Nothofagus glauca

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	FAGALES	FAGACEAE

Scientific Name:

Nothofagus glauca

Species Authority:

(Phil.) Krasser

Common Name/s:

Spanish

–

Hualo, Roble Blanco, Roble Colorado, Roble Maulino

Synonym/s:

Fagus glauca Phil.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable A1cd, B1+2c ver 2.3

Year Assessed:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

González, M.

History:

1997

–

Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The species is endemic to central Chile, in both the Coastal Cordillera and the Andes.
Countries:	Native: Chile (Biobío, Maule, O'Higgins, Santiago, Valparaíso)

Population [top]

Population:	Regeneration in old growth stands is very good. The species is rarely contained within protected areas.

Population:

Regeneration in old growth stands is very good. The species is rarely contained within protected areas.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Occurring on thin or rocky soils up to 1,500 m.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Almost all the pure stands in the coastal range, known as Maule forest, have been logged and converted into Pinus radiata plantations. The Andean subpopulations are presently under conversion. Since 1985 the woodchip industry has increased the demand for timber.

Major Threat(s):

Almost all the pure stands in the coastal range, known as Maule forest, have been logged and converted into Pinus radiata plantations. The Andean subpopulations are presently under conversion. Since 1985 the woodchip industry has increased the demand for timber.

Citation:	González, M. 1998. Nothofagus glauca. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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