(bak kǝn trē): A remote undeveloped rural area.

(kǝn trōl): A variable factor that has been kept constant and which is used as a standard of comparison to the experimental component in a controlled experiment.

(dǝ me stik): Living with or under the care of human beings.

(i rō zhǝn): The process of deteriorating or disappearing by wearing away.

(fȯr ǝst ma ni jǝr): A person who manages a forest; in the Forest Service, forest managers focus on managing vegetation, restoring ecosystems, reducing hazards, and maintaining forest health (definition from USDA Forest Service).

(fra jǝl): Easily broken or destroyed; delicate.

(na ch(ǝ) rǝl rē sȯrs): A feature or phenomenon in nature that enhances the quality of human life.

(stǝ ti sti kǝl test): A test that uses numbers and probability to determine relationship.

(tram p(ǝ) liŋ): Walking or traveling heavily so as to bruise, crush, or injure things underfoot.

(trēt mǝnt): Something that researchers administer or change in experimental units to test something or run a trial.

(ve jǝ tā shǝn): Plant life or total plant cover of an area.

(ve jǝ tā tiv kǝ vǝr): Plants that cover the ground.