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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">forests</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>forest reserves</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>urban forests</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>fossilized forests</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>forests</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>woodlands</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>wilderness</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>forest</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>forest lands</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Historically, refers to wilderness areas outside the scope of common law but within the legislation of kings and reserved for royal activities; more recently, used to designate extensive wooded areas, whether maintained for the production of timber or unmanaged and preserving a wilderness of dense growth and wild animal habitats. For forests in the context of a plant community rather than as a cultural landscape, use "forests (plant communities)." ]]></note></mads>