Lancahue is a protected area and watershed in the commune of Valdivia, Chile. It has an area of 12.7 km2, of which 7 km2 are old-growth forest.[2][3] The protected area host a relatively unscathed remnant of lowland (<300 m asl.) Valdivian temperate forest.[2] Part of the protected area contain secondary forest that started to develop after a fire around 1914, while other secondary forests originated from intense wood logging.[4]
| Llancahue Nature Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
| Reserva Periurbana Llancahue | |
  Location in Chile | |
| Location | Los Ríos Region, Chile |
| Nearest city | Valdivia |
| Coordinates | 39°49′0″S 73°07′0″W / 39.81667°S 73.11667°W |
| Area | 12.77 km2 (4.93 sq mi) |
| Designation | Nature sanctuary[1] |
| Designated | 2022 |
| Governing body | Austral University of Chile |
The main tree species in Llancahue are Nothofagus dombeyi, Eucryphia cordifolia, Laureliopsis philippiana and Aextoxicon punctatum.[5]
The drainage basin of Llancahue is used for water supply in the nearby city of Valdivia.[5]
References edit
- ^ UNEP-WCMC (2023). Protected Area Profile for Llancahue from the World Database on Protected Areas, May 2023.
- ^ a b Donoso, Pablo J.; Frêne, Cristián; Flores, Marco; Moorman, Michelle C.; Oyarzún, Carlos E.; Zavaleta, Jennifer C. (2014). "Balancing water supply and old-growth forest conservation in the lowlands of south-central Chile through adaptive co-management". Landscape Ecology. 29: 245–260.
- ^ Donoso, Pablo J.; Diego B., Ponca; Pinto, Joselyn B.; Triviño, Iván L. (2018). "Cambios en cobertura y regeneración arbórea en bosques siempreverdes en diferentes estados sucesionales en el sitio experimental de Llancahue, Cordillera de la Costa de Valdivia, Chile" [Changes in cover and tree regeneration in evergreen forests in different successional stages in the Llancahue experimental site, Coastal range of Valdivia, Chile]. Gayana. Botánica (in Spanish). 75 (2). doi:10.4067/S0717-66432018000200657.
- ^ González, M.E., Szejner, P., Donoso, P.J., Salas-Eljatib, C. (2015). Fire, logging and establishment patterns of second- growth forests in south-central Chile: implications for their management and restoration. Ciencia e Investigación Agraria 42(3): 427-441
- ^ a b "Llancahue: agua, conservación y selva valdiviana". Dirección de vinculación con el medio (in Spanish). Austral University of Chile. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2023.