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Muddus National Park, the Glossary

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  1. 40 relations: Black grouse, Black-throated loon, Bog, Boreal ecosystem, Bryophyte, Charcoal, Cranes of Great Britain, Environmental Protection Agency (Sweden), European Russia, Gällivare, Gällivare Municipality, Grey-headed chickadee, Hazel grouse, Humus, Industrialisation, Jokkmokk, Lapland (Sweden), Laponian area, Marsh, Muddus plains, National park, Norrbotten County, Old-growth forest, Ombrotrophic, Pine, Ravine, Regeneration (biology), Sandpiper, Siberian Federal District, Siberian jay, Spider, Spruce, Sweden, Taiga, Taiga bean goose, UNESCO, Western capercaillie, Wetland, Whooper swan, World Heritage Site.

  2. 1942 establishments in Sweden
  3. Geography of Norrbotten County
  4. National parks of Sweden
  5. Protected areas established in 1942
  6. Tourist attractions in Norrbotten County

Black grouse

The black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix), also known as northern black grouse, Eurasian black grouse, blackgame or blackcock, is a large game bird in the grouse family.

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Black-throated loon

The black-throated loon (Gavia arctica), also known as the Arctic loon and the black-throated diver, is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere, primarily breeding in freshwater lakes in northern Europe and Asia.

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Bog

A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss.

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Boreal ecosystem

A boreal ecosystem is an ecosystem with a subarctic climate located in the Northern Hemisphere, approximately between 50° and 70°N latitude.

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Bryophyte

Bryophytes are a group of land plants, sometimes treated as a taxonomic division, that contains three groups of non-vascular land plants (embryophytes): the liverworts, hornworts, and mosses.

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Charcoal

Charcoal is a lightweight black carbon residue produced by strongly heating wood (or other animal and plant materials) in minimal oxygen to remove all water and volatile constituents.

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Cranes of Great Britain

Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds of the order Gruiformes.

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Environmental Protection Agency (Sweden)

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket), formerly the National Swedish Environment Protection Board (Statens naturvårdsverk) is a government agency in Sweden responsible for proposing and implementing environmental policies.

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European Russia

European Russia is the western and most populated part of the Russian Federation.

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Gällivare

Gällivare (Jällivaara; Jiellevárri or Váhčir; Jiellevárre. or Váhtjer; Jellivaara) is a locality and the seat of Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 8,449 inhabitants in 2010. Muddus National Park and Gällivare are Lapland (Sweden).

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Gällivare Municipality

Gällivare Municipality (Gällivare kommun, Jällivaaran kunta, Gällivare kommune, Jiellevárri gielda or Váhčira gielda) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden.

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Grey-headed chickadee

The grey-headed chickadee or Siberian tit (Poecile cinctus), formerly Parus cinctus, is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.

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Hazel grouse

The hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia), sometimes called the hazel hen, is one of the smaller members of the grouse family of birds.

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Humus

In classical soil science, humus is the dark organic matter in soil that is formed by the decomposition of plant and animal matter.

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Industrialisation

Industrialisation (UK) or industrialization (US) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society.

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Jokkmokk

Jokkmokk (Jåhkåmåhkke or Dálvvadis; Johkamohkki; Jokimukka) is a locality and the seat of Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden, with 2,786 inhabitants in 2010. Muddus National Park and Jokkmokk are Lapland (Sweden).

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Lapland (Sweden)

Lapland, also known by its Swedish name Lappland (Lappi, Lapponia), is a province in northernmost Sweden.

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Laponian area

The Laponian area is a large mountainous wildlife area in the Lapland province in northern Sweden, more precisely in Gällivare Municipality, Arjeplog Municipality and Jokkmokk Municipality. Muddus National Park and Laponian area are Geography of Norrbotten County, Lapland (Sweden) and national parks of Sweden.

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Marsh

In ecology, a marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous plants rather than by woody plants.

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Muddus plains

The Muddus plains is a landscape type in northern Sweden characterized by its flat topography dotted with inselbergs.

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National park

A national park is a nature park designated for conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance.

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Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County (Norrbottens län, Meänkieli/Norrbottenin lääni, Norrbottena leatna) is the northernmost county or län of Sweden. Muddus National Park and Norrbotten County are Lapland (Sweden).

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Old-growth forest

An old-growth forest (also referred to as primary forest) is a forest that has developed over a long period of time without disturbance.

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Ombrotrophic

Ombrotrophic ("cloud-fed"), from Ancient Greek ὄμβρος (ómvros) meaning "rain" and τροφή (trofí) meaning "food"), refers to soils or vegetation which receive all of their water and nutrients from precipitation, rather than from streams or springs.

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Pine

A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus Pinus of the family Pinaceae.

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Ravine

A ravine is a landform that is narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streambank erosion.

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Regeneration (biology)

Regeneration in biology is the process of renewal, restoration, and tissue growth that makes genomes, cells, organisms, and ecosystems resilient to natural fluctuations or events that cause disturbance or damage.

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Sandpiper

Scolopacidae is a large family of shorebirds, or waders, which mainly includes many species known as sandpipers, but also others such as woodcocks, curlews and snipes.

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Siberian Federal District

Siberian Federal District (p) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia.

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Siberian jay

The Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus) is a small jay with a widespread distribution within the coniferous forests in North Eurasia.

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Spider

Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk.

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Spruce

A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea, a genus of about 40 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth.

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Sweden

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.

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Taiga

Taiga (p), also known as boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches.

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Taiga bean goose

The taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis) is a goose that breeds in northern Europe and Asia.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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Western capercaillie

The western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), also known as the Eurasian capercaillie, wood grouse, heather cock, cock-of-the-woods, or simply capercaillie, is a heavy member of the grouse family and the largest of all extant grouse species.

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Wetland

A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally for a shorter periods.

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Whooper swan

The whooper swan (/ˈhuːpə(ɹ) swɒn/ "hooper swan"; Cygnus cygnus), also known as the common swan, is a large northern hemisphere swan.

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World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

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See also

1942 establishments in Sweden

Geography of Norrbotten County

National parks of Sweden

Protected areas established in 1942

Tourist attractions in Norrbotten County

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muddus_National_Park

Also known as Muddus.