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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. vegetation
  3. vegetation types
  4. forests
  5. forest types
  6. sclerophyll forests
  1. Forestry, Wildland Management
  2. forests
  3. forest types
  4. sclerophyll forests

Preferred term

sclerophyll forests

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Temperate forests composed predominantly of broad-leaved evergreen trees and shrubs in regions with warm rainy winters and dry hot summers.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • dry sclerophyll forests
  • dry sclerophyllous forests
  • sclerophyllous forests
  • wet sclerophyll forests
  • wet sclerophyllous forests

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137319

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