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BARRENS [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biogeography
  • Polar Geography
  • Ecosystems
DEF

A treeless area between the icecap and the treeline, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation such as lichens, mosses, and stunted shrubs.

OBS

barren lands: A term that was once used to describe the tundra of northern Canada, a region characterized by sparse vegetation, a harsh climate, and permafrost.

OBS

Tundra is called barrens colloquially because it is bare of trees.

OBS

barrens; barren lands: terms rarely used in the singular (barren; barren land).

Key term(s)
  • toundra
  • barren
  • barren land

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biogéographie
  • Géographie du froid
  • Écosystèmes
DEF

Formations végétales buissonnantes, frutescentes et herbacées, généralement fermées et non arborées, des régions subpolaires qui s'étendent de la limite naturelle de la taïga jusqu'à la limite nord de la vie végétale.

OBS

[Ces formations] correspondent à des climats froids à étés courts [...] et à des sols gelés en profondeur.

OBS

toundra : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie; en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biogeografía
  • Geografía polar
  • Ecosistemas
DEF

Formación vegetal de las zonas subpolares y de algunas zonas alpinas, no arbolada, con especies arbustivas y herbáceas.

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Record 2 2011-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biogeography
  • Polar Geography
  • Ecosystems
DEF

Areas relatively barren of vegetation because of adverse soil or climatic conditions.

CONT

Barren land consists of soil that is so poor that plants cannot grow in it.

OBS

barren land: Those ecosystems in which less than one third of the area has vegetation or other cover. In general, a barren land has thin soil, sand, or rocks. Barren lands include deserts, dry salt flats, beaches, sand dunes, exposed rock, strip mines, quarries, and gravel pits.

OBS

As a noun, barren is usually in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • barrenland
  • barren

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biogéographie
  • Géographie du froid
  • Écosystèmes
DEF

Étendue non cultivée de terrain sablonneux, comportant une végétation basse.

OBS

lande : terme qui s'emploie souvent au pluriel (landes).

Key term(s)
  • landes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biogeografía
  • Geografía polar
  • Ecosistemas
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