shrubland
noun
shrub·land
ˈshrəb-ˌland 
especially Southern ˈsrəb-
: land on which shrubs are the dominant vegetation
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Intermountain West The Great Sagebrush Sea is one of North America’s most expansive shrublands.
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Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Vegetation is also expected to transition in a warming world, with places such as Redding shifting from a Mediterranean landscape defined by woodlands and scrubs to one that is more of a desert or Xeric shrubland akin to Fountain Hills, Ariz., the map shows.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
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.
—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
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Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Vegetation is also expected to transition in a warming world, with places such as Redding shifting from a Mediterranean landscape defined by woodlands and scrubs to one that is more of a desert or Xeric shrubland akin to Fountain Hills, Ariz., the map shows.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
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.
—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
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“Shrubland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrubland. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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