The Southern Andean steppe is a montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregion occurring along the border of Chile and Argentina in the high elevations of the southern Andes mountain range.
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The SouthernAndeansteppe is a montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregion occurring along the border of Chile and Argentina in the high elevations of...
region of Patagonia, southern Argentina. To the north the desert grades into the Cuyo Region and the Monte. The central parts of the steppe are dominated by...
ranging from cold steppe to cold desert. Grasslands are dominated by species of the genera Stipa and Festuca. Typical high Andean wetlands are the Bofedales...
páramo in South America, subalpine heath in New Guinea and East Africa, steppes of the Tibetan plateaus, as well as other similar subalpine habitats around...
and southern North America. In Mexico, the Yucatán Peninsula and southern lowlands, and most of the east and west coastlines, including the southern tip...
The Central Andean puna is a montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregion in the Andes of southern Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile and Argentina. The...
the matorral), the Andes Mountains, and the dry, rain-shadow Patagonian steppe east of the Andes. As a result, the temperate forest regions have evolved...
mammal predators include the puma (Puma concolor), Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita), culpeo or andean wolf (Pseudalopex culpaeus), and South American...
grasslands and shrublands Central Andean dry puna Central Andean puna High Monte SouthernAndeansteppe Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands...
described as a table-land or steppe (in comparison to the SouthernAndeanSteppe), and sometimes called the Atlantic steppe. To the south of the plateau...
especially in the transition zone between the Monte and the humid SouthernAndean Yungas forests. Of the 505 plant species endemic to northwestern Argentina...
2002, it houses a representative sample of the Central Andean Puna and the SouthernAndeansteppe biodiversity in good state of conservation, as well as...
zones: Patagonian steppe, Pre-Andean shrubland, Magellanic subpolar forests and Andean Desert. The vegetation of the Patagonian steppe is dominated by Fescue...
The Andes (/ˈændiːz/ AN-deez), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (Spanish: Cordillera de los Andes; Quechua: Anti) are the longest continental mountain...
systems with complex zonation Northern Andean Colombian Montane Yungas (Andean cloud forest) Puna SouthernAndean Mixed island systems Bahamas-Bermudan...
The Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) is a small wild cat native to the high Andes that has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because...
The steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii), also known as the white or masked polecat, is a species of mustelid native to Central and Eastern Europe and Central...
from October to April. The park lies in the northern end of the SouthernAndeansteppe. This salt flat spans 8,300 hectares at an elevation of 3,700 meters...
bear (Tremarctos ornatus), also known as the South American bear, Andean bear, Andean short-faced bear or mountain bear and locally as jukumari (Aymara...
culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus), also known as culpeo zorro, Andean zorro, Andean fox, Paramo wolf, Andean wolf, and colpeo fox, is a species of South American...
lack of rainfall, the Central Andean dry puna is a unique ecoregion with highly adapted flora and fauna. The southern region of the dry puna encompasses...
corsac), also known simply as a corsac, is a medium-sized fox found in steppes, semi-deserts and deserts in Central Asia, ranging into Mongolia and northern...
be used to cover all grasslands in Patagonia, including the steppe and the more southern parts. This article takes the narrow definition of the WWF NT0804...
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