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Patagonia

Patagonia is a huge area of majestic mountains and vast grasslands in southern Argentina and Chile. The sparse population finds it hard to make a living without damaging the environment. Are national parks the solution?

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Figures:

Figure 1(a): Location of Argentina

Figure 1(b): Map of the Patagonia region

Figure 2(a): Fact file on Patagonia

Figure 2(b): Fact file on Patagonia National Park

Figure 2(c): Distinctive images from Patagonia

Figure 3: Climate classification map for Argentina

Figure 4(a): Tourism in Argentina

Figure 4(b): Puma tracking - a novel tourist activity in Patagonia, Argentina

Figure 5 (a): Fact file on the hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi)

Figure 5(b): Hooded grebe and American mink

Figure 6 (a): Average number of mink trapped per night at one site

Figure 6 (b): Fact file on the American mink

Figure 7: Number of hooded grebe individuals through the years

Figure 8: Aquaculture in Patagonia

Figure 9: Patagonia food web

Figure 10: Methylmercury (MeHg) in a food web from a Patagonian lake

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