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taiga

taiga [Ge].
Ecological zone that is slightly more temperate than TUNDRA, with a vegetation cover composed of stunted forest, mainly coniferous, on frozen subsoil. Probably much more extensive than tundra in periglacial Europe. Also known as boreal forest.

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