Aravena J.C. & B.H. Luckman. Glacier inventory, mass balance and geomorphology at Mount San Lorenzo, southern Patagonia- some preliminary results. Second Symposium on Andean Glaciers. Huaraz, Peru 6-9, July 2004.
Christie, D., A. Gutiérrez, J.C. Aravena, J.J. Armesto & R. Rozzi. 2004. Structure of Nothofagus forests in isla Navarino. 2nd Chile-Argentina Binational Ecology Meeting and 11th Meeting of Chile Ecological Society. Mendoza, Argentina, November 2004.
González. M. History and Ecology of Fires in Araucaria-Nothofagus forests ecosystems, Chile. Bilateral Meeting Chile- Belgica, May 18, 2004, Valdivia, Chile .
González. M. Interactions between climatic change and changes in land use in ecosystems of Latin America. 2nd Chile-Argentina Binational Ecology Meeting and 11th Meeting of Chile Ecological Society. Mendoza, Argentina, November 2004.
Ippi, S., R. Rozzi, J.C. Aravena, D. Christie, A. Gutiérrez & W. Buck. 2004. Diversidad y cobertura de musgos, hepáticas y líquenes epífitos en tres especies de Nothofagus en bosques subantárticos de Cabo de Hornos (55° S). II Reunión Binacional de Ecología. Mendoza, Argentina. November 1-5, 2004.
Lara, A. Ecosystemic services as opportunity for the management of native forests.. Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile, October 2004.
Lara, A., J. C. Aravena, R. Urrutia, R. Villalba,C. Le Quesne,A. Wolodarsky-Franke, L. Pezoa, J. Moya & D. Christie. Progress of CRN03 Project in Chile in the period October 2003 – March 2005. Final annual science meeting, IAI, CRN03, Akumal, México. March, 2005.
Lara, A., J. C. Aravena, R. Urrutia, R. Villalba, C. Le Quesne ,A. Wolodarsky-Franke, M. González, L. Pezoa, J. Moya & D. Christie. Climate reconstruction in Chile (17o 92`S - 55o -56’ S) under the CRN03 Project (1999-2004): Progress, achievements and future challenges. Final annual science meeting, IAI, CRN03, Akumal, México. March, 2005. Lara, A., R. Villalba & R. Urrutia. A 400-year tree-ring record of the Río Puelo summer and
early fall streamflow in the Valdivian rainforest Eco-region, Chile. Final annual science meeting, IAI, CRN03, Akumal, México. March, 2005.
Lara, A., R. Villalba, A. Wolodarsky-Franke, J.C. Aravena, L. Pezoa, C. Le Quesne. Climate variation from tree rings in the Chilean Andes: State of the Art and Future Challenges. Tree-rings and Climate: Sharpening the focus. Tucson, Arizona, USA, April 2004.
Lara, A.. Ecosystemic services as opportunity for the management of native forests. Milenio conferences cycle ICM. 04. Edificio telefónica, Santiago, Chile. August 2004.
Lara, A. Evaluation of Ecosystemic Services: The Importance of Conserving Native Forests for Water Production, Sports Fishing and Salmon Farming. University of Western Ontario, March 2004.
Lara, A.. Water production, sport fishing and salmon farming as options for the conservation of rainforests in Chile, David Rockefeller Center for Latin America Studies. Harvard University. USA.(April 2004); Department of Forest and Natural Resources. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. MA.USA, (May 2004); Earthwatch, Maynard, Massachusets, (May 2004).
Lara A., Soto, D., Pino, M., Godoy, R. & Oyarzún, C. The Challenge of Assessing the Ecosystemic Services of Native Forests in Chile. Harvard Forest . Harvard University, Petersham, Massachussets USA., September 2003.
Lara, A. Conservation of rainforest in Chile: water production, salmon farming and sport fishing. International Education Week. This Year: Latin America, University of Montana. Montana, USA., November 2003.
Lara, A. The revealing story of climate variation and fire regimes of Chilean Patagonia told by tree rings. International Education Week. This Year: Latin America, University of Montana. Montana, USA., November 2003.
Lara, A. Conservation status of native forests in Chile: How many and where are they? Integrated conservation program of endemic and threatened arboreal species in Chile. Workshop on the results of the Darwin Initiative Project RGBE-UACh. Universidad Austral de Chile. Valdivia, Chile, November 2004.
Lara, A. Environmental impact of commercial liberalization on forests. Workshop of WWF– World Bank–U. de Chile, U. Austral de Chile. Physics and Mathematics Department, U. de Chile. Santiago, Chile, December 2004.
Lara, A. Native forests in Chile: Is it possible to intervene for wood production? Chile Botanical Society. Pucón, Chile, November 2004.
Lara, A. Scientific importance of Alerce forests. Annual meeting of the Association of Forestry Engineers for Native Forests. Valdivia, Chile, November 2004.
Lara, A., M. Gardner & P. Thomas. Conservation exportation under CDB: commercialization of Chilean plants for conservation purposes. Integrated conservation program of endemic and threatened arboreal species in Chile. Workshop on the results of the Darwin Initiative Project RGBE-UACh. Universidad Austral de Chile. Valdivia, Chile, November 2004. Lara, A., Soto, D., Armesto, J., Donoso, P. & Wernli, C.*. Key scientific components for a
national policy regarding uses, services and conservation of native forests in Chile. Fourth Annual Science Meeting, IAI CRN 03 Mendoza, Argentina, October, 2003. Lara, A., Soto, D., Pino, M., Godoy, R. & Oyarzún, C. The Ecosystemic Services from Native
Forests in Chile. Harvard Herbaria, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachussets, USA., September 2003.
