Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows

Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows
Kaidu River, Bayanbulak Grassland National Nature Reserve, in the ecoregion
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
BiomeMontane grasslands and shrublands
Geography
Area280,000 km2 (110,000 sq mi)
CountriesChina, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan
Coordinates44°15′N 85°45′E / 44.250°N 85.750°E / 44.250; 85.750

The Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1019) covers a 2,000 km long stretch of grasslands of the isolated Tian Shan mountains of Central Asia. It is characterized by high-altitude flat and rolling grasslands.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows". World Wildlife Federation (WWF). Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve, using WWF data. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

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