Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Well, that's not what our National Park says. They call it alpine tundra, > and so that's what I call it, too. Here is a quote from the National Park > Service Web site about what you'll find there: It's actually the Arctic-Alpine Life Zone which allows some tundra species to grow. You'll find descriptions of it peppered with phrases like "The arctic-alpine lifezone of high elevations experiences a different climate--in terms of day length and seasons--than does the true tundra of the Arctic" etc. It's basically an alpine "tundra like" zone. But basically only in terms of it flora. Actual Tundra is much more than just its flora (for example, permafrost). Tundra is a biome and the Arctic-Alpine Life Zone is basically a sub-set of Tundra and as such the term tundra is often applied to it. tim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html