Concept: Primary or Virgin Forest in the eagle vocabulary

Concept URI https://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/landcover/eagle/LCH-primary-virgin-forest
Preferred label Primary or Virgin Forest
Definition Naturally regenerated forest of native species, where there are no clearly visible indications of human activities and the ecological processes are not significantly disturbed. There has been no known significant human intervention or the last significant human intervention was long enough ago to have allowed the natural species composition and processes to have become re-established. . Natural damage to the forest as through fire, avalanche, drought or other natural hazards are not in contradiction to the character of primary forest.
Notation LCH-primary-virgin-forest
Status Valid
Status Modified 2023-11-29
Accepted Date 2023-11-29
Not Accepted Date
isParameter
  • false
isHeader
  • false
code
  • LCH-5_2_10_1
parent
LC/LU Relevance
  • LU
Thematic Domain Context
  • FRST