Pattern, Process, and Productivity in Hypermaritime Forests of Coastal British Columbia

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Executive Summary
Acknowledgements
Contents
Tables
	Table 2.1
	Table 3.1
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	Table 5.1
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	Table 6.1
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1 Introduction
	1.1 The Issue
	1.2 Hyp3 Research Approach
	1.3 Previous Studies: Historical Perspective
		1.3.1 Early ecological studies
		1.3.2 Ecosystem classification and related studies
		1.3.3 Ecological studies in southeast Alaska
		1.3.4 Palynological studies
		1.3.5 Forest management research
2 Location and Environmental Setting
	2.1 Location, Physiography, and Geology
	2.2 Climate
	2.3 Vegetation, Soils, and Ecosystems
	2.4 Natural Disturbance Regimes
	2.5 Adjacent Biogeoclimatic Units
	2.6 Hyp3 Study Sites
		2.6.1 Diana Lake
		2.6.2 Smith Island
		2.6.3 Port Simpson
		2.6.4 Oona River
3 Hydrology and Biogeochemistry
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Watershed Hydrology
		3.2.1 Study approach
		3.2.2 Results: hydrological response and timing
		3.2.3 Results: orographic rainfall
		3.2.4 Results: canopy interception, fog drip, and stemflow
		3.2.5 Results: water balance
	3.3 Soil Hydrology and Biogeochemistry
		3.3.1 Study approach
		3.3.2 Results: water tables
		3.3.3 Results: soil hydrological dynamics
		3.3.4 Results: pipeflow studies
		3.3.5 Results: hydrological landscape linkages
		3.3.6 Results: soil water chemistry
	3.4 Discussion and Summary
		3.4.1 Watershed hydrology and canopy interception
		3.4.2 Hydrological dynamics and linkages
		3.4.3 Soil pipes
		3.4.4 Soil water chemistry
4 Ecosystem Process
	4.1 Introduction
	4.2 Succession and Disturbance
		4.2.1 Successional trends
		4.2.2 The role of climate in succession
		4.2.3 The role of disturbance in succession
		4.2.4 Management implications
	4.3 Paludification and Vegetation Dynamics
		4.3.1 Study approach
		4.3.2 Results: plant communities
		4.3.3 Moss growth and climate parameters
	4.4 Vegetation Types and their Dynamics: Discussion
	4.5 Soil Ecology
		4.5.1 Soil/bedrock relationships
		4.5.2 Soil disturbance and nutrient availability
		4.5.3 Organic matter and nutrient availability
		4.5.4 Tree growth and foliar nutrition
	4.6 Model of Ecosystem Development and Productivity in the CWHvh2
5 Classification and Inventory
	5.1 Introduction and Approach
	5.2 Site Series Description
		5.2.1 Zonal forests
		5.2.2 Bog forests
		5.2.3 Bog woodlands and open bog ecosystems
		5.2.4 Productive forests
		5.2.5 Floodplain forests
		5.2.6 Swamp forests
		5.2.7 Drier forest and scrub
	5.3 Site Productivity
		5.3.1 Site Index and Years to Breast Height
	5.4 Forest Mensuration
	5.5 Biodiversity Considerations
		5.5.1 Red-and blue-listed ecosystems
		5.5.2 Other rare or threatened ecosystems
		5.5.3 Rare plant species or habitats
		5.5.4 Animal species of conservation concern
	5.6 Predictive Ecosystem mapping
6 Operational Research Trials
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 Port Simpson
		6.2.1 Study area description and research approach
		6.2.2 Port Simpson results
	6.3 Oona River
		6.3.1 Study area description and research approach
		6.3.2 Oona River results
7 Management Interpretations
	7.1 Identification of Potentially Operable Sites
	7.2 Silvicultural Systems
		7.2.1 Block layout
		7.2.2 Harvesting
		7.2.3 Site preparation treatments
		7.2.4 Planting
	7.3 Future Research Direction
Glossary
References
Appendix 1