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Papers by Gail Baker

Research paper thumbnail of Using the Gaia Hypothesis to Synthesize an Introductory Biology Course

The American Biology Teacher, 1993

Research paper thumbnail of Elemental composition of Hylocomium splendens Hoh Rainforest Olympic National Park Washington, USA

Chemosphere, Dec 31, 1987

The concentration, enrichment fmctor and storage of 27 elements was examined for Hvlocomlum solen... more The concentration, enrichment fmctor and storage of 27 elements was examined for Hvlocomlum solendens growing In Olylq~Ic National Park, Washington. Host element concentrmtlons changed slgniflcantly as the moss aged. Concentrations of copper, zinc, and lead were among the lowest found to date. Crustal enrichment factors indicated many elements were initially derived from atmospheric sources. These data indicate concentrations of heavy metals in remote, unpolluted sites lay be considerably lower than initially thought.

Research paper thumbnail of Productivity and Nutritional Responses of Chamaebatia Foliolosa (Rosaceae) to Seasonal Burning

Tasks for Vegetation Science, 1981

Research paper thumbnail of Leaf-litter decomposition in the Picea/tsuga forests of Olympic National Park, Washington, U.S.A

Harmon, M.E., Baker, G.A., Spycher, G., and Greene, S.E., 1990. Leaf-litter decomposition in the ... more Harmon, M.E., Baker, G.A., Spycher, G., and Greene, S.E., 1990. Leaf-litter decomposition in the Picea/Tsuga forests of Olympic National Park, Washington, U.S.A. For. Ecol. Manage., 31: 55-66. The factors controlling litter decomposition of eleven species of leaf litter were examined in the Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington, using the litter-bag method. Leaching of litter decreased the decay rate-constant as compared to unleached litter. This decrease was in proportion to the readily leachable fraction (RLF) in the litter. Decay of both leached and unleached litter was highly correlated (P< 0.001) with lignin:nitrogen ratio, although the regressions differed significantly between leached and unleached litter. Of the unleached litters used,

Research paper thumbnail of The Nearsighted Naturalist Ann Haymond Zwinger Driftwood Valley: A Woman Naturalist in the Northern Wilderness Theodora C. Stanwell-Fletcher Waiting for Aphrodite: Journeys into the Time before Bones Sue Hubbell

The American Biology Teacher, 2001

Research paper thumbnail of Geomorphic Landforms and Plant Community Structure and Dominance In the Central Desert Region of Baja California, México

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of Parent Plant Density on the Production of Achene Types in the Annual Hypochoeris Glabra

The Journal of Ecology, 1982

Research paper thumbnail of Leaf-litter decomposition in the Picea/tsuga forests of Olympic National Park, Washington, U.S.A

Forest Ecology and Management, 1990

Harmon, M.E., Baker, G.A., Spycher, G., and Greene, S.E., 1990. Leaf-litter decomposition in the ... more Harmon, M.E., Baker, G.A., Spycher, G., and Greene, S.E., 1990. Leaf-litter decomposition in the Picea/Tsuga forests of Olympic National Park, Washington, U.S.A. For. Ecol. Manage., 31: 55-66. The factors controlling litter decomposition of eleven species of leaf litter were examined in the Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington, using the litter-bag method. Leaching of litter decreased the decay rate-constant as compared to unleached litter. This decrease was in proportion to the readily leachable fraction (RLF) in the litter. Decay of both leached and unleached litter was highly correlated (P< 0.001) with lignin:nitrogen ratio, although the regressions differed significantly between leached and unleached litter. Of the unleached litters used,

Research paper thumbnail of Elemental composition of Hoh Rainforest Olympic National Park Washington, USA

Chemosphere, 1987

The concentration, enrichment fmctor and storage of 27 elements was examined for Hvlocomlum solen... more The concentration, enrichment fmctor and storage of 27 elements was examined for Hvlocomlum solendens growing In Olylq~Ic National Park, Washington. Host element concentrmtlons changed slgniflcantly as the moss aged. Concentrations of copper, zinc, and lead were among the lowest found to date. Crustal enrichment factors indicated many elements were initially derived from atmospheric sources. These data indicate concentrations of heavy metals in remote, unpolluted sites lay be considerably lower than initially thought.

