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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resources > biological resources > vegetation > vegetation types > tundra
Fields of Study > atmospheric sciences > meteorology and climatology > climate > climatic zones > cold zones > tundra
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > atmospheric sciences > meteorology and climatology > climate > climatic zones > cold zones > tundra
Preferred Term:

tundra

Definition:
Regiones árticas o subárticas donde el crecimiento de los árboles es limitado debido a las bajas temperaturas, la breve estación de crecimiento y al subsuelo permanentemente congelado. La vegetación dominante consiste en pastos, juncias, musgos, líquenes, y arbustos y árboles enanos.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Términos Genéricos:
tipos de vegetación, zonas frías
Términos Relacionados:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/7028
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2014-04-11
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