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There are many definitions of steppes. For example, Allan (1946) provides fifty-four definitions of this term. Stamp and Clark (1979) define steppes as 'mid-latitude areas dominated by herbaceous vegetation and termed locally steppes, prairies, pampas, high veldts, downland,
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climate. Extremes can be recorded in the summer of up to 45 °C (115 °F) and in winter of down to −55 °C (−65 °F). Besides this major seasonal difference, fluctuations between day and night are also significant. In both the highlands of
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by Manuel B.Morales, Santi Mañosa, Jordi Camprodón, Gerard Bota. International Symposium on Ecology and Conservation of steppe-land birds. Lleida, Spain. December 2004.
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and feature hot summers and cold winters when located in mid-latitudes. In addition to the precipitation level, its combination with
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this environment is typical of transition areas between zones with a Mediterranean climate and true deserts, such as
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The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
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the critical era when innovative Proto-Indo-European dialects began to spread across the steppes.
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Subtropical steppe: a similar association of plants occurring in the driest areas with a
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Chibilyov, Alexander (2002). "Steppe and Forest-steppe". In Shahgedanova, Maria (ed.).
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area also hosts the same steppe-like vegetation, such as the Algerian-Moroccan
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This article is about the ecological zone type. For other uses, see
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Relatively small steppe areas can be found in the interior of the
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on the map), acted as a passageway for cultures across the vast
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to have had a role in the spread of the horse, the wheel and
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The world's largest steppe region, often referred to as "the
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tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
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and much of the high elevation regions east of the southern
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Steppes average 250–500 mm (10–20 in) of annual
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areas have a steppe-like vegetation, such as central
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Steppes are usually characterized by a semi-arid or
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Index

Steppes
Steppe (disambiguation)

Cold steppe climate
Hot steppe climate

Great Eurasian Steppe
Eurasian
physical geography
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ecoregion
grassland
plains
forests
biomes
montane grasslands and shrublands
tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
grass
shrubs
season
latitude
semi-arid climate
forest
desert
continental
Mongolia
Nevada
precipitation
potential evapotranspiration

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