FOREWORD
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ARMESTO JJ & SA PICKETT
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RESEARCH ARTICLES
391-398 The theoretical motivation for ecological comparisons
PICKETT SA & JJ ARMESTO
Article

399-412 Comparative ecology of temperate rainforest of the Americas along analogous climatic gradients
ALABACK PB
Article

413-446 Historical development of temperate vegetation in the Americas
AXELROD DI, MTK ARROYO & PH RAVEN
Article

447-460 Historia de los bosques templados del sur de Chile durante el Tardiglacial y Postglacial
VILLAGRAN C
Article

461-478 Vegetation pattern and soil nutrients of Magellanic moorland on the Cordillera de Piuchué, Chiloé Island, Chile
RUTHSATZ B & C VILLAGRAN
Article

479-490 Descomposición de hojas, biomasa de raíces y características de los suelos en bosques mixtos de coníferas y especies laurifolias en el Parque Nacional Chiloé, Chile
PEREZ C, JJ ARMESTO & B RUTHSATZ
Article

491-510 Bird assemblages in temperate forest of North and South America: a comparison of diversity, dynamics, guild structure, and resource use
JAKSIC FM & P FEINSINGER
Article

511-535 Comparisons of terrestrial vertebrate assemblages in temperate rainforest of North and South America
MESERVE PL & FM JAKSIC
Article

537-554 Dispersal of seeds by frugivorous animals in temperate forest
WILLSON MF
Article

555-567 Primary productivity in South American temperate lakes and reservoirs
MONTECINO V
Article

569-581 Zooplankton assemblages of Chilean temperate lakes: A comparison with North American counterparts
SOTO D & L ZUÑIGA
Article

583-596 Importance of small streams in understanding and comparing watershed ecosystem processes
HEDIN LO & H CAMPOS
Article

597-614 Some consequences of long-term human impacts on ecosystems
LIKENS GE
Article

615-626 Conservation of temperate ecosystems in Chile: Coarse versus fine-filter approaches
SIMONETTI JA & JJ ARMESTO
Article