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EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: GLACIER_ICE

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 45
EA label: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON

Concept definition: Comprised of Antarctic/mountain/sea <ICE>, having algae/lichen <VEGETATION> and a very cold climate; glacier ice. Dominant taxa include cryptogams (lichen and algae).
 
Reference type: IR
Reference: [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type GLACIERICE: 12 (glacier ice)]
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