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baumgrenze
baumgrenze A line through the last of the stunted trees, marking the limit of a zone of stunted tree growth (such as is often found near the upper limits of tree growth, above the elevations at which trees grow uniformly erect and in forest densities). The individual trees are sparsely scattered and prostrate, or almost so. See krummholz.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "baumgrenze." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "baumgrenze." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-baumgrenze.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "baumgrenze." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-baumgrenze.html |
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baumgrenze
baumgrenze A line through the last of the stunted trees, marking the limit of a zone of stunted tree growth (such as is often found near the upper limits of tree growth, above the elevations at which trees grow uniformly erect and in forest densities). The individual trees are sparsely scattered and prostrate, or almost so.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "baumgrenze." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "baumgrenze." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-baumgrenze.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "baumgrenze." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-baumgrenze.html |
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