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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	COOL_DECID_FOREST	Comprised of medium-tall <FOREST>, having cold-deciduous <VEGETATION> and a persistent snowy climate; cool deciduous forest. Dominant taxa include Acer, Quercus rubra, Quercus alba, and Fraxinus with or without Fagus.	18	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type COOLDECDFRST: 25 (cool deciduous forest)]
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	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	COOL_GRASS_HERB_SHRUB	Comprised of mid-tall <GRASS>, herb, <SHRUB>, having annual foliage <VEGETATION> and a snowy, windy climate; cool grass herb/shrub. Dominant taxa include Bromus, Poa (C₃ <GRASS>), Trifolium, Andropogon, and Panicum.	23	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type COOLGRASSHRB: 40 (cool grass herb/shrub)]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	COOL_IRRIGATED_CROP- _LAND	Comprised of tilled/hay pastured fields, having mostly irrigated crop <VEGETATION> and a snowy most winters climate; cool irrigated crop land. Dominant taxa include Beta vulgaris (sugar beets), grains, and forage.	24	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type COOLIRRIGATD: 38 (cool irrigated crops)]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	COOL_MIXED_FOREST	Comprised of medium/tall <FOREST>, having evergreen/cold-deciduous <VEGETATION> and a snowy climate; cool mixed forest. Dominant taxa include Betula, Acer with/without Fagus, Pinus, Picea, Abies, and Tsuga.	25	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type COOLMIXDFRST: 23 (cool mixed forest)]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	COOL_S_HMISPH_MIXED- _FOREST	Comprised of tall-to-low <FOREST>, having evergreen broadleaf <VEGETATION> and a cool-cold climate; cool southern hemisphere mixed forest. Dominant taxa include Nothofagus, Drimes winteri, Pilgerodendron, and Podocarpus.	27	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type COOLSOHEMIXF: 54 (cool southern hemisphere mixed forest)]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	CORN_BEAN_CROP_LAND	Comprised of rowcrops: maize, soy, cover, having alternation <VEGETATION> with/without irrigation; corn/bean crop land. Dominant taxa include Zea maize, Gycine max (soy), Festuca, and Bromus.	28	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type CROPCORNBEAN: 35 (crops: corn/bean)]
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	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	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	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	DECID_BROADLEAF_FOREST	Comprised of medium/tall <FOREST>, having cold-deciduous <VEGETATION> and a mild-hot climate; deciduous broadleaf forest. Dominant taxa include Quercus, Carya, Liriodendron, Magnolia, Acer, and Juglans with <<<DECID_BROADLEAF_TREED_TRACT>>>.	32	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type BROADLFOREST: 26 (broadleaf forest)]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	DECID_BROADLEAF_TREED- _TRACT	Comprised of broadleaf <FOREST>/woodland with <SHRUB>, having deciduous <VEGETATION> and a hot-cold climate; deciduous broadleaf treed tract. Dominant taxa include Quercus, Carya, Fraxinus, Ulmus, Celtis, and Populus.	33	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type DECIDUBDLFWD: 5 (deciduous broadleaf wood)]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	DECID_CONIFER_FOREST	Comprised of needle-leaf <FOREST> with woodland, having deciduous <VEGETATION> and a generally cold climate; deciduous conifer forest. Dominant taxa include Larix (Taxodium is in <<<TREED_WETLAND>>>).	34	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type CONIFDECIDWD: 4 (conifer deciduous wood)]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	DRY_EVERGREEN_BROADLEAF- _TREED_TRACT	Comprised of woodland and low/dry <FOREST>, having broadleaf evergreen <VEGETATION> and a dry climate; dry evergreen broadleaf treed tract. Dominant taxa include Tecoma, Schinopsis, Aspidosperma, and Acacia (quebracho).	37	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type WOODRYEVRGRN: 48 (wood dry evergreen broadleaf)]
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	DRY_TROPICAL_TREED_TRACT	Comprised of woodland/low <FOREST> and C₄ <GRASS>, having drought-deciduous <VEGETATION> and a hot, dry climate; dry tropical treed tract. Dominant taxa include Prosopis, Cercidium, Aspidospermum, and Cedrela.	38	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type DRYTROPICWDS: 32 (dry tropical wood/shrub)]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	EVERGREEN_BROADLEAF- _TREED_TRACT	Comprised of broadleaf <FOREST>/woodland, having evergreen <VEGETATION> and a mild-warm climate; evergreen broadleaf treed tract. Dominant taxa include Quercus virginiana, Persea, Magnolia, and Ilex.	40	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type EVERGRBDLFWD: 6 (evergreen broadleaf wood)]
STD 2005/06/07	ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON	EVERGREEN_FOREST_FIELD	Comprised of crop/herb, <SHRUB>, and/or <FOREST>, having evergreen conifer/broadleaf <VEGETATION>; evergreen forest/field. Dominant taxa include Pinus, Pseudotsuga, and Sabal palmetto.	41	IR	[GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type EVRGNFRSTFLD: 19 (evergreen forest/field)]

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