Tree line: Difference between revisions

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tree line

The poleward limit of tree growth; the botanical boundary between tundra and boreal forest.

The arctic tree line has been studied extensively, but in the Southern Hemisphere, a "tree line" can be inferred only by comparison of vegetation on islands in the southern oceans.
See also timber line.

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-<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The poleward limit of tree growth; the botanical boundary between [[tundra]] and [[boreal  forest]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The [[arctic tree line]] has been studied extensively, but in the Southern Hemisphere, a "tree line"  can be inferred only by comparison of vegetation on islands in the southern oceans. <br/>''See also'' [[timber  line]].</div><br/> </div>
+<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The poleward limit of tree growth; the botanical boundary between [[tundra]] and [[boreal forest|boreal  forest]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The [[arctic tree line]] has been studied extensively, but in the Southern Hemisphere, a "tree line"  can be inferred only by comparison of vegetation on islands in the southern oceans. <br/>''See also'' [[timber line|timber  line]].</div><br/> </div>
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