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Chapter 47, Problem 13SQ
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Introduction: A boreal forest is underlain by discontinuous permafrost. These are extensive high-latitude forests of the Northern Hemisphere. In boreal forests, winters are long and cold.
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 47 - Prob. 1SQCh. 47 - Prob. 2SQCh. 47 - Warm air ______ and it holds _____ water than cold...Ch. 47 - A rain shadow is a reduction in rainfall ________....Ch. 47 - Prob. 1DAACh. 47 - Prob. 2DAACh. 47 - Prob. 3DAACh. 47 - Prob. 4DAACh. 47 - Prob. 5SQCh. 47 - Prob. 6SQ
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