Bosque Experimental San Martin - Chile

The site covers an area of 200 hectares of well-preserved native forest, which has remained unmanaged since it was donated to the University by Don Adolfo Woerner in the early 1970s. The Bosque San Martín Experimental Station of the Austral University of Chile , is probably one of the oldest long-term study sites in the country. Scientific research is developed from multiple disciplines such as biology, evolution, botany and zoology, among others, applied to forest ecology, climate change, functional ecology and mammalian ecology. The site has an installed infrastructure that also represents a permanent training resource for our undergraduate and graduate students.

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2021-11-18 10:52:17

General Characteristics and Status

Site Status

Operational

Year Established

1971

Affiliation and Network Specific Information

Affiliation

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Tree climbing for sampling

Rain exclusion experiment

greenhouse

Geographic

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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -39.640317 Longitude: -73.201561

Size

ca. 200.00ha

Elevation (average)

30.00msl

Elevation (min)

10.00msl

Elevation (max)

90.00msl

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Site Details

Ecosystem and Environmental Characteristics

GEO-BON Biome

Terrestrial

Biome

Rainforest

Ecosystem Type

Forest

Rainforest

Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

Grasslands

Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Rivers

Large rivers

EUNIS habitat

Inland surface waters (C)

Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)

Air Temperature: Average Annual

15.80°C

Precipitation Annual

2200.00mm

Vegetation

Vegetation is dominated by evergreen species of the temperate rainforest such as Olivillo (Aextoxicon punctatum), Tepa (Laureliopsis philippiana), Ulmo (Eucryphia cordifolia), Canelo (Drimys winteri) and Avellano (Gevuina avellana). In some areas, the deciduous oak (Nothofagus obliqua) species is abundant, representing one of the best preserved remnants in the southern distribution of this species, with specimens over 35 meters high and about one and a half meters in diameter. In its entire extension, the abundance of climbing plants such as Canelilla (Hydrangea serratifolia), Voqui colorado (Cissus striata), Pilpil voqui (Campsidium valdivianum), Medallita (Sarmienta repens), Copihue (Lapageria rosea) and Botellita (Mitraria coccinea) stands out.

Hydrology

The site is located in the lower section of the Cruces river basin, specifically in a post-1960 earthquake wetland.

Type, Design and Scale

Site Type

Stationary land-based site

Design of Experimentation

partly experimentation

Scale of Experimentation

plot scale

Design of Observation

mainly observation

Scale of Observation

plot without link to explicit catchment

Equipment

Permanent Power Supply

Yes

Operation

Accessible All Year

Yes

All parts of Site Accessible

Yes

Access Type

regular car

Permanent Operation

Yes

Operation Notes

All the necessary implements for the stay of 6 people (freezer, kitchen, beds, electric light). For research 1 laboratory (furniture and cabinets to install equipment) and 1 cellar room. The house has 6 beds, living room, kitchen, refrigerator and kitchenware.

Site Visit Interval

Maintenance Interval

180

Data Management

General Data Policy

Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers

Data Policy Notes

There is no data sharing policy. Each researcher manages data sets. Only meteorological data is centralized and available.

Data Policy URL

site description

Network related information

LTER Site Classification

Regular