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Index
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Cont.)
tree-ring width and density chronologies, Pacific Northwest, 79-80
within-gap gradient, Pacific Northwest, 288-289
Pteridophytes, diversity of, Tasmania,
326
Pudu deer (Pudu), effect of grazing by,
on forest dynamics, 195
R
Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), effects
on forests, in Tierra del Fuego,
197
Radiation
effect on balance by cloud cover, 1112
net, effect on aridity of the west
coast, North and South
America, 25
photosynthetically active, and net Primary Production (NPP), 96-97
Radius of influence, of patches, 298
Rainforests
distribution of tree species, 118
temperate
characteristics of, 59-61
characterization of, 173
defined, 106
Pacific coast of the Americas, 8999
types of
Bailey nomograms, 137
defined, 140-142
Rainforest species, defined, 149
Rapoport's rule, 135, 160-161, 163
RAPs (Recommended Areas for Protection),335
Recommended Areas for Protection
(RAPs), Tasmania, 335
Reforestation
with Douglas fir seedlings, 310-313
with Picea sitchensis, in England, 114
Refugia, 356
Regeneration
of Nothofagus cunninghamii, 329
with western hemlock, 287-290, 296298
decouplingin, 302-303
Relict rainforest patches, studies of,
Tasmania, 335
Remote sensing, validation of data
from, 25
Reproduction, vegetative, and treegap
succession, 183-184, 193
Reptiles, in Chile and the Pacific Northwest, 216
Research Forest, University of British
Columbia, watershed study, 5961
Reservation status, in Tasmania, evaluation of, 334-336
Reserves, linkages among, 366
Residence time, of dimethylsulfide in
the ocean, 46-47
Resilience, of temperate rainforest
lakes, Chile and British Columbia, 273-276
Resource management, and biodiversity
of forest vegetation, 126-127
Respiration, and growth patterns, in
aging trees, 94-95
Restorative process, defined, 297
Riparian ecosystems
diversity of, 127
stand development in forests, 184185
Rodents, species in Patagonia, 221222
Root temperature, sensitivity of Chamaecyparis to, 115
Rubus spectabilis, stand development in
seasonal rainforests, North
America, 185
Runoff, estimates of, 18-20
S
Salmon
Atlantic (Salmo salar), introduction
into Chilean lakes, 276
chum (Oncorhynchus keta)
Carnation Creek watershed, 343
effect of logging, 350
coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Carnation Creek watershed, 343
effect of logging on, 350
Index
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Cont.)
tree-ring width and density chronologies, Pacific Northwest, 79-80
within-gap gradient, Pacific Northwest, 288-289
Pteridophytes, diversity of, Tasmania,
326
Pudu deer (Pudu), effect of grazing by,
on forest dynamics, 195
R
Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), effects
on forests, in Tierra del Fuego,
197
Radiation
effect on balance by cloud cover, 1112
net, effect on aridity of the west
coast, North and South
America, 25
photosynthetically active, and net Primary Production (NPP), 96-97
Radius of influence, of patches, 298
Rainforests
distribution of tree species, 118
temperate
characteristics of, 59-61
characterization of, 173
defined, 106
Pacific coast of the Americas, 8999
types of
Bailey nomograms, 137
defined, 140-142
Rainforest species, defined, 149
Rapoport's rule, 135, 160-161, 163
RAPs (Recommended Areas for Protection),335
Recommended Areas for Protection
(RAPs), Tasmania, 335
Reforestation
with Douglas fir seedlings, 310-313
with Picea sitchensis, in England, 114
Refugia, 356
Regeneration
of Nothofagus cunninghamii, 329
with western hemlock, 287-290, 296298
decouplingin, 302-303
Relict rainforest patches, studies of,
Tasmania, 335
Remote sensing, validation of data
from, 25
Reproduction, vegetative, and treegap
succession, 183-184, 193
Reptiles, in Chile and the Pacific Northwest, 216
Research Forest, University of British
Columbia, watershed study, 5961
Reservation status, in Tasmania, evaluation of, 334-336
Reserves, linkages among, 366
Residence time, of dimethylsulfide in
the ocean, 46-47
Resilience, of temperate rainforest
lakes, Chile and British Columbia, 273-276
Resource management, and biodiversity
of forest vegetation, 126-127
Respiration, and growth patterns, in
aging trees, 94-95
Restorative process, defined, 297
Riparian ecosystems
diversity of, 127
stand development in forests, 184185
Rodents, species in Patagonia, 221222
Root temperature, sensitivity of Chamaecyparis to, 115
Rubus spectabilis, stand development in
seasonal rainforests, North
America, 185
Runoff, estimates of, 18-20
S
Salmon
Atlantic (Salmo salar), introduction
into Chilean lakes, 276
chum (Oncorhynchus keta)
Carnation Creek watershed, 343
effect of logging, 350
coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Carnation Creek watershed, 343
effect of logging on, 350