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NALT Centro

recursos naturales, conservación, medio ambiente
recursos biológicos
vegetación
tipos de vegetación
bosques
bosques montanos

silvicultura, gestión de zonas silvestres
bosques
bosques montanos

Preferred term

bosques montanos

Type

Topic

Definition

Zona biogeográfica constituida por laderas de tierras altas relativamente húmedas y frescas, ubicadas por debajo del límite forestal, que se caracteriza por tener árboles perennes como forma de vida dominante.
Source: Burns, Russell M. and Barbara H. Honkala, tech. coords. Silvics of North America, vol 2. Hardwoods; Glossary. Agriculture handbook no. 654. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1990
Type: https://lod.nal.usda.gov/naltv#Definition

Broader concept

bosques

In other languages

montane forests

English
alpine forests
mountain forests

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/7014

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