Present Characteristics of Northwestern Patagonia (Argentina)

Changes experienced in temperature, precipitation, demography and land coverage are the main themes studied in northwestern Patagonia, Argentina, which includes part of Neuquén, Río Negro and Chubut provinces. The precipitation shows important interannual variability and decreases during the warm se...

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Published in:Water (Basel) Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 576 - 589
Main Authors: Scarpati, Olga E., Botana, Maria I., Capriolo, Alberto D., Pohl Schnake, Veronica, Puga, Yamile, Salaverry, Edgardo
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.06.2011
Subjects:
Argentina
censuses
Climate change
conservation areas
Decades
Demography
Ecosystems
Forests
Nothofagus
parks
population growth
Precipitation
Provinces
steppes
temperature
Tourism
Trends
Argentina
Tierra del Fuego
ISSN:2073-4441, 2073-4441
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Summary:Changes experienced in temperature, precipitation, demography and land coverage are the main themes studied in northwestern Patagonia, Argentina, which includes part of Neuquén, Río Negro and Chubut provinces. The precipitation shows important interannual variability and decreases during the warm semester. The mean minimum temperature in January in Neuquén city increased with statistical significance. Forests and steppe are the more important ecosystems of the area and the native forests of Nothofagus sp. are located mainly in protected areas like National or Provincial Parks. Twenty-eight percent of the Andean—patagonic forests are in the Río Negro province, while Neuquén province has 9% and Chubut province has 26%. The censuses of 1991 and 2001 showed that Los Lagos, Lacar, Picún Leufú and Cushamen are the counties with increasing population.
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ISSN:2073-4441
2073-4441
DOI:10.3390/w3020576