scholarly journals Data: Inventory of trees in five fragments of temperate evergreen forest located on the eastern slope of Chile's coastal mountain range

Data in Brief ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 105557
Author(s):  
Jimmy Pincheira-Ulbrich ◽  
Jaime R. Rau ◽  
Cecilia Smith-Ramírez
Keyword(s):  
Evergreen Forest ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Eastern Slope ◽  
Coastal Mountain

The Vegetation of a Coastal Mountain Range

Ecology ◽  
1927 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Forrest Shreve
Keyword(s):  
Mountain Range ◽  
Coastal Mountain

scholarly journals Calceolaria flavida (Calceolariaceae) a new endemic species to central Chile 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolás Lavandero ◽  
Ludovica Santilli ◽  
Maria Fernanda Pérez
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Central Chile ◽  
Iucn Categories ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Coastal Mountain

A new species of Calceolaria endemic to central Chile is described. A comparison with morphologically similar species is made, and a key as well as detailed images to differentiate them is provided. The species is only known from the Natural Sanctuary Cerro El Roble, which is part of the coastal mountain range of central Chile and can be considered as  Critically Endangered (CR) under the IUCN categories and criteria.

Population density and habitat loss of Chestnut-headed Partridge Arborophila cambodiana in south-west Cambodia

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 515-526
Author(s):  
SOPHEA CHHIN ◽  
NICHOLAS J. SOUTER ◽  
DUSIT NGOPRASERT ◽  
STEPHEN J. BROWNE ◽  
TOMMASO SAVINI
Keyword(s):  
Forest Cover ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Evergreen Forest ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Potential Habitat ◽  
South West ◽  
Line Transects

SummaryThirty-two percent of bird species in South-East Asia are likely to become extinct by the end of this century. However, due to a lack of data this number may be an underestimate. The Chestnut-headed Partridge Arborophila cambodiana found in south-west Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountain range is a largely unknown potentially at-risk species. We used line transects and camera traps to survey A. cambodiana in four protected areas in the Cardamom Mountains to estimate population densities. We also assessed their current distribution range and broad scale habitat changes from 1996 to 2016. We found A. cambodiana in evergreen and semi-evergreen forest at a density of 1.23 calling males/km2, and at altitudes above 400 m and where the slope was between 11 and 43o. From 1996 to 2016 A. cambodiana’s potential habitat decreased by 11%, whilst the total evergreen forest cover in the Cardamom Mountains decreased by 20%. A. cambodiana has a very restricted range within which the habitat has been fragmented. Compounded by human disturbance and development activities that negatively affect the species, we suggest a revision of its IUCN Red List status from ‘Least Concern’ to ‘Near Threatened’ as it partially meets a range of threatened Red List species criteria.

The Vegetation of a Coastal Mountain Range.

1927 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 378
Author(s):  
R.S.A. ◽  
Forrest Shreve
Keyword(s):  
Mountain Range ◽  
Coastal Mountain

Large wood abundance, distribution and mobilization in a third order Coastal mountain range river system, southern Chile

2010 ◽  
Vol 260 (4) ◽  
pp. 480-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés Iroumé ◽  
Andrea Andreoli ◽  
Francesco Comiti ◽  
Héctor Ulloa ◽  
Anton Huber
Keyword(s):  
River System ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Large Wood ◽  
Southern Chile ◽  
Abundance Distribution ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Coastal Mountain

scholarly journals A preliminary investigation on the dependence of arthropod diversity on vegetation diversity across four contrasting ecosystems in Hanthana mountain range of Sri Lanka

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.A.M.T. Weerathunga ◽  
A.M.G.K. Athapaththu ◽  
L.D. Amarasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Wiener Index ◽  
Evergreen Forest ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Pinus Caribaea ◽  
Higher Plant ◽  
Vegetation Diversity ◽  
Arthropod Diversity

