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tree line

edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing
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tree line

Summary

tree line is a biocoenosis[1]. It draws 3,573 Wikipedia views per month (biocoenosis category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • tree line's instance of is recorded as biocoenosis[3].
  • tree line is a type of border[4].
  • tree line is a type of ecotone[5].
  • tree line is part of mountain[6].
  • tree line's Commons category is recorded as Tree lines[7].
  • tree line's said to be the same as is recorded as Q12372960[8].
  • tree line's facet of is recorded as montane ecosystem[9].
  • tree line's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • tree line's different from is recorded as timberline[11].
  • tree line's different from is recorded as woodland edge[12].

Body

Definition and Type

tree line's instance of is recorded as biocoenosis[3]. Recorded subclass of include border[4] and ecotone[5].

Use and Application

tree line is part of mountain[6].

Why It Matters

tree line draws 3,573 Wikipedia views per month (biocoenosis category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). tree line. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/tree-line
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tree-line_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{tree line}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tree-line}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → montane ecosystem
    Instance of → biocoenosis
    Part of → mountain
    Said to be the same as → Q12372960
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007536566005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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