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thorn forest

A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

thorn forest(thorn scrub, thorn woodland) A tropical vegetation formation with thorny shrubs and bushy trees, perhaps with a few taller trees, set in a sparse ground flora in which grasses are often lacking. It is in this last respect that thorn forest differs principally from savannah woodland, the paucity of grasses reflecting the increased aridity of the climate. Thorn forest merges in even drier regions with semi-desert scrub, and in wetter climates with tropical seasonal forest.

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thorn forest

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Copyright

thorn forest (thorn scrub, thorn woodland) A tropical type of vegetation with thorny shrubs and bushy trees, perhaps with a few taller trees, set in a sparse ground flora in which grasses are often lacking. It is in this last respect that thorn forest differs principally from savannah woodland, the paucity of grasses reflecting the increased aridity of the climate. Thorn forest merges in even drier regions into semi-desert scrub.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Forest crews ready for buck(thorn) hunting season.(News) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 12/28/2001
	SKY BLUES SUFFER A GRAY DAY; Thorn anger at disputed penalty.(Sport) Newspaper article from: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England); 10/2/2011
	Thorn in their side; Coca Cola CHAMPIONSHIP ALL LAST NIGHT'S CHAMPIONSHIP... Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 10/29/2008