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EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: MANGROVE_FOREST_SCRUB

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 56
EA label: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
Concept definition: Comprised of <FOREST>/scrub and comprised of tidal flat, having evergreen broadleaf <VEGETATION> and a hot climate; mangrove forest scrub. Dominant taxa include Rhizophora, Avicenna, and Hibiscus.
 
Reference type: IR
Reference: [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type MANGROVE: 72 (mangrove forest scrub)]
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