Index
403
after riparian disturbances, 184
after snow avalanches, 191
Picea-Tsuga forest, history of, 110-111
Picoplankton, autotrophic, 271
Pilgerodendron uviferum, 178
extraction of, by deliberate burning
of forests , 199
precipitation reconstruction using, 82
Pines, Monterey, in the Andes, 98. See
alsoAthrotaxis cupressoides;
Athrotaxis selaginoides: Lagarostrobosfranklinii; Pinus entries
Pinhole borer (Platypussubgranosus),
in Tasmania, 333
Pinus contorta, 180
colonization by
at deglaciation sites, 190
at natural fire sites, 195
extension of the timberline with,
109
stand development, 185
Pinus radiata, replanting with
in Chile, 97-99, 261
and mammalian fauna, 222
Pissodes sitchensis (Spruce weevil), 196
Pivotal species, 248-249, 256-258
Plant-bird mutualisms, 248-262
Planting, regeneration by, 366
Plants, weedy, in disturbed rainforests,
333
Platypussubgranosus (Pinhole borer),
333
PNA (Pacific North America), 32
Podocarps, in temperate rainforests of
South America, 178
Point-count census, of avian communities, 229
Policy, recommendation for recolonization by fruiting trees, 261
Pollen record, Pacific coast of North
America , 109-111
Porcupine (Erethixon dorsatum), effect
on forests , 196
Precipitation
anomalies in
reconstruction for western North
America, 81
summer rainfall on the British Columbia coast, 33-35
characteristic of seasonal rainforest,
174
comparison, selected sites in the
Americas, 177
importance of , 4
patterns of
British Columbia, 30
data sources, 7
seasonal, variation with latitude,
181-182
in perhumid rainforests, 174
southern Pacific coast of South
America, 136
in temperate rainforests, 173
variation between north and south
Pacific Northwest, 286-287
west coasts of the Americas, 12-15,
108
winter, reconstruction at Santiago,
Chile, 81-82
Prediction
about avian comparative guild structure , 239-242
of climate, scales of, 28-29
Productivity
forests of the west coast of Canada,
353-354
of Pinus radiata in Chile, 97-99
primary, in Chilean and British Columbian lakes, 277
primary terrestrial, constraints on,
west coast of the Americas, 89-99
and vascular plant species diversity,
119-120
Protected status, for productive forest
land,361-367
Protection policies, for managing projected change , 308
Provincial initiatives, Canada, 372373
Pseudotsuga
colonization by, after snow avalanches, 191
genetics of, 112
Pseudotsuga menziesii(Douglas fir)
in the Andes, 99
in British Columbia, modeling sensitivity of change in climate, 309-316
density chronologies, Banff, 81
403
after riparian disturbances, 184
after snow avalanches, 191
Picea-Tsuga forest, history of, 110-111
Picoplankton, autotrophic, 271
Pilgerodendron uviferum, 178
extraction of, by deliberate burning
of forests , 199
precipitation reconstruction using, 82
Pines, Monterey, in the Andes, 98. See
alsoAthrotaxis cupressoides;
Athrotaxis selaginoides: Lagarostrobosfranklinii; Pinus entries
Pinhole borer (Platypussubgranosus),
in Tasmania, 333
Pinus contorta, 180
colonization by
at deglaciation sites, 190
at natural fire sites, 195
extension of the timberline with,
109
stand development, 185
Pinus radiata, replanting with
in Chile, 97-99, 261
and mammalian fauna, 222
Pissodes sitchensis (Spruce weevil), 196
Pivotal species, 248-249, 256-258
Plant-bird mutualisms, 248-262
Planting, regeneration by, 366
Plants, weedy, in disturbed rainforests,
333
Platypussubgranosus (Pinhole borer),
333
PNA (Pacific North America), 32
Podocarps, in temperate rainforests of
South America, 178
Point-count census, of avian communities, 229
Policy, recommendation for recolonization by fruiting trees, 261
Pollen record, Pacific coast of North
America , 109-111
Porcupine (Erethixon dorsatum), effect
on forests , 196
Precipitation
anomalies in
reconstruction for western North
America, 81
summer rainfall on the British Columbia coast, 33-35
characteristic of seasonal rainforest,
174
comparison, selected sites in the
Americas, 177
importance of , 4
patterns of
British Columbia, 30
data sources, 7
seasonal, variation with latitude,
181-182
in perhumid rainforests, 174
southern Pacific coast of South
America, 136
in temperate rainforests, 173
variation between north and south
Pacific Northwest, 286-287
west coasts of the Americas, 12-15,
108
winter, reconstruction at Santiago,
Chile, 81-82
Prediction
about avian comparative guild structure , 239-242
of climate, scales of, 28-29
Productivity
forests of the west coast of Canada,
353-354
of Pinus radiata in Chile, 97-99
primary, in Chilean and British Columbian lakes, 277
primary terrestrial, constraints on,
west coast of the Americas, 89-99
and vascular plant species diversity,
119-120
Protected status, for productive forest
land,361-367
Protection policies, for managing projected change , 308
Provincial initiatives, Canada, 372373
Pseudotsuga
colonization by, after snow avalanches, 191
genetics of, 112
Pseudotsuga menziesii(Douglas fir)
in the Andes, 99
in British Columbia, modeling sensitivity of change in climate, 309-316
density chronologies, Banff, 81