Analysis of Coniferous Forest Ecosystems in the Western United StatesRobert L. Edmonds |
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Introduction | 1 |
Research Sites 9 Highlights of | 20 |
Management Implications of the Coniferous | 26 |
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Abies amabilis accumulation Agriculture Forest Service Andrews Experimental Forest aquatic benthic biomass canopy carbon channel clearcutting Coniferous Forest Biome conifers debris avalanche debris torrents decomposition Department of Agriculture detritus Douglas-fir Douglas-fir stands Dyrness Ecol Ecology environment environmental export Figure Findley Lake foliage foliar biomass forest ecosystems forest floor Gessel gradient Grier growing season growth H. J. Andrews Experimental habitat hillslope increase inorganic inputs J. F. Franklin Lake Washington Lassoie leaf area Limnol litter litterfall Mack Creek moisture needles nitrogen nutrient cycling old-growth Oreg organic matter Pacific silver fir particulate percent photosynthesis photosynthesis rates phytoplankton plant ponderosa pine potential primary production processes R. H. Waring ratio red alder respiration riparian zone roots Seattle Sedell sediment soil species spruce stomatal stream studies temperature terrestrial tion transpiration trees Tsuga heterophylla Turner U.S. Department understory University of Washington uptake vegetation watershed western hemlock western Oregon xylem