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NALT Core

Preferred term

fauna

Type

Organism

Definition

The animal life of an area, "animal" being used in the broad sense to include birds, fish, reptiles, insects, mollusks, crustaceans, etc., in addition to mammals.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Concept scheme: https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

biological resources

Narrower concepts

soil fauna

Related concepts

Synonyms

natural fauna

In other languages

fauna

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9588

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