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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. natural resources
  3. biological resources
  4. vegetation
  5. vegetation types
  6. taiga

Preferred term

taiga

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Taiga is a humid, subarctic biogeographic region of northern Asia, Europe, and North America. It is characterized by coniferous evergreens growing with a groundcover of lichens and mosses, although some broadleaf trees (aspens, birches, willows) adapted to the cold climate do occur. The taiga is found just south of tundra.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • taiga vegetation

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18645

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