keule

The ruil forest of coastal central Chile is an important refuge for the endemic trees Gomortega keule and Nothofagus alessandri.

Biological diversity in the Chilean winter rainfall-valdivian forests 2009

G. keule forests through restoration and conservation could minimize the need for long-distance pollination.

Ars Technica Amy Coombs 2011

G. keule stands, a pine plantation would be more beneficial than a clear cut.

Ars Technica Amy Coombs 2011

G. keule trees separated by pine plantations are 26.8 times more likely to be pollinated than those separated by clear cuts.

Ars Technica Amy Coombs 2011

The researchers don't say how much G. keule pollination is carried out by each species, and pine plantations may not be permeable to all pollinators alike.

Ars Technica Amy Coombs 2011

G. keule, a few native trees in a shelterbelt or home garden can't replace fully functional forestland.

Ars Technica Amy Coombs 2011

The narrow slice of Chilean forest where G. keule abides is being cleared for farms and industrial pine plantations, and even if the remaining trees survive, G. keule faces many obstacles on the road to recovery.

Ars Technica Amy Coombs 2011

Yet when comparing clear cuts, small farms, and pine plantations, the latter may offer an unexpected ecological function-according to the findings, pine plantations increase the likelihood of G. keule pollination simply because pollinators pass through them quickly.

Ars Technica Amy Coombs 2011

The researchers did not survey continuous, un-fragmented native habitat, but this type of landscape may support more robust populations of G. keule and its pollinators.

Ars Technica Amy Coombs 2011

G. keule populations might not be as fragmented and reliant upon long-distance pollination.

Ars Technica Amy Coombs 2011