The study areas were situated in Terelj (47◦58 N, 107◦25 E) and Erdene (47◦46 N, 107◦27 E), in Mongolia’s steppe ecologic
zone. Both areas had similar topography (alluvial plain) and soil types (dark kastanozem). The mean annual temperature
was 3.5 ◦C (10 to 15 ◦C and
−25 to
−30 ◦C for summer and winter), and the mean annual total precipitation was 300 mm.
Vegetation in the area is characterized by grasses and a mixture of patchily distributed shrubs and herbs. The study areas
have a long history (centuries) of being grazed by domestic livestock under nomadic patterns of land use. Recently, many
nomads in Terelj have stopped their seasonal migration and have settled. Stock rate (/ha) of cattle, sheep, goat and horse in
this area is 0.02, 0.18, 0.13 and 0.02. Each animal species grazed different area at the same time whole year round.
The study areas were situated in Terelj (47◦58 N, 107◦25 E) and Erdene (47◦46 N, 107◦27 E), in Mongolia’s steppe ecologiczone. Both areas had similar topography (alluvial plain) and soil types (dark kastanozem). The mean annual temperaturewas 3.5 ◦C (10 to 15 ◦C and−25 to−30 ◦C for summer and winter), and the mean annual total precipitation was 300 mm.Vegetation in the area is characterized by grasses and a mixture of patchily distributed shrubs and herbs. The study areashave a long history (centuries) of being grazed by domestic livestock under nomadic patterns of land use. Recently, manynomads in Terelj have stopped their seasonal migration and have settled. Stock rate (/ha) of cattle, sheep, goat and horse inthis area is 0.02, 0.18, 0.13 and 0.02. Each animal species grazed different area at the same time whole year round.
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