In Australia, a forest area is defined as an area with a sparse cover (10-30%) of trees, and an open forest has a very sparse cover (<10%). Forests are also divided into tall or low forests when their trees are more than 30 m (98 ft) and less than 10 m (33 ft) tall, respectively. This contrasts with forests, which are more than 30% covered by trees. [7] Hikers learn about the region`s unique history, flora and fauna as they loop along the shore of Lake Superior and through dense spruce and fir forests. Here and there stood an oak, all green, between the red-browns and the golds of a fiery forest. Conservation groups have made considerable efforts to protect forests from urbanization and agriculture. For example, the forests of northwestern Indiana have been preserved as part of the Indiana dunes. [3] [4] [5] An isolated tree wellIn snow-covered forests, finding shelter can be as easy as finding a natural tree well. It replaces the idea of a hibernating landscape, Frost`s dormant forest animated only by snow, and replaces it with a garden that is simply in a different way of growing. Katrina, who has been hanged for witchcraft, is trapped in a forest hell between the two worlds. Forest areas are interspersed with Pg 129 with bright green sheep pastures and high almost mountainous cliffs above the valley. Woodlot is a closely related term in American forest management that refers to a stock of trees typically used for firewood.

Although forest patches often have technically closed canopies, they are so small that they are ecologically brought closer to the forest rather than the forest by the penetration of light from the edge. Sudden oak death (SOD), an oak disease, results from Phytophthora ramorum, a pathogen that develops in wet and humid conditions. [8] This pathogen attacks the phloem and cambium of oak trees and allows an infestation of beetles and fungi. It has killed millions of tanoaks since its discovery in the mid-1990s. SOD does not affect white oaks and drier areas such as foothill forests, but forests and wetter conditions such as live oak forests and forests that have been significantly affected. [8] A forest (/ˈwʊdlənd/ (listen)) is land covered with trees in the broadest sense[1],[2] or in the narrow sense synonymous with wood (or in the United States the plural tantum forests), a low-density forest that forms open habitats with plenty of sun and little shade (see differences between British, American and Australian English, as explained below). Forests can carry an undergrowth of shrubs and herbaceous plants, including grasses. Forests can form a transition to the bush under drier conditions or in the early stages of primary or secondary succession. Areas of trees with higher density and a widely enclosed canopy of leaves that provide extensive and almost continuous shade are often referred to as forests.

On his left side and behind him was the rich forest belt that marked the courses of the Cluden and Cairn rivers. Woodland is used in British forest management to refer to areas covered with trees that appeared naturally and are then managed, while forest in the British Isles is generally used to describe plantations, usually more extensive, or hunting forests that are a land use with a legal definition and may not be forested at all. [6] The term old-growth forest is used in British conservation to refer to any wooded land that has existed since 1600, and often (but not always) for thousands of years, since the last ice age[6] (equivalent to the American term jungle). All he knew was that the road through the shady woods suddenly looked like little trips to paradise. And really, Blake Lively and your gang of forest sprites with spreadsheets, that`s good. Around the funnel, the treetops inside the forest folded and broke into restless circles. Throughout the night, the storm whipped the high windows of the church, screamed over the highlands and roared through the forest. He goes alone in a field or a forest and closes his mind especially except for this time and place, so that the life around him appeals to all the senses and the small details become important. You can use forest as a noun or as an adjective to describe things that have something to do with that particular type of land, such as forest animals or forest habitat. Forests usually have trees, grasses, shrubs and other plants.

If you walk in the forest and the trees almost completely block the sunlight, you are in a forest, not in a forest. The Old English version was wudulond. The forest is a natural habitat with many plants and trees. Therefore, a zebra would not be considered a forest animal, but a deer would meet the bill. A dry storm triggered a particularly intense forest hell. Search for every word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner`s Dictionary app. Find out which words work together and create more natural English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. The 38-year-old was born Osama Lutfi in Panorama City, California, in the San Fernando Valley and grew up in the vicinity of Woodland Hills. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! Find the answers online with Practical English Usage, your essential guide to English language problems. So the elves in the realm of the woods were an obvious [choice].