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1 APPENDIX D. EXAMPLES OF OTHER FORMATION-LEVEL CLASSIFICATIONS Main World Terrestrial Biome Types (Box and Fujiwara 2005, Table 4.4,) The authors provide 18 major biome types recognized by most modern treatments of world vegetation. For example, they recognize the following forest biomes: Tropical rain forest (including montane and cloud forests) Tropical deciduous forest, woodland, and thorn scrub Temperate forests Conifer forests Deciduous broad-leaved forest Evergreen broad-leaved forest (incl. laurel forest, warm-temperate mixed forest) Temperate rain forest Boreal (including deciduous) Montane conifer forest (temperate montane and subalpine) From. Box, E. O., and K. Fujiwara Vegetation types and their broad-scale distribution. Pp in van der Maarel, E. Vegetation ecology. Blackwell Publishing. Malden, Massachussets, USA.
2 World Wildlife Fund Major Habitat Types (Olson 2001) MAJOR HABITAT TYPES Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests Temperate Coniferous Forests Boreal Forests/Taiga Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands Flooded Grassland and Savannas [temperate and tropical] Montane Grassland and Savannas [temperate and tropical] Polar Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, & Shrub Deserts & Xeric Shrublands Mangroves Lake Rock and Ice David M. Olson, Eric Dinerstein, Eric D. Wikramanayake, et al Terrestrial ecoregions of the world: a new map of life on earth. BioScience 51(11):
![Savannas, & Shrublands Flooded Grassland and Savannas [temperate and tropical] Montane Grassland and Savannas [temperate and tropical] Polar Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, & Shrub Deserts &](/docs-images/46/21805274/images/page_2.jpg "Xeric Shrublands Mangroves Lake Rock and Ice David M. Olson, Eric Dinerstein, Eric D. Wikramanayake, et al. 2001. Terrestrial ecoregions of the world: a new map of life on earth.")
3 Formations (Biomes) - (Whittaker 1975) FORMATIONS (BIOMES) FORESTS AND WOODLANDS 1. Tropical rain forest 2. Tropical seasonal forest 3. Temperate rain forest 4. Temperate deciduous forest 5a. Temperate evergreen forest --broadleaf 5b. Temp. evergreen forest--needleleaf 5c. Temperate evergreen forest--sclerophyll [Mediterranean] 6 Taiga & subarctic-subalpine needle-leaved forest 7. Elfin woodland 8. Tropical broadleaf woodland 9a. Thornwood--woodland 9b. Thornwood--scrub 10a. Temperate woodland --needleleaf 10b. Temperate woodland--sclerophyll 10c. Temperate woodland--deciduous broadleaf SHRUBLANDS 11a. Temperate shrubland--deciduous 11b. Temperate shrubland--heath 11c. Temperate shrubland--sclerophyll [Mediterranean] 11d. Temperate shrubland--subalpine, needleleaf 11e. Temperate shrubland--subalpine, broadleaf GRASSLANDS AND ALPINE VEGETATION 12. Savanna [tropical grassland] 13. Temperate grassland 14. Alpine shrubland 15. Alpine grassland COLD AND WARM DESERTS and TUNDRA 16. Tundra 17. Warm semidesert scrub 18a. Cool semidesert--open scrub 18b. Cool semidesert--dry grassland 19. Arctic-alpine semidesert 3
4 20. True desert 21. Arctic-alpine desert SWAMPS, MARSHES AND BOGS 22. Cool temperate bog 23. Tropical freshwater swamp forest 24. Temperate freshwater swamp forest 25. Mangrove swamp 25. Saltmarsh MARINE AND AQUATIC [26-29 are aquatic] 29. Marine rocky shores 30. Marine sandy beaches 31. Marine mudflats Whittaker, R. H Communities and ecosystems. Second edition. MacMillan, New York. (pp ). 4
![Saltmarsh MARINE AND AQUATIC [26-29 are aquatic] 29. Marine rocky shores 30. Marine sandy beaches 31.](/docs-images/46/21805274/images/page_4.jpg "Marine mudflats Whittaker, R. H. 1975. Communities and ecosystems. Second edition. MacMillan, New York.")
