Bosque de Pino Secundario Herbáceo

English translation: secondary herbaceous pine forest

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Spanish term or phrase:bosque de pino secundario herbáceo
English translation:secondary herbaceous pine forest
Entered by: philgoddard

21:00 Dec 13, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology
Spanish term or phrase: Bosque de Pino Secundario Herbáceo
Hello there, I am translating a document from the Mexican government about different ecosystems in Mexico. There are several different terms with the format "Bosque de [Tipo de Árbol] Secundario Herbáceo," so knowing how to translate this term will decipher all such terms for me.
JoshuaV-M
Mexico
Local time: 14:13
secondary herbaceous pine forest
Explanation:
"A secondary forest (or second-growth forest) is a forest or woodland area which has re-grown after a major disturbance such as fire, insect infestation, timber harvest or windthrow, until a long enough period has passed so that the effects of the disturbance are no longer evident. It is distinguished from an old-growth forest (primary or primeval forest), which has not undergone such disruptions, as well as third-growth forests that result from severe disruptions in second growth forests."
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philgoddard
United States
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4 +4secondary herbaceous pine forest
philgoddard
5 +1Herbaceous secondary pine tree forest
Alba Rivas
4Secondary seedling pine forest
Jeffrey Jankowski


  

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secondary herbaceous pine forest


Explanation:
"A secondary forest (or second-growth forest) is a forest or woodland area which has re-grown after a major disturbance such as fire, insect infestation, timber harvest or windthrow, until a long enough period has passed so that the effects of the disturbance are no longer evident. It is distinguished from an old-growth forest (primary or primeval forest), which has not undergone such disruptions, as well as third-growth forests that result from severe disruptions in second growth forests."


    Reference: http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/herb%C3%A1ceo
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_forest
philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
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agree  David Hollywood
2 hrs

agree  Branka Ramadanovic
3 hrs

agree  Neil Ashby
12 hrs

agree  Chris Ellison: Although I would suggest "herbaceous secondary pine forest"
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Herbaceous secondary pine tree forest


Explanation:
Si vas a Google y escribes el nombre en inglés, encontrarás varios sitios que confirman el uso de este término, incluso uno que muestra imágenes.

Alba Rivas
United States
Local time: 13:13
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Ellison: Yes, although I don't think the "tree" is necessary. :o)
14 hrs
  -> I looked it up again and totally agree with you.
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2 days 22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Secondary seedling pine forest


Explanation:
No pine species are herbaceous; this simply is not a characteristics of the species in the taxon.
You ought to request clarification from the client; however, my guess is that by "herbaceous" the non-woody life stage of pine trees (i.e., seedling) is meant.
In short, the other answers given are correct translations, but the original text itself is incorrect.

Jeffrey Jankowski
United States
Local time: 15:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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