394
Index
Dimethylsulfonium propionate
(DMSP), precursor for DMS, 43
Discaria species, colonization of moraines, 189
Dissipative process, defined , 297
Distribution, of tree species, by latitude, 116-118
Disturbance regime
affecting internal nutrient supplies, 58
human modifications of, 197-201
and landscape diversity, 122
opportunities for adaptation and
landscape diversity, 309
understory species need for, 127
Disturbances
affecting plant-bird mutualities, 261262
natural
comparison of temperate rainforests of the Americas, 173-205
effects on forest dynamics, 185197,294-295
Diurnal variation, in the west coast of
North America, 109
Diversity
of avian species
Alaskan and Chilean rainforests,
232-234,242-243
covered nesters, 244
by guild, 239
South American rainforests, 258
effect of forest fragmentation and
area reduction on, 261
landscape , and ecosystems, 359-361
latitudinal trends, 157-160
and plant -bird mutualisms, 248
by rainforest zone, 116-117
comparison of North and South
America, 157
latitudinal trends, 179-180
southern South America, 155
in seasonal rainforests, 174
structural
Canadian forests, 365
and maintenance of animal habitats, 126-127
Pacific forests of North America,
123-124
vertebrate, 214-223
See a/soBiodiversity
DMS. See Dimethylsulfide
DMSP (Dimethylsulfonium propionate), precursor for DMS, 43
Domain analysis, environmental, 335
Douglas fir. SeePseudotsuga menziesii
Drainage area
defined,20
variation between north and south,
west coasts of the Americas,
25
Drought, and reforestation, 312
Dry matter productivity, controls on,
22-24
Dynamics, forest
comparison of North and South
America, 173-205
of dominant species, Tasmania, 328330
and ecology, 302-303
E
Early warning systems, populations at the
edge of current ranges, 308-309
EBM (Energy balance model), 55
Ecological drift, 328
Ecology
of cool temperate rainforests, Tasmania and the Americas, 320-336
and forest dynamics, 302-303
Economic value, forests of the west
coast of Canada, 353
Ecosystems
aquatic, effect of logging on, 342350
general model, for predicting growth
of coniferous forests, 89-90
and hydroclimatic environments, 21
and landscape diversity, 359-361
old-growth forest, 58-59
recovery from disturbance, 127
effects of frequency and duration
on, 295
variation between north and south,
west coasts of the Americas, 24
Ekman spiral, 36
E/aenia a/biceps (migrant passerine)
fruit consumption by, 251
Index
Dimethylsulfonium propionate
(DMSP), precursor for DMS, 43
Discaria species, colonization of moraines, 189
Dissipative process, defined , 297
Distribution, of tree species, by latitude, 116-118
Disturbance regime
affecting internal nutrient supplies, 58
human modifications of, 197-201
and landscape diversity, 122
opportunities for adaptation and
landscape diversity, 309
understory species need for, 127
Disturbances
affecting plant-bird mutualities, 261262
natural
comparison of temperate rainforests of the Americas, 173-205
effects on forest dynamics, 185197,294-295
Diurnal variation, in the west coast of
North America, 109
Diversity
of avian species
Alaskan and Chilean rainforests,
232-234,242-243
covered nesters, 244
by guild, 239
South American rainforests, 258
effect of forest fragmentation and
area reduction on, 261
landscape , and ecosystems, 359-361
latitudinal trends, 157-160
and plant -bird mutualisms, 248
by rainforest zone, 116-117
comparison of North and South
America, 157
latitudinal trends, 179-180
southern South America, 155
in seasonal rainforests, 174
structural
Canadian forests, 365
and maintenance of animal habitats, 126-127
Pacific forests of North America,
123-124
vertebrate, 214-223
See a/soBiodiversity
DMS. See Dimethylsulfide
DMSP (Dimethylsulfonium propionate), precursor for DMS, 43
Domain analysis, environmental, 335
Douglas fir. SeePseudotsuga menziesii
Drainage area
defined,20
variation between north and south,
west coasts of the Americas,
25
Drought, and reforestation, 312
Dry matter productivity, controls on,
22-24
Dynamics, forest
comparison of North and South
America, 173-205
of dominant species, Tasmania, 328330
and ecology, 302-303
E
Early warning systems, populations at the
edge of current ranges, 308-309
EBM (Energy balance model), 55
Ecological drift, 328
Ecology
of cool temperate rainforests, Tasmania and the Americas, 320-336
and forest dynamics, 302-303
Economic value, forests of the west
coast of Canada, 353
Ecosystems
aquatic, effect of logging on, 342350
general model, for predicting growth
of coniferous forests, 89-90
and hydroclimatic environments, 21
and landscape diversity, 359-361
old-growth forest, 58-59
recovery from disturbance, 127
effects of frequency and duration
on, 295
variation between north and south,
west coasts of the Americas, 24
Ekman spiral, 36
E/aenia a/biceps (migrant passerine)
fruit consumption by, 251