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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:

Reference:

[GEF1]

Supplemental references:

Enumerants (presented in a natural order)

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Status	Attribute label	Enumerant label	Concept definition ▾	Code	Ref type	Reference
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	COAST_HINTERLAND	Comprised of <BEACH>/<SAND_DUNE>/<ROCK>/slope, having variable <VEGETATION> and a marine climate; coast hinterland. Dominant taxa include Cakile and Lathyrus. This Olson ecosystem type has subtype <<<BEACH_FOREDUNE_SHORELINE>>>.	11	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type COASTHINTLND: 80 (coast hinterland)]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	CROP_LAND_WATER_MIXED	Comprised of <CROP_LAND> with coast/<RIVER>/pond/<WETLAND>, having variable cover <VEGETATION> and a variable climate; crop land/water mixed. Dominant taxa include Calamogrostis, Phragmites with crop, and pasture.	29	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type CROPWATERMIX: 76 (crop/water mix)]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	FIELD_TREED_SAVANNA	Comprised of <CROP_LAND>/herb with <FOREST>/<SHRUB> covering 20-40 percent of the <<AREA>> of the <REGION> being characterized, having deciduous/evergreen <VEGETATION> and a hot-cool climate; field/treed savanna. Dominant taxa include Festuca, Diospyros, Sassafras, and Cornus.	43	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type FIELDWDSAVNA: 58 (field/wood savanna)]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	COOL_FIELD_TREED_TRACT	Comprised of <CROP_LAND>/herb with <TREED_TRACT>/<SHRUB> covering 20-40 percent of the <<AREA>> of the <REGION> being characterized, having cold-deciduous/evergreen <VEGETATION> and a snowy climate; cool field/treed tract. Crops cover no more than 60 percent of the <<AREA>> of the <REGION>. Dominant taxa include Poa, Bromus, Quercus, Prunus, and Crataegus.	21	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type COOLFIELDWDS: 55 (cool field wood/shrub)]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	CROP_LAND_GRASSLAND- _SCRUB_LAND	Comprised of <FARM>, <GRASSLAND>, and/or <SCRUB_LAND>, having herbage <VEGETATION> and a cold-hot, wet-dry climate; crop land/grassland/scrub land. Dominant taxa are mosaics of other Olson ecosystem types.	31	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type CROPGRASSHRB: 94 (crop grass/shrub)]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	DECIDUOUS_TREE_CROP	Comprised of <FARM>s on which deciduous <TREE>s are cultivated; deciduous tree crop.	36	IR	[GEF1]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	EVERGREEN_TREE_CROP	Comprised of <FARM>s on which evergreen <TREE>s are cultivated; evergreen tree crop.	42	IR	[GEF1]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	CROP_LAND_TOWN	Comprised of <FARM>s with/without pasture and <TOWN>s, having crop mix <VEGETATION> and a mild-hot, wet-dry climate; crop land/town. Dominant taxa include winter grain, Gossypium, Sorghum, and Panicum with/without <<<CORN_BEAN_CROP_LAND>>>.	30	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type CROPTOWN: 31 (crop/town)]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	COOL_CROP_LAND_TOWN	Comprised of <FARM>s with/without pasture and comprised of settlements, having summer crop <VEGETATION> and a snowy winter climate; cool crop land/town. Dominant taxa include spring grain, forage with or without <<<CORN_BEAN_CROP_LAND>>>, Poa, Agrostis, and Agropyron with <<<URBAN_SUBURBAN>>>.	20	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type COOLCROPTOWN: 30 (cool crop/town)]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	COOL_FOREST_FIELD	Comprised of <FOREST> with <CROP_LAND>/<SHRUB>/<GRASSLAND>, having mixed/cold-deciduous <VEGETATION> and a snowy climate; cool forest field. Dominant taxa include Quercus, Betula, Acer, and Amelanchier.	22	IR	[GEF1. Olson Ecosystem Type COOLFORSTFLD: 57 (cool forest field)]
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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