Small-scale gap disturbance in forests is reviewed. Caused by the death of individual or
multiple trees with subsequent fall from the canopy, gaps have been extensively studied in …

Matorral desértico 3. Matorral desértico tropical interior de Atriplex atacamensis y Tessaria
absinthioides 4. Matorral desértico tropical interior de Malesherbia auristipulata y Tarasa …

This paper reviews and synthesizes research about geomorphic influences on vegetation
patterns apparent at the landscape scale. After an overview of the effects that landforms and …

Summary 1 Angiosperm trees often dominate forests growing in resource‐rich habitats,
whereas conifers are generally restricted to less productive habitats. It has been suggested …

Conservación Integrado para las Especies Forestales Endémicas Amenazadas de Chile
(DR 11-012), de tres años de duración, financiado por el programa de Iniciativa Darwin para …

The three southern conifer families, Araucariaceae, Cupressaceae and Podocarpaceae,
have a long history and continue to be an important part of the vegetation today. The …

Subantarctic Parkland and Subantarctic–North Patagonian Evergreen Forest, embracing>
40,000 14 C years of middle and late Llanquihue glaciation, are reconstructed from pollen …

Fitzroya cupressoides (alerce, Cupressaceae) is a large and exceptionally long‐lived
conifer, endemic to a restricted area of southern Chile and neighbouring areas of Argentina …

1 We studied the importance of fallen logs as recruitment sites for tree species, their role in
species coexistence, and also the influence of canopy openness and litter depth on tree …

There are few if any examples of the demonstrably sustainable extraction of either timber or
non—timber forest products. Even well—known products such as brazil nuts and mahogany …