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temperate woodland

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temperate woodland [′tem·prət ′wu̇d·lənd]
(ecology)
A vegetation class similar to tropical woodland in spacing, height, and stratification, but it can be either deciduous or evergreen, broad-leaved or needle-leaved. Also known as parkland; woodland.


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The authors describe Australia's surprisingly woodsy heritage and how a temperate woodland works, then work from the top down from the canopies that never touch to the grassy understories and ground layers, on to the wetlands, rivers and creeks near which they stand.
The tropical-- temperate woodland divide is reflected in the different natural processes and different human land-uses of Australia's northern and southern regions.
 
 
 
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