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The majority of people in the steppe are
Mongolian nomads. Families in the Mongolian steppe live in "gers" which are a type of large portable tent. Mongolians are also master horse riders so many families own many horses that roam the steppe. The people in the steppe use the animals there for their
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is a very important prey base. Their presence in an area can limit the presence of other voles. Unfortunately, they can also very easily reduce vegetation if necessary. They are very good at burrowing in the terrain. They have a very big migration when it may get too
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Mongolian-Manchurian grassland faces threat from human expansion, though in most of its eastern area, it has not been altered by agriculture as much as its reaches in its western area, or similar grasslands in
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food and drink. They also have a very prominent musical culture with a wide variety of traditional
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has been introduced to similar grassland habitat in the United States for hunting and sport.
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occupies the belt of steppe, forests, and mountains stretching across much of Asia.
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805:"Mongolian–Manchurian grassland". Dopa Explorer. Accessed 3 July 2021.
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5.09% of the ecoregion is in protected areas. Protected areas include:
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The dominant flora consists of medium to tall grasslands, dominated by
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to the north. On the east and southeast, the grasslands transition to
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Borzinskoe Sol`-ozero
Natural Monument (IUCN Category III)
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Sredneargunskij State
Natural Zakaznik (IUCN Category IV)
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Dornod Mongol
Strictly Protected Area (IUCN Category Ib)
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can be found in deciduous and coniferous woodland edges.
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Baga gazriin chuluu Nature monument (IUCN Category III)
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powerful beak can hammer large bones against hard rock.
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Feathergrass – lives long since it is rarely consumed
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Darkhankhaan uul Nature monument (IUCN Category III)
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Lkhachinvandad uul Nature
Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
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Ikh gazriin chuluu
National Park (IUCN Category II)
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Bayantsagaani tal Nature
Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
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Kherlen Toono uul Nature
Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
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Ongon Tavan bulag Nature Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
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Choiriin Bogd uul Nature Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
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National Nature Reserve, Inner Mongolia Ramsar Site
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262:. On the southwest, the grasslands extend to the
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751:Jilin Momoge National Nature Reserve Ramsar Site
688:Toson-Khulslai Nature Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
456:and terrain by running, digging, and/or flying.
745:Undurkhaan uul National Park (IUCN Category II)
685:Khangain nuruu National Park (IUCN Category II)
966:Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
640:Batkhaan uul Nature Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
202:temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
71:Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
733:Darkhan uul Nature Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
715:Khugnu-Tarna National Park (IUCN Category II)
691:Khar yamaat Nature Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
585:is found in the forest-steppe and grasslands.
718:Moltsog Els National Park (IUCN Category II)
694:Yakhi nuur Nature Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
676:Ugtam uul Nature Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
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748:Dariganga National Park (IUCN Category II)
661:Strictly Protected Area (IUCN Category Ib)
432:Lyme Grass – can provide food for animals
260:Central China loess plateau mixed forests
85:887,000 km (342,000 sq mi)
712:and its surrounding wetlands Ramsar Site
706:and its surrounding wetlands Ramsar Site
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42:Map of ecoregion in China and Mongolia
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248:temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
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951:Grasslands of Mongolia
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16:Ecoregion in East Asia
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921:Ecoregions of Russia
755:Landscapes of Dauria
671:Hustai National Park
653:Numrug National Park
643:Xianghai Ramsar Site
590:Environmental issues
497:brown eared pheasant
274:in the west and the
268:Ordos Plateau steppe
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911:Ecoregions of China
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757:World Heritage Site
646:Zhalong Ramsar Site
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127:Critical/endangered
123:Conservation status
941:Grasslands of Asia
931:Flora of Manchuria
906:Ecoregions of Asia
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483:Daurian partridge
392:Populus davidiana
383:Quercus mongolica
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680:Torey Lakes
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213:Gobi Desert
900:Categories
882:47°N 119°E
828:2020-09-08
772:References
710:Ganga Lake
698:Dalai Lake
547:corsac fox
342:S. grandis
59:Palearctic
704:Buir Lake
292:semi-arid
225:Manchuria
205:ecoregion
166:East Asia
162:ecoregion
153:, in the
132:Protected
90:Countries
77:Geography
217:Mongolia
170:Mongolia
160:, is an
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282:Climate
244:Siberia
237:Daurian
207:of the
194:Chinese
188:Setting
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387:poplar
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578:cold.
476:taiga
473:larch
437:Fauna
317:Flora
288:humid
158:biome
135:5.09%
97:China
66:Biome
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