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Preferred term

old growth forest

Definition

[Henderson's] uncut virgin forest containing trees that are hundreds and sometimes thousands of years old, as in the forests of Douglas ﬁr, western hemlock, giant sequoia and redwoods in the western United States.

Broader concept

forest

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21838

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 1/13/23

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