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Comments on Gigapan: Alpine tundra, Murphy Dome, Alaska

  2. Near Fairbanks Alaska, climatic conditions above an elevation of 3000 feet limit tree growth, so higher terrain supports treeless tundra vegetation. Near the tor-like outcrops of metasandstone (the Fairbanks Schist), thin soil supports a dry tundra dominated by mountain avens with few shrubs more than a few inches tall...

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        June 27, 2011
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  1. Thomas Hayden

    Thomas Hayden (June 28, 2011, 11:02PM )

    Thanks for this one, Chris. Good to scan the black spruce again looking for horizontal shapes.