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EFG_ID EFG_NAME BIOME REALM ALIGNMENT IS_1KM
T1.1 Tropical-subtropical lowland rainforests Tropical-subtropical forests Terrestrial Indirect Yes
T1.2 Tropical-subtropical dry forests and thickets Tropical-subtropical forests Terrestrial Indirect Yes
T1.3 Tropical-subtropical montane rainforests Tropical-subtropical forests Terrestrial Direct Yes
T1.4 Tropical heath forests Tropical-subtropical forests Terrestrial Indirect No
T2.1 Boreal and temperate montane forests and woodlands Temperate-boreal forests & woodlands Terrestrial Semi-direct No
T2.2 Deciduous temperate forests Temperate-boreal forests & woodlands Terrestrial Semi-direct Yes
T2.3 Oceanic cool temperate rainforests Temperate-boreal forests & woodlands Terrestrial Semi-direct No
T2.4 Warm temperate laurophyll forests Temperate-boreal forests & woodlands Terrestrial Indirect No
T2.5 Temperate pyric humid forests Temperate-boreal forests & woodlands Terrestrial Semi-direct Yes
T2.6 Temperate pyric sclerophyll forests and woodlands Temperate-boreal forests & woodlands Terrestrial Indirect Yes
T3.1 Seasonally dry tropical shrublands Shrublands & shrubby woodlands Terrestrial Indirect No
T3.2 Seasonally dry temperate heaths and shrublands Shrublands & shrubby woodlands Terrestrial Indirect No
T3.3 Cool temperate heathlands Shrublands & shrubby woodlands Terrestrial Semi-direct Yes
T3.4 Rocky pavements, screes and lava flows Shrublands & shrubby woodlands Terrestrial Semi-direct Yes
T4.1 Trophic savannas Savannas & grasslands Terrestrial Indirect Yes
T4.2 Pyric tussock savannas Savannas & grasslands Terrestrial Indirect No
T4.3 Hummock savannas Savannas & grasslands Terrestrial Direct Yes
T4.4 Temperate woodlands Savannas & grasslands Terrestrial Indirect No
T4.5 Temperate tussock grasslands Savannas & grasslands Terrestrial Indirect No
T5.1 Semi-desert steppes Deserts & semi-deserts Terrestrial Indirect Yes
T5.2 Thorny deserts and semi-deserts Deserts & semi-deserts Terrestrial Indirect Yes
T5.3 Sclerophyll hot deserts and semi-deserts Deserts & semi-deserts Terrestrial Direct Yes
T5.4 Cool deserts and semi-deserts Deserts & semi-deserts Terrestrial Indirect Yes
T5.5 Hyper-arid deserts Deserts & semi-deserts Terrestrial Semi-direct Yes
T6.1 Ice sheets, glaciers and perennial snowfields Polar-alpine Terrestrial Direct Yes
T6.2 Polar-alpine rocky outcrops Polar-alpine Terrestrial Direct Yes
T6.3 Polar tundra and deserts Polar-alpine Terrestrial Semi-direct Yes
T6.4 Temperate alpine grasslands and shrublands Polar-alpine Terrestrial Indirect No
T6.5 Tropical alpine grasslands and shrublands Polar-alpine Terrestrial Semi-direct Yes
T7.1 Croplands Intensive land-use systems Terrestrial Direct Yes
T7.2 Intensive livestock pastures Intensive land-use systems Terrestrial Indirect No
T7.3 Plantations Intensive land-use systems Terrestrial Direct Yes
T7.4 Cities, villages and infrastructure Intensive land-use systems Terrestrial Direct Yes
T7.5 Derived semi-natural pastures and oldfields Intensive land-use systems Terrestrial Indirect No
S1.1 Aerobic caves Subterranean lithic systems Subterranean Indirect No
S1.2 Endolithic systems Subterranean lithic systems Subterranean - -
S2.1 Anthropogenic subterranean voids Anthropogenic subterranean voids Subterranean Indirect No
SF1.1 Underground streams and pools Subterranean freshwaters Subteranean-Freshwater Indirect No
SF1.2 Groundwater ecosystems Subterranean freshwaters Subteranean-Freshwater Direct No
SF2.1 Water pipes and subterranean canals Anthropogenic subterranean freshwaters Subteranean-Freshwater Indirect No
SF2.2 Flooded mines and other voids Anthropogenic subterranean freshwaters Subteranean-Freshwater Semi-direct Points
SM1.1 Anchialine caves Tidal subterranean systems Subterranean -Marine Indirect Polygons
SM1.2 Anchialine pools Tidal subterranean systems Subterranean -Marine Indirect Yes
SM1.3 Sea caves Tidal subterranean systems Subterranean -Marine Indirect No
