Effect of a tourist-ignited wildfire on Nothofagus pumilio forests at Torres del Paine biosphere reserve, Chile (Southern Patagonia)

This study describes the impact of a wildfire caused by a tourist at Torres del Paine Biosphere Reserve in 2005, which destroyed approximately 2,000 ha of forests. Changes on biodiversity attributes of Nothofagus pumilio stands including structure, floristic composition and regeneration, are shown....

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Main Authors: Vidal,Osvaldo J, Reif,Albert
Language:English
Published: Universidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales 2011
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-92002011000100008
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