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Heathlands

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003094

A vegetation type dominated by low growing woody plants from the Ericaceae family and typically found in uncultivated open land with poor acidic or peaty soils.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003094
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsheath land; heath lands; heathland; moor (vegetation type); moor land; moor lands; moorland; moorlands; moors (vegetation type)
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoVegetation types; Fynbos; Heathland soils; Ericaceae
TranslationsSpanish: brezales
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003094",
  "term": "Heathlands",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A vegetation type dominated by low growing woody plants from the Ericaceae family and typically found in uncultivated open land with poor acidic or peaty soils.",
  "synonyms": [
    "heath land",
    "heath lands",
    "heathland",
    "moor (vegetation type)",
    "moor land",
    "moor lands",
    "moorland",
    "moorlands",
    "moors (vegetation type)"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "vegetation types",
    "fynbos",
    "heathland soils",
    "Ericaceae"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "brezales"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/heathlands/"
}

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