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EA: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON
EE: VOLCANIC_ROCK_ASH

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 91
EA label: ECOSYSTEM_TYPE_OLSON

Concept definition: Comprised of sparse <PLANT>s on lava/ash, having patchy <VEGETATION> and an equatorial-subarctic climate; volcanic rock/ash. Dominant taxa include Pisonia, Psidium, Saccharum, ferns, lichens, and algae.
 
Reference type: IR
Reference: [GEF1, Olson Ecosystem Type VOLCANICROCK: 49 (volcanic rock/ash)]
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