Index
405
introduction into Chilean lakes,
276
sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka), in
British Columbian lakes, 272
Salmo salar(Salmon, Atlantic), introduction into Chilean lakes, 276
Salt tolerance, of Piceasitchensis, 113
Sandradeciduous trees, South American
west coast, 16
Satellite imagery, 284
of changes in landscape from anthropogenic disturbances, 285
sea-surface temperature patterns, 38
Thematic Mapper
patch-matrix maps, 299
stand condition maps, 290-291
Sawfly, hemlock (Neodiprion tsugae),
defoliation by, effect on forest
dynamics, 196
Saxegothaea conspicua, 178
Sclerophyll forests, 320
logging of, in Tasmania, 331
Sea-level pressure (SLP)
anomalies, reconstruction for western
North America, 81
correlation with tree-ring width and
density, Pacific Northwest, 79-80
Sea-salt aerosols, elements deposited
from, 63-66
Seasonal changes. See Seasonal variation
Seasonal rainforest
characterization of, 174-176
colonization of fire-adapted species
in, 203
North America, 106
deer habitat in, 196
effects of tectonic disturbances in,
186-187
insect outbreaks in, 196
natural fires in, 195
temperature range, 140
use of fire in forestry, 199
vegetation of, 180
Seasonal variation
in number of species bearing fruit,
Chiloe, 256
in representation of frugivores in
southern Chile, 253
in small-mammal numbers, 220
in temperature, and vegetation types,
11
Sea-surface temperature (SST), 11
anomaly patterns, North Pacific
Ocean, 35
correlation with tree-ring width and
density, Pacific Northwest, 79
Second-growth forests
Chiloe, avifauna of, 251
structural diversity in, 123-124
Sediment, into Carnation Creek, effect
of logging on, 328
Seed morphology, predicting, 113
Seed predators, canopy, diversity of,
239
Semidesert shrub, location of, west
coasts of the Americas, 9
Sensitivity
of ecosystems to climate variability,
307-308
of reforestation to changes in rainfall,310-311
Sephanoidesgaleritus (fire-crowned
hummingbird)
in Chiloe, 253, 258
dependence of forest species on,
257
Shrubs
evergreen sclerophyll, in Chile, 178
in South American rainforests, 153
understory, microclimate and diversityof, 120
Sight-sound census, plant-frugivore
studies, 250
Silica, correlation with major elements
in watershed drainage, 66-67
Site index, defined, 314
Sitka spruce. See Piceasitchensis
Slope failures, in seasonal rainforests,
186-187
SLP (Sea-level pressure), 79-80
Smithsonian Institution, Rare Lichens
Project, 358
Snow
breakage due to, 193
changing patterns in Alaska, 203
cover by, and albedo, 17
disturbances related to, 204
405
introduction into Chilean lakes,
276
sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka), in
British Columbian lakes, 272
Salmo salar(Salmon, Atlantic), introduction into Chilean lakes, 276
Salt tolerance, of Piceasitchensis, 113
Sandradeciduous trees, South American
west coast, 16
Satellite imagery, 284
of changes in landscape from anthropogenic disturbances, 285
sea-surface temperature patterns, 38
Thematic Mapper
patch-matrix maps, 299
stand condition maps, 290-291
Sawfly, hemlock (Neodiprion tsugae),
defoliation by, effect on forest
dynamics, 196
Saxegothaea conspicua, 178
Sclerophyll forests, 320
logging of, in Tasmania, 331
Sea-level pressure (SLP)
anomalies, reconstruction for western
North America, 81
correlation with tree-ring width and
density, Pacific Northwest, 79-80
Sea-salt aerosols, elements deposited
from, 63-66
Seasonal changes. See Seasonal variation
Seasonal rainforest
characterization of, 174-176
colonization of fire-adapted species
in, 203
North America, 106
deer habitat in, 196
effects of tectonic disturbances in,
186-187
insect outbreaks in, 196
natural fires in, 195
temperature range, 140
use of fire in forestry, 199
vegetation of, 180
Seasonal variation
in number of species bearing fruit,
Chiloe, 256
in representation of frugivores in
southern Chile, 253
in small-mammal numbers, 220
in temperature, and vegetation types,
11
Sea-surface temperature (SST), 11
anomaly patterns, North Pacific
Ocean, 35
correlation with tree-ring width and
density, Pacific Northwest, 79
Second-growth forests
Chiloe, avifauna of, 251
structural diversity in, 123-124
Sediment, into Carnation Creek, effect
of logging on, 328
Seed morphology, predicting, 113
Seed predators, canopy, diversity of,
239
Semidesert shrub, location of, west
coasts of the Americas, 9
Sensitivity
of ecosystems to climate variability,
307-308
of reforestation to changes in rainfall,310-311
Sephanoidesgaleritus (fire-crowned
hummingbird)
in Chiloe, 253, 258
dependence of forest species on,
257
Shrubs
evergreen sclerophyll, in Chile, 178
in South American rainforests, 153
understory, microclimate and diversityof, 120
Sight-sound census, plant-frugivore
studies, 250
Silica, correlation with major elements
in watershed drainage, 66-67
Site index, defined, 314
Sitka spruce. See Piceasitchensis
Slope failures, in seasonal rainforests,
186-187
SLP (Sea-level pressure), 79-80
Smithsonian Institution, Rare Lichens
Project, 358
Snow
breakage due to, 193
changing patterns in Alaska, 203
cover by, and albedo, 17
disturbances related to, 204