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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. recursos naturales, conservación, medio ambiente
  2. recursos naturales
  3. recursos biológicos
  4. vegetación
  5. cubierta vegetal

Preferred term

cubierta vegetal

Type

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Scope note

  • Se usa para el porcentaje de tierra cubierta por la caída natural del follaje de las plantas; USAR "vegetación del suelo" para referirse a la vegetación, inclusive arbustos de poco crecimiento, plantas herbáceas y pastos, que crecen cerca del suelo y constituyen una cubierta vegetal protectora del suelo; USAR "plantas de cobertura" para referirse a las plantas típicamente rastreras que crecen cerca del suelo y se usan para la conservación del suelo o bien en forma ornamental sobre bancos, cerros y áreas ripícolas.

In other languages

  • vegetation cover

    English

  • ground cover percentage
  • ground coverage
  • percent ground cover
  • percent ground coverage
  • percent plant cover
  • percent plant coverage
  • percent soil cover
  • percent soil coverage
  • percent vegetation cover
  • percent vegetation coverage
  • plant cover percentage
  • soil cover percentage

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28604

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