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Fig. 2.2 Schematic representation of the environmental gradients that characterize Patagonia and
pictures of the typical forests along these gradients. (a and b) Change in the forest types of
Austrocedrus chilensis along the precipitation gradient in north Patagonia. (c and d) High and low
altitude forests of Nothofagus pumilio in North Patagonia. (e and f) Humid and xeric forests of
Nothofagus in Tierra del Fuego Island. (Photos a–c and f by M. Pastorino; d by C. Soliani and e by
J. Sekely)
P. Marchelli et al.
Fig. 2.2 Schematic representation of the environmental gradients that characterize Patagonia and
pictures of the typical forests along these gradients. (a and b) Change in the forest types of
Austrocedrus chilensis along the precipitation gradient in north Patagonia. (c and d) High and low
altitude forests of Nothofagus pumilio in North Patagonia. (e and f) Humid and xeric forests of
Nothofagus in Tierra del Fuego Island. (Photos a–c and f by M. Pastorino; d by C. Soliani and e by
J. Sekely)
P. Marchelli et al.