390
Index
AMIGO study (Cont.)
goals of, 75
Ammonia, as asource of watershed nitrogen, 71
Amphibians, in Chile and the Pacific
Northwest, 216
Andes
differences from North American
mountains, 5
effect of elevation on biodiversity, 22
eucalyptus and Monterey pine in, 9899
logging of rainforests in, 200
tectonic disturbances in, 185-186
Angiosperms, diversity of, Tasmania,
326
Animals, introduced, effects on rainforests, 197-198
Anomaly index, standardized, and precipitation, British Columbia, 3334
ANOVA, one-way parametric, for analyzing avian data, 231
Antarctica, influence on circulation in
the Southern Hemisphere, 15
Anthropogenic disturbances, fire, 198199,332
Anthropogenic effects, on landscape
heterogeneity, 295-298
sensitivity to, lakes of Chile and Canada,266-277
APP (Autotrophic picoplankton), 271
Araucanian lakes. See Lakes, of Chile
Araucaria species, reconstruction of
summer temperatures in Argentina using, 81-82
Arid regions
in the Andes, 17
variation between north and south,
west coasts of the Americas,
13
Arthropods, in Canadian forests, 355
Atacama desert, 134
Atherosperma, dominance in lowland
rainforests, 328-329
Athrotaxis, studies of, Tasmania, 335
Athrotaxis cupressoides (Pencil pines),
332
reserve status, in Tasmania, 335
Athrotaxis selaginoides (King Billy
pine),332
fire kills, recent, 332
logging of, in Tasmania, 331
reserve status, in Tasmania, 335
Atmosphere
circulation of
and precipitation, 32
west coast, 3-25
dimethyl sulfide in, 47
Atmosphere-ocean circulation patterns,
affecting the Pacific Northwest,
North America, 79-80
Aulographina eucalypti, effect on eucalyptus, Tasmania, 332-333
Austrocedrun chilensis, forest of,
134
Autotrophic picoplankton (APP), density range , Chilean and British
Columbian lakes, 271
Avian communities, in temperate rainforests, 228-245
B
Bacteria, density range, Chilean and
British Columbian lakes,
271
Bailey nomograms, 137, 140
Bamboos. See Chusquea species
Bark beetle, propagation of infestation,
295,296-298
Base cations, correlation with silica, in
watershed studies, 70
Beavers (Castor canadensis), effects on
rainforests, in Tierra del Fuego,
197
Beavers, mountain (Alpodontia rufa),
effects on seasonal rainforests,
196
BEC. See Biogeoclimatic ecosystem
classification
Beeches. SeelVothofagus
Benefit/cost analysis, climate change responses, 307-308
Benign neglect, management policy of,
330-334
Betula papyri/era, colonization at natural fire sites, 195
Index
AMIGO study (Cont.)
goals of, 75
Ammonia, as asource of watershed nitrogen, 71
Amphibians, in Chile and the Pacific
Northwest, 216
Andes
differences from North American
mountains, 5
effect of elevation on biodiversity, 22
eucalyptus and Monterey pine in, 9899
logging of rainforests in, 200
tectonic disturbances in, 185-186
Angiosperms, diversity of, Tasmania,
326
Animals, introduced, effects on rainforests, 197-198
Anomaly index, standardized, and precipitation, British Columbia, 3334
ANOVA, one-way parametric, for analyzing avian data, 231
Antarctica, influence on circulation in
the Southern Hemisphere, 15
Anthropogenic disturbances, fire, 198199,332
Anthropogenic effects, on landscape
heterogeneity, 295-298
sensitivity to, lakes of Chile and Canada,266-277
APP (Autotrophic picoplankton), 271
Araucanian lakes. See Lakes, of Chile
Araucaria species, reconstruction of
summer temperatures in Argentina using, 81-82
Arid regions
in the Andes, 17
variation between north and south,
west coasts of the Americas,
13
Arthropods, in Canadian forests, 355
Atacama desert, 134
Atherosperma, dominance in lowland
rainforests, 328-329
Athrotaxis, studies of, Tasmania, 335
Athrotaxis cupressoides (Pencil pines),
332
reserve status, in Tasmania, 335
Athrotaxis selaginoides (King Billy
pine),332
fire kills, recent, 332
logging of, in Tasmania, 331
reserve status, in Tasmania, 335
Atmosphere
circulation of
and precipitation, 32
west coast, 3-25
dimethyl sulfide in, 47
Atmosphere-ocean circulation patterns,
affecting the Pacific Northwest,
North America, 79-80
Aulographina eucalypti, effect on eucalyptus, Tasmania, 332-333
Austrocedrun chilensis, forest of,
134
Autotrophic picoplankton (APP), density range , Chilean and British
Columbian lakes, 271
Avian communities, in temperate rainforests, 228-245
B
Bacteria, density range, Chilean and
British Columbian lakes,
271
Bailey nomograms, 137, 140
Bamboos. See Chusquea species
Bark beetle, propagation of infestation,
295,296-298
Base cations, correlation with silica, in
watershed studies, 70
Beavers (Castor canadensis), effects on
rainforests, in Tierra del Fuego,
197
Beavers, mountain (Alpodontia rufa),
effects on seasonal rainforests,
196
BEC. See Biogeoclimatic ecosystem
classification
Beeches. SeelVothofagus
Benefit/cost analysis, climate change responses, 307-308
Benign neglect, management policy of,
330-334
Betula papyri/era, colonization at natural fire sites, 195