Llancalil – Habitat and Home

Since 2010, we have collaborated with a group of researches at Universidad Católica de Chile to study and record various aspects of biodiversity in the protected Llancalil valley. Here are published results from these studies:

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: Campus Villarrica

• The conservation value of tree decay as a key structuring tree cavity nest web in South American temperate rainforests

  Toma ́s A. Altamirano, Jose ́ Toma ́s Ibarra, Kathy Martin, Cristian Bonacic

• Reproductive life-history variation in a secondary cavity-nester across an elevational gradient in Andean temperate ecosystems

Toma ́s A. Altamirano, Jose ́ Toma ́s Ibarra, Mariano de la Maza, Sergio A. Navarrete, and Cristian Bonacic

We are also continuously documenting the vast number of species that live and thrive in the valley.

The images below provide a glimpse of this thriving ecosystem, and as more formal studies are conducted and resources are available to document thoroughly, many more will be shared!

Mammals/Las mamíferos

birds / las aves

Reptiles & amphibians / las reptiles y anfibios

Insects & Spiders / Insectos y arañas

Fungi / los hongos

Flowers and plants of the forest / Flora y plantas del bosque

Trees and forests / Los Arboles y Los Bosques