396
Index
Fire-adapted species, 117, 193-194
colonization in the seasonal rainforest zone, 203
Fire-crowned hummingbird. See Sephanoidesgaleritus
Fire waves, due to wind disturbance,
192
Firs. SeeAbies amabilis; Pseudotsuga
menziesii
Fishes
production of, Carnation Creek watershed, 349-350
in rainforest lakes, Chile and British
Columbia, 271-272
Fitzroya cupressoides (Alerce), 134,
159, 178
c1earcutting of, in Chile, 200
climate model for northern Patagonia
based on, 82
colonization of volcanic deposits, 187
regeneration of, following fire, 332
stand development, following tectonic disturbances, 186
use in Spanish shipyards, 199-200
Fixation, biological, 58-59
Flooding, and glacial processes, 189-190
Flora, rainforest, Pacific coast of South
America, 142-149
Fog-drip precipitation, 346
bryophyte species, 356
Food web, temperate rainforest lakes,
Chile and British Columbia, 272,
273,275-276,277
FOREST-BGC ecosystem model, 90-95
Forest Ecosystem Classification system,
study of songbirds, 364
Forest ecosystems
effects of climate change on, 306-316
effects of global climate change on, 307
of the Pacific Northwest, 283-303
terrestrial forest, 57-58
threatened forest, 363-367
Forest Genetic Resources Centre, National (NFGRC), 367-370
Forestry, commercial plantations, 201
Fragmentation
habitat, effect on adaptation to
change,308
landscape, after cutting, 126-127, 365
Fraser River, drainage area, 20
Fresh water discharges, North and South
America, west coasts, 19-20
Frugivores
in Chiloe, 252
diversity of avian, 244-245
Fungi, disease-causing, Tasmania, 332333
G
Gap analysis, 362, 372
GCM (Global Climate Model), 38-39
GCTE (Global Change and Terrestrial
Ecosystems),28
Genera
neotropical, South American rainforests, 146
vascular plant species, cool temperate
rainforest of South America,
166-168
Genetic adaptation, of dominant tree
species, 111-116
Genetic diversity
west coast of Canada, 354-355
conservation of, 372-373
west coast of North America, 111
west coast of South America, 164165
Genotypes, selecting to adapt to projected climate changes, 313
Geographic Information System (GIS)
model
of dimethyl sulfide, in the Eastern Pacific,44-54
gap analysis, 362
maps, 284
basis to predicting hemlock seedling establishment, 291
study of the eastern Pacific using, 54
GEWEX (Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment), 28
Gibbs diagram, 61-63
GIS. See Geographic Information System (GIS) model
Glaciation
disturbances associated with, 189-191
and tree species diversity, 117-118
in Tasmania, 323
Index
Fire-adapted species, 117, 193-194
colonization in the seasonal rainforest zone, 203
Fire-crowned hummingbird. See Sephanoidesgaleritus
Fire waves, due to wind disturbance,
192
Firs. SeeAbies amabilis; Pseudotsuga
menziesii
Fishes
production of, Carnation Creek watershed, 349-350
in rainforest lakes, Chile and British
Columbia, 271-272
Fitzroya cupressoides (Alerce), 134,
159, 178
c1earcutting of, in Chile, 200
climate model for northern Patagonia
based on, 82
colonization of volcanic deposits, 187
regeneration of, following fire, 332
stand development, following tectonic disturbances, 186
use in Spanish shipyards, 199-200
Fixation, biological, 58-59
Flooding, and glacial processes, 189-190
Flora, rainforest, Pacific coast of South
America, 142-149
Fog-drip precipitation, 346
bryophyte species, 356
Food web, temperate rainforest lakes,
Chile and British Columbia, 272,
273,275-276,277
FOREST-BGC ecosystem model, 90-95
Forest Ecosystem Classification system,
study of songbirds, 364
Forest ecosystems
effects of climate change on, 306-316
effects of global climate change on, 307
of the Pacific Northwest, 283-303
terrestrial forest, 57-58
threatened forest, 363-367
Forest Genetic Resources Centre, National (NFGRC), 367-370
Forestry, commercial plantations, 201
Fragmentation
habitat, effect on adaptation to
change,308
landscape, after cutting, 126-127, 365
Fraser River, drainage area, 20
Fresh water discharges, North and South
America, west coasts, 19-20
Frugivores
in Chiloe, 252
diversity of avian, 244-245
Fungi, disease-causing, Tasmania, 332333
G
Gap analysis, 362, 372
GCM (Global Climate Model), 38-39
GCTE (Global Change and Terrestrial
Ecosystems),28
Genera
neotropical, South American rainforests, 146
vascular plant species, cool temperate
rainforest of South America,
166-168
Genetic adaptation, of dominant tree
species, 111-116
Genetic diversity
west coast of Canada, 354-355
conservation of, 372-373
west coast of North America, 111
west coast of South America, 164165
Genotypes, selecting to adapt to projected climate changes, 313
Geographic Information System (GIS)
model
of dimethyl sulfide, in the Eastern Pacific,44-54
gap analysis, 362
maps, 284
basis to predicting hemlock seedling establishment, 291
study of the eastern Pacific using, 54
GEWEX (Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment), 28
Gibbs diagram, 61-63
GIS. See Geographic Information System (GIS) model
Glaciation
disturbances associated with, 189-191
and tree species diversity, 117-118
in Tasmania, 323