单词 | alpine tundra |
释义 | > as lemmasalpine tundra alpine tundra n. a region or zone occurring above the treeline in high mountains, typically colonized by mosses, lichens, and low-growing perennial grasses, sedges, and flowering plants. ΚΠ 1903 L. H. Harvey Study Physiographic Ecol. Mt. Ktaadn 15 Encroaching upon this zone from below came that of the Alpine tundra, extending out into the lowlands. 1988 P. Wayburn Adventuring in Alaska (rev. ed.) iii. 141 Creeping from the edges of the ice in high places, the plants of the alpine tundra cling to the raw land. 2001 Backpacker Apr. 114/2 In alpine tundra—that zone above treeline where mosses, lichens, and ankle-high wild-flowers carpet the ground—the walking is easy. < as lemmas |
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