1. Tundra

Taimyr-Central Siberian tundra

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  • Scientific Code
    (PA1111)
  • Ecoregion Category
    Palearctic
  • Size
    368,600 square miles
  • Status
    Vulnerable

Description


Location and General Description

Biodiversity Features

Current Status

Types and Severity of Threats

Justification of Ecoregion Delineation
Mapped ecoregion boundaries correspond to the montane, lowland and arctic desert in the Taimyr tundra vegetation province in Kurnaev’s (1990) forest map of the USSR.

References
Kurnaev, S. 1990. Forest regionalization of the USSR (1:16,000,000) Moscow: Dept. of Geodesy and Cartography

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