barrens
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0025
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: Areas of discontinuous vegetation cover in the polar semi-desert of the High Arctic.
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Unvegetated areas of polar desert may be caused by climatic factors (too cold and/or too dry), or edaphic factors (low soil nutrients or toxic substrate), or a combination of those.
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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