Cryocratic

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  1. 1
    The glacial phase of ecological development, characterized by a cold, dry climate in which vegetation is sparse and lacking in diversity. uncountable

    "Turner and West ( 1968 ) suggest that the phases of an interglacial period (cryocratic, protocratic , mesocratic , telocratic ) be considered as cenozones."

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"Turner and West ( 1968 ) suggest that the phases of an interglacial period (cryocratic, protocratic , mesocratic , telocratic ) be considered as cenozones."

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