AbstractArthropods contribute significantly to biodiversity and vegetation provides a habitat and resources for them to survive, exist and propagate. We report a preliminary investigation on the extent to which arthropod diversity is dependent upon vegetation diversity across different ecosystems in a humid tropical climate. We determined the diversity of arthropods in four ecosystems closely-located ecosystems with different vegetation. Vegetation surrounding an aquatic environment (AQ), a broad-leaved wet, evergreen forest ecosystem (BL), a Pinus caribaea monoculture plantation (PN) and a Pinus plantation artificially enriched with indigenous broad-leaved tree species (PNEN) located in the Hanthana mountain range in Central Sri Lanka were selected. In each environment, arthropods were sampled in three randomly-selected sites (5 m x 5 m) using four sampling methods. Collected arthropods were identified upto the highest possible taxa using standard identification keys. Simultaneously, vegetation diversity was determined via a plant census. Arthropod and vegetation diversities were computed separately for each site using Shannon-Wiener Index (H).Within the 300 m2 area of observation plots, arthropod individuals belonging to 68 species and 43 families were found. AQ had the greatest arthropod diversity (H=2.642), dominated by Olios spp. followed by BL (H=2.444), dominated by three arthropods, namely, a tettigonid species, Oxytate spp. and Psechrus spp. PN had the next highest arthropod diversity (H=1.411), dominated by Dicaldispa spp. The lowest arthropod diversity was found at PNEN (H=1.3500), dominated by an ant species. Contrastingly, PNEN had the highest plant diversity (H=2.614) and PN the lowest (H=0.879). AQ (H=1.810) and BL (H=1.871) had intermediate values.In a regression involving data from AQ, BL and PN, arthropod diversity was linearly dependent on plant diversity (R2=0.423) whereas it was not so when PNEN was also included (R2=0.008). This finding supports the hypothesis that while higher plant diversity contributes to greater arthropod diversity in ecosystems where human intervention is minimal, artificial enrichment of plant diversity does not necessarily increase arthropod diversity in the short-to medium-term. Further investigations are needed to substantiate these preliminary findings and validate the above hypothesis.

scholarly journals Distribution modelling of the Pudu deer (Pudu puda) in southern Chile

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 47-69
Author(s):  
Nelson Colihueque ◽  
Aldo Arriagada ◽  
Andrea Fuentes
Keyword(s):  
Native Forest ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Southern Chile ◽  
Distribution Modelling ◽  
Conservation Implications ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Modelling Method ◽  
Extensive Coverage ◽  
Maxent Modelling ◽  
Coastal Mountain

The Pudu deer (Pudu puda) is endemic to the temperate rainforest of Chile and Argentina and currently faces serious conservation problems related to habitat loss. However, studies undertaken on this species are not sufficient to identify suitable areas for conservation purposes across its distribution range. In order to estimate the current and future distribution of the Pudu deer in southern Chile, we modelled the potential distribution of this species, based on occurrence points taken from seven contiguous provinces of this area using the Maxent modelling method. The Pudu deer distribution covered an estimated area of 17,912 km2 (24.1% of the area analysed), using a probability of occurrence above 0.529, according to the threshold that maximises the sum of sensitivity and specificity. In contrast to the Andes mountain range, areas with higher probabilities of occurrence were distributed mainly on the eastern and western slopes of the Coastal Mountain Range, where extensive coverage of native forest persists, as occurs in the provinces of Ranco, Osorno and Llanquihue. Projections to 2070, with global warming scenarios of 2.6 and 8.5 rcp, revealed that large areas will conserve their habitability, especially in the Coastal mountain range. Our results reveal that the Coastal mountain range has a high current and future habitability condition for the Pudu deer, a fact which may have conservation implications for this species.

General characteristics of active andean volcanoes and a summary of their activities during recent centuries

1963 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 1415-1433
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Casertano
Keyword(s):  
Volcanic Activity ◽  
Central Valley ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Historical Account ◽  
The South ◽  
Chilean Coast ◽  
The North ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Transverse Fractures ◽  
Coastal Mountain

ABSTRACT An oceanic deep lies off the Chilean coast, bordered on the east by a coastal mountain range, a discontinuous central valley, and the high cordillera of the Andes. The Chilean volcanoes are found on lineaments that in general coincide with, or are sub parallel to, axis of the Andes. In north Chile they lie along en echelon fractures and, in some cases, along transverse fractures. In the south, the alignment of the volcanoes lies west of the axis of the Andes. Where the Central Valley is not well developed, active volcanoes are scarce. Recent lavas range from basalt in the south to rhyolite in the north. Volcanic activity appears to be decreasing. Details are given of individual volcanoes, and a list of active Andean volcanoes south of Volcan Misti is presented with a historical account of their activity.

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