Claudio Donoso Zegers (died 22 March 2021) was a

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and

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at the

Austral University of Chile Austral University of Chile ( or UACh) is a Chilean research university based primarily in Valdivia, with satellite campuses in Puerto Montt and Coyhaique. Founded on September 7, 1954, it is one of the eight original Chilean Traditional Universi ...

Valdivia Valdivia (; Mapuche: Ainil) is a city and commune in southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder, Pedro de Valdivia, and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia, and ...

. Donoso was among the first to define the different forest types of Chile when he released the book ''Tipos forestales de los bosques nativos de Chile'' in cooperation with

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in 1981. This typology became later official by its use in Chilean law. From 1980 to 1981 he was co-editor of ''

Bosque A bosque ( ) is a type of gallery forest habitat found along the riparian flood plains of streams, river banks, and lakes. It derives its name from the Spanish word for "forest", pronounced . Setting In the predominantly arid or semiari ...

'', a

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published by the Austral University of Chile. He retired in 2000 becoming a professor emeritus.UACh lamenta fallecimiento de Prof. Emérito Claudio Donoso Zegers
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Universia - Profesor Emérito de la UACh es reconocido por su contribución al desarrollo sustentable del bosque nativo
Year of birth unknown 2021 deaths Academic staff of the Austral University of Chile Academic staff of the University of Chile University of Chile alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni Forestry academics Chilean foresters Chilean environmentalists {{forestry-researcher-stub