old-growth forest

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forest
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈfɒr.ɪst/us
/ˈfɔːr.ɪst/
a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually larger than a wood, or the trees and ...
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(Definition offorestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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No such significant differences in canopy openness before the cyclone existed between logged andold-growthforest.
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There was no difference in the average stand leaf area index between theold-growthforestand the early successional forest.
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In theold-growthforest, five trees were climbed using a rope-climbing technique with two samples taken per tree from opposite sides of the crown.
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Under general conditions, saving for moreold-growthforestand reducing the thinning intensity are shown to be substitutes.
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Whether the effects ofold-growthforestconversion on water and nutrient cycles are reversed during forest recovery, and if so, the time scale at which this happens are largely unknown.
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Canopy arthropod communities inold-growthforestto developing a randomization test that would account for the correlation structure and non-normality of the data.
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In total, 352 fruit bats of eight species were captured within the subcanopy of the structurally complexold-growthforestduring 72 306 m2 mist net hours of sampling.
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Successive periods of abandonment of agricultural fields and pastures and the expansion of land under preserve protection have resulted in a mosaic of secondary vegetation andold-growthforest.
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It is common inold-growthforestas well as in agricultural land like croplands and old fields.
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The preserve's 46 acres includesold-growthforest, a rare remnant prairie, and shoreline.
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It was built in a clearing surrounded byold-growthforestwith a view to the lake to the east.
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The terrain around the valley is varied, marked by hilly terrain and covered withold-growthforest.
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This plant has a narrow environmental specificity; it is found in (and serves as an indicator species of)old-growthforest.
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Old-growthforestis being lost at a high rate, and most of the forest in the lowlands is owned by logging companies.
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The surveys found that there are about 800acre km2 ofold-growthforestwithin the park.
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This area contains a rareold-growthforestand many endangered plant species.
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