EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: SALT_SODA_PLAYA_BASIN
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
72
EA label:
ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
Concept definition:
Comprised of saline/soda desert basins, having halophyte dry lake <
VEGETATION
> and a hot-cold climate; salt-soda playa basin. Dominant taxa include
Salicornia
,
Atriplex
,
Suedia
,
Sarcobatus
, and
Distlichus
.
Reference type:
IR
Reference:
[
GEF1
, Olson Ecosystem Type SALTPLAYA: 71 (salt-soda playa basin)]
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