Table 1 Climatic, phytogeographical and social features of the study populations [37, 38]
| Â | Rural villages | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | CuyÃn Manzano | Villa LlanquÃn | Nahuel Pan |
Annual average temperature (°C) | 7.4 | 8 | 8 |
Annual average rainfall (mma) | 600 | 500 | 400 |
Phytogeographical environmental | Ecotone between Andean Patagonian Forest and Subantarctic Steppe | Steppe - Andean Patagonian Forest fragments | Patagonian Steppe, Andean Patagonian Forest (in the west) |
Dominant plant communities | Forest (Nothofagus pumilio, Austrocedrus chilensis, Maytenus boaria, Lomatia hirsuta) herbaceous and shrub steppe (Stipa spp; Mulinum spinosum and Senecio spp.) | Herbaceous and shrub steppe (Stipa spp; Mulinum spinosum and Senecio spp., Nassauvia spp.) and Forest fragments of Austrocedrus chilensis, Maytenus boaria, Lomatia hirsuta. | Herbaceous and shrub steppe (Poa, Stipa and Festuca; Mulinum spinosum, Nassauvia spp., Berberis heterophylla, Adesmia campestris, Nardophyllum obtusifolium, Azorella monantha, Senecio filaginoides, Corynabutilum bicolor and Schinus roigii), Forest of Nothofagus pumilio and N. Antartica |
Population | 50 people | 113 people | 60 people |
Institutions | Primary school, Health care service, Police, Local Council, Park Ranger | Primary school, Health care service, Police, Local Council | Primary school, Train station |
Economic activities | Tourism, Big game hunting, public and private employment, extensive livestock breeding. | Extensive livestock breeding horticultural production, tourism, public employment. | Extensive livestock breeding, tourism. |