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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">forests</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>jungles</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>rainforests</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>woods</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>woodlands</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>[forests by biome]</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>forest biomes</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>forests</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>plant communities</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>forest</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Plant communities that are dominated by trees and other woody vegetation. A typical forest is composed of the overstory and the understory; the understory may be subdivided into the lower tree layer, shrub layer, herb layer, moss layer, and soil microbes. Today forests occupy approximately one-third of the earth's land area. For forests in the sense of cultural landscape rather than as a plant community, use "forests (cultural landscapes)." ]]></note></mads>