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EA:  ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 321
Concept definition: The type of an ecosystem in the Global Ecosystem Framework based on a combination of land cover, floristic properties, climate, and physiognomy; ecosystem type Olson.
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: IR
Reference: [GEF1]
Supplemental references:  
Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status Attribute label Enumerant label Concept definition Code ▾ Ref type Reference Supplemental references
STD
2005/06/07		 ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON VOLCANIC_ROCK_ASH Comprised of sparse <PLANT>s on lava/ash, having patchy <VEGETATION> and an equatorial-subarctic climate; volcanic rock/ash. Dominant taxa include Pisonia, Psidium, Saccharum, ferns, lichens, and algae. 91 IR [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type VOLCANICROCK: 49 (volcanic rock/ash)]  
STD
2005/06/07		 ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON WATER_ISLAND_FRINGE Comprised of submergible and other complex, having successional <VEGETATION> and a hot-cold climate; water island fringe. Dominant taxa include Ipomea, Cocos nucifera, Juniperus, and Acrocaria. 92 IR [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type WATRISLFRNGE: 73 (water isle fringe)]  
STD
2005/06/07		 ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON WET_SCLEROPHYL_FOREST Comprised of tall open Eucalypt <FOREST>, having broadleaf evergreen <VEGETATION> and a mild, wet climate; wet sclerophyl forest. Dominant taxa include Eucalyptus (regnans, obliqua, and diversicolor). 93 IR [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type WETSCLEROPHL: 79 (wet sclerophyl forest)]  
STD
2005/06/07		 ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON TREED_TUNDRA Comprised of timberline <TREE>/scrub/herb, having evergreen-deciduous <VEGETATION> and a cold climate; treed tundra. Dominant taxa include Abies lasiocarpa, Picea, Pinus monticola, and Pinus longaeva. 94 IR [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type WOODEDTUNDRA: 63 (wooded tundra/paramo)]  
STD
2005/06/07		 ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON TREED_WETLAND Comprised of <TREE>/<SHRUB> over wetland herbs, having evergreen/deciduous <VEGETATION> and a hot-cold climate; treed wetland. Dominant taxa include Salix, Acer, Nyssa, Taxodium, Thuja, and Cephelanthus. 95 IR [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type WOODWETSWAMP: 13 (woody wetland swamp)]  
STD
2005/06/07		 ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON TREED_SAVANNA Comprised of C4 <GRASS> with woodland/low <FOREST> covering 30-50 percent of the <<AREA>> of the <REGION> being characterized, having deciduous-evergreen <VEGETATION> and a dry-wet climate; treed savanna. Dominant taxa include Tristachys, Imperata, Ficus, Chlorophora, and Fragaria. 96 IR [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type WOODYSAVANNA: 91 (woody savanna)]  
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