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Noun Concept
Categories: Forest conservation, Types of formally designated forests, Forestry and sustainability, All articles with dead external links, Articles with permanently dead external links
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old growth  virgin forest  old-growth forest  natural forest  primary forest
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Forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity WordNet 3.0
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An old-growth forest, sometimes synonymous with primary forest, virgin forest, late seral forest, primeval forest, first-growth forest, or mature forest—is a forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance, and thereby exhibits unique ecological features, and might be classified as a climax community. Wikipedia
Ancient woodland or old-growth forest Wikipedia Disambiguation
Type of forest characterized by stands of seral or climax species usually well past the age of maturity, large in diameter relative to species and site potential, and exhibiting decadence, low growth rates, dead and dying trees and snags Wikidata
A forest area that has developed free from the influence of humans and remains largely unaffected by their activities. OmegaWiki
Forest which originally covered a region before changes in the environment brought about by people. OmegaWiki
A forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance. Wiktionary
Forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance. Wiktionary (translation)
A forest being more or less free from human ecological disturbance. Wiktionary
Forest free from disturbance. Wiktionary (translation)