EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: SUCCULENT_THORN_SCRUB
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
85
EA label:
ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
Concept definition:
Comprised of succulent/thorn <
SHRUB
>/<
TREE
>, having deciduous <
VEGETATION
> and a hot-mild, dry climate; succulent thorn scrub. Dominant taxa include
Opuntia
,
Yucca
,
Agave
,
Acacia
,
Cavanillesia
, and
Zizyphus
.
Reference type:
IR
Reference:
[
GEF1
, Olson Ecosystem Type SUCTHORNSCRB: 59 (succulent thorn scrub)]
Supplemental references:
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