Polylepis forest

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Polylepis forest is a high-altitude Andean woodland ecosystem dominated by gnarled, peeling-bark Polylepis trees adapted to cold, dry, mountainous conditions.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Andean forests 5
Polylepis forests 4
Polylepis trees 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean ecosystem ⓘ
forest ecosystem ⓘ
high-altitude woodland ⓘ
adaptedTo cold conditions ⓘ
dry conditions ⓘ
mountainous conditions ⓘ
associatedWith high solar radiation ⓘ
strong temperature fluctuations ⓘ
biome puna and high-Andean zones ⓘ
characterizedBy gnarled trees ⓘ
peeling bark ⓘ
climaticZone tropical high mountains ⓘ
conservationStatus fragmented habitat ⓘ
threatened ecosystem ⓘ
dominantTreeGenus Polylepis ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest
ecologicalRole microclimate buffering ⓘ
soil stabilization ⓘ
water regulation ⓘ
foundInCountry Argentina ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
importantFor Andean water supplies ⓘ
carbon storage ⓘ
local livelihoods ⓘ
knownFor one of the world’s highest elevation woodlands ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
South America ⓘ
managementPractice community-based conservation ⓘ
reforestation projects ⓘ
providesHabitatFor Andean mammals ⓘ
endemic bird species ⓘ
specialized insects ⓘ
supports high-Andean biodiversity ⓘ
threatenedBy burning for pasture ⓘ
climate change ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
firewood collection ⓘ
overgrazing ⓘ
treeBarkTrait insulating bark ⓘ
multi-layered bark ⓘ
treeGrowthForm dense stands ⓘ
multi-stemmed trees ⓘ
twisted trunks ⓘ
treeLeafTrait evergreen foliage ⓘ
small leaves ⓘ
typicalAltitudeRange 3000–5000 meters above sea level ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nevado Sajama → hasVegetationZone → Polylepis forest ⓘ
Los Glaciares National Park → feature → Andean forests ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest
Neotropical realm → includesRegion → Andean forests ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest
monkey puzzle tree → habitat → Andean forests ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest
Polylepis forest → dominantTreeGenus → Polylepis ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest
Chubut Province → tourismAttraction → Andean forests ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest
Yungas forest → partOf → Andean forests ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest
Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza → hasFlora → Polylepis forests ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest
Oreomanes fraseri → habitat → Polylepis woodlands ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest
Oreomanes fraseri → hasSymbioticRelationshipWith → Polylepis ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest
Pasochoa → flora → Polylepis trees ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest
Huascarán National Park → ecosystem → Polylepis forests ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest
Peruvian Andes → flora → Polylepis trees ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest
Puracé National Natural Park → hasFlora → Polylepis forests ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest
Sierra La Culata National Park → flora → Polylepis forests ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest
Andean forests → hasFlora → Polylepis trees ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest
southern Andes of Peru → biome → Polylepis woodlands ⓘ
linked to: Polylepis forest