Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
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Chapter 47, Problem 13SQ
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Introduction: Boreal forest is underlain by discontinuous permafrost. These are extensive high-latitude forest of the Northern Hemisphere. In boreal forest, winters are long and cold.
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
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