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CORK OAK FOREST [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
CONT

Cork is the bark of the cork oak tree, Quercus suber, which is indigenous to those countries that form the shores of the western Mediterranean. ... The cork forests total about 5,000,000 acres, an area approximately the size of the state of Connecticut.

Key term(s)
  • cork oak forest
  • cork-oak forest

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Forêt ou peuplement de Quercus suber.

CONT

La subéraie ou forêt de Chênes-Lièges est encore plus rare, malgré l'aire assez étendue de cet arbre et sa résistance au feu qu'il doit à son écorce épaisse.

OBS

Suvière : Terme utilisé en Provence.

Key term(s)
  • forêt de Chênes-Lièges

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Silvicultura
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