Satellite view of the Altai steppe in eastern Kazakhstan Photograph by USGS   Western Asia: Eastern Kazahkstan Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands   32,000 square miles (82,900 square kilometers) -- about the size of Maine Vulnerable

· Location and General Description
· Biodiversity Features
· Current Status
· Threats
· Ecoregion Justification
· References
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Location and General Description

Biodiversity Features

Current Status

Types and Severity of Threats

Justification of Ecoregion Delineation

This ecoregion is sandwiched between the Kazakh desert plain and the montane Altai coniferous forests in northeast Kazakhstan. The boundaries coincide with the arid, dry and desert steppes of the Altai-Saur-Tarbagatai and North Altai regions according to Pereladova’s (1998) map of Central Asian ecosystems.

References

Pereladova, O., V. Krever and M. Williams. 1998. Biodiversity Conservation in Central Asia. Moscow.

For more general information on this ecoregion, go to the WildWorld version of this description.