tundra
A level or undulating treeless plain characteristic of arctic regions.
tundra soil ...
tundra Arctic, subartic, or high alpine land, devoid of trees, with mosses and sedges dominant. In the Arctic, tundra is underlain by permafrost, the upper layer of which thaws in the summer.
turbid Having a cloudy or muddy appearance.
Tundra
A type of treeless ecosystem dominated by lichens, mosses, grasses, and woody plants.
Turbidity ...
Above the tundra lie the mountain tops, a land of perpetual ice and snow. The complete lack of soil and the severe environmental conditions combine to make colonization by even the hardiest invaders an impossibility.
Taiga The coniferous forest that extends across much of North America and Eurasia bounded by tundra to the North and by steppe to the south.
H heathland, scrub and tundra habitats
Definition (english only)
One of the main habitat types in the EUNIS habitats classification.
Clicking on a section of the Arctic tundra with a buckled road and sinking houses reveals the words “Thawing permafrost.'
Clicking on a tropical coral reef reveals the words “Damaged corals.' ...
Biome
Well-defined terrestrial environment (e.g. desert, tundra, or tropical forest). The complex of living organisms found in an ecological region.
...
Another suggested mechanism whereby a warming trend may be amplified involves the thawing of tundra, which can release the potent greenhouse gas, methane, that is trapped in large quantities in permafrost and ice clathrates [23].
Natural ecosystems such as coral reefs, mangrove swamps, arctic tundra, and alpine meadows are especially vulnerable and may disappear entirely in some areas.
Grasslands, savannas, many wetlands, some deserts, and tundra are considered to be rangeland. Certain communities of low forbs and shrubs, such as mesquite, chaparral, mountain shrub, and pinyon-juniper, are also included as rangeland.
Tundra A biome characterized by treeless vegetation populated by mosses, lichens, herbaceous perennials, dwarf shrubs and grasses. Turbidity Reduced water clarity resulting from the presence of suspended material in the water.
 See also: Water, Environment, Species, Forest, Table
  
|
RSS
