Index
391
Biodiversity
in Canadian forests, 353-373
and climate, coastal temperate rainforests of North America, 105127
and hydroclimatology, 21-22
landscape-level, 121-123
rainforests in Tasmania, 325-326
research on, Canada, 367-370
See also Diversity
Biogeochemistry, of temperate rainforests, constraints on, 57-71
Biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification
(BEC), 359-360
versus biophysical classification, 360361
for forest management, Canada, 335
Biology
characteristic of rainforest lakes,
Chile and British Columbia,
270-272
relationships with hydroclimatology,
20-24
Biomass
net depreciation of, as a source of elements in watersheds, 70
phytoplankton, Chilean and British
Columbian lakes, 273
production at upwelling coastal regions, 37
productivity of, 24
equations relating to temperature
and precipitation, 22-23
Biome characteristics, water's contributions to, 4
Biophysical classification, of ecosystems for wildlife habitat, 360361
Biotic factors, in dimethylsulfide production,43
Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon),
330
Boars, wild (Sus sero/a), in Patagonia,
197
Boreal zone
temperature range , South America,
140
west coast of North America, 107
Botany, in Tasmania, 324-325
Braehyramphus marmoratus (Marbled
murrelet) , 364
British Columbia
lakes of, 267
precipitation along the west coast of,
14,30
precipitation and atmospheric circulation patterns in, 33-34
watershed studies in, 59-61
Broadleaf evergreen shrubs
south portion, west coast of North
America , 9
west coast of South America, 10
Broadleaf forests, avian guilds in, 237
Bryophytes
species diversity
Canada, 356
and latitude, 121
in Tasmania, diversity of, 125,326
Budworm (Acleris gloverana), defoliation by, effect on forest dynamics, 196
Buffers, biological, in an ecosystem, 21
C
Calcium ion
relative abundance in sea-salt aerosol,
68-70
as a tracer of weather sources of nutrient, 61-63
Calibration, of models, 314-315
California, upwelling patterns, 37-38
Callidenrous rainforest, Tasmania, 325
Canada, western, climate studies in, 81
Canadian Climate Centre, 38
Canopy seed predators, diversity of, 239
Carbon
balance of , and hydroclimatic parameters, 23
transport of, in rivers, 23-24
Carbon dioxide
atmospheric, and stomatal conductance, 312
fertilization by, evaluation of, 84
Carnation Creek Experimental Watershed, 59-61
effects of logging on the aquatic ecosystem, 342-350
391
Biodiversity
in Canadian forests, 353-373
and climate, coastal temperate rainforests of North America, 105127
and hydroclimatology, 21-22
landscape-level, 121-123
rainforests in Tasmania, 325-326
research on, Canada, 367-370
See also Diversity
Biogeochemistry, of temperate rainforests, constraints on, 57-71
Biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification
(BEC), 359-360
versus biophysical classification, 360361
for forest management, Canada, 335
Biology
characteristic of rainforest lakes,
Chile and British Columbia,
270-272
relationships with hydroclimatology,
20-24
Biomass
net depreciation of, as a source of elements in watersheds, 70
phytoplankton, Chilean and British
Columbian lakes, 273
production at upwelling coastal regions, 37
productivity of, 24
equations relating to temperature
and precipitation, 22-23
Biome characteristics, water's contributions to, 4
Biophysical classification, of ecosystems for wildlife habitat, 360361
Biotic factors, in dimethylsulfide production,43
Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon),
330
Boars, wild (Sus sero/a), in Patagonia,
197
Boreal zone
temperature range , South America,
140
west coast of North America, 107
Botany, in Tasmania, 324-325
Braehyramphus marmoratus (Marbled
murrelet) , 364
British Columbia
lakes of, 267
precipitation along the west coast of,
14,30
precipitation and atmospheric circulation patterns in, 33-34
watershed studies in, 59-61
Broadleaf evergreen shrubs
south portion, west coast of North
America , 9
west coast of South America, 10
Broadleaf forests, avian guilds in, 237
Bryophytes
species diversity
Canada, 356
and latitude, 121
in Tasmania, diversity of, 125,326
Budworm (Acleris gloverana), defoliation by, effect on forest dynamics, 196
Buffers, biological, in an ecosystem, 21
C
Calcium ion
relative abundance in sea-salt aerosol,
68-70
as a tracer of weather sources of nutrient, 61-63
Calibration, of models, 314-315
California, upwelling patterns, 37-38
Callidenrous rainforest, Tasmania, 325
Canada, western, climate studies in, 81
Canadian Climate Centre, 38
Canopy seed predators, diversity of, 239
Carbon
balance of , and hydroclimatic parameters, 23
transport of, in rivers, 23-24
Carbon dioxide
atmospheric, and stomatal conductance, 312
fertilization by, evaluation of, 84
Carnation Creek Experimental Watershed, 59-61
effects of logging on the aquatic ecosystem, 342-350