Tarim Basin deciduous forests and steppe | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Palearctic |
Biome | temperate broadleaf and mixed forests |
Borders | Taklimakan desert |
Geography | |
Area | 54,533 km2 (21,055 sq mi) |
Countries | China |
Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
Protected | 4,051 km2 (7%)[1] |
The Tarim Basin deciduous forests and steppe is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of western China. The ecoregion includes deciduous riparian forests and steppes sustained by the region's rivers in an otherwise arid region.