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arctic-alpine [¦ärd·ik ¦al‚pīn]

(ecology)

Of or pertaining to areas above the timberline in mountainous regions.

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No references found			The mountain is renowned for its unusual array of Arctic-Alpine plants. HIGHLAND FLING; MAILTRAVEL by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) In the tundra-like conditions of 12,000 years ago, arctic-alpine plants took advantage of the cool climate and limited competition. Introducing plants that have lived 10,000 years by The Journal (Newcastle, England) This Cwm, with its exposed rocky features, is a shrine to geologists for its landforms, and to botanists for the rare arctic-alpine plants that nestle snugly in crevices in the rocks. Wild Wales: Rocks of ages by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			Arctic Cod arctic desert Arctic Fox arctic front arctic hare arctic haze arctic high Arctic Lemming arctic mist Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Arctic North Slope Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean Flotilla Arctic Oscillation Arctic Peoples Arctic Red River Arctic Region arctic sea smoke Arctic Subregion Arctic suite Arctic tern arctic tree line arctic willow Arctic Zone Arctic, the arctic-alpine arcticization Arctiidae Arctium Arctocyonidae Arctolepiformes Arctostaphylos Arcturidae Arcturus arcuale arcuate arcuate delta arcuated arcuated lintel arcuatio arcuation arcus arcus ecclesiae arcus presbyterii arcus toralis arcus triumphalis arcwall coal cutter arcwise-connected set Arcyzonidae Ard Arda			arctic tern arctic tern Arctic terns Arctic terns arctic tree line Arctic tundra Arctic tundra Arctic warfare Arctic Warfare Magnum Arctic Warfare Super Magnum Arctic Warfare/Military Arctic Warfare/Police Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act Arctic Wildlife Refuge Arctic Wildlife Refuge arctic willow arctic willow Arctic winter Arctic Winter Games International Committee Arctic Winter Games Team Alaska Arctic wolf Arctic Wolves Arctic Youth Jazz Orchestra Arctic Youth Network Arctic Zone Arctic Zone Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research Arctic, Legal Status of Arctic, the Arctic, the arctic-alpine Arctic-Subarctic Ocean Flux Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Region Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Sustainable Salmon Initiative Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ship Arctica arcticization Arctics Arctics Arctictis Arctictis Arctictis Arctictis bintourong Arctictis binturong Arctictis binturong Arctictis binturong arctiid arctiid moth Arctiidae Arctiidae Arctisca Arctium Arctium Arctium Arctium lappa Arctium lappa Arctium minus Arctium minus Arctocebus Arctocebus Arctocebus calabarensis

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