Valdivian temperate rain forest

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ecoregion forest ecosystem temperate rainforest

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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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Valdivian temperate forests 2
Andean-Patagonian forest 1
Patagonian temperate forest 1

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecoregion ⓘ
forest ecosystem ⓘ
temperate rainforest ⓘ
biogeographicOrigin Gondwanan flora ⓘ
biome temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ⓘ
borderedBy Andes ⓘ
surface form: Andes Mountains
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 ⓘ
Pudu puda ⓘ
surface form: pudú

Pudu ⓘ
surface form: southern pudú

various endemic amphibians ⓘ
hasFlora Aextoxicon punctatum ⓘ
Amomyrtus luma ⓘ
Araucaria ⓘ
surface form: Araucaria araucana

Chusquea bamboo species ⓘ
Drimys winteri ⓘ
Embothrium coccineum ⓘ
Fitzroya ⓘ
surface form: Fitzroya cupressoides

Laureliopsis philippiana ⓘ
Luma apiculata ⓘ
Nothofagus alpina ⓘ
Nothofagus dombeyi ⓘ
Nothofagus nitida ⓘ
Pilgerodendron uviferum ⓘ
Podocarpus ⓘ
surface form: Podocarpus nubigenus

Saxegothaea conspicua ⓘ
various ferns and mosses ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Alerce Andino National Park ⓘ
Nahuel Huapi National Park ⓘ
Pumalín National Park ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Alerce Costero National Park → conservationFocus → Valdivian temperate rain forest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Valdivian temperate rainforest ecosystem
Coastal Range → contains → Valdivian temperate rain forest ⓘ
subject surface form: Coastal Range (Chile)
this entity surface form: Valdivian temperate rain forest (in southern sections)
Biobío River → ecoregion → Valdivian temperate rain forest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Valdivian temperate forests
Chilean Coastal Range → ecoregion → Valdivian temperate rain forest ⓘ
Los Glaciares National Park → ecosystem → Valdivian temperate rain forest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean-Patagonian forest
Fitzroya → habitat → Valdivian temperate rain forest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Valdivian temperate rainforest
Cordillera de Nahuelbuta National Park → hasBiome → Valdivian temperate rain forest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Valdivian temperate forests
Laguna San Rafael National Park → hasVegetation → Valdivian temperate rain forest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Patagonian temperate forest