EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: HEATH_SCRUB
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
48
EA label:
ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
Concept definition:
Comprised of dwarf-tall scrub, acid <
SOIL
>, having evergreen-mixed <
VEGETATION
> and a mild-cold climate; heath scrub. Dominant taxa include
Empetrum
,
Vaccinum
,
Calluna
,
Kalmia
, and
Rhododendron
.
Reference type:
IR
Reference:
[
GEF1
, Olson Ecosystem Type HEATHSCRUB: 64 (heath shrub)]
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