Glossary Terms A-D

to supply or expose water with air to increase dissolved oxygen and release harmful gases

• afforestation

• aerate

• anadromous

• annual

planting trees in an area that previously was not forested; for example, planting trees in a field coming out of agricultural production

• afforestation

• aerate

• anadromous

• annual

behavioral term for fish that breed in freshwater, but mature in salt water, such as Coho salmon (see catadromous)

• aerate

• afforestation

• anadromous

• annual

when referring to plants, those that complete their life cycle from seed to mature seed-bearing plant in one growing season

• aerate

• afforestation

• anadromous

• annual

dry, receives little precipitation

• browse

• basal area

• arid

• broadleaf

space or area represented by tree stems at 4.5 feet above ground; for example, a basal area of 60 square feet per acre means that of 43,560 square feet of available space (1 acre), tree trunks represent 60 square feet of that space 4.5 feet above ground

• browse

• basal area

• arid

• broadleaf

a plant with wide blade leaves such as an oak or cottonwood. Seeds are born from flowering parts in contrast to conifers which bear seeds in cones

• browse

• basal area

• arid

• broadleaf

n. leaves and ends of twigs of woody species; v. to eat browse

• browse

• basal area

• arid

• broadleaf

a hill that rises abruptly from the surroundings; sides are steeply sloped or with cliffs, and the top is nearly flat.

• butte

• basal area

• arid

• broadleaf

plants adapted to dry conditions; often store water in leaves and other parts of the plant; usually have small leaves and thorns

• cacti

• carrying capacity

• carnivore

• canopy cover