Sources and creditsWhere every piece of data comes from
This atlas cites its sources. If you find a mistake or have a better reference, tell us and we will fix it.
Review statusThe plant list (edible, medicinal and toxic) has not yet been reviewed by a specialist. Until it is, do not use it as a guide for picking or eating anything. Species (the 100 plates)
Distribution, habitat and conservation-status data: SIB-APN (Biodiversity Information System, National Parks Administration), BirdLife International DataZone, IUCN Red List, eBird, iNaturalist, Fundación Miguel Lillo, Aves Argentinas and regional literature. The data are summaries: always check the original source before citing them.
SIB-APN ↗BirdLife DataZone ↗IUCN Red List ↗eBird ↗iNaturalist ↗Aves Argentinas ↗
Home-page figures
Approximate for the Yungas of north-west Argentina (Yungas Biosphere Reserve for birds, plants and mammals; Salta and Jujuy records for butterflies). There is no official count for Tucumán alone.
Trees and altitudinal floors
ProYungas; Flora del Cono Sur (Instituto Darwinion); SIB-APN; Fundación Miguel Lillo; Grau, H. R. and Brown, A. D.; Malizia, L. R. et al. Each tree lists its sources on its page.
Flora del Cono Sur ↗
Mixed-species flocks
Fanjul, M. E. (2023). Relationship among vegetation structure and mixed-species flocks composition along the latitudinal gradient of the subtropical montane forest of the Yungas, Argentina. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 378: 20220107.
doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0107 ↗
Geology
González, O. E., Viruel de Ramírez, M. E., Mon, R., Tchilinguirian, P. and Barber, E. (2000). Hoja Geológica 2766-II San Miguel de Tucumán, 1:250,000. SEGEMAR, Boletín 245. Kemp, R. A. et al. (2004), J. Quaternary Sci. 19: 567–576. Kleinert, K. and Strecker, M. R. (2001), GSA Bulletin 113: 728–742.
Maps and relief
Ecoregions: WWF Terrestrial Ecoregions (Olson et al., 2001), regional scale; percentages are approximate. Provincial borders: Natural Earth. Relief: NOAA digital elevation model. Yerba Buena trail traces: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL licence.
OpenStreetMap ↗Natural Earth ↗WWF Ecoregions ↗
Orographic rain
The infographic on the Orographic rain page is based on the “Lluvias orográficas” diagram by E. Guido (source credited on the original diagram). The artwork was redrawn and simplified for this atlas. The facts for each species of the day cite their sources on the card itself.
Treks
National Parks Administration, Aconquija National Park (Activities); Ente Tucumán Turismo (Ecosendas and 16-trail guide); Yerba Buena Tourism; local trekking operators; Alto Rumbo; Consejo al Viajero; AllTrails (community distances). Check each trail’s status and access before you go.
Edible, medicinal and toxic plants
Summary compiled from ethnobotanical literature and regional floras; scientific names can be checked in Flora del Cono Sur and SIB-APN. Specialist review still pending (see above). Medicinal uses are traditional and are not medical advice.
Flora del Cono Sur ↗SIB-APN ↗
Sounds
Coming soon: real recordings with author, licence and source link. Meanwhile, links lead to Xeno-canto, an open collection of recordings of birds and other animals.
Xeno-canto ↗
Design, illustration and typography
Design, illustration and development: Ben P Jones (with Modulo Studio). The plates and maps are original illustrations drawn for this atlas from the data cited above. Typefaces: Montserrat, Archivo, Inter, IBM Plex Mono, Pacifico and JetBrains Mono (Google Fonts, SIL Open Font Licence).