sylvan 2
Function:
adjective 1 a:
living or located in the woods or forest b: of, relating to, or characteristic of the woods or forest
2 a: made, shaped, or formed of woods or trees b: abounding in woods, groves, or trees : wooded
silvanvariant of sylvan
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silvansilvan,
sylvanadjective OLD USE OR LITERARY
of or having woods
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?ke...sylvan or
silvan1. of forest: relating to, typical of, or found in a forest ( literary )
2. wooded: covered in or full of trees ( literary )
3. rural: characteristic of the countryside, especially in an idyllic way
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictio...The northern section has an open and spacious feel. The squat stumps with their rectangular springboard holes look like
sylvan dwarves in a Disney cartoon. Fallen giant trees show the shallow root system of the Douglas firs and how easily they are uprooted in winter windstorms.
http://www.odeliapacific.com/burton/Demographics: Human (94%), Hairfoot Halfling (3%), Rock Gnome, (1%) Forest Gnome (1%),
Sylvan creatures (1%)
http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~hmx9123/DND/tab...silvicolous: inhabiting wooded areas.
http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/b...Silvicolous with an affinity for shaded (woodland) habitats.
http://www.habitas.org.uk/groundbeetles/gloss...In disturbed stands, habitat conditions have deteriorated; subsequently, some
silvicolous ant species have disappeared.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/e04465741...The more than 2,200 specimens in the cataloged collection are mostly
forest-dwelling amphibians from Western Washington obtained during wildlife studies in the 1980s and early 1990s.
http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/collect...Technicians are needed to aid in field research regarding the effects of forest structure on insect prey and the activity
of
forest-dwelling bats in the Central Appalachian region (KY, WV, TN, OH). The field season will last from May through August.
http://www.wfsc.tamu.edu/jobboard/display.cfm...Vom Höhlenbau der Spechte profitieren weitere Tierarten, die solche Quartiere gerne für sich nutzen. Dazu gehört die in der Eifel als gefährdet eingestufte Hohltaube (Columba oenas) ebenso wie verschiedene
waldbewohnende Fledermausarten, die allesamt in ihrem Bestand z. T. stark gefährdet und deshalb gesetzlich geschützt sind.
http://www.nationalpark-eifel.de/go/eifel-inh...