EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: TROPICAL_DEGRADED_FOREST
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
87
EA label:
ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
Concept definition:
Comprised of medium-to-low opened <
FOREST
>/woodland, having evergreen broadleaf <
VEGETATION
> and a hot climate; tropical degraded forest. Dominant taxa include
Cecropia
,
Didymopanax
,
Curatella
, and plantations. Tropical degraded forest results from cutting either <<<
SEASONAL_TROPICAL_FOREST
>>> or <<<
TROPICAL_RAINFOREST
>>>, with insufficient time for recovery.
Reference type:
IR
Reference:
[
GEF1
, Olson Ecosystem Type TROPDBGRADWD: 34 (tropical degraded wood/shrub)]
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