"Tundra" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An ecosystem dominated by grasses, lichens, mosses, sedges and shrubs in cold landscapes or at high elevations where a layer of the ground remains perennially frozen (PERMAFROST).
| Descriptor ID |
D065929
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.275.157.718 N06.230.124.531
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| Concept/Terms |
Arctic Tundra- Arctic Tundra
- Arctic Tundras
- Tundra, Arctic
- Tundras, Arctic
Alpine Tundra- Alpine Tundra
- Alpine Tundras
- Tundra, Alpine
- Tundras, Alpine
Antarctic Tundra- Antarctic Tundra
- Antarctic Tundras
- Tundra, Antarctic
- Tundras, Antarctic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tundra" by people in Profiles.
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Metaproteomics reveals functional partitioning and vegetational variation among permafrost-affected Arctic soil bacterial communities. mSystems. 2023 Jun 29; 8(3):e0123822.
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Carbon uptake in Eurasian boreal forests dominates the high-latitude net ecosystem carbon budget. Glob Chang Biol. 2023 04; 29(7):1870-1889.
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Pan-Arctic soil moisture control on tundra carbon sequestration and plant productivity. Glob Chang Biol. 2023 03; 29(5):1267-1281.
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Earlier snowmelt may lead to late season declines in plant productivity and carbon sequestration in Arctic tundra ecosystems. Sci Rep. 2022 03 21; 12(1):3986.
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Cold season emissions dominate the Arctic tundra methane budget. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Jan 05; 113(1):40-5.