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EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: BEACH_FOREDUNE_SHORELINE

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 5
EA label: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
Concept definition: Comprised of low linear <SAND_DUNE>s, having pioneer <VEGETATION> and a wind-swept, storm-swept climate; beach foredune shoreline. Dominant taxa include Uniola, Elymus (Leymus), Ammophila, Andropogon, and Prunus. This Olson ecosystem type is a subtype of <<<COAST_HINTERLAND>>> that averages 0 to 3 metres above sea level in a <REGION> with an <<AREA>> of one square kilometre. Beach foredune shoreline can be more specifically separated into <<<SPARSE_DUNE_BUILDER>>>, <<<BARE_COAST_DUNE>>>, <<<RESIDUAL_DUNES_BEACH>>>, <<<COMPOUND_COAST>>>, and/or <<<ROCK_CLIFF_SLOPE>>>.
 
Reference type: IR
Reference: [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type BEACHFORDUNE: 81 (beach fore-dune)]
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