Slot: ecosystem_type

Ecosystem types represent things having common characteristics within the Ecosystem Category. These common characteristics based grouping is still broad but specific to the characteristics of a given environment. Ecosystem type is in position 3/5 in a GOLD path.

URI: nmdc:ecosystem_type

Domain and Range

None → _0..1 String

Parents

• is_a: gold_path_field

Children

Used by

• Biosample

• Study

Other properties

Comments:		The Aquatic ecosystem category (for example) may have ecosystem types like Marine or Thermal springs etc. Ecosystem category Air may have Indoor air or Outdoor air as different Ecosystem Types. In the case of Host-associated samples, ecosystem type can represent Respiratory system, Digestive system, Roots etc.
See also:		https://gold.jgi.doe.gov/help