406
Index
Snow (Cont.)
regrowth following avalanches, 191192
Sodium ion
deposition from sea-salt aerosols, 6366
as a tracer for atmospheric nutrient
sources, 61-63
Soils
and diversity, in temperate rainforest
zones, 121-123
nutrient status of, and vegetation in
Tasmania, 328
types of, and Total Organic Carbon
transport, 24
Soil water availability, and reforestation planning, 310-312
Songbirds, effect of clearcutting on, 364
South America
characterization of the rainforests of,
177-180
southern, cool temperate rainforest
flora of, 134-169
southwestern, map of rainforests, 175
western, dendroclimatic analyses in,
81-82
Southern beech. See Nothofagus
Southern Oscillation indices
correlation with precipitation and
temperature, western United
States, 32
See alsoEl Nifio-Southern Oscillation
Species
diversity of
in Canadian forests, 355-357
vascular plants, 166-168
genetic adaptation of, 111-116
responses to changing climate, 308
Spotted owl. See Strix occidentalis
Spruce. See entries for Picea
Spruce budworm (Choristoneura species), effect on forest dynamics,
196
Spruce weevil (Pissodes sitchensisi, limitation of Picea sitchensis growth
by, 196
SST (Sea-surface temperature), 35, 79
Stability, and floral diversity, Pacific
coast of South America, 162-163
Stand development, 182-185
age of, and hemlock seedling patches,
293
See also Old-growth forests; Regeneration; Succession
Stem exclusion, in stand development,
184
Stomatal closure
in response to humidity deficit, 91,
312
in response to soil drought, 91-92
Stomatal conductance, and soil temperature, 97-98
Storms, constraint on trees' adaptation,
III
Stream channel, effect of logging on,
348-349
Streamflow
peak, effect of logging on, 347-348
relationship with runoff, 19-20
Stream-water chemistry, factors affecting, 59
Streeter Basin, inland British Columbia,
61
Strix occidentalis (spotted owl)
conservation of, 353
as an indicator species, 364
Study zone, defined, north-south variations in hydrometeorological parameters, 7-8
Subboreal rainforests. See Subpolar
rainforest zone
Subpolar rainforest zone
characterization of, 174
of Chile, 124-125
of North America, 106
effects of tectonic disturbances,
187
landscape-level diversity in, 121122
natural fire in, 194
relative forest cover in, 122
vegetation of, 180
Succession
fire-determined , in eucalyptus forests, 322
in North American rainforests, 184
effects of tectonic disturbances,
186-187, 188
Index
Snow (Cont.)
regrowth following avalanches, 191192
Sodium ion
deposition from sea-salt aerosols, 6366
as a tracer for atmospheric nutrient
sources, 61-63
Soils
and diversity, in temperate rainforest
zones, 121-123
nutrient status of, and vegetation in
Tasmania, 328
types of, and Total Organic Carbon
transport, 24
Soil water availability, and reforestation planning, 310-312
Songbirds, effect of clearcutting on, 364
South America
characterization of the rainforests of,
177-180
southern, cool temperate rainforest
flora of, 134-169
southwestern, map of rainforests, 175
western, dendroclimatic analyses in,
81-82
Southern beech. See Nothofagus
Southern Oscillation indices
correlation with precipitation and
temperature, western United
States, 32
See alsoEl Nifio-Southern Oscillation
Species
diversity of
in Canadian forests, 355-357
vascular plants, 166-168
genetic adaptation of, 111-116
responses to changing climate, 308
Spotted owl. See Strix occidentalis
Spruce. See entries for Picea
Spruce budworm (Choristoneura species), effect on forest dynamics,
196
Spruce weevil (Pissodes sitchensisi, limitation of Picea sitchensis growth
by, 196
SST (Sea-surface temperature), 35, 79
Stability, and floral diversity, Pacific
coast of South America, 162-163
Stand development, 182-185
age of, and hemlock seedling patches,
293
See also Old-growth forests; Regeneration; Succession
Stem exclusion, in stand development,
184
Stomatal closure
in response to humidity deficit, 91,
312
in response to soil drought, 91-92
Stomatal conductance, and soil temperature, 97-98
Storms, constraint on trees' adaptation,
III
Stream channel, effect of logging on,
348-349
Streamflow
peak, effect of logging on, 347-348
relationship with runoff, 19-20
Stream-water chemistry, factors affecting, 59
Streeter Basin, inland British Columbia,
61
Strix occidentalis (spotted owl)
conservation of, 353
as an indicator species, 364
Study zone, defined, north-south variations in hydrometeorological parameters, 7-8
Subboreal rainforests. See Subpolar
rainforest zone
Subpolar rainforest zone
characterization of, 174
of Chile, 124-125
of North America, 106
effects of tectonic disturbances,
187
landscape-level diversity in, 121122
natural fire in, 194
relative forest cover in, 122
vegetation of, 180
Succession
fire-determined , in eucalyptus forests, 322
in North American rainforests, 184
effects of tectonic disturbances,
186-187, 188