Valdivian temperate rain forest

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The Valdivian temperate rain forest is a lush, biodiverse forest ecosystem in southern Chile and Argentina, characterized by high rainfall, dense evergreen and mixed forests, and many endemic plant and animal species.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecoregion
forest ecosystem
temperate rainforest
biogeographicOrigin Gondwanan flora
biome temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
borderedBy Andes Mountains
linked to: Andes
climate oceanic climate
temperate rainy climate
conservationStatus globally significant ecoregion for conservation
hasCharacteristic dense understory
evergreen forests
high annual rainfall
high biodiversity
many endemic species
mixed broadleaf and conifer forests
presence of ancient Gondwanan lineages
hasEcosystemService carbon sequestration
habitat provision
water regulation
hasEndemism high plant endemism
high vertebrate endemism
hasFauna Black-throated huet-huet
Chucao tapaculo
Darwin's fox
Magellanic woodpecker
kodkod
monito del monte
pudú
linked to: Pudu puda

southern pudú
linked to: Pudu

various endemic amphibians
hasFlora Aextoxicon punctatum
Amomyrtus luma
Araucaria araucana
linked to: Araucaria

Chusquea bamboo species
Drimys winteri
Embothrium coccineum
Fitzroya cupressoides
linked to: Fitzroya

Laureliopsis philippiana
Luma apiculata
Nothofagus alpina
Nothofagus dombeyi
Nothofagus nitida
Pilgerodendron uviferum
Podocarpus nubigenus
linked to: Podocarpus

Saxegothaea conspicua
various ferns and mosses
hasProtectedArea Alerce Andino National Park
Nahuel Huapi National Park
Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park
Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
hasSeasonality cool wet winters
mild summers
influencedBy Pacific Ocean
locatedIn southern Argentina
southern Chile
partOf Neotropical realm
South America
soilType volcanic soils in many areas
threatenedBy conversion to plantations
deforestation
logging
urban expansion
usedFor ecotourism
timber extraction

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Chilean Coastal Range ecoregion Valdivian temperate rain forest
Fitzroya habitat Valdivian temperate rainforest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Los Glaciares National Park ecosystem Andean-Patagonian forest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Biobío River ecoregion Valdivian temperate forests
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Coastal Range (Chile) contains Valdivian temperate rain forest (in southern sections)
subject linked to: Coastal Range
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Laguna San Rafael National Park hasVegetation Patagonian temperate forest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Cordillera de Nahuelbuta National Park hasBiome Valdivian temperate forests
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Alerce Costero National Park conservationFocus Valdivian temperate rainforest ecosystem
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Huerquehue National Park partOf Valdivian temperate forests ecoregion
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Mocho-Choshuenco National Reserve hasVegetationType Valdivian temperate rainforest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Llanquihue National Reserve isPartOfBiogeographicRegion Valdivian temperate forests ecoregion
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park contains Valdivian temperate forest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Alerce Andino National Park biome Valdivian temperate rainforest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Alerce Andino National Park partOf Temperate Rainforests of Chile and Argentina ecoregion
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Cerro Castillo National Park hasFlora Nothofagus forest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Valdivia River near Valdivian temperate rain forest
Magellanic subpolar forests borderedBy Valdivian temperate rain forest
Pullinque Lake hasVegetation Valdivian temperate rainforest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Melipeuco locatedInEcologicalRegion Araucaria forests
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Nothofagus dombeyi associatedBiome Valdivian temperate rainforest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Aextoxicon punctatum foundInBiome Valdivian temperate rainforest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Aextoxicon punctatum partOf Valdivian temperate rainforest ecosystem
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Saxegothaea conspicua habitat Valdivian temperate rainforest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Luma apiculata distributionRegion Valdivian temperate rainforest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
kodkod habitat Valdivian temperate rainforest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Nothofagus nitida foundInBiome Valdivian temperate rainforest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Nothofagus nitida isPartOf Valdivian temperate rainforest ecosystem
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Chucao tapaculo habitat Nothofagus forest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Chucao tapaculo habitat Valdivian temperate rainforest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest
Drimys winteri distributionRegion Valdivian temperate rainforest
linked to: Valdivian temperate rain forest