rừng nguyên sinh
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Definition
- Noun:
- Primary forest / Old-growth forest: A forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance, such as logging, fire, or major storms. It has a complex ecological structure with multiple layers of canopy, a diversity of tree species and ages, including large old trees, and a significant accumulation of dead wood (snags and logs).
- Virgin forest / Primitive forest: A forest that appears to have never been significantly altered or exploited by human activity. This term emphasizes its pristine, untouched state.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Khu bảo tồn này có những cánh rừng nguyên sinh rộng lớn. (This nature reserve has vast expanses of primary forest.)
- Rừng nguyên sinh là nơi cư trú của nhiều loài động thực vật quý hiếm. (Primary forests are home to many rare species of flora and fauna.)
- Việc bảo vệ rừng nguyên sinh là vô cùng cấp thiết. (The protection of virgin forests is extremely urgent.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in scientific, conservation, and environmental policy contexts to denote forests of high conservation value due to their biodiversity, carbon storage capacity, and ecological integrity.
- It is contrasted with terms like "rừng thứ sinh" (secondary forest), which is forest that has regrown after a major disturbance.
Variants and Related Words
- Rừng già (n): Old-growth forest. This is a more general, sometimes colloquial term that overlaps significantly with "rừng nguyên sinh," though it may not always imply a complete absence of human impact.
- Rừng thứ sinh (n): Secondary forest.
- Rừng nhiệt đới nguyên sinh (n): Primary tropical rainforest.
Synonyms
- Primary forest: The standard scientific and technical term.
- Old-growth forest: Emphasizes the age and structural complexity of the forest.
- Virgin forest: Emphasizes the lack of human disturbance.
Related Concepts
- Biodiversity hotspot: Primary forests are often key biodiversity hotspots.
- Carbon sink: These forests store large amounts of carbon, helping to mitigate climate change.
- Intact Forest Landscape (IFL): A related modern conservation concept referring to a seamless mosaic of forest and naturally treeless ecosystems with no remotely detected signs of human activity.
- Primitive forest