Treeline forest about 6m tall, of the colourful deciduous beech species Nothofagus pumilio at about 650m near the head of the valley behind the township of Puerto William on Navarino Island at about 55°S. Leaves on the smaller bushes and those at lower altitudes have not yet turned colour. Beavers, introduced by the Argentinians to Tierra del Fuego, have established on the island where they have constructed numerous dams from beech.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 15, Issue 2, 1 May 1984, Page 37
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71Treeline forest about 6m tall, of the colourful deciduous beech species Nothofagus pumilio at about 650m near the head of the valley behind the township of Puerto William on Navarino Island at about 55°S. Leaves on the smaller bushes and those at lower altitudes have not yet turned colour. Beavers, introduced by the Argentinians to Tierra del Fuego, have established on the island where they have constructed numerous dams from beech. Forest and Bird, Volume 15, Issue 2, 1 May 1984, Page 37
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