Alerce Costero National Park

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Alerce Costero National Park is a protected area in southern Chile renowned for its ancient alerce (Fitzroya) forests and rich biodiversity within the Chilean Coastal Range.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
conservationFocus Valdivian temperate rain forest
surface form: Valdivian temperate rainforest ecosystem

old-growth alerce trees
country Chile
designation IUCN Category II protected area
governingBody CONAF
Corporación Nacional Forestal
hasAccess road access from La Unión
hasActivity birdwatching
hiking
nature photography
hasClimate oceanic climate
temperate rainy climate
hasEcosystem Valdivian temperate rainforest
temperate rainforest
hasFeature coastal mountain landscapes
deep ravines
dense evergreen forests
rivers and streams
hasFlora Fitzroya
surface form: Fitzroya cupressoides

Nothofagus dombeyi
Nothofagus nitida
Podocarpus
surface form: Podocarpus nubigenus

Saxegothaea conspicua
hasTrail interpretive trails
viewpoints over alerce forests
knownFor Fitzroya cupressoides stands
ancient alerce forests
high biodiversity
locatedIn Chilean Coastal Range
Los Ríos Region
southern Chile
locatedNear La Unión
Valdivia
partOf Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas
protectsSpecies Darwin's fox
surface form: Darwin’s fox

Fitzroya
surface form: Fitzroya cupressoides

Magellanic woodpecker
chucao tapaculo
huet-huet
kodkod
monkey puzzle tree
puma
purpose biodiversity conservation
protection of ancient alerce trees
threat climate change impacts on long-lived trees
historical logging in surrounding areas

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Chilean Coastal Range contains Alerce Costero National Park
Los Ríos Region hasProtectedArea Alerce Costero National Park