Timber vegetation is generally not found in which of the following regions?

Timber vegetation, which refers to trees of sufficient size for wood production, is generally absent in the Tundra region. The Tundra is characterized as a "barren land" where environmental conditions are too severe to support tree growth [5]. In this biome, the sub-soil remains permanently frozen (permafrost), and the growing season is too short and cold for trees to establish, limiting vegetation to low-lying forms like mosses, lichens, sedges, and stunted shrubs [3]. While the Alpine region also exists above the timberline, the term "Alpine" specifically refers to high-altitude zones that can occur at various latitudes, whereas the Tundra (especially Arctic Tundra) represents a vast, treeless latitudinal biome [5]. Subtropical and temperate regions, by contrast, possess favorable climatic conditions that support extensive timber forests [1]. Therefore, the Tundra is the most definitive region where timber vegetation is not found [4].

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3. [3] Certificate Physical and Human Geography , GC Leong (Oxford University press 3rd ed.) > Chapter 25: The Arctic or Polar Climate > Natural Vegetation > p. 235
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