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Country |
Argentina |
Size |
22 ha |
Land ownership |
no information |
Administration |
no information |
Site description |
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| About 12 km to the west of the town of Bariloche in the
Province of Rio Negro, Argentina in the South-eastern margin of the
Nahuel Huapi Lake between 71 degrees 08 and 17,36 and 41 04 and 41 13
lies the bog known as Mallin Bariloche. It is contemporary with the
glacial lake Nahuel Huapi. The town of Bariloche is within the Nahuel
Huapi National Park. A community of Nothofagus antartica and Escallonia virgata are the two main groups of plants. There are 74 bird species that use this area for nesting, resting, passing through or that live there permanently. |
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Ecological value |
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| This is one of the many bogs that could be lost to urbanization in the town of Bariloche. Not only does this bog share the functions and attributes of other bogs but it has some special characteristics which make it important for the local wild life and economy. It is a wild bird habitat, it has native trees and other vegetation, two natural springs. It used to have the native fish Galaxias maculatus but the stream that connected the bog with the lake was obstructed (this could possibly be reversed). | |
Social value |
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| no information | |
Current threats |
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| This ecosystem is at risk due to draining and filling for urbanization, loss of bird habitat, loss of biodiversity, exotic vegetation competing with native flora, loss of important environmental archive, loss of valuable landscape in a tourist town, loss of environmental identity, possible contamination of water table, beach and eventually the lake, danger to health due to contamination. Loss of important site for research and environmental education. | |
Scale of ecological value |
The peatland is of local importance. |
Conservation status |
Natural protected area |
Activities |
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| no information | |
Contact person |
Grace de Haro ; juliograce@ciudad.com.ar |
Date of receipt |
12. January 2004 |
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www.imcg.net last update 13-01-04