The treelessness of the tundra
Russian scientists have long been interested in the tundra. M. B. Lomonosov, in 1763, referred to “the places overgrown with mosses, which cover most parts of the Northern Ocean shores, excluding bogs and forests” as tundras. This early definition emphasized, therefore, the proximity of the tundra z...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400052529 2024-03-03T08:41:45+00:00 The treelessness of the tundra Tikhomirov, B. A. 1962 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400052529 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400052529 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 11, issue 70, page 24-30 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1962 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400052529 2024-02-08T08:43:22Z Russian scientists have long been interested in the tundra. M. B. Lomonosov, in 1763, referred to “the places overgrown with mosses, which cover most parts of the Northern Ocean shores, excluding bogs and forests” as tundras. This early definition emphasized, therefore, the proximity of the tundra zone to the Arctic Ocean coast, the predominance of mosses in its vegetational cover (Lomonosov probably included lichens as “mosses”), and the absence of trees. The treelessness of the tundra, its outstanding characteristic, is a fundamental feature in its geography. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Polar Record Tundra Cambridge University Press Arctic Arctic Ocean Polar Record 11 70 24 30 |
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Russian scientists have long been interested in the tundra. M. B. Lomonosov, in 1763, referred to “the places overgrown with mosses, which cover most parts of the Northern Ocean shores, excluding bogs and forests” as tundras. This early definition emphasized, therefore, the proximity of the tundra zone to the Arctic Ocean coast, the predominance of mosses in its vegetational cover (Lomonosov probably included lichens as “mosses”), and the absence of trees. The treelessness of the tundra, its outstanding characteristic, is a fundamental feature in its geography. |
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