the zone of stunted wind-blown trees growing at high altitudes just above the timberline on tropical mountains
Also called: krummholz
woodland in British English
(ˈwʊdlənd)
noun
a.
land that is mostly covered with woods or dense growths of trees and shrubs
b.
(as modifier)
woodland fauna
Derived forms
woodlander (ˈwoodlander)
noun
Examples of 'krummholz' in a sentence
krummholz
During this period krummholz doubled in extent and migrated 35–65 m upslope.
Li Dai, Caterina Palombo, Hein van Gils, David G. Rossiter, Roberto Tognetti, GepingLuo 2017, 'Pinus mugo Krummholz Dynamics During Concomitant Change in Pastoralism and Climatein the Central Apennines', Mountain Research and Developmenthttp://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-14-00104.1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Whitebark pine occurred in nearly-pure krummholz stands at or near treeline and as a minor component of mixed species forests.
Jonathan C.B. Nesmith, Micah Wright, Erik S. Jules, Shawn T. McKinney 2019, 'Whitebark and Foxtail Pine in Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks:Initial Assessment of Stand Structure and Condition', Forestshttp://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/1/35. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)