TF1.1 Tropical flooded forests and peat forests Palustrine wetlands Terrestrial-Freshwater Direct Yes
TF1.2 Subtropical/temperate forested wetlands Palustrine wetlands Terrestrial-Freshwater Indirect No
TF1.3 Permanent marshes Palustrine wetlands Terrestrial-Freshwater Indirect No
TF1.4 Seasonal floodplain marshes Palustrine wetlands Terrestrial-Freshwater Direct Yes
TF1.5 Episodic arid floodplains Palustrine wetlands Terrestrial-Freshwater Indirect Yes
TF1.6 Boreal, temperate and montane peat bogs Palustrine wetlands Terrestrial-Freshwater Indirect No
TF1.7 Boreal and temperate fens Palustrine wetlands Terrestrial-Freshwater Indirect No
F1.1 Permanent upland streams Rivers and streams Freshwater Semi-direct Yes
F1.2 Permanent lowland rivers Rivers and streams Freshwater Semi-direct Yes
F1.3 Freeze-thaw rivers and streams Rivers and streams Freshwater Direct Yes
F1.4 Seasonal upland streams Rivers and streams Freshwater Direct Yes
F1.5 Seasonal lowland rivers Rivers and streams Freshwater Semi-direct Yes
F1.6 Episodic arid rivers Rivers and streams Freshwater Indirect Yes
F1.7 Large lowland rivers Rivers and streams Freshwater Direct Points
F2.1 Large permanent freshwater lakes Lakes Freshwater Direct Yes
F2.2 Small permanent freshwater lakes Lakes Freshwater Semi-direct Yes
F2.3 Seasonal freshwater lakes Lakes Freshwater Semi-direct Yes
F2.4 Freeze-thaw freshwater lakes Lakes Freshwater Direct Yes
F2.5 Ephemeral freshwater lakes Lakes Freshwater Semi-direct Yes
F2.6 Permanent salt and soda lakes Lakes Freshwater Semi-direct Yes
F2.7 Ephemeral salt lakes Lakes Freshwater Semi-direct Yes
F2.8 Artesian springs and oases Lakes Freshwater Indirect Polygons
F2.9 Geothermal pools and wetlands Lakes Freshwater Indirect Yes
F2.10 Subglacial lakes Lakes Freshwater Direct Points
F3.1 Large reservoirs Artificial freshwaters Freshwater Direct Yes
F3.2 Constructed lacustrine wetlands Artificial freshwaters Freshwater Indirect No
F3.3 Rice paddies Artificial freshwaters Freshwater Direct No
F3.4 Freshwater aquafarms Artificial freshwaters Freshwater Indirect No
F3.5 Canals, ditches and drains Artificial freshwaters Freshwater Indirect Yes
FM1.1 Deepwater coastal inlets Semi-confined transitional waters Freshwater-Marine Direct Yes
FM1.2 Permanently open riverine estuaries and bays Semi-confined transitional waters Freshwater-Marine Indirect No
FM1.3 Intermittently closed and open lakes and lagoons Semi-confined transitional waters Freshwater-Marine Indirect No
M1.1 Seagrass meadows Marine shelves Marine Direct Polygons
M1.2 Kelp forests Marine shelves Marine Direct Yes
M1.3 Photic coral reefs Marine shelves Marine Direct Yes
M1.4 Shellfish beds and reefs Marine shelves Marine Semi-direct No
M1.5 Photo-limited marine animal forests Marine shelves Marine Indirect No
M1.6 Subtidal rocky reefs Marine shelves Marine Indirect No
M1.7 Subtidal sand beds Marine shelves Marine Indirect No
M1.8 Subtidal mud plains Marine shelves Marine Indirect No
M1.9 Upwelling zones Marine shelves Marine Indirect No
M1.10 Rhodolith/Marl beds Marine shelves Marine Direct Yes
M2.1 Epipelagic ocean waters Pelagic ocean waters Marine Direct Yes
M2.2 Mesopelagic ocean waters Pelagic ocean waters Marine Direct Yes
M2.3 Bathypelagic ocean waters Pelagic ocean waters Marine Direct Yes
M2.4 Abyssopelagic ocean waters Pelagic ocean waters Marine Direct Yes
M2.5 Sea ice Pelagic ocean waters Marine Direct No
M3.1 Continental and island slopes Deep sea floors Marine Direct Polygons
M3.2 Marine canyons Deep sea floors Marine Direct Polygons
M3.3 Abyssal plains Deep sea floors Marine Direct Polygons
M3.4 Seamounts, ridges and plateaus Deep sea floors Marine Direct Polygons
M3.5 Deepwater biogenic beds Deep sea floors Marine Indirect No
M3.6 Hadal trenches and troughs Deep sea floors Marine Direct Polygons
M3.7 Chemosynthetically-based ecosystems Deep sea floors Marine Indirect No
M4.1 Submerged artificial structures Anthropogenic marine systems Marine Direct No