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Altai Alpine Meadow And Tundra
The Altai alpine meadow and tundra ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1001) is a terrestrial ecoregion covering the higher elevation of the Altai Mountains at the center of the "X" formed by the borders separating Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia. The mountain peaks are the farthest north in Central Asia, separating the plains of Siberia to the north from the hot, dry deserts to the south. Altitudes above 2,400 meters display characteristics of tundra, with patches of alpine meadows and some trees immediately below the treeline. The ecoregion is in the montane grasslands and shrublands biome, and the Palearctic realm, with a humid continental climate. It covers an area of . Location and description The ecoregion covers the high-peak ranges of mountains across the meeting of Russia, Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia, stretching about 700 km from northwest-to-southeast, and a similar distance from southwest-to-northeast. The ecoregion is scattered, capturing the higher elevations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katun Nature Reserve
Katun Nature Reserve (russian: Катунский заповедник) (also Katunsky) is a Russian zapovednik (strict nature reserve) located in the highlands of the central Altai Mountains of south Siberia. The Katun River runs down through a valley in the reserve, serving as the primary source of the Ob River. The headwaters of the Katun River originate on Mount Belukha, the highest mountain in Siberia at , which is located on the far eastern edge of the preserve. Katun is an internationally important center of biodiversity, forming part of the "Golden Mountains of Altai" UNESCO World Heritage Site. Katun Nature Reserve is situated in the Ust-Koksinsky District of Altai Republic. Topography The topography of the reserve includes glaciers, alpine tundra, meadows, and forests. Much of the terrain has been formed through glaciation, and there are small lakes, streams, waterfalls, and steep slopes. Ecoregion and climate Katun is located in the '' Altai alpine meadow and tundr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobresia
''Kobresia'' is a genus of plants in the sedge family. They are sometimes called bog sedges. These perennial sedges are quite similar to ''Carex'' species in appearance. The genus is widespread across much of Europe, Asia and North America, with many species native to the Himalayas. Species *'' Kobresia burangensis'' Y.C.Yang – Tibet *'' Kobresia capillifolia'' (Decne.) C.B.Clarke – Central Asia, Himalayas, Tuva region of Siberia, Mongolia, central and western China including Tibet and Xinjiang *''Kobresia cercostachys'' (Franch.) C.B.Clarke – Eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, Yunnan *''Kobresia condensata'' (Kük.) S.R.Zhang & Noltie – Sichuan, Yunnan *''Kobresia cuneata'' Kük – Tibet to central China *'' Kobresia curticeps'' (C.B.Clarke) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler – Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan *'' Kobresia curvirostris'' (C.B.Clarke) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker – Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh, Thailand *'' Kobresia duthiei'' C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker – Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecoregions Of China
{{Short description, none The following is a list of terrestrial ecoregions of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature. The transition between two of the planet's eight terrestrial biogeographic realms – the Palearctic, which includes temperate and boreal Eurasia, and Indomalaya, which includes tropical South and Southeast Asia – extends through southern China. Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests * Guizhou Plateau broadleaf and mixed forests * Hainan Island monsoon rain forests * Jiang Nan subtropical evergreen forests * Northern Indochina subtropical moist forests * South China Sea Islands * South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests * South Taiwan monsoon rain forests (Taiwan) * Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests (Taiwan) * Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forests Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests * Central China loess plateau mixed forests * Changbai Mountains mixed forests * Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ecoregions In Kazakhstan
The following is a list of ecoregions in Kazakhstan as identified by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Terrestrial Temperate coniferous forests * Altai montane forest and forest steppe (China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia) * Tian Shan montane conifer forests (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia) Temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands * Altai steppe and semi-desert (Kazakhstan, China) * Emin Valley steppe (Kazakhstan, China) * Kazakh forest steppe (Kazakhstan, Russia) * Kazakh steppe (Kazakhstan, Russia) * Kazakh upland (Kazakhstan) * Pontic steppe (Moldova, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan) * Tian Shan foothill arid steppe (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China) Montane grasslands and shrublands * Altai alpine meadow and tundra (China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia) Deserts and xeric shrublands * Caspian lowland desert (Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan) * Central Asian northern desert (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan) * Central Asian riparian woodlands (Kazakhstan, Uzbekista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ecoregions In China
{{Short description, none The following is a list of terrestrial ecoregions of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature. The transition between two of the planet's eight terrestrial biogeographic realms – the Palearctic, which includes temperate and boreal Eurasia, and Indomalaya, which includes tropical South and Southeast Asia – extends through southern China. Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests * Guizhou Plateau broadleaf and mixed forests * Hainan Island monsoon rain forests * Jiang Nan subtropical evergreen forests * Northern Indochina subtropical moist forests * South China Sea Islands * South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests * South Taiwan monsoon rain forests (Taiwan) * Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests (Taiwan) * Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forests Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests * Central China loess plateau mixed forests * Changbai Mountains mixed forests * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ecoregions In Mongolia
