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. | - |