EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: SEMI_DESERT_SHRUB
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
80
EA label:
ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
Concept definition:
Comprised of sparse <
SHRUB
>s and xerophytes, having mixed green <
VEGETATION
> and a hot-cool climate; semi-desert shrub. Dominant taxa include
Larrea
,
Fouquieria
,
Coleogyne
,
Acacia
, and
Prosopis
.
Reference type:
IR
Reference:
[
GEF1
, Olson Ecosystem Type SEMIDSRTSHRB: 51 (semidesert shrub)]
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