hydrologic processes
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NT3
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discharge
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NT4
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stream discharge
NT3
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drainage
NT3
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evapotranspiration
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NT4
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evaporation
NT4
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transpiration
NT3
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infiltration
NT3
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irrigation
NT3
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precipitation
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NT4
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interception
NT4
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rain
NT4
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snow accumulation
NT4
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throughfall
NT3
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streamflow
NT2
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ocean acidification
NT2
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ocean currents
NT2
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scattering
NT2
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warming
NT1
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physiological processes
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NT2
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growth
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NT3
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plant growth
NT3
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tree growth
NT2
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metabolism
NT2
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photosynthesis
NT2
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respiration
NT2
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transpiration
NT1
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recovery
NT1
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resource management
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NT2
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fire management
NT1
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restoration
NT1
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scientific activities
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NT2
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electric exclusion
NT2
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mapping
NT2
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mass balance
NT2
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modeling
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NT3
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simulation
NT2
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monitoring
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NT3
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long term monitoring
NT2
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remote sensing
NT2
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trapping
Date of creation
26-Feb-2011
Accepted term
26-Feb-2011
Descendant terms
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