East European forest-steppe

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ecoregion forest-steppe transitional biome

The East European forest-steppe is a transitional ecoregion characterized by a mosaic of mixed forests and grasslands stretching across parts of Eastern Europe.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Central Russian forest-steppe	1
East European forest-steppe canonical	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecoregion ⓘ forest-steppe ⓘ transitional biome ⓘ
biogeographicRealm	Palearctic realm ⓘ surface form: Palearctic
biome	temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ⓘ temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ⓘ
borderedBy	East European forest ⓘ Pontic–Caspian steppe ⓘ
characterizedBy	grasslands ⓘ mixed forests ⓘ mosaic of forests and grasslands ⓘ
climate	humid continental climate ⓘ warm-summer humid continental climate ⓘ
conservationStatus	vulnerable ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Belarus ⓘ Bulgaria ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ Moldova ⓘ Romania ⓘ Russia ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ
ecoregionCode	PA0419 ⓘ
hasHabitat	forest patches ⓘ meadow steppe patches ⓘ riparian forests ⓘ
landUse	forestry ⓘ intensive agriculture ⓘ pasture ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern Europe ⓘ
majorRiver	Dnieper ⓘ surface form: Dnieper River Dniester ⓘ surface form: Dniester River Don River NERFINISHED ⓘ Volga River ⓘ
northOf	Pontic–Caspian steppe ⓘ
partOf	Eurasian Steppe ⓘ surface form: Eurasian forest-steppe belt
recognizedBy	WWF ecoregion classification ⓘ surface form: Global 200 ecoregions WWF ⓘ
soilType	chernozem ⓘ grey forest soils ⓘ
southOf	East European forest ⓘ
threat	conversion to cropland ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ overgrazing ⓘ
transitionBetween	forest ⓘ steppe ⓘ
vegetationType	broadleaf forests ⓘ meadow steppe ⓘ mixed coniferous-broadleaf forests ⓘ tall-grass steppe ⓘ

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Input

Subject: East European forest-steppe
Description of subject: The East European forest-steppe is a transitional ecoregion characterized by a mosaic of mixed forests and grasslands stretching across parts of Eastern Europe.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern Ukraine → containsEcoregion → East European forest-steppe ⓘ

Central Russian Upland → contains → East European forest-steppe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Russian forest-steppe