(ǝ sō sē ā tǝd): Related, connected, or combined together.

(kär ni vǝ rǝs): Feeding on animal tissues.

(ker ē ǝn): Dead and decaying flesh.

(e thi kǝl): Following professional or accepted standards of conduct.

(ik stiŋ(k)t or ek stiŋ(k)t): No longer existing.

(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).

(fȯr ǝ stǝd): Covered with trees or forests; wooded.

(frag mǝn tā shǝn): The process of breaking up or apart.

(ha bә tat): The place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows.

(här vǝst): To gather in a crop.

(līv trap): A trap for catching an animal alive and uninjured.

(pä pyǝ lā shǝn): The total of individuals occupying an area.

(pä pyǝ lā shǝn den sǝ tē): The number of individuals living in each unit of area (such as a square mile).

(skers): Lacking in quantity or number; not plentiful.