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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 FOREST_FIELD Comprised of <FOREST> with <CROP_LAND>/<SHRUB>/<GRASSLAND>, having mixed/deciduous <VEGETATION> and a mild-hot climate; forest field. Dominant taxa include Quercus, Platanus, and Liquidambar. 44 IR [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type FORESTFIELD: 56 (forest field)]  
STD
2005/06/07		 ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON MANGROVE_FOREST_SCRUB Comprised of <FOREST>/scrub and comprised of tidal flat, having evergreen broadleaf <VEGETATION> and a hot climate; mangrove forest scrub. Dominant taxa include Rhizophora, Avicenna, and Hibiscus. 56 IR [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type MANGROVE: 72 (mangrove forest scrub)]  
STD
2005/06/07		 ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON SAVANNA_TREED_TRACT Comprised of <GRASSLAND> under open <TREED_TRACT>/<SHRUB> covering 10-30 percent of the <<AREA>> of the <REGION> being characterized, having broadleaf/conifer <VEGETATION> and a dry-moist climate; savanna treed tract. Dominant taxa include Paspalum, Andropogon, Vellozia, Mauritia, Tecoma, and Bombax. 75 IR [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type SAVANNATREE: 43 (savanna tree/shrub)]  
STD
2005/06/07		 ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON WATER_INLAND Comprised of <PLANKTON> with/without emergents, having seasonal blooms <VEGETATION> and a variable climate; water inland. Dominant taxa include <PLANKTON> with/without emergents. 51 IR [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type WATERINLAND: 14 (water inland)]  
STD
2005/06/07		 ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON WATER_SEA Comprised of <PLANKTON> with/without kelp and comprised of reefs, having year-round growth <VEGETATION> and a with/without ice climate; water [sea]. Dominant taxa include <PLANKTON> with/without kelp, and reefs. 76 IR [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type WATERSEA: 15 (water [sea])]  
STD
2005/06/07		 ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON DRY_TREED_SCRUB_LAND Comprised of <SHRUB> with/without low/open woodland, having evergreen <VEGETATION> and a dry/cool-warm climate; dry treed scrub land. Dominant taxa include Juniperus and Pinus (cedulus, monosperma, and flexilis). 39 IR [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type SHRUBWOODRY: 47 (scrub wood dry)]  
STD
2005/06/07		 ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON SEMI_DESERT_SAGE Comprised of <SHRUB>-steppe sparse range, having evergreen <VEGETATION> and a cool-cold climate; semi-desert sage. Dominant taxa include Artemisia, Eurotia, Chrysothamnus, and Kochia. 79 IR [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type SEMIDSRTSAGE: 52 (semidesert sage)]  
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 COMPOUND_COAST Comprised of a mixture of <<<HEATH_SCRUB>>>, <<<MANGROVE_FOREST_SCRUB>>>, <<<WATER_ISLAND_FRINGE>>>, <<<LAND_WATER_SHORE>>>, <<<LAND_WATER_RIVER>>> <<<CROP_LAND_WATER_MIXED>>>, <<<S_HMISPH_CONIFER>>>, <<<COAST_HINTERLAND>>>, and/or the other subtypes of <<<COAST_HINTERLAND>>>, having varied cover <VEGETATION> and a varied climate; compound coast. 14 IR [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type COMPOUNDCST: 85 (compound coast)]  
STD
2005/06/07		 ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON LAND_WATER_RIVER Comprised of alluvial mix, <RIVER>, and <PLANT>s, having varied foliage <VEGETATION> and a varied climate; land/water river. Dominant taxa include Ambrosia, Salix, Populus, Acer, Ulmus, and Platanus. 53 IR [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type LNDWTR{IVER}: 75 (land/water river)]  
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