Le Quesne, C., Aravena, J.C., Lara, A. & Boninsegna, J.A.. Central Chile drought reconstruction using tree-ring chronologies: A preliminary report. Fourth Annual Science Meeting, IAI CRN 03. Mendoza, Argentina, October 2003.
Le Quesne, C. & D. Stahle. Reconstruction of precipitation variability in Central Chile from A.D. 1200-2000 using Ancient Cipres (Austrocedrus chilensis) Tree-Ring Chronologies. Final annual science meeting, IAI, CRN03, Akumal, México. March, 2005.
Moya, J. & Lara, A. Development of tree-ring chronologies of Queñoa (Polylepis tarapacana Phil.) at tree-line in the Altiplano of the Tarapacá Region,Chile. Fourth Annual Science Meeting, IAI CRN 03. Mendoza, Argentina, October 2003.
Urrutia, R., Lara, A., Villalba, R., Pezoa, L., Le Quesne, C., Cuq, E. & Wolodarsky-Franke, A. Streamflow reconstruction from tree-ring chronologies of Austrocedrus chilensis and Pilgerodendron uviferum in the Xth Region, Chile. Fourth Annual Science Meeting, IAI CRN 03. Mendoza, Argentina, October 2003.
Wolodarsky-Franke, A., P. Moreno, A. Lara, M. Pino & G. Villarosa. Tree-ring, stratigraphic, and palynological evidence for volcanic and climatic controls on Fitzroya curpessoides forests in southern Chile, over the last 5700 years. In: Piovano E.L and S. Leroy (Eds.) Holocene environmental catastrophes in South America: From de lowlands to the Andes. Abstract Volume and field guide. Miramar - Córdoba, 11 - 17March 2005. Third Joint Meeting of ICSU Dark Nature and IGCP 490.
Wolodarsky-Franke, A., Lara, A. & Cuq, E.. Development of Millennial Fitzroya cupressoides tree-ring chronologies in Southern Chile. Fourth Annual Science Meeting, IAI CRN 03. Mendoza, Argentina, October 2003.
6. Other Products
6.1 Data
We sent Mauro Gonzales’ Araucaria fire chronology to the NOAA Fire History database (Connie Woodhouse).
7. Capacity Building
7.1 Students trained & scholarships
Rocío Urrutia, research assistant of Laboratory of Dendrochronology attended to the Summer School of Dendroclimatology at the Tree-ring Lab of University of Arizona. USA. in May-Jun 2004. IAI CRN03 provided part of the funding.
Jorge Moya, a masters student of Universidad Austral, was trained on the development of Polylepis chronologies in the Laboratory of Dendrochronology and Environmental History at IANIGLA, CRICYT, Mendoza, in May of 2004. IAI CRN03 provided the complete funding.
8. Regional Collaboration/Networking
There is a permanent collaboration with Ricardo Villalba from IANIGLA, CRICYT (Mendoza, Argentina) for field work in Chile and Argentina, as well as exchange visits for scientific collaboration and the preparation of publications.
Carlos Le Quesne has collaborated, visited and developed papers with D. Stahle (U. Arkansas, USA), and with José Boninsegna (IANIGLA, Mendoza).
Brian Luckman has actively collaborated during the last 5 years with our research regarding field work, development of proposals, publications, advising students and young researchers and collaborated in many other ways.
The Center of Quaternary Studies (CEQUA) of the Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas was established in 2002 to foster interdisciplinary studies of Quaternary and recent environments in Patagonia. JuanCarlos Aravena is currently on leave from the Centre completing a doctoral programme in Canada. CEQUA, in conjunction with Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, organized an international symposium “New Approaches to the Quaternary Sciences in Fuego-Patagonia" that was held in Puerto Natales from April 4-9, 2005. This meeting brought together 17 invited international experts and more than 30 local speakers to discuss their research work and possible future collaborative research. JuanCarlos Aravena sat on the organizing committee and Brian Luckman and Ricardo Villalba gave invited presentation at this meeting. The discussions at this meeting resulted in several promising potential collaborations with local and international scientists in future and/or comparative studies of climate variability and related topics for this region.
9. Linkages to any Global Change Organizations/Programs
10. Media Coverage
VALDIVIAN EXHIBITION: THE ALERCES MADE LISTEN. El Mercurio newspaper, January 30th, 2004.
EXHIBITION RESCUE THE ECOLOGICAL VALUE OF MILLENARIAN ALERCE. La Tercera newspaper, January 30th, 2004.
HISTORIC AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL MUSEUM PRESENTS: “MILLENARIAN ALERCES, WITNESSES OF THE PAST”. Austral de Valdivia newspaper, January 20th, 2004. GLOBAL CLIMATIC CHANGE RESEARCH. Special edition of Austral de Valdivia newspaper for 50th anniversary Universidad Austral de Chile, September 7th, 2004.
11. Policy relevance
A document containing the conclusions and recommendations of a National Scientific Meeting on native forests (July 2003) was presented to the Senate and to the General Secretary of the President of Chile. The publication of the book “Key Scientific Components for a National Policy Regarding the Uses, Services and Conservation of Native Forests in Chile” as product of this meeting was in January 2004.
12. Remaining Funds