fauna
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002422
The animal life of an area, "animal" being used in the broad sense to include birds, fish, reptiles, insects, mollusks, crustaceans, etc., in addition to mammals.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002422 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| Synonyms | natural fauna |
| References | Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | biological resources; indigenous species; biogeography; ethnozoology; animals; scientific expeditions; herpetofauna; avifauna; soil fauna |
| Translations | Spanish: fauna |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002422",
"term": "fauna",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The animal life of an area, \"animal\" being used in the broad sense to include birds, fish, reptiles, insects, mollusks, crustaceans, etc., in addition to mammals.",
"synonyms": [
"natural fauna"
],
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"biological resources",
"indigenous species",
"biogeography",
"ethnozoology",
"animals",
"scientific expeditions",
"herpetofauna",
"avifauna",
"soil fauna"
],
"references": [
"Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "fauna"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/fauna/"
}
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