The following is a list of ecoregions in Mongolia, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF): Terrestrial Temperate coniferous forests * Altai montane forest and forest steppe ( China, Khazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia) * Khangai Mountains conifer forests (Mongolia) * Sayan montane conifer forests (Mongolia, Russia) Boreal forests/taiga * Trans-Baikal conifer forests (Mongolia, Russia) Temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands * Daurian forest steppe ( China, Mongolia, Russia) * Mongolian–Manchurian grassland ( China, Mongolia, Russia) * Sayan Intermontane steppe (Russia, Mongolia) * Selenge–Orkhon forest steppe (Mongolia, Russia) Montane grasslands and shrublands * Altai alpine meadow and tundra ( China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia) * Khangai Mountains alpine meadow (Mongolia) * Sayan alpine meadows and tundra (Mongolia, Russia) Deserts and xeric shrublands * Alashan Plateau semi-desert (Mongolia, China) * Eastern Gobi desert steppe (Mongolia, China) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ecoregions In Russia
The following is a list of ecoregions in Russia, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF): Terrestrial Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests *Caucasus mixed forests (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Turkey) *Central European mixed forests (Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine) *Crimean Submediterranean forest complex (Russia, Ukraine) *East European forest steppe (Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Ukraine) *Manchurian mixed forests ( China, Russia, North Korea, South Korea) *Sarmatic mixed forests (Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Sweden) * South Sakhalin-Kurile mixed forests (Russia) *Ussuri broadleaf and mixed forests (Russia) *West Siberian broadleaf and mixed forests (Russia) Temperate coniferous forests * Altai montane forest and forest steppe ( China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia) * Da Hinggan-Dzhagdy Mountains conifer forests ( China, Russia) * Sayan montane conifer f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavan Bogd
The ( mn, Таван богд, ; "Five saints") is a mountain massif in Mongolia, near the triple border with China and Russia. Its highest peak, the Khüiten Peak (formerly also known as Nairamdal Peak), is the highest point of Mongolia at 4374 meters above sea level. The Tavan Bogd massif is located mostly within the Bayan-Ölgii Province of Mongolia; its northern slopes are in Russia's Altai Republic, and western, in China's Burqin County. Besides the Khüiten Peak, the Tavan Bogd massif includes four other peaks: Nairamdal, Malchin, Bürged (''eagle'') and Ölgii (''motherland''). International borders According to the relevant trilateral agreements and published topographic maps, the junction point of the China–Russia border, the China–Mongolia border, and the Mongolia–Russia border is the top of a peak with the elevation of 4081 or 4104 m, at the coordinates [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
Altai Tavan Bogd National Park (, ''Altai five saints nature complex'') is a national park in Bayan-Ölgii Province of western Mongolia. The park includes the Mongolian side of the Tavan Bogd massif, which is divided by the triple border with Russia and China in the Altai Mountains. It covers 6362 square kilometres and is located south of Tavan Bogd, the highest mountain of Mongolia. It includes the lakes Khoton, Khurgan, and Dayan. The protected area is inhabited by species such as the Argali sheep, Ibex, Red deer, Beech marten, Moose, Snow leopard, Snow cock, and Golden eagle. The (UNESCO) World Heritage Site Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai is located inside Altai Tavan Bogd National Park. The World Heritage Site covers three locations with several thousand petroglyphs and Turkic monoliths, including the Tsagaan Salaa Rock Paintings with over 10,000 cave drawings in 15 km of river valley. See also * List of national parks of Mongolia References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belukha Mountain
Belukha Mountain (russian: Белуха, lit=whitey; Altai: Ӱч-Сӱмер, lit. 'three peaks'; kk, Мұзтау Шыңы, lit=icemount peak), located in the Katun Mountains, is the highest peak of the Altai Mountains in Russia and the highest of the system of the South Siberian Mountains. It is part of the Golden Mountains of Altai World Heritage Site. Since 2008, one is required to apply for a special border zone permit in order to be allowed into the area (if travelling independently without using an agency). Foreigners should apply for the permit to their regional FSB border guard office two months before the planned date. Geography Located in the Altai Republic, Belukha is a three-peaked mountain massif that rises along the border of Russia and Kazakhstan, just a few dozen miles north of the point where this border meets with the border of China. There are several small glaciers on the mountain, including Belukha Glacier. Of the two peaks, the eastern peak (4,506 m, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katon-Karagay National Park
Katon-Karagay National Park ( kk, Катонқараға́й мемлекетті́к ұлтты́қ табиғи́ паркі́, ''Katonqarağai memlekettık ūlttyq tabiği parkı'') is the largest national park in Kazakhstan, located on the eastern edge of the country, in the Southern Altai Mountains. The park fills the west side of the "X" where the borders of Kazakhstan, Russia, China, and Mongolia meet. The highest peak in Siberia (Belukha Mountain, ), is on the Russian border in the Katun Range. The park is in Katonkaragay District of East Kazakhstan Region, southeast of the capital city of Astana. Created on June 1, 2001, the park was included in the transnational park "Altai" with Russia in 2011. In 2014, the park was included in the new "Katon-Karagay Biosphere Reserve", named by the UNESCO Man-and-Biosphere program. Topography Situated on the slopes of the Southern Altai mountains, the park is mountainous and glaciated, with altitudes often reaching over . The pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siberian Musk Deer
The Siberian musk deer (''Moschus moschiferus'') is a musk deer found in the mountain forests of Northeast Asia. It is most common in the taiga of southern Siberia, but is also found in parts of Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria and the Korean peninsula. Their small shape allows them to hide from predators through tiny openings in the rocky terrain and also allows them to run exceptionally fast from their predators. Although bearing fangs, Siberian musk deer are actually herbivores, with their main source of nutrients being lichens. Due to the severe amount of poaching for its musk gland, the deer population is continuing to decrease. It is expected that the population will be reduced to at least 30% over the next three generations. However, efforts from each of the cited countries are beginning to restore the musk deer's population. Taxonomy Siberia, North Mongolia, Russia, North China and Korea – ''M. m. moschiferus'' Russian Far East – ''M. m. turovi'' Verkhoyansk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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