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	Valdivian temperate rain forests - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Valdivian temperate rain forests comprise a relatively narrow coastal strip between the Pacific Ocean to the west, and by the southern Andes Mountains to the east, from roughly 35º to 48º south latitude.
		The temperate Valdivian, Matorral, and Magellanic ecoregions are isolated from the subtropical and tropical forests of northern South America by the Atacama desert north of the Matorral, the Andes mountains, and dry rain-shadow Argentine grasslands east of the Andes.
		The Valdivian forests are a refuge for the Antarctic flora, and share many plant families with the temperate rainforests of New Zealand, Tasmania, and Australia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Valdivian_temperate_rain_forests (880 words)

	Temperate rain forest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Temperate rain forests may be predominantly coniferous, broadleaf, or mixed forests, and occur in Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Temperate coniferous forests ecoregions.
		The largest temperate rain forest zone on the planet, the Pacific temperate rain forests occur on west-facing coastal mountains along the Pacific coast of North America, from Kodiak Island in Alaska to northern California, and are part of the Nearctic ecozone.
		The Valdivian rain forests occur in the Valdivian temperate rain forests and Magellanic subpolar forests ecoregions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Temperate_rain_forests (708 words)

	Temperate coniferous forests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Temperate coniferous forests are a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest.
		Temperate evergreen forests are common in the coastal areas of regions that have mild winters and heavy rainfall, or inland in drier climates or mountain areas.
		Pine forests support an herbaceous understory that is generally dominated by grasses and herbaceous perennials, and are often subject to ecologically important wildfires.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Temperate_coniferous_forests (675 words)

	Magellanic subpolar forests: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It is a Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests (Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests: temperate broadleaf and mixed forests are a temperate and humid biome....
		North of roughly 48º south latitude lies the Valdivian temperate rain forests (Valdivian temperate rain forests: the valdivian temperate rain forests are a terrestrial ecoregion located on the west...
		To the east lie the drier temperate grasslands and shrublands (temperate grasslands and shrublands: temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands is a group of biomes in which the climate...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/magellanic_subpolar_forests (793 words)

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		Given the high national priority to conserve the Valdivian temperate forest ecosystem, CONAMA, in the 1998 environmental policy statement, specified private-public cooperation in protected area management as a concrete strategy to be considered and developed in the Region X, the area with the largest remaining in tact stands of temperate rainforest in the country.
		The Valdivian forest is bordered on the north by the Chilean Matorral, on the east by the Patagonian Steppe and on the south by the Subpolar Nothofagus forests and evergreen swamp forests.
		Hence, the goal of the proposed project is to enhance the conservation of the Valdivian temperate forests by increasing the private sector’s role in expanding the coverage, territorial distribution and ecological representation of this globally significant ecosystem under protected area management in the Xth Region.
	www.gefweb.org /Documents/Medium-Sized_Project_Proposals/MSP_Proposals/Chile_Valdivian_Final_MSP_Brief_2_.doc (13101 words)

	Temperate coniferous forests: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Temperate rain forest (Temperate rain forest: A rain forest in a temperate area) s only occur in seven regions around the world: the Pacific temperate rain forests (Pacific temperate rain forests: the pacific temperate rain forests of canada and the united states are the largest...
		The Klamath-Siskiyou forests of northwestern California (California: A state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes) and southwestern Oregon (Oregon: A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific) is known for its rich variety of plant and animal species, including many endemic species.
		Valdivian temperate rain forests (Valdivian temperate rain forests: the valdivian temperate rain forests are a terrestrial ecoregion located on the west...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/temperate_coniferous_forests (1621 words)

	CPD: South America, Site SA45, Temperate Rain Forest, Chile
		The cool-temperate rain forest is most appropriately considered a mosaic of floristic types responding locally to key environmental gradients and soil conditions, reflected in gradual shifts in dominance and species richness.
		In the Valdivian rain-forest zone, the key environmental variables are steep altitudinal temperature gradients in the Andean and Coastal cordilleras, east-west trending valleys with contrasting microclimates, and in the Andes heavy avalanching and volcanism (Veblen and Schlegel 1982; Veblen, Schlegel and Oltremari 1983).
		Forests were destroyed as the land was cleared for settlements and agriculture, and trees were cut for construction materials and fuelwood.
	www.nmnh.si.edu /botany/projects/cpd/sa/sa45.htm (4307 words)

	Temperate Coniferous Forests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Temperate coniferous forests are a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the with warm summers and cool winters and rainfall to sustain a forest.
		Temperate evergreen forests are common the coastal areas of regions that have winters and heavy rainfall or inland in climates or mountain areas.
		forests may support an intermediate layer of Pine forests support an herbaceous understory that generally dominated by grasses and herbaceous perennials and are often to ecologically important wildfires.
	www.freeglossary.com /Coniferous_forest (815 words)

	www.fantasticosur.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A transect from the barren steppes to the lush Valdivian temperate forests.
		From the barren windswept Patagonian steppes to the exuberant Valdivian temperate rain forests and Chilean fjords, these areas are considered to be critically endangered.
		To the west are to be found the Valdivian temperate forests.
	www.fantasticosur.com /2005/imprimir.asp?pg=nh_aisen (984 words)

