Alai–Western Tian Shan steppe

Coordinates: 40°30′N 67°12′E / 40.5°N 67.2°E / 40.5; 67.2
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Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe
Palearctic
BiomeTemperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Geography
CountryKazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
Coordinates40°30′N 67°12′E / 40.5°N 67.2°E / 40.5; 67.2

The Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe

Syr Darya River, and a small portion in Turkmenistan.[1][2]

Location and description

The ecoregion stretches 650 km from north to south, from 50 km north of the city of

Gissaro-Alai open woodlands ecoregion. Rivers running through the ecoregion support very narrow corridors of the Central Asian riparian woodlands ecoregion. The large (4,000 km2) Aydar Lake
sits in a saline depression in the middle of the region.

Climate

The climate of the ecoregion is Humid continental climate - Hot, dry summer sub-type (Köppen climate classification Dsa), with large seasonal temperature differentials and a hot summer (at least one month averaging over 22 °C (72 °F), and mild winters. The driest month between April and September does not have more than 30 millimetres of precipitation.[3][4] Precipitation averages 300-600 mm/year.[1]

Flora

The lower altitude hills display low herbaceous cover known as savannoids, with Bulbous meadow-grass (

Artemisia. Biodiversity is high, with over 2,000 species of plants recorded in the region. Higher elevations see ephemeroid grasses such as Elytrigia and Bulbous barley (Hordeum bulbosum
).

References

  1. ^ a b "Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe". Encyclopedia of the Earth. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve, using WWF data. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Kottek, M.; Grieser, J.; Beck, C.; Rudolf, B.; Rubel, F. (2006). "World Map of Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Updated" (PDF). Gebrüder Borntraeger 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "Dataset - Koppen climate classifications". World Bank. Retrieved September 14, 2019.