terrestrial biome woodland biome 2013-04-07T14:26:46Z A woodland biome is a terrestrial biome which includes, across its entire spatial extent, woody plants spaced sufficiently far apart to allow light penetration to support communities of herbaceous plants or shrubs living closer to the woodland floor. ENVO ENVO:01000175 ORCID:0000-0002-4366-3088 Preliminary definition.