A grouping of forested areas or stands of similar composition, which differentiates it from other such groups. Forest types are usually separated and identified by species composition and often also by height and crown closure classes. In detailed typing, age, site and other classifying variables may also be recognized. (FAO Language Resources Project, 2005; IUFRO, Vienna, 2005.)
Vegetal communities with a discontinuous tree layer covering between 10 and 40 percent of the surface. (Grazing with trees – A silvopastoral approach to managing and restoring trees. FAO Forestry Paper, No. 187, FAO, 2022 (https://doi.org/10.4060/cc2280en).)
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Examples are various forms of "cerrado" and "chaco" in Latin America, wooded savannas and woodlands in Africa.
