Lancahue is a protected area and watershed in the commune of
Valdivia, Chile. It has an area of 12.7 km2, of which 7 km2 are
old-growth forest.[2][3] The protected area host a relatively unscathed remnant of lowland (<300 m asl.)
Valdivian temperate forest.[2] Part of the protected area contain
secondary forest that started to develop after a fire around 1914, while other secondary forests originated from intense wood logging.[4]
^González, M.E., Szejner, P., Donoso, P.J., Salas-Eljatib, C. (2015). Fire, logging and establishment patterns of second- growth forests in south-central Chile: implications for their management and restoration. Ciencia e Investigación Agraria 42(3): 427-441