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Vegetation Dynamics of Mongolia (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1999)
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Vegetation Dynamics of Mongolia (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1999)
Series: Geobotany, 26
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Mongolia is an expansive land-locked country, tilted by tectonic
forces to the North, that experiences extremes of continental
climate. Moisture-carrying wind currents are scarce so that the
land has extended highs and lows in its environment. Culturally the
people are mostly nomadic, having been sustained for centuries by
an economy based on domestic livestock grazing. There is a saying
that, As the noses go, so goes Mongolia', referring to the
domesticated grazing noses of sheep, goats, camels, yaks or horses,
and wild ungulates such as gazelles. The vast fenceless steppes of
Mongolia furnish the vegetation for grazing. With such extremes in
climate it is clear that the vegetation must be resilient and
dynamic to cope with the dictates of its extremely harsh
environments. Pollen profiles from lakes, plant macrofossils and
other data over the last 15,000 years show the dynamic nature of
Mongolian vegetation. Currently Mongolian society is experiencing
much human-driven economic development which increases pressure on
its vegetation. The Great Khural Laws of 1995 forcefully addressed
such environmental concerns with the expanded establishment of
National Reserves and Parks. But continued effort and vigilance
must be expended to insure that Mongolian society will continue to
be sustained by its vegetation. This book highlights work such as
conserving and restoring plant diversity in various ecosystems and
makes recommendations for sustaining the vegetation basis of the
nomadic Mongolian society.
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