Concept information

Preferred term

tundra  

Definition

  • An area supporting some vegetation (lichens, mosses, sedges and low shrubs) between the northern upper limit of trees and the lower limit of perennial snow on mountains, and on the fringes of the Antarctic continent and its neighbouring islands.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/8704

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