Bosque

Due to a series of biological and ecological characteristics, andean cypress forests have been and continue to be frequently affected by forest fires. This study provides a first evaluation of post-fire regeneration in pure cypress forests which were burnt up to fifteen years ago. To ...

La isla Robinson Crusoe, parte del Archipiélago Juan Fernández, contiene más especies de plantas endémicas por área que cualquier otro sistema insular en el mundo (1,9 especies/km²). Actualmente los hábitats de la isla son invadidos por plantas exóticas con mayor o menor intensidad. Dos tercios de las especies de plantas vasculares se consideran en peligro de extinción, por lo que la isla representa una prioridad de conservación para la biodiversidad a escala local y global. Utilizando información ya publicada, se revisan los principales tipos de vegetación definidos para la isla Robinson Crusoe, considerando la riqueza de especies en categorías UICN (Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza), la cantidad de plantas exóticas invasivas y la ocurrencia de especies de aves terrestres. La mayor proporción y número de especies de plantas endémicas se ubicaron en el bosque montano alto y bajo de la isla, donde habitan en mayor abundancia especies de aves endémicas altamen...

Extensive records of rainfall are considered fundamental for analysing potential current climate change especially in zones where ecosystems are highly humidity dependent. Valdivia city has the longest instrumental record in the nation, starting in 1853, though including a lapse between 1880 and 1899. The present study had the main objective of evaluating changes in precipitation in annual, seasonal and monthly periods and distribution extreme values from 1901 to 2005; further, the activity of global scale climate forcing, such as ENSO and AAO, over the precipitation. Additionally, we have filled this gap period with other instrumental historical registers and Araucaria araucana Tree Ring chronology by evaluated rainfall shifts since 1853. Annual, seasonal and monthly decreases were registered betwee 1901 and 2005. Especially significant for 1853 -2005, 1901 -2005, autumn and September. Negative extreme