Bosque Experimental San Martin - Chile

Basic Information
Site Name
Bosque Experimental San Martin
Short name
BSM
Country
Chile
Web Address
Site description
Operating Organisation
Universidad Austral de Chile
Site Manager
Dr. Roberto Nespolo
Funding Agency
Universidad Austral de Chile
Site Description
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 10:11:17

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1971
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTSER Chile✔This site is a verified "LTSER Chile" member.
Photos
Tree climbing for sampling
Tree climbing for sampling
Rain exclusion experiment
Rain exclusion experiment
greenhouse
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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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.
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
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
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
15
Maintenance Interval
180
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
LTER Site Classification
Regular