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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Forestry, Wildland Management > forests > forest types > sclerophyll forests
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resources > biological resources > vegetation > vegetation types > forests > forest types > sclerophyll forests
Preferred Term:

sclerophyll forests

Definition:
Temperate forests composed predominantly of broad-leaved evergreen trees and shrubs in regions with warm rainy winters and dry hot summers.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
forest types
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • sclerophyllous forests
  • wet sclerophyllous forests
  • dry sclerophyll forests
  • dry sclerophyllous forests
  • wet sclerophyll forests
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137319
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RDF/XMLCreated 2010-09-09, last modified 2012-11-30