Package: Rangelands

Parent: Vegetation

Relevant types:

Name Type Definition Description
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. -