an area with scattered trees where the portion of the land surface covered by the crowns is more than 30% (open woodland) but less than 60% (forest)
Sometimes used to mean a forest, but more commonly an area where trees canopy or shrubs coverage is at leave 25% of the total land area.
Land bearing vegetation composed essentially of woody plants. There is a modern tendency to restrict the term to plant communities, in which trees, often small, are present, but form only an open canopy the intervening area being occupied by lower vegetation typically grass, in contrast to (close) high forest. ( BCFT).
An open stand of trees 8 metres high and with a canopy cover of 40% or more, usually among grasses. Woodland is often described by its dominant species, for example, 'Acacia woodland', 'Acacia-Themeda woodland', 'Combretum woodland'.
A vegetation community that includes widely spaced large trees. The tree crowns are typically more spreading in form than those of forest trees and do not form a closed canopy. Grass, heath, or scrub may develop between the trees. [Go to source
A forest where tree crowns cover less than 20 percent of the ground; also called open canopy.
a living community dominated by trees
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Land that has trees on it.
Forest land producing trees not typically used as saw timber products and not included in calculation of the commercial forest land allowable sale quantity.
land covered by trees; refers to a more open arrangement than a forest. Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Resource List
Vegetation structure dominated by trees where canopy foliage covers 10 – 30% of the ground area.
land covered with woody vegetation, such as forests
Land under stands of trees with a canopy cover of at least 20% (25% in Northern Ireland), or having the potential to achieve this, including integral open space, and including felled areas that are awaiting restocking
Biologically, a woodland is a treed area differentiated from a forest. In these terms, a forest has a largely-closed canopy; the branches and foliage of trees interlock overhead to provide extensive and nearly continuous shade. A woodland, with sunlight penetrating between trees.