Table 1. Study sites.

Physical description of the four sampled lagoons along the elevation gradient of the Róbalo river watersed, Navarino Island, Chile.

Site	Name	Georeference	Elevation (m.a.s.l)	Water inflow and/or outflow	Adjacent vegetation
I	Castor lagoon	54°56′19″S/67°38′15″W	20	Diffuse	Evergreen forests and Sphagnum peatlands
II	Róbalo lake	54°58′12″S/67°40′29″W	250	South located inflow, outflow at North-East	Mixed deciduous and evergreen forests and scrublands
III	El Salto lagoon	54°59′26″S/67°40′56″W	480	South located inflow, outflow at North	Scrub forests, mosses and herbs
IV	Bandera lagoon	54°58′26″S/67°38′41″W	700	South-East located inflow, outflow at West	Mosses, lichens and cushion plants