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tundras

 Type(s): Concept

Alternative label (1)

  • Arctic land

Preferred label (1)

  • tundras

Associations (2)

 

Hierarchy (Broader/Narrower)

Internal Occurrences (1)

  • Definition
    • Treeless, level, or gently rolling plains characteristic of arctic or subarctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil, and usually supporting low growing vegetation such as lichens, mosses, and stunted shrubs. [USGS Circ 1048]
  
Object id: 897
Item identifier(s):
[file:/apps/ontopia.net/tomcat/ontopia-5.3.0/topicmaps/ADL-FTT.xtm#id2341]
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