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EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: CONIFER_EVERGREEN_FOREST

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 16
EA label: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON

Concept definition: Comprised of needle-leaf <FOREST>, having evergreen conifer <VEGETATION> and a warm-cold climate. Dominant taxa include Tsuga, Pinus, Picea, Abies, and Chamaecyparis.
 
Reference type: IR
Reference: [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type CONIFEVRGFST: 3 (conifer evergreen forest)]
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