EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: BARREN_TUNDRA
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
4
EA label:
ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
Concept definition:
Comprised of dwarf herb, <
SHRUB
>, moss, lichen, having variable <
VEGETATION
> and a cold permafrost climate; barren tundra. Dominant taxa include
Oxyria
,
Alopecuris
,
Carex
, and
Eriophorum
.
Reference type:
IR
Reference:
[
GEF1
, Olson Ecosystem Type TUNDRABARREN: 53 (tundra barren arctic)]
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