taiga
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006247
Taiga is a humid, subarctic biogeographic region of northern Asia, Europe, and North America. It is characterized by coniferous evergreens growing with a groundcover of lichens and mosses, although some broadleaf trees (aspens, birches, willows) adapted to the cold climate do occur. The taiga is found just south of tundra.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006247 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| Synonyms | taiga vegetation |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | vegetation types; boreal forests; taiga soils; tundra |
| Translations | Spanish: taiga |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006247",
"term": "taiga",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Taiga is a humid, subarctic biogeographic region of northern Asia, Europe, and North America. It is characterized by coniferous evergreens growing with a groundcover of lichens and mosses, although some broadleaf trees (aspens, birches, willows) adapted to the cold climate do occur. The taiga is found just south of tundra.",
"synonyms": [
"taiga vegetation"
],
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"vegetation types",
"boreal forests",
"taiga soils",
"tundra"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "taiga"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/taiga/"
}
Record 6,247 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.