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Preferred term

rain forest

Definition

[Henderson's] forest biomes that develop in areas with an annual rainfall of more than 254 cm. see monsoon rain forest, temperate rain forest, tropical rain forest. \ \ , "[GEMET] A forest of broad-leaved, mainly evergreen, trees found in continually moist climates in the tropics, subtropics, and some parts of the temperate zones.

Broader concept

forest

Scope note

rain forest

Creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21841

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Created 10/12/16, last modified 1/13/23

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