Community ELCODEs

Community Element codes (ELCODEs) always began with C for communities, followed by an E for Element. The next two bytes were an abbreviation that indicated either the source of the classification used (e.g., MN for Minnesota), or if the Element was global, whether it was a global community (CEGL), a global community Complex (CECX), or a global community Ecological System (CEES). The ELCODE always ended with sequentially generated numeric identifiers.

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