5 Formations of Australia (Specht and Specht 2001) FORMATIONS 1,2 Closed forests (rainforests) - tropical north-eastern Australia Closed forests (rainforests) - subtropical eastern Australia Closed forests (rainforests) - temperate south-eastern Australia Semi-deciduous closed forests - monsoonal northern Australia Semi-deciduous closed forests - subtropical eastern Australia Eucalypt open forests and woodlands - monsoonal northern Australia Eucalypt open forests and woodlands - subtropical eastern Australia Eucalypt open forests and woodlands - temperate south-eastern Australia Eucalypt open forests and woodlands - montane south-eastern Australia Eucalypt open forests and woodlands - temperate south-western Australia Eucalypt open forests and woodlands - Australia wetland forests Mallee eucalypt open-scrubs - monsoonal northern Australia Mallee eucalypt open-scrubs - subtropical eastern Australia Mallee eucalypt open-scrubs - temperate south-eastern Australia Mallee eucalypt open-scrubs - temperate south-western Australia Heathlands and related shrublands - monsoonal northern Australia Heathlands and related shrublands - subtropical eastern Australia Heathlands and related shrublands - temperate south-eastern Australia Heathlands and related shrublands - montane south-eastern Australia Heathlands and related shrublands - temperate south-western Australia Tussock grasslands Acacia vegetation - subhumid, subtropical eastern Australia Acacia vegetation - Australian Arid Zone Hummock grasslands - Australian Arid Zone Chenopod low shrublands - southern Australia Arid Zone 5
6 Aquatic vegetation - tropical and subtropical northern Australia Aquatic vegetation - temperate southern Australia Coastal dune vegetation Coastal wetland vegetation (mangroves, salt marshes, and brackish wetlands) 1. Specht, R. L., and A. Specht Australia, ecosystems of. Pp , in S. A. Levin, editor. Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Vol. 1. Academic Press, New York, New York, USA. 2. Within each formation, Specht and Specht (2001) also provide a set of Floristic Groups. 6
7 Australian Native Vegetation (NWLRA 2001) Vegetation profile fact sheets were developed for each type listed below: Rain forest and vine thickets Eucalypt and tall open forests Eucalypt open forests Eucalypt low open forests Eucalypt woodlands Acacia forests and woodlands Callitris forests and woodlands Casuarina forests and woodlands Melaleuca forests and woodlands Other forests and woodlands Eucalypt open woodlands Tropical Eucalypt woodlands/grasslands Acacia open woodlands Mallee woodlands and shrublands Low closed forests and closed shrublands Acacia shrublands Other shrublands Heath Tussock grasslands Hummock grasslands MAJOR VEGETATION GROUP Other grasslands, herblands, sedgelands and rushlands Chenopod shrublands, samphire shrubs and forblands Mangroves, tidal mudflats, samphires, claypans, sand, rock, salt lakes, lagoons and freshwater lakes NWLRA (National Land and Water Resources Audit) Australian Native Vegetation Assessment National Land And Water Resources Audit. Canberra, Australia. 7
8 EUROPEAN VEGETATION SURVEY (2002) A. Coastal mud-flats and brackish waters B. Saltmarsh, sand-dune and sea-cliff vegetation C. Rock crevice, scree and boulderfield vegetation D. Freshwater aquatic vegetation FORMATIONS E. Springs, shoreline, and swamp [marsh] vegetation F. Bogs and fens G. Temperate grasslands, heaths, and fringe vegetation H. Dry grasslands and semi-deserts I. Oromediterranean grasslands and scrub J. Montane tall-herb, grassland, fell-field and snowbed vegetation K. Mediterranean garrigue, maquis, mattoral, tomillar and phyrygna L. Temperate broadleaved forests and scrub M. Montane heaths and coniferous forests N. Weed communities Rodwell, J. S., J. H. J. Schamineé, L. Mucian, S. Pignatti, J. Dring, and D. Moss The diversity of European vegetation. An overview of phytosociological alliances and their relationships to EUNIS habitats. Wageningen, NL. EC-LNV. Report EC-LNV nr. 2002/ p. 8
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