	WWF \| WWF in Action \| Conservation Results \| Chilean Rain Forest
		Now, less than two years later, WWF and its partners are celebrating the inauguration of the resulting Valdivian Coastal Reserve -- 147,500 acres of coastal temperate rain forest in southern Chile -- and marking a milestone in forest conservation.
		In the 2003 acquisition, partners purchased 147,500 acres of biologically rich temperate rain forest, including 13,000 acres that had been clear-cut to raise non-native eucalyptus trees to be restored to native forest.
		The Coastal Range is part of the Valdivian Temperate Rain Forest, the only temperate rain forest in South America and the second largest of the five major temperate forest systems on Earth.
	www.worldwildlife.org /forests/results/chile.cfm (298 words)

	Amazon ... not calm
		DellaSala, who has a doctorate in forest ecology, spent most of April in South America, where he studied environmental issues impacting the tropical ecosystem in the Amazon Basin in Peru and in the temperate forests of southern Chile.
		In fact, the Brazilian government reported this week that timber harvests in the vast Amazon's rain forest are on the rise again after a year of relative stability.
		Some 7,935 square miles of rain forest were cut down by logging companies and farmers clearing land in the 12 months after August 1999, said Mary Allegretti, secretary for Amazon affairs for Brazil's Environmental Ministry.
	www.mailtribune.com /archive/2001/may/052001n2.htm (829 words)

	Temperate Forests
		The temperate cool rainforests occur poleward of the Mediterranean region, 40°- 60° N and S latitude, along the western coast of continents under the influence of the westerlies (roaring forties, furious fifties, screaming sixties; latter doesn't hit the southern continents)
		The moist subtropical forests form on eastern edges of continents between 30° and 35° under the influence of moist and warm air moving out from the western sides of the oceanic subtropical high pressure systems (i.e., the easterly trades and monsoons).
		Coniferous forests are mainly found in broad circumpolar belt across the northern hemisphere and on mountain ranges where low temperatures limit the growing season to a few months each year; thus too unfavorable for most hardwoods.
	www.botany.wisc.edu /courses/botany_422/Lecture/Lect11TempForests.html (981 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tropical dry broadleaf forests are over with distance (beta diversity), with flora and the second most numerous set of ecoregions, some fauna showing similar guild structures and life his- of which are among the smallest.
		Temperate forests are restricted to the Southern (Table 2-1); tropical moist broadleaf forests are most cone of South America and include one of the extensive and several xeric formation MHTs (e.g., world's seven temperate rain forests.
		Such for- coniferous forests), tropical dry broadleaf forests are mations are considered as a single unit for the pur- clustered around the smallest size categories and poses of this analysis if they are geographically temperate forests-except for the Chilean winter- clustered (e.g., Tepuis) or maintain some level of rain forests-among the larger units.
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/1995/09/01/000009265_3961219113255/Rendered/INDEX/multi_page.txt (12914 words)

	The Nature Conservancy - Protecting the Ancient Trees of Chile
		One of only five temperate rainforests on earth, the Valdivian Temperate Forest is similar to the forests of the Pacific Northwest of the United States and Canada.
		The Valdivian Coastal Range houses the vast majority of the remaining intact forests of the coastal range.
		The native forests of the Valdivian Coastal Range also harbor an incredible wealth of wildlife including one of the world’s largest woodpeckers, the world’s smallest deer, a small tree dwelling marsupial (mountain monkey) considered by scientists to be a “living fossil,” at least 58 bird species and several highly endangered carnivores.
	nature.org /success/valdivian.html (577 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Valdivian temperate forests (NT0404) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Only five temperate rain forest ecosystems exist in the world, and the Valdivian is the second largest, smaller only than the Pacific Northwest of North America.
		The shores of the Pacific Ocean carve the western edge of the Valdivian Temperate Forests, while the resplendent rise of the Andean Cordillera marks the boundary on the east.
		A Chilean forestry company is responsible for one of the most devastating examples of forest destruction: In converting rain forest to eucalyptus plantations, the company has already destroyed extensive portions of these fragile forests in violation of Chilean law.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0404.html (514 words)

	Amilik (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Crossing the Andes to Chile, the landscape becomes a lush, moist Valdivian forest, with moss-covered stones and ferns.
		The Valdivian and the Magellanic temperate rainforests are the only temperate rain forests in all of South America, and one of a small number of temperate rain forests in the entire world.
		Together, they are the second largest in the world, after the Pacific temperate rain forests of North America.The Amilik property is in the Valdivian forest region.
	www.amilik.com.ar /patagonia/geography (364 words)

