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The '''Magellanic moorland''' or '''Magellanic tundra''' ({{lang-es|Tundra magallánica}}) is an [[ecoregion]] on the [[Patagonia]]n archipelagos south of latitude 48° S. It is characterized by high rainfall with a vegetation of [[Shrubland|scrubs]], bogs and patches of forest in more protected areas. [[Cushion plant]]s, grass-like plants and [[bryophyte]]s are common.<ref>{{WWF ecoregion|name=Magellanic subpolar forests|id=nt0402}}</ref>
At present there are outliers of Magellanic moorland as far north as in the highlands of [[Cordillera del Piuchén]] (latitude 42° 22' S) in [[Chiloé Island]].<ref name=Caro88>{{cite journal |last1=Villagrán |first1=Carolina |author-link=Carolina Villagrán |date=1988 |title=Expansion of Magellanic Moorland during the Late Pleistocene: Palynological Evidence from Northern isla de Chiloé, Chile|journal=[[Quaternary Research]] |volume=30 |issue= 3|pages=304–314 |doi= 10.1016/0033-5894(88)90006-3|bibcode=1988QuRes..30..304V |s2cid=129510564 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ramírez |first1=Carlos |last2=San Martin |first2=Cristina|last3=Vidal |first3=Osvaldo|last4=Pérez |first4=Yéssica|last5=Valenzuela |first5=Jorge |last6=Solís |first6=José-Luís|last7=Toledo |first7=Gisela |date=2014 |title=Tundra Subantártica en la Isla Grande de Chiloé, Chile: Flora y vegetación turbosa de campañas|trans-title=Subantarctic Tundra in Chiloé Island, Chile: Flora and vegetation of "Campañas" peat bogs |journal=[[Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia]] |volume=42 |issue=2 |pages= 17–37|doi=10.4067/S0718-686X2014000200002 |language=es |doi-access=free }}</ref> During the [[Llanquihue glaciation]] Magellanic moorland extended to the non-glaciated lowlands of Chiloé Island<ref name=Caro88/> and further north to the lowlands of [[Zona Sur|Chilean lake district]] (latitude 41° S).<ref name=Morenoetal2015>{{cite journal |
The classification of Magellanic moorland has proven problematic as substrate, low temperatures and exposure to the ocean influences the development of the Magallanic moorland. It thus may qualify either as [[tundra|polar tundra]] or [[heathland]].<ref name=longton>{{cite book |last=Longton |first=R.E. |date=1988 |title=Biology of Polar Bryophytes and Lichen |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=20 |isbn=0-521-25015-3 |series=Studies in Polar Research }}</ref>
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[[Soil]]s are usually rich in turf and organic matter and poor in bases. Often they are also water-saturated.<ref name=Pisano128>[[#Pisano1977|Pisano (1977)]], p. 128</ref> [[Granite|Granitoids]], [[schist]]s and ancient [[volcanic rock]]s make up the basement on which soils develop.<ref name=Pisano129>[[#Pisano1977|Pisano (1977)]], p. 129</ref> Any previously existing [[regolith]] has been eroded by the [[Quaternary glaciation]]s.<ref name=Pisano129/> It is not rare for bare rock surfaces to be exposed in the interior of islands.<ref name=Pisano145>[[#Pisano1977|Pisano (1977)]], p. 145</ref>
The climate where Magellanic moorland grows can be defined as [[oceanic climate|oceanic]], [[snow]]y and [[isothermal]]<ref name=Pisano145/><ref name=Pisano144/> with cool and windy summers.<ref>{{cite book |
==References==
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[[Category:Ecoregions of South America]]
[[Category:Neotropical ecoregions]]
[[Category:Magellanic subpolar forests]]
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