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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The forested region that adjoins the [[tundra]] along the [[arctic tree line]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It has two main divisions: its northern portion is a belt of [[taiga]] or [[boreal woodland]]; its southern portion is a belt of true forest, mainly conifers but with some hardwoods. On its southern boundary the boreal forest passes into | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The forested region that adjoins the [[tundra]] along the [[arctic tree line]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It has two main divisions: its northern portion is a belt of [[taiga]] or [[boreal woodland]]; its southern portion is a belt of true forest, mainly conifers but with some hardwoods. On its southern boundary the boreal forest passes into "mixed forest" or "parkland," [[prairie]], or [[steppe]], depending on the [[rainfall]].</div><br/> </div><div class="reference">Hare, F. K. 1951. Compendium of Meteorology. 953, 957–958. </div><br/> | ||
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boreal forest
The forested region that adjoins the tundra along the arctic tree line.
It has two main divisions: its northern portion is a belt of taiga or boreal woodland; its southern portion is a belt of true forest, mainly conifers but with some hardwoods. On its southern boundary the boreal forest passes into "mixed forest" or "parkland," prairie, or steppe, depending on the rainfall.
Hare, F. K. 1951. Compendium of Meteorology. 953, 957–958.