	Valdivian temperate rain forests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Valdivian temperate rain forests are a Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests The Valdivian and Magellanic temperate rainforests are the only temperate rainforests in South America and one of a small number of temperate rain forests in the world.
		The second type are the Valdivian laurel-leaved forests, characterized by a variety of broadleaf evergreen trees, including Laureliopsis philippiana, Aextoxicon punctatum, Eucryphia cordifolia, Caldcluvia paniculata, and Weinmannia trichosperma.
		A start at conservation was made in November 2003 when a consortium of conservation groups, both local and international, bought at auction of a bankrupt logging firm 147,500 acres of biologically rich rainforest in the Valdivian Coastal Range.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/valdivian_temperate_rain_forests (867 words)

	Buckthorn - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		They are native throughout the temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere, and also more locally in the subtropical Southern Hemisphere in parts of Africa and South America.
		Sanguinho (R. glandulosa) is endemic to the Macaronesian islands, where it is found in the laurisilva forests of the Madeira and Canary Islands.
		In South America, Rhamnus diffusus is a small shrub native from the Valdivian temperate rain forests in Chile.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Buckthorn (591 words)

	www.fantasticosur.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Valdés Peninsula, the Valdivian Forests and Chiloé; Island.
		Several bird species of this region are endemic to the temperate Nothofagus and Araucaria forests that grow along both slopes of the southern Andes.
		Different species of skulking tapaculos including chucao, ochre-flanked and Magellanic, fl-throated and chestnut-throated huet-huets, the tiny Des Murs' wiretail, the endemic slender-billed parakeet, the remarkable torrent duck and the magnificent Magellanic woodpecker are just a few of the many interesting species you should encounter during this journey of discovery.
	www.fantasticosur.com /2005/imprimir.asp?pg=baa_northpat (533 words)

	Conservation Action Network
		A Chilean forestry company, Bosques S.A., was converting rain forest to eucalyptus plantations and had already destroyed more than 58 square miles, violating some of the terms in the management plans that had been accepted by the Chilean authorities.
		The logging was taking place in the Valdivian temperate rain forest, one of only five in the world and second in size only to the temperate rain forest of the Pacific Northwest, with which it shares many similarities.
		I repeat that conservation of natural resources and especially of native forests is of special interest to me. Whatever decision is adopted on this matter will be made with a view to this concern as well as with strict adherence to the existing legislation.
	takeaction.worldwildlife.org /results/valdivia.asp (399 words)

	Publicaciones y proyectos - Magalis Bittner Berner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Figueroa, J. & Lusk, C.H. Germination requirements and seedling shade tolerance are not correlated in a Chilean temperate rain forest.
		Lusk, C.H. Long-lived light-demanding emergents in southern temperate forests: the case of Weinmannia trichosperma in southern Chile.
		Lusk, C.H. When is a gap not a gap?: light levels and leaf area index in bamboo-filled gaps in a Chilean rain forest.
	www.natura.udec.cl /departamentos/botanica/prof/pub_lusk.html (489 words)

	Laurel forest - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		Laurel forest is a subtropical or mild temperate forest, found in areas with high humidity and relatively stable and mild temperatures.
		Northern hemisphere laurel forests include the laurisilva forests of the Azores, Madeira Islands, and Canary Islands, the laurel forests of southern Japan, and the North Western Ghats montane rain forests of western India.
		Most of these forests were logged or cleared for cultivation, and replanted with faster-growing conifers, like pine or hinoki, and only a few pockets remain.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Laurel_forest (317 words)

	Articles - Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests are a temperate and humid biome.
		Temperatures are typically moderate except in parts of Asia such as Ussuriland where temperate forests can occur despite extremely harsh winters due to the heavy summer monsoon rains.
		Pannonian mixed forests (Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine)
	www.ezorange.com /articles/Temperate_broadleaf_and_mixed_forests (440 words)

	Chilean Matorral - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub ecoregion, part of the Neotropic ecozone.
		To the north is the extremely dry Atacama desert, which separates the Matorral from the tropical forests of northern South America.
		To the south lies the cooler and wetter Valdivian temperate rain forests ecoregion, which includes most of South America's temperate rain forests.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Chilean_Matorral (342 words)

	Adopt an Acre® of Rainforest - Chile: Valdivian Coastal Range
		Chile's Valdivian Temperate Forest rests in the heart of the Chilean Andes.
		The Valdivian Temperate Forest is a globally-important ecoregion, considered to be among the highest conservation priorities by some the world's key conservation organizations, including The Nature Conservancy, World Bank, World Wildlife Fund and Conservation International.
		A unique set of circumstances has given The Nature Conservancy the rare chance to protect these old-growth temperate rain forest lands, which are home to some of the most unique species in the world.
	nature.org /joinanddonate/adoptanacre/success/art13433.html (168 words)

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