Laurel forest, also called laurisilva or laurissilva, is a type of subtropical forest found in areas with high humidity and relatively stable, mild temperatures...

include bay tree (esp. United Kingdom),: 84  bay laurel, sweet bay, true laurel, Grecian laurel, or simply laurel. Laurus nobilis figures prominently in classical...

pigeons). It is endemic to the Canary Islands, Spain, and resides in laurel forest habitat. It is the animal symbol of the island of La Gomera. It is a...

who was the first to distinguish it from the laurel pigeon. This wood pigeon is endemic to the laurel forest habitat. Larger than the common pigeon, a length...

a type of laurel forest that was very abundant in the past and is practically extinct today. It is believed to be 90% primordial forest. The paleobotanical...

in the Atlantic Ocean. Laurel forest, known as Laurisilva of Madeira, once covered the islands. Over centuries the laurel forests were mostly cleared. Madeira's...

noted for its Madeira wine, flora, and fauna, with its pre-historic laurel forest, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The destination has been...

loss from forest clearance, but hunting and nest predation by introduced rats were also contributory factors. Protection of the laurel forests and a ban...

species present. The Lauraceae give their name to habitats known as laurel forests, which have many trees that superficially resemble the Lauraceae, though...

more extended in the Tertiary period and many species are adapted to laurel forest habitats. It occurs from sea level to more than 2,000 m (6,600 ft) with...

Stan Laurel (/ˈlɒrəl/, LORR-əl; born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer and film director who...

Geology of the Canary Islands Geology of Cape Verde Geology of Madeira Laurel forest List of islands in the Atlantic Ocean Regions of Europe West Africa...

and Forests Forbes State Forest Gallitzin State Forest Keystone State Park Kooser State Park Laurel Hill State Park Laurel Mountain State Park Laurel Ridge...

endemic to the Canary Islands where it is quite common especially in Laurel forest of Barbusano. The leaves of Hedera canariensis are broad, 5 to 20 cm...

to a shrub in extreme dry and hot habitats. During the Miocene, oak-laurel forests were found in Central and Southern California. Typical tree species...

lychee. The Sapindaceae occur in temperate to tropical regions, many in laurel forest habitat, throughout the world. Many are laticiferous, i.e. they contain...

Kalmia latifolia, the mountain laurel, calico-bush, or spoonwood, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, that is native to the...

families of trees, such as Lauraceae in laurel forest.[citation needed] Coniferous temperate evergreen forests are found largely in the temperate mid-latitudes...

pine-oak forests are composed of many species characteristic of temperate North America including oak, pine, fir, and cypress. Laurel forest is the most...

(preferring such terms as Afromontane forest and upper montane rain forest, montane laurel forest, or more localised terms such as the Bolivian yungas, and the...

degradation, deforestation and hunting. This wood pigeon is endemic to the laurel forest habitat. The black wood pigeon is the largest pigeon in the East Asia...

central part of the island, at the upper end of the altitude range of the laurel forest and in open, heather-like vegetation. E. candicans is cultivated in...

of the Cumberland River, in the Daniel Boone National Forest. The lake covers parts of Laurel and Whitley counties. The 282 foot (86 m) high dam was...

when it crosses the warm waters of Atlantic. The laurel forest is a type of cloud forest, the cloud forests, are developed preferably about mountains, where...

Laurel and Hardy were a British-American comedy team during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel...

broadleaf evergreen forests, including laurel forests. Tropical and subtropical forests include tropical and subtropical moist forests, tropical and subtropical...

The laurel forest of Australia, New Caledonia (Adenodaphne), and New Zealand have a number of other related species of the Valdivian laurel forest, through...

development occurred rapidly. The city of Laurel was incorporated in 1882, with timber as the impetus. Yellow pine forests in the region fueled the industry....

on a hill at the southernmost edge of the Silva Laurentina, a dense laurel forest, and the northernmost edge of the Pontine Marshes, a vast malarial tract...

Portugal. This endemic subspecies is the only live pigeon present in the laurel forest habitat of the Azores Islands. The Azores wood pigeon closely resembles...