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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > GRASSLANDS > MONTANE GRASSLAND

PREFERRED TERM

MONTANE GRASSLAND  

DEFINITION

  • a biome defined by the World Wildlife Fund. The biome includes high altitude grasslands and shrublands around the world. The term "montane" in the name of the biome refers to "high altitude", rather than the ecological term which denotes the region below treeline.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2016-07-12 09:43:53.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add broader relation (Montane Grassland [ddb4ca0c-9b19-442d-8bcc-e664544d3fe9,247443] - GRASSLANDS [142ea0c1-b77f-44da-8c64-ac7ee13fd5f6,85105]);
  • 2016-07-12 09:45:00.0 [gee-cee] update PrefLabel (MONTANE GRASSLAND); insert Definition (id: null text: a biome defined by the World Wildlife Fund. The biome includes high altitude grasslands and shrublands around the world. The term "montane" in the name of the biome refers to "high altitude", rather than the ecological term which denotes the region below treeline. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/ddb4ca0c-9b19-442d-8bcc-e664544d3fe9

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