13. The Temperate Rainforest Lakes of Chile and Canada
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CHILEAN
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Figure 13.1. Location of study lakes in Chile (Araucanian region) and British
Columbia, Canada (south coastal).
Data Sources and Methods
This comparative study focuses on 12 Araucanian lakes (hereafter called
"Chilean" lakes) and on 8 south coastal BC lakes (hereafter called "BC"
lakes) (Great Central, Henderson , Hobiton , Kennedy , Long, Nimpkish,
Sproat , and Woss). The review of Chilean lakes is largely based on
previous publications (Campos , 1984; Campos , Arenas, lara, Gonser, &
Prins, 1984; Campos, Steffen , Aguero , Parra, Zuniga, 1988; Campos,
Steffen , Aguero , Parr a, Zuniga , 1990; Montecino , 1991; Soto & Zuniga ,
1991; Soto, Campos, Steffen , Parra, & Zuniga , 1993); and unpublished
data from Llanquihue and Yelcho lakes (D. Soto). Data from Be lakes
are from Stockner (1981, 1987) , Stockner and Costella (1980), Stockner
and Shortreed (1985), Shortreed and Stockner (1986, 1990). Some BC
lakes were experimentally fertilized for enhancem ent of sockeye salmon
(Oncorhynchus nerka) production (Stockner , 1987), but data used in this
study are from "untreated" stations and/or lakes.