Preferred term
treeline
Definition
- The limit beyond which trees cannot or do not occur, commonly at high elevation or geographical latitude but sometimes also because of aridity, flooding, or air pollution
Broader concept
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_600
