Pontic steppe
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Scientific Code
(PA0814)
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Ecoregion Category
Palearctic
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Size
383,800 square miles
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Status
Critical/Endangered
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Habitats
Description
Location and General Description
Biodiversity Features
Current Status
Types and Severity of Threats
Justification of Ecoregion Delineation
This ecoregion is equivalent to the DMEER (2000) unit of the same name. It comprises Bohn et al.’s (2000) lowland-colline herb-rich grass steppes, herb-grass steppes, grass steppes, and desert steppes.
References
Bohn, Udo, Gisela Gollub, and Christoph Hettwer. 2000. Reduced general map of the natural vegetation of Europe. 1:10 million. Bonn-Bad Godesberg
Digital Map of European Ecological Regions (DMEER), Version 2000/05 (http://dataservice.eea.eu.int/dataservice/metadetails.asp?table=DMEER&i=1)
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