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NALT Full

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

Término preferido

montane forests

Tipo

Topic

Definición

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.
Fuente: 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
Tipo: Concept definition

Concepto genérico

forests

Conceptos específicos

tropical montane cloud forests

Conceptos relacionados

upland forests

Sinónimos

alpine forests
mountain forests

En otras lenguas

bosques montanos

español

URI

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

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