FORESTRY
FOREST PRODUCTS
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Question
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Which Forest region has stunted trees due to thin soils and permafrost?
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Taiga
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Boreal
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Montane
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West Coast
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Coniferous Forests are also called “Taiga vegetation". It is found in areas of higher altitudes of Northern hemisphere. These forests consist of tall and softwood evergreen trees. Coniferous trees are conical shaped with needle shaped leaves.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main soil order associated with the taiga is spodosol. Subclimaxes: Edaphic conditions result in sometimes extensive, persistent patches of vegetation other than spruce and fir: Bogs (muskeg) occur in poorly drained, glacial depressions. Sphagnum moss forms a spongy mat over ponded water.
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