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EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: SEMI_DESERT_SHRUB_TREE

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 78
EA label: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
Concept definition: Comprised of sparse <SHRUB> with/without herb/<TREE>, having spring/ephemeral green <VEGETATION> and a dry climate; semi-desert shrub/tree. Dominant taxa include Tamarix, Sarcobatus, Carnegia, Grayia, Ephedra, and Sitanion.
 
Reference type: IR
Reference: [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type SEMIDESRTREE: 11 (semidesert shrub/tree)]
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