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Page 328
... conifers gradually appear under their canopy and choke the young trees . Mixed ( conif- erous and broad - leaved ) and broad - leaved forests occur in the southern half of the Russian Plain forest zone . Unlike the conifers , the broad ...
... conifers gradually appear under their canopy and choke the young trees . Mixed ( conif- erous and broad - leaved ) and broad - leaved forests occur in the southern half of the Russian Plain forest zone . Unlike the conifers , the broad ...
Page 846
... coniferous forest region , and a beech wood region . The alpine region , down to 1,600 feet in the north and 3,000 feet in the southwest , begins with mosses and li- chens at the highest points where growth occurs . Dwarf birches become ...
... coniferous forest region , and a beech wood region . The alpine region , down to 1,600 feet in the north and 3,000 feet in the southwest , begins with mosses and li- chens at the highest points where growth occurs . Dwarf birches become ...
Page 978
... coniferous trees . Between 8,500 and 11,500 feet , there is a sub - Alpine zone of coniferous forest , while above 11,500 feet there are Alpine zones of scrub and meadow up to the snow line , which occurs at 16,000 feet . One of the ...
... coniferous trees . Between 8,500 and 11,500 feet , there is a sub - Alpine zone of coniferous forest , while above 11,500 feet there are Alpine zones of scrub and meadow up to the snow line , which occurs at 16,000 feet . One of the ...
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