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The most northerly sector of the tundra, distinguished by a lack of complete vegetation cover, except in the most favoured and usually very restricted habitats. Such tundra vegetation as exists tends to be marshy, with little but lichen in the more exposed situations.
Subjects: Plant Sciences and Forestry — Ecology and Conservation.
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