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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 > taiga
Preferred Term:

taiga

Definition:
Taiga is a humid, subarctic biogeographic region of northern Asia, Europe, and North America. It is characterized by coniferous evergreens growing with a groundcover of lichens and mosses, although some broadleaf trees (aspens, birches, willows) adapted to the cold climate do occur. The taiga is found just south of tundra.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
vegetation types
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • taiga vegetation
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18645
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2019-09-04
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