Mallín

Type of meadow and wetland

A mallín near Ingeniero Jacobacci, a railroad infill traverses it.

Mallín is a type of meadow and wetland found in southern Chile and Argentina. Mallines are distinguished from other wetlands in that the groundwater level reaches the surface at them, yet the mallín is still an area of net infiltration.[1] Soils in mallines are rich in organic matter.[1] In Argentina mallins have been important grazing lands for cattle, sheep and horses.[2] In eastern Patagonia the base of basaltic plateaus are associated with mallines.[3]

## See also[edit]

* Bofedal
* Ñadi

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Humedales de Chile
2. ^ Comportamiento de la vegetación de un humedal (mallín) entre períodos húmedos y secos mediante análisis meteorológicos y espectral
3. ^ Mazzoni, Elizabeth; Rabassa, Jorge (2010). "Inventario y clasificación de manifestaciones basálticas de Patagonia mediante imágenes satelitales y SIG, Provincia de Santa Cruz" (PDF). Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina. 66 (4): 608–618.