EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: COAST_WETLAND_NW
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
8
EA label:
ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
Concept definition:
Comprised of mixed wet/dry <
COAST
> such that the principal land part, whether mainland or <
ISLAND
>, is in the north-west quadrant of the <
REGION
> being characterized, having variable <
VEGETATION
> and a hot-cold, windy climate; coast wetland-north-west. Dominant taxa include
Spartina
,
Elymus
,
Ammophila
, and
Uniola
.
Reference type:
IR
Reference:
[
GEF1
, Olson Ecosystem Type CSTWETLND-NW: 65 (coast wetland-NW)]
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