alpine tundra
Americannoun
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An estimated 5,000 plant species grow across Taiwan, occupying environments that extend from humid tropical rainforests near sea level to cold alpine tundra at the highest elevations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
They counted double or triple the number of usual hikers on the trail, hundreds scouring sensitive alpine tundra.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2021
The blue-green-white space checks off several ecosystem boxes, including marine, coastal forest, montane, subalpine and alpine tundra environments.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2018
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
He worries about the impact on the delicate alpine tundra and to human health should skiers fall into the treated sewer-water snow and ingest it.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2012
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