Timberline

timberline (noun,biogeography term, pl. timberlines) – the floristic tension zone between the subalpine and the alpine belt; origin of the name: no timber (upright, standing trees) can be harvested above the timberline; at the timberline trees become stunned, their growth becomes contorted fighting with the harsh climatic conditions.

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