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EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: LOW_SPARSE_GRASSLAND

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 55
EA label: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
Concept definition: Comprised of steppe, herb with/without sparse woody <VEGETATION>, having shortgrass/<HUMMOCK> <VEGETATION> and a dry/cold climate; low/sparse grassland. Dominant taxa include Bouteloua, Buchlöe, Stipa, Sporobolus, and Opuntia.
 
Reference type: IR
Reference: [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type LOWSPRSGRASS: 2 (low/sparse grassland)]
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