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Bosque esclerófilo

English translation: sclerophyllous forest


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Spanish term or phrase:Bosque esclerófilo
English translation:sclerophyllous forest
Entered by: Sheila Hardie
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16:45 Jun 17, 2008
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Science - Agriculture / Bosques
Spanish term or phrase: Bosque esclerófilo
¿Nombre en ingles de bosque esclerófilo?
José Nolasco
El Salvador
Local time: 19:46
sclerophyllous forest
Explanation:
HTH


Sheila


sclerophyllous forest -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
They fall into two subcategories—broad-leaved forests and sclerophyllous forests. (Sclerophyllous vegetation has small, hard, thick leaves. ...
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/ topic/529150/sclerophyllous-forest - Pàgines semblants

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Botanic Gardens Trust - Australian rainforests
Although hard-leaved, or sclerophyllous, vegetation dominates the continent today, the ‘bush’ is not Australia’s original vegetation. ...
www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.../rainforests/ Australian_Rainforests?SQ_DESIGN_NAME=printer_friendly - 25k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants
Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Iberian sclerophyllous and semi ...
In the southernmost reaches, olives are commonly grown, with olive and mastic trees mixing with holly oaks and hardier, sclerophyllous (or hard-leaved) ...
www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/ profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa1209.html - 14k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants
Chaparral (Mediterranean) Biome
Much of the woody vegetation in mediterranean-climate regions is sclerophyll, which means 'hard-leaved' in Greek. Sclerophyll vegetation generally has small ...
www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/chaparral.html - 39k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants
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4 +3sclerophyllous forest
Sheila Hardie
4sclerophyllous forest
Andres Fekete


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sclerophyllous forest


Explanation:
Definition a forest characterised by the prevalence of species having leathery,generally small,leaves,and developed in a climate with relatively cold/wet and hot/dry seasons
Definition Ref. Ford-Robertson,Soc.Am.Foresters

Term sclerophyllous forest


Andres Fekete
Uruguay
Local time: 22:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
sclerophyllous forest


Explanation:
HTH


Sheila


sclerophyllous forest -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
They fall into two subcategories—broad-leaved forests and sclerophyllous forests. (Sclerophyllous vegetation has small, hard, thick leaves. ...
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/ topic/529150/sclerophyllous-forest - Pàgines semblants

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Note added at 16 mins (2008-06-17 17:01:48 GMT)
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Botanic Gardens Trust - Australian rainforests
Although hard-leaved, or sclerophyllous, vegetation dominates the continent today, the ‘bush’ is not Australia’s original vegetation. ...
www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.../rainforests/ Australian_Rainforests?SQ_DESIGN_NAME=printer_friendly - 25k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants
Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Iberian sclerophyllous and semi ...
In the southernmost reaches, olives are commonly grown, with olive and mastic trees mixing with holly oaks and hardier, sclerophyllous (or hard-leaved) ...
www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/ profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa1209.html - 14k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants
Chaparral (Mediterranean) Biome
Much of the woody vegetation in mediterranean-climate regions is sclerophyll, which means 'hard-leaved' in Greek. Sclerophyll vegetation generally has small ...
www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/chaparral.html - 39k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants

Sheila Hardie
Local time: 03:46
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Yaotl Altan
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agree  Andres Fekete
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agree  Carlos Ordaz: Bien!
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