Forest Hydrology and Ecology at Coweeta

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. The Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction and Site Description

      • W. T. Swank, D. A. Crossley Jr.

      Pages 3-16

   3. History of Coweeta

      • J. E. Douglass, M. D. Hoover

      Pages 17-31

3. Hydrology, Geology, Climate and Water Chemistry

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33

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   2. Climatology and Hydrology

      • L. W. Swift Jr., G. B. Cunningham, J. E. Douglass

      Pages 35-55

   3. Characterization of Baseline Precipitation and Stream Chemistry and Nutrient Budgets for Control Watersheds

      • W. T. Swank, J. B. Waide

      Pages 57-79

   4. Bedrock Geology and Regional Geologic Setting of Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory in the Eastern Blue Ridge

      • R. D. Hatcher Jr.

      Pages 81-92

   5. Weathering and Soil-Forming Processes

      • M. A. Velbel

      Pages 93-102

   6. Debris Avalanches and the Origin of First-Order Streams

      • W. H. Grant

      Pages 103-110

   7. Streamflow Generation by Variable Source Area

      • A. R. Hibbert, C. A. Troendle

      Pages 111-127

   8. Research on Interception Losses and Soil Moisture Relationships

      • J. D. Helvey, J. H. Patric

      Pages 129-137

4. Forest Dynamics and Nutrient Cycling

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139

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   2. Forest Communities and Patterns

      • F. P. Day Jr., D. L. Phillips, C. D. Monk

      Pages 141-149

   3. Biomass, Primary Production, and Selected Nutrient Budgets for an Undisturbed Watershed

      • C. D. Monk, F. P. Day Jr.

      Pages 151-159

   4. Dynamics of Early Successional Forest Structure and Processes in the Coweeta Basin

      • L. R. Boring, W. T. Swank, C. D. Monk

      Pages 161-179

   5. Comparative Physiology of Successional Forest Trees

      • L. L. Wallace

      Pages 181-189

5. Canopy Arthropods and Herbivory

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191

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   2. Foliage Consumption and Nutrient Dynamics in Canopy Insects

      • D. A. Crossley Jr., C. S. Gist, W. W. Hargrove, L. S. Risley, T. D. Schowalter, T. R. Seastedt

      Pages 193-205

   3. Canopy Arthropods and Their Response to Forest Disturbance

      • T. D. Schowalter, D. A. Crossley Jr.

      Pages 207-218

Coweeta is one of the oldest continuously operating laboratories of its type in the world. For the first time, a complete review and summary of more than 50 years study of the hydrological and ecological responses of baseline and managed Southern Appalachian hardwood forests at Coweeta is now supplied by this volume. The long-term research approach represents a continuum of theory, experimentation and application using watersheds as landscape units of investigation. Thus, the information encompasses a wide range of interpretations and interests. In addition to in-depth analyses of terrestrial and stream processes, the breadth of coverage includes historical perspectives and relevance of ecosystem science to management needs. In a broader sense, the Coweeta research effort is considered from a perspective of national and international forest hydrology and ecology programs.

• arthropods
• atmosphere
• biomass
• chemistry
• climate
• ecology
• ecosystem
• forest
• geology
• hydrology
• mineralization
• nitrogen
• nutrient cycling
• vegetation
• water
• water quality and water pollution

• Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, Otto, USA

  Wayne T. Swank

• Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

  D. A. Crossley

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