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EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: COLD_GRASSLAND

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 12
EA label: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON

Concept definition: Comprised of browsed meadow/steppe, having annual top <VEGETATION> and a cold, windy, dry-wet climate; cold grassland. Dominant taxa include Calamogrostis, Elymus, Eriophorum, other herbs, and Azorella.
 
Reference type: IR
Reference: [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type COLDGRASSLND: 42 (cold grassland)]
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