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NALT Full

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
biological resources
vegetation
vegetation types
forests
montane forests

Preferred term

montane forests

Type

Topic

Definition

The biogeographic zone made up of relatively moist cool upland slopes below timberline that is characterized by large evergreen trees as a dominant life form.
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: Concept definition

Broader concept

forests

Narrower concepts

tropical montane cloud forests

Related concepts

upland forests

Synonyms

alpine forests
mountain forests

In other languages

bosques montanos

Spanish

URI

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

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