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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > soil science > soil > soil types > ecological soil types > tundra soils

Preferred Term:

tundra soils

Definition:

A black mucky soil with a frozen subsoil, characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions.

Concept Schemes:

NALT Full

Broader Concept:

ecological soil types

URI:

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/35704

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