Research paper thumbnail of The Influence of Intense Selective Browsing by Pocket Mice (Perognathus) on the Spatial Distribution of Polygala deserticum in Baja California

American Midland Naturalist, 1977

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of Survival of Severe Drought by a Non-Sprouting Chaparral Shrub

American Journal of Botany, 1981

Research paper thumbnail of Using the Gaia Hypothesis to Synthesize an Introductory Biology Course

The American Biology Teacher, 1993

Research paper thumbnail of Elemental composition of Hylocomium splendens Hoh Rainforest Olympic National Park Washington, USA

Chemosphere, Dec 31, 1987

The concentration, enrichment fmctor and storage of 27 elements was examined for Hvlocomlum solen... more The concentration, enrichment fmctor and storage of 27 elements was examined for Hvlocomlum solendens growing In Olylq~Ic National Park, Washington. Host element concentrmtlons changed slgniflcantly as the moss aged. Concentrations of copper, zinc, and lead were among the lowest found to date. Crustal enrichment factors indicated many elements were initially derived from atmospheric sources. These data indicate concentrations of heavy metals in remote, unpolluted sites lay be considerably lower than initially thought.

Research paper thumbnail of Productivity and Nutritional Responses of Chamaebatia Foliolosa (Rosaceae) to Seasonal Burning

Tasks for Vegetation Science, 1981

Research paper thumbnail of Leaf-litter decomposition in the Picea/tsuga forests of Olympic National Park, Washington, U.S.A

Harmon, M.E., Baker, G.A., Spycher, G., and Greene, S.E., 1990. Leaf-litter decomposition in the ... more Harmon, M.E., Baker, G.A., Spycher, G., and Greene, S.E., 1990. Leaf-litter decomposition in the Picea/Tsuga forests of Olympic National Park, Washington, U.S.A. For. Ecol. Manage., 31: 55-66. The factors controlling litter decomposition of eleven species of leaf litter were examined in the Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington, using the litter-bag method. Leaching of litter decreased the decay rate-constant as compared to unleached litter. This decrease was in proportion to the readily leachable fraction (RLF) in the litter. Decay of both leached and unleached litter was highly correlated (P< 0.001) with lignin:nitrogen ratio, although the regressions differed significantly between leached and unleached litter. Of the unleached litters used,

Research paper thumbnail of The Nearsighted Naturalist Ann Haymond Zwinger Driftwood Valley: A Woman Naturalist in the Northern Wilderness Theodora C. Stanwell-Fletcher Waiting for Aphrodite: Journeys into the Time before Bones Sue Hubbell

The American Biology Teacher, 2001

Research paper thumbnail of Geomorphic Landforms and Plant Community Structure and Dominance In the Central Desert Region of Baja California, México

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of Parent Plant Density on the Production of Achene Types in the Annual Hypochoeris Glabra

The Journal of Ecology, 1982

Research paper thumbnail of Leaf-litter decomposition in the Picea/tsuga forests of Olympic National Park, Washington, U.S.A

Forest Ecology and Management, 1990

Harmon, M.E., Baker, G.A., Spycher, G., and Greene, S.E., 1990. Leaf-litter decomposition in the ... more Harmon, M.E., Baker, G.A., Spycher, G., and Greene, S.E., 1990. Leaf-litter decomposition in the Picea/Tsuga forests of Olympic National Park, Washington, U.S.A. For. Ecol. Manage., 31: 55-66. The factors controlling litter decomposition of eleven species of leaf litter were examined in the Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington, using the litter-bag method. Leaching of litter decreased the decay rate-constant as compared to unleached litter. This decrease was in proportion to the readily leachable fraction (RLF) in the litter. Decay of both leached and unleached litter was highly correlated (P< 0.001) with lignin:nitrogen ratio, although the regressions differed significantly between leached and unleached litter. Of the unleached litters used,

Research paper thumbnail of Elemental composition of Hoh Rainforest Olympic National Park Washington, USA

Chemosphere, 1987

The concentration, enrichment fmctor and storage of 27 elements was examined for Hvlocomlum solen... more The concentration, enrichment fmctor and storage of 27 elements was examined for Hvlocomlum solendens growing In Olylq~Ic National Park, Washington. Host element concentrmtlons changed slgniflcantly as the moss aged. Concentrations of copper, zinc, and lead were among the lowest found to date. Crustal enrichment factors indicated many elements were initially derived from atmospheric sources. These data indicate concentrations of heavy metals in remote, unpolluted sites lay be considerably lower than initially thought.

Research paper thumbnail of The Influence of Intense Selective Browsing by Pocket Mice (Perognathus) on the Spatial Distribution of Polygala deserticum in Baja California

American Midland Naturalist, 1977

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of Survival of Severe Drought by a Non-Sprouting Chaparral Shrub

American Journal of Botany, 1981