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alpine tundra

American  

noun

  1. a tundra that is treeless because of high elevation rather than high latitude.


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"With increasing temperatures and wildfire activity, we're seeing increased growth of bigger, deciduous shrubs," Welch said, whose team studied five different alpine tundra sites for the research, which appears in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research.

From Science Daily Apr. 16, 2024

During the last ice age, glaciers came close to Hocking Hills, leaving behind species, such as eastern hemlock and Canada yew, more often seen on the alpine tundra.

From Washington Post Jul. 22, 2021

These kinds of paths are safer for the hiker and for the fragile alpine tundra prone to erosion, say land managers and advocates.

From Washington Times Sep. 9, 2017

Visitors are also parking cars on native vegetation or fragile alpine tundra and leaving human waste right near backcountry trails, Patterson said.

From Seattle Times Jan. 17, 2017

They also projected the decline and eventual loss of spruce-fir forests and alpine tundra in the Adirondacks.

From New York Times Dec. 2, 2011

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