Subalpine
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The term subalpine refers to the biotic zone immediately below tree line around the world. Species that occur in this zone depend on the location of the zone on the Earth. Trees in subalpine zone often become krummholz (crooked wood, stunted and twisted).
[edit] See also
[edit] Subalpine species
- Bristlecone pine
- Craspedia
- Dactylorhiza viridis
- Dracophyllum
- Erysimum baeticum
- Foxtail pine
- Limber pine
- Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir
- Subalpine fir
- Subalpine Fleabane
- Subalpine Larch
- Subalpine warbler
- Vipera dinniki
- Whitebark pine
- White-tailed ptarmigan
[edit] Examples of subalpine zones
- Australian Alps montane grasslands
- Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests
- Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests
- Hengduan Mountains subalpine conifer forests
- Montane grasslands and shrublands
- Climate of the Alps
- Sierra Nevada subalpine zone
- Rocky Mountains subalpine zone
- Tree line
