Sayan montane conifer forests

Sayan montane conifer forests
Altai Nature Reserve, in the ecoregion
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
Biometemperate coniferous forests
Geography
Countries
Coordinates52°15′N 94°45′E / 52.25°N 94.75°E / 52.25; 94.75

The Sayan montane conifer forests ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0519) covers the mid-elevation levels of the Sayan Mountains, the high mountain range between the taiga of Siberia, Russia to the north, and the steppes of Mongolia to the south. The slopes of the mountains at the mid-altitudes are covered by Temperate coniferous forest. The ecoregion is in the Palearctic realm, with a cold semi-arid climate. It covers 35,741,835 km2 (13,800,000 sq mi).

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