Claudio Donoso Zegers (died 22 March 2021) was a

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and

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at the Austral University of Chile in

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. 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 ''

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'', 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 Austral University of Chile faculty University of Chile faculty University of Chile alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni Forestry academics Chilean foresters Chilean environmentalists {{forestry-researcher-stub