Index
399
Lama guanicoe (Guanacos), 195
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
(LDEO), dendroclimatic reconstruction at, 77
Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal
Zone (LOICZ), 28
Landscape
fragmentation after cutting, 126-127,
365
Land -use decisions, about riparian
zones, 127
Land-use practices, in harvested forests,
284-285
La Nifia conditions, 80
Larix lyallii (Alpine larch)
seasonal rainforest, North America,
178-179, 180
temperature reconstruction based on
ring-width of, 81
Latent heat flux, variation between
north and south, west coasts of
the Americas, 17
Latitude, and number of small-mammal
species, 221
Laurelia sempervirens, in old tree
stands, 182
Laureliopsis philippiana
in old tree stands, 182
in tree stands disturbed by wind,
193
LDEO (Lamont-Doherty Earth ObservatorY),77
Leaf-gleaning birds , diversity of ,
239
Lepus capensis (Hares , European),
197
Lichen
conservation status for, 358
diversity of
Tasmania, 125,326
west coast of Canada, 355-356
studies of, Tasmania, 335
Light-absorption model, 97-99 , 289290
Limnological variables, rainforest
lakes, Chile and British Columbia, 269
Little Ice Age
Pinus contortagrowth following,
110
reflection in tree-ring width reconstruction, 80, 202-203
Logging, 199-201
in Tasmania, 330-331
See also Clearcutting
LOICZ (Land-Ocean Interactions in the
Coastal Zone) , 28
Lupinus, colonization by, after Mount
S1. Helens eruption, 188-189
Lynn Canal fjord, flora diversity in,
119-121
M
Magellanic rainforest zone
diversity in, 155
species richness in, 179-180
vascular plant species of, 152-153
See alsoSubpolar rainforest zone
Mammals
in Chile and the Pacific Northwest,
217-218
dependence on old-growth forest,
364
diversity of, Canada, 357
variation in numbers of species with
latitude, 221
Managed forests, depauperate understory of, 123-124
Management responses
conservation, cool temperate rainforests of Tasmania and the Americas,320-336
to potential climate changes, 307-308
Douglas fir harvesting, 315
Douglas fir reforestation, 312-313
Mann-Whitney U test, for analyzing
avian data, 231
Marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus
marmoratus), as an indicator of
old-growth ecosystem conditions,364
Marmot Creek, inland watershed, 61
Matrix susceptibility
defined , 298
effects of, 301
399
Lama guanicoe (Guanacos), 195
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
(LDEO), dendroclimatic reconstruction at, 77
Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal
Zone (LOICZ), 28
Landscape
fragmentation after cutting, 126-127,
365
Land -use decisions, about riparian
zones, 127
Land-use practices, in harvested forests,
284-285
La Nifia conditions, 80
Larix lyallii (Alpine larch)
seasonal rainforest, North America,
178-179, 180
temperature reconstruction based on
ring-width of, 81
Latent heat flux, variation between
north and south, west coasts of
the Americas, 17
Latitude, and number of small-mammal
species, 221
Laurelia sempervirens, in old tree
stands, 182
Laureliopsis philippiana
in old tree stands, 182
in tree stands disturbed by wind,
193
LDEO (Lamont-Doherty Earth ObservatorY),77
Leaf-gleaning birds , diversity of ,
239
Lepus capensis (Hares , European),
197
Lichen
conservation status for, 358
diversity of
Tasmania, 125,326
west coast of Canada, 355-356
studies of, Tasmania, 335
Light-absorption model, 97-99 , 289290
Limnological variables, rainforest
lakes, Chile and British Columbia, 269
Little Ice Age
Pinus contortagrowth following,
110
reflection in tree-ring width reconstruction, 80, 202-203
Logging, 199-201
in Tasmania, 330-331
See also Clearcutting
LOICZ (Land-Ocean Interactions in the
Coastal Zone) , 28
Lupinus, colonization by, after Mount
S1. Helens eruption, 188-189
Lynn Canal fjord, flora diversity in,
119-121
M
Magellanic rainforest zone
diversity in, 155
species richness in, 179-180
vascular plant species of, 152-153
See alsoSubpolar rainforest zone
Mammals
in Chile and the Pacific Northwest,
217-218
dependence on old-growth forest,
364
diversity of, Canada, 357
variation in numbers of species with
latitude, 221
Managed forests, depauperate understory of, 123-124
Management responses
conservation, cool temperate rainforests of Tasmania and the Americas,320-336
to potential climate changes, 307-308
Douglas fir harvesting, 315
Douglas fir reforestation, 312-313
Mann-Whitney U test, for analyzing
avian data, 231
Marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus
marmoratus), as an indicator of
old-growth ecosystem conditions,364
Marmot Creek, inland watershed, 61
Matrix susceptibility
defined , 298
effects of, 301