La Campana-Peñuelas
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Ocoa palm forest, La Campana National Park
This Biosphere Reserve includes La Campana National Park and the Lago Peñuelas National Reserve.[1] It is located in west-central Chile. Forests within the La Campana-Peñuelas are habitat for the Chilean Wine Palm, Jubaea chilensis', an endangered palm,[2] which had a much broader distribution prior to modern times.
See also
- Cuesta La Dormida
- List of environment topics
- World Network of Biosphere Reserves
References
- C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
- UNESCO. 2007. La Campana-Peñuelas Biosphere Reserve
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