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EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: CONIFER_BOREAL_FOREST

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 15
EA label: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON

Concept definition: Comprised of medium-low dense-open taiga, having narrow conifer <VEGETATION> and a cold climate; conifer boreal forest. Dominant taxa include Abies balsamea, Picea, and Pinus banksiana.
 
Reference type: IR
Reference: [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type CONIFRBOREAL: 21 (conifer boreal forest/wood)]
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