Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Built Environment (hierarchy name)
4. Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name)
5. landscapes (environments)
6. natural landscapes
7. vegetation
8. plant communities (natural)
9. forests (plant communities)
10. [forests by biome]
11. temperate forests

Anotations

Scope note:

Temperate forests of differing vegetation types as influenced by variations in topography, soil, and exposure to wind, sun, and fire. Woody vegetation in the mediterranean forest is usually sclerophyll, having small, dark leaves covered with a waxy outer layer to retain moisture. Mediterranean forests are located where precipitation is less than 100 cm per year, concentrated in the winter season.