Index
409
Vertebrates
pest, in Tasmania, 334
terrestrial diversity of. in temperate
rainforests of the Americas. 214223
Volcanism, effects on forest dynamics,
187-189.204
W
Warming trend, evidence from the pollen record, 202
Warm temperate rainforest zone. North
America. 106
vascular plant species diversity of.
118-121
Water balance
equation expressing. 6
forest, model for, 313-314
modeling. 90-93
variation between north and south.
west coasts of the Americas. 1820
Water quality, Carnation Creek watershed, 348-349
Watersheds. 59-61
Carnation Creek. 342-350
Water use
efficiency of. and climate change. 309
regional links with potential tree
growth, 309
Wavelet cross-covariance. hemlock
seedlings and downed log distributions. 292. 293. 294
WCED (World Commission on the Environment and Development). 361
Weathering
as an external source of nutrients. 5759
as a source of base cations. 66-67
Weinmannia trichosperma
colonization at glacial sites. 189
stand development. 182
following tectonic disturbances. 186
Western coasts. hydrometeorological
parameters of. 3-25
Western hemlock. See Tsuga heterophylla
White pine weevil. 114
White spruce (Picea glauca), Alaska,
tree-ring width and density chronologies. 78
Wind regimes
North and South America. 4
stand disturbance by. 192-193
westerly circulation, west coast of
North America. 27
Wind stress, and oceanic upwelling/
downwelling. 36-37
Wood borers (Chilecomadia species). effect on forest dynamics, 196
Woody species
distribution of. South American temperate rainforest. 144-145
in the South American rainforest.
151-152
World Commission on the Environment
and Development (WCED). 361.
370
World Conservation Union. 362, 371
World Resources Institute (WRI).
371
World Wide Fund for Nature. 371
WRI (World Resources Institute). 371
X
Xeric forests
physical environment of. 107-108
tree species distributions in. 117
y
Yakutat forelands, vascular plant species diversity in, 119-121
Yukon River. drainage area, 20
Z
Zooplanktivores, rainforest lakes. Chile
and British Columbia, 271-272
Zooplankton
interactions with phytoplankton, 48.
49
rainforest lakes. Chile and British Columbia.271
409
Vertebrates
pest, in Tasmania, 334
terrestrial diversity of. in temperate
rainforests of the Americas. 214223
Volcanism, effects on forest dynamics,
187-189.204
W
Warming trend, evidence from the pollen record, 202
Warm temperate rainforest zone. North
America. 106
vascular plant species diversity of.
118-121
Water balance
equation expressing. 6
forest, model for, 313-314
modeling. 90-93
variation between north and south.
west coasts of the Americas. 1820
Water quality, Carnation Creek watershed, 348-349
Watersheds. 59-61
Carnation Creek. 342-350
Water use
efficiency of. and climate change. 309
regional links with potential tree
growth, 309
Wavelet cross-covariance. hemlock
seedlings and downed log distributions. 292. 293. 294
WCED (World Commission on the Environment and Development). 361
Weathering
as an external source of nutrients. 5759
as a source of base cations. 66-67
Weinmannia trichosperma
colonization at glacial sites. 189
stand development. 182
following tectonic disturbances. 186
Western coasts. hydrometeorological
parameters of. 3-25
Western hemlock. See Tsuga heterophylla
White pine weevil. 114
White spruce (Picea glauca), Alaska,
tree-ring width and density chronologies. 78
Wind regimes
North and South America. 4
stand disturbance by. 192-193
westerly circulation, west coast of
North America. 27
Wind stress, and oceanic upwelling/
downwelling. 36-37
Wood borers (Chilecomadia species). effect on forest dynamics, 196
Woody species
distribution of. South American temperate rainforest. 144-145
in the South American rainforest.
151-152
World Commission on the Environment
and Development (WCED). 361.
370
World Conservation Union. 362, 371
World Resources Institute (WRI).
371
World Wide Fund for Nature. 371
WRI (World Resources Institute). 371
X
Xeric forests
physical environment of. 107-108
tree species distributions in. 117
y
Yakutat forelands, vascular plant species diversity in, 119-121
Yukon River. drainage area, 20
Z
Zooplanktivores, rainforest lakes. Chile
and British Columbia, 271-272
Zooplankton
interactions with phytoplankton, 48.
49
rainforest lakes. Chile and British Columbia.271