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tundra

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006557

Arctic or subarctic regions where tree growth is limited due to low temperatures, the short growing season, and the permanently frozen subsoil. Dominant vegetation consists of grasses, sedges, mosses, lichens, and dwarf shrubs and trees.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006557
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
SynonymsArctic tundra
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsocold zones; vegetation types; Arctic region; subalpine forests; taiga; tundra soils; alpine tundra
TranslationsSpanish: tundra
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006557",
  "term": "tundra",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Arctic or subarctic regions where tree growth is limited due to low temperatures, the short growing season, and the permanently frozen subsoil. Dominant vegetation consists of grasses, sedges, mosses, lichens, and dwarf shrubs and trees.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Arctic tundra"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "cold zones",
    "vegetation types",
    "Arctic region",
    "subalpine forests",
    "taiga",
    "tundra soils",
    "alpine tundra"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "tundra"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/tundra/"
}

Record 6,557 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.