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and tracking their movements. Simultaneously vicuñas, one of their main prey animals, are being fitted with collars to monitor their behaviour. It has been found that in areas of the park with plenty of cover, such as canyons and wetlands, the vicuñas are much more alert to danger and consequently
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The biosphere has an area of 981,000 hectares (2,420,000 acres). The core area is the
National Park and consists of arid mountain ranges with no permanent water courses. The soils are mostly rocky and coarse, but some areas with favorable conditions, mostly above 3,500 m (11,483 ft),
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and mountain summits. It was originally set up as a provincial reserve in 1972 and became the San
Guillermo Biosphere Reserve in 1980. Its main objective is to preserve the natural habitat of vicuñas, and at the same time protect the other plants and animals of this mountain area.
181:. Elevations in the biosphere range from 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) to 6,380 metres (20,930 ft). Vegetation in the National Park and biosphere consists of barren desert, grasslands, and a few wetlands, all located in the high, arid
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grassland. The flora consists of scattered dwarf shrubs, interspersed with coarse grasses and herbaceous plants, and much bare ground. The shrubs include
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spend less time feeding than they do on open plains. This alters the composition of the plant species present with a resulting increase in
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308:Glandularia
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96:Coordinates
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883:High Monte
857:Categories
808:Monte León
778:Lago Puelo
620:Gran Chaco
387:References
358:, and the
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328:culpeo fox
296:Tropaeolum
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108:69°15′00″W
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818:Patagonia
765:Patagonia
676:Mburucuyá
661:El Palmar
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584:Aconquija
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681:Predelta
366:Research
302:Phacelia
260:Azorella
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379:and in
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242:Adesmia
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