"Ecosystem processes at the watershed scale: Evolution of forest spatial
patterns”
Long term measurements in experimental catchments in the Coweeta Long Term
Ecological Research site show generalizable gradients in forest canopy conditions and
ecosystem processes. We hypothesize that these observations manifest catchment scale
dependency of the forest canopy along topographically defined flowpaths, resulting in
adjustment and co-evolution of hydrologic, ecological and geomorphic systems.