Package: Rangelands
Parent: Vegetation
Relevant types:
Name | Type | Definition | Description |
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Brush_P | Feature Type | A tract covered mainly by short, uncultured, woody plants. | For example, covered by brush, scrub and/or shrubs. The predominant height is usually less than 2-3 metres. |
Brush_S | Feature Type | A tract covered mainly by short, uncultured, woody plants. | For example, covered by brush, scrub and/or shrubs. The predominant height is usually less than 2-3 metres. |
Grassland_P | Feature Type | A tract covered mainly by grasses that have little or no woody tissue. | For example, pasture, meadow, and steppe. |
Grassland_S | Feature Type | A tract covered mainly by grasses that have little or no woody tissue. | For example, pasture, meadow, and steppe. |
Heathland_P | Feature Type | An area of open uncultivated ground covered by heather and/or related plants, especially on acid sandy or peaty soil. | - |
Heathland_S | Feature Type | An area of open uncultivated ground covered by heather and/or related plants, especially on acid sandy or peaty soil. | - |
Scrubland_P | Feature Type | A tract covered sparsely by low trees, bushes, and/or shrubs that have been stunted by an environmental limitation (for example: low rainfall or nutrient-poor soil). | - |
Scrubland_S | Feature Type | A tract covered sparsely by low trees, bushes, and/or shrubs that have been stunted by an environmental limitation (for example: low rainfall or nutrient-poor soil). | - |
ShrubLand_P | Feature Type | A tract incompletely covered by low-growing, uncultured, woody plants. | For example, partially covered by brush, scrub, shrubs (including when clumped as bush) and/or low stunted trees whose predominant height is usually less than 2-3 metres. May be more specifically characterized as Features: 'Brush' or 'Scrubland'. |
ShrubLand_S | Feature Type | A tract incompletely covered by low-growing, uncultured, woody plants. | For example, partially covered by brush, scrub, shrubs (including when clumped as bush) and/or low stunted trees whose predominant height is usually less than 2-3 metres. May be more specifically characterized as Features: 'Brush' or 'Scrubland'. |
Thicket_P | Feature Type | A tract covered mainly by low-growing, uncultured, woody plants that are thickly tangled together. | For example, covered by brushwood and/or stunted trees. The predominant height may be up to 3 metres. |
Thicket_S | Feature Type | A tract covered mainly by low-growing, uncultured, woody plants that are thickly tangled together. | For example, covered by brushwood and/or stunted trees. The predominant height may be up to 3 metres. |
Tundra_P | Feature Type | A vast, nearly level, treeless arctic region usually with a marshy surface and underlying permafrost. | - |
Tundra_S | Feature Type | A vast, nearly level, treeless arctic region usually with a marshy surface and underlying permafrost. | - |