SOBRE ÁRBOLES Y PERSONAS: LA PRESENCIA DEL ROBLE (NOTHOFAGUS OBLIQUA) EN LA VIDA CORDILLERANA MAPUCHE DE LA CUENCA DEL RÍO VALDIVIA/ON TREES AND PEOPLE: THE PRESENCE OF THE OAK (NOTHOFAGUS OBLIQUA) IN THE ANDES MOUNTAIN LIFE OF THE MAPUCHE PEOPLE IN THE VALDIVIA RIVER BASIN

The adoption of this perspective allows us to rediscover a relationship that explains the relevance of this tree species in a context of unquestionable cultural transcendence in the rituals of death. In focusing the analysis on the species of roble, the relations between Mapuche and Chileno gain renewed prominence in terms of environmental history. [...]the need of addressing issues that are understudied is stressed, contributing to improve current understanding of cultural practices that have important material dimensions. "Photosynthetic Responses to Light of Australian and Chilean Species of Nothofagus and their Relevance to the Rainforest Dynamics".