Altai-Sayan ecoregion

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biodiversity hotspot ecoregion

The Altai-Sayan ecoregion is a mountainous biodiversity hotspot in southern Siberia and Central Asia, known for its rugged plateaus, rich flora and fauna, and role as a refuge for rare and endangered species.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Altai-Sayan region 2
Altai-Sayan ecoregion canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
ecoregion ⓘ
biome alpine tundra ⓘ
boreal forests ⓘ
montane grasslands and shrublands ⓘ
temperate coniferous forests ⓘ
climate cold winters ⓘ
continental ⓘ
short summers ⓘ
conservationStatus global conservation priority ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country China ⓘ
Kazakhstan ⓘ
Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
ecologicalRole refuge for endangered species ⓘ
refuge for rare species ⓘ
feature glacial lakes ⓘ
high mountain ranges ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ
knownFor endemism ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
rich fauna ⓘ
rich flora ⓘ
locatedIn Altai Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Central Asia ⓘ
Sayan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
southern Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Palearctic realm NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs Global 200 ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy WWF NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsSpecies Altai snowcock NERFINISHED ⓘ
Siberian ibex NERFINISHED ⓘ
Siberian musk deer NERFINISHED ⓘ
Siberian taimen NERFINISHED ⓘ
argali sheep ⓘ
brown bear ⓘ
lynx ⓘ
snow leopard ⓘ
wolf ⓘ
terrain mountainous ⓘ
rugged plateaus ⓘ
threat climate change ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ
overgrazing ⓘ
poaching ⓘ
vegetation alpine meadows ⓘ
coniferous forests ⓘ
steppe grasslands ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Ukok Plateau → partOf → Altai-Sayan ecoregion ⓘ
Sayan Mountains → mountainSystem → Altai-Sayan ecoregion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altai-Sayan region
Eastern Eurasia → includesRegion → Altai-Sayan ecoregion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altai-Sayan region