EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: BARE_DESERT
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
3
EA label:
ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
Concept definition:
Comprised of ephemeral/sparse xerophytes, having low cover <
VEGETATION
> and an extreme drought hot-cold climate; bare desert. Dominant taxa include
Salsola
,
Ambrosia
,
Cordylanthus
,
Lactuca
, and
Capparis
.
Reference type:
IR
Reference:
[
GEF1
, Olson Ecosystem Type BAREDESERT: 8 (bare desert)]
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