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Preferred term

FORESTS  

Definition

  • Areas in which vegetation is dominated by trees with their crowns overlapping, generally forming 60 - 100% cover. (en)

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Change note

  • 2016-06-13 10:11:26.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add narrower relation (FORESTS [46e4aaa4-349c-4049-a910-035391360010,83507] - BOREAL FOREST/TIAGA [cafa8131-4a2d-4c8b-811c-0d64adf5fc06,188175]);
  • 2016-06-13 12:06:22.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add narrower relation (FORESTS [46e4aaa4-349c-4049-a910-035391360010,83507] - TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST [a59dc6dc-5348-4e8b-aec2-20cdeb38b617,188177]);
  • 2016-06-13 12:07:40.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add narrower relation (FORESTS [46e4aaa4-349c-4049-a910-035391360010,83507] - TEMPERATE CONIFEROUS FOREST [5d8236b5-bf5b-499f-a8e7-0cd80e00d261,188179]);
  • 2016-06-13 12:08:33.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add narrower relation (FORESTS [46e4aaa4-349c-4049-a910-035391360010,83507] - TEMPERATE MIXED FOREST [9cde47e7-325b-465e-93a6-ae4d459c7945,188181]);
  • 2016-06-13 12:10:38.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add narrower relation (FORESTS [46e4aaa4-349c-4049-a910-035391360010,83507] - TEMPERATE RAINFOREST [96ea0bde-7cf6-4601-8a49-116636f556cf,188183]);
  • 2016-06-13 12:11:50.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add narrower relation (FORESTS [46e4aaa4-349c-4049-a910-035391360010,83507] - TROPICAL RAINFOREST [89bb4e2b-dd39-44ed-a4d3-2b205e9fa68a,188185]);
  • 2016-06-15 08:57:28.0 [gee-cee] update Definition (Areas in which vegetation is dominated by trees with their crowns overlapping, generally forming 60 - 100% cover.); update Definition (The Nature Conservancy<BR> Glossary of Terms Used in the US National Vegetation Classificaion Hierarchy, 1998 );

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