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hardwood forest [′härd‚wu̇d ¦fär·əst] (ecology) An ecosystem having deciduous trees as the dominant form of vegetation. An ecosystem consisting principally of trees that yield hardwood. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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MEMPHIS, TN -- The Hardwood Forest Foundation awarded more than $10,000 in grant funding to Project Learning Tree programs across the United States. Twenty volunteers helped plant spruce seedlings across a 17-acre section of farm fields and hardwood forest. Saikku explains how this floodplain evolved into a bottomland hardwood forest, describes the flora and fauna, traces the impact of Indians, who altered the land to suit their purposes as they cleared land for fields, built mounds, and hunted, and quotes generously from Europeans who first traveled through the area. |
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