The Altai steppe and semi-desert ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0802), as its name indicates, sits in a transition zine between steppe and semi-desert, supporting...

The Altai montane forest and forest steppe ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0502) covers patches of the subalpine forest belt on the Altai Mountains, crossing the...

to support a forest, but not dry enough to be a desert. Steppes are usually characterized by a semi-arid or continental[citation needed] climate. Temperature...

(Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) Altai steppe and semi-desert (Kazakhstan) Baraba steppe (Russia) Daurian forest steppe (China, Mongolia, Russia) Gissaro-Alai...

lakes that have no outlet to the sea. Although the valley is a semi-arid desert steppe, it has areas of wetlands near the lakes that are important habit...

Gobi Lakes Valley desert steppe, ecoregion lies north of Alashan Plateau semi-desert, between the Gobi Altai range to the south and the Khangai Mountains...

forests associated with streams and rivers. Steppes/shortgrass prairies are short grasslands that occur in semi-arid climates. Tallgrass prairies are tall...

conifer and mixed forests Qilian Mountains conifer forests Qionglai–Minshan conifer forests Tian Shan montane conifer forests Altai steppe and semi-desert Daurian...

east of the Caspian Depression and north of the Aral Sea, all the way to the Altai Mountains. It is the largest dry steppe region on earth, covering approximately...

Russians, Kazakhs, Altais, Tuvans, Mongols, and Volga Germans, though predominantly represented by indigenous ethnic minorities of semi-nomadic people. The...

meadows, marshlands, and rivers. However, most of the land is now used for agriculture. It is a largely steppe and semi-desert basin surrounded by high...

The Alashan Plateau semi-desert ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1302) covers the southwestern portion of the Gobi Desert where precipitation in the mountains is...

and intermontane valleys that are covered by dry steppe or semi-desert vegetation, such as low shrubs and xerophytic grasses. The continental climate in...

in the Altai Mountains. The park is in the Altai alpine meadow and tundra and Altai steppe and semi-desert ecoregions. These ecoregions are exhibit the...

the Altai montane forest and forest steppe ecoregion, with warmer temperatures. The Altai are broken into a number of ranges, with the Southern Altai in...

mountains, the Altai mountains which gradually turn into the Sayan mountains in the east, and the Greater Khingan range; these divided the steppe into four...

wintering steppe eagles usually use slightly different habitats, favoring available wetlands quite apart from the arid wooded savanna and semi-desert areas...

Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan) Altai steppe and semi-desert (Kazakhstan, China) Emin Valley steppe (Kazakhstan, China)...

prairie Shrub steppe Annual grassland Desert (arid) grassland High mountain grassland These grasslands can be classified as the tropical and subtropical...

Mongolia, in what is now the Autonomous Republic of Altai. The plateau, part of the Eurasian Steppes, is characterized by a harsh, arid climate. The area...

and include the temperate rain forests of the Euxine-Colchic deciduous forests ecoregion. Central Asia and the Iranian plateau are home to dry steppe...

is semi-desert and part of Inner Mongolia. The area was often disputed between agricultural China and the steppe nomads. West of that is the long and narrow...

meadows and tundra Alashan Plateau semi-desert Eastern Gobi desert steppe Gobi Desert Gobi Lakes Valley desert steppe Great Lakes Basin desert steppe Junggar...

the Eurasian Steppe and the Tarim Basin from the 9th century BC to the 5th century AD. The Saka were closely related to the Scythians, and both groups...

Yellow River, across which is the Ordos Plateau steppe. It lies between the Altai Mountains in the west and the Greater Khingan Region in the east. The...

Mongolia, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF): Altai montane forest and forest steppe (China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia) Khangai Mountains...

salty marshes and fresh-water sources. The centre has desert steppes. In the south, there are semi deserts as well as the hot Gobi Desert in the south...

in the Altai-Gobi Mountains, a southeastern spur range of the Altai. The middle and high elevations feature alpine meadows and montane steppe. The range...

culture of the region between the Southern Bug, Dniester, and Ural rivers (the Pontic–Caspian steppe), dating to 3300–2600 BC. It was discovered by Vasily...

desert, alpine tundra, sub alpine meadows, and a vast mountain taiga areas. There are also forested steppes, treeless steppes, semi-arid deserts, and...