gallery forest
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gallery forest
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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A ranch 10 kilometers north of Aguililla; arid tropical scrub forest; tropical semi-deciduous gallery forest along the nearby Río Tepecuate.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.
This type of forest forms the gallery forest along the larger streams in the Balsas-Tepalcatepec Basin and on the Pacific Coastal Plain.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.
It was captured in a mist net as it foraged over a small stream that supported relatively well-developed gallery forest along the bank.
From Noteworthy Records of Bats From Nicaragua, with a Checklist of the Chiropteran Fauna of the Country by Jones, J. Knox
Our specimens were caught in mist nets placed over small, quiet streams that were fringed with tall, gallery forest.
From Noteworthy Records of Bats From Nicaragua, with a Checklist of the Chiropteran Fauna of the Country by Jones, J. Knox
A village on the Río Tepalcatepec, 22 kilometers by road south of Nueva Italia; open arid tropical scrub forest and some gallery forest along the river.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.
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