Valdivian Temperate Rainforests of Chile and Argentina

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Authors

Dominick A. DellaSala · Society for Conservation Biology

Patricio Pliscoff · Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity

Abstract

At first glance, the Valdivian temperate rainforest of Chile and Argentina (see figure 5-1) is a mirror image of the Pacific Coast of North America in appearance and climate, but upon closer inspection this strikingly unique rainforest is dominated by broadleaf evergreen flowering trees that evolved in near complete isolation from the temperate forests of the Northern Hemisphere. This is truly a region worthy of global recognition.

Topics & Keywords

Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Island Press/Center for Resource Economics eBooks

DOI: 10.5822/978-1-61091-008-8_5

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