shrubland
noun
shrub·land
ˈshrəb-ˌland 
especially Southern ˈsrəb-
: land on which shrubs are the dominant vegetation
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These are consistent with the open grasslands near the site at present, but also suggest there may have been some small patches of wooded shrublands present as well.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 July 2024
The plan also calls for 11.9 million acres of forestland to be managed for biodiversity protection, carbon storage and water supply protection by 2045, and 2.7 million acres of shrublands and chaparral to be managed for carbon storage, resilience and habitat connectivity, among other efforts.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Dusty shrublands run into sleepy residential streets, which run into neat fields of cotton and alfalfa.
—Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
The Western Watershed Project and Center for Biological Diversity have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court challenging the BLM’s approval of a plan to remove pinyon-juniper forests across more than 380,000 acres of sagebrush shrublands on federal land in eastern Nevada.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 July 2024
The plan also calls for 11.9 million acres of forestland to be managed for biodiversity protection, carbon storage and water supply protection by 2045, and 2.7 million acres of shrublands and chaparral to be managed for carbon storage, resilience and habitat connectivity, among other efforts.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Dusty shrublands run into sleepy residential streets, which run into neat fields of cotton and alfalfa.
—Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
The Western Watershed Project and Center for Biological Diversity have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court challenging the BLM’s approval of a plan to remove pinyon-juniper forests across more than 380,000 acres of sagebrush shrublands on federal land in eastern Nevada.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
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“Shrubland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrubland. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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