Index
401
North Atlantic, seasonal variation in dimethylsulfide emissions over, 54
Nothojagus (Southern beech) forests, 134
Chile, 178, 186
ring-width chronologies for Tierra del
Fuego based on, 82
species of, in Australasia and South
America, 320-321
stand development, 182
on volcanic deposits, 187
wind disturbance in Tierra del Fuego,
192
Nothojagus antarctica, colonization of
moraines, 189
Nothojagus betuloides
colon ization of moraines, 189
colonization of volcanic deposits,
187
Nothojagus cunninghamii
in Chile, 322
dominance in lowland rainforests,
328-329
in Tasmania, 322, 325
reserve status, 335
Nothojagus dombeyi
colonization at glacial sites, 189
regeneration and forest type, 185
regeneration following canopy disturbance, 183
Nothojagus gunnii, in Tasmania, 324,
329
fire sensitivity of, 332
reserve status, 335
Nothofagus nitida, colonization of moraines, 189
Nothojagus pumilio
colonization of moraines, 189
deciduous temperate rainforest tree ,
Andes, 178
NPP (Net Primary Production), 96-97
Nutrients
disturbances that disrupt the supply
of, 58
external sources of, 57-59
model, 69-70
internal sources of, 58-59
loss of, from monoculture reforestation practices, 276
from marine aerosols, Pacific Northwest, 79-80
nitrogen as a constraint on growth,
93-94
See also Carbon'; Nitrogen; Phosphorus
o
Observational networks, need for increased density of, 25
Ocean currents, western coasts of North
and South America, 4
Odocoileus hemonius (Deer), 196
Old-growth forests
gap makers in , comparison of North
and South America, 194
lichens of, 356
protection of ecosystems of, 363-367
seed germination in, 257
structural diversity of, 123-124
in Tasmania, 330
Oncorhynchus keta (Salmon, chum),
343,350
Oncorhynchus kisutch (Salmon, coho),
276,343,350
Oncorhynchus nerka (Salmon, sockeye),272
Ormiscodes cinnamomea (Caterpillar),
196
Ornithophilous species, flowering period of, 255-256
Orography, and atmospheric circulation,9
Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbits), effects
on forests, in Tierra del Fuego,
197
p
Pacific North America (PNA) pattern,
correlation of precipitation and
temperature, 32
Pacific Northwest
effect of patch dynamics in, 283-303
history of flora, 148
tree-ring width and density chronologies, 79-80
401
North Atlantic, seasonal variation in dimethylsulfide emissions over, 54
Nothojagus (Southern beech) forests, 134
Chile, 178, 186
ring-width chronologies for Tierra del
Fuego based on, 82
species of, in Australasia and South
America, 320-321
stand development, 182
on volcanic deposits, 187
wind disturbance in Tierra del Fuego,
192
Nothojagus antarctica, colonization of
moraines, 189
Nothojagus betuloides
colon ization of moraines, 189
colonization of volcanic deposits,
187
Nothojagus cunninghamii
in Chile, 322
dominance in lowland rainforests,
328-329
in Tasmania, 322, 325
reserve status, 335
Nothojagus dombeyi
colonization at glacial sites, 189
regeneration and forest type, 185
regeneration following canopy disturbance, 183
Nothojagus gunnii, in Tasmania, 324,
329
fire sensitivity of, 332
reserve status, 335
Nothofagus nitida, colonization of moraines, 189
Nothojagus pumilio
colonization of moraines, 189
deciduous temperate rainforest tree ,
Andes, 178
NPP (Net Primary Production), 96-97
Nutrients
disturbances that disrupt the supply
of, 58
external sources of, 57-59
model, 69-70
internal sources of, 58-59
loss of, from monoculture reforestation practices, 276
from marine aerosols, Pacific Northwest, 79-80
nitrogen as a constraint on growth,
93-94
See also Carbon'; Nitrogen; Phosphorus
o
Observational networks, need for increased density of, 25
Ocean currents, western coasts of North
and South America, 4
Odocoileus hemonius (Deer), 196
Old-growth forests
gap makers in , comparison of North
and South America, 194
lichens of, 356
protection of ecosystems of, 363-367
seed germination in, 257
structural diversity of, 123-124
in Tasmania, 330
Oncorhynchus keta (Salmon, chum),
343,350
Oncorhynchus kisutch (Salmon, coho),
276,343,350
Oncorhynchus nerka (Salmon, sockeye),272
Ormiscodes cinnamomea (Caterpillar),
196
Ornithophilous species, flowering period of, 255-256
Orography, and atmospheric circulation,9
Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbits), effects
on forests, in Tierra del Fuego,
197
p
Pacific North America (PNA) pattern,
correlation of precipitation and
temperature, 32
Pacific Northwest
effect of patch dynamics in, 283-303
history of flora, 148
tree-ring width and density chronologies, 79-80