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<p>Batternut: -Category:Western Asian countries; ±Category:Central Asian countries→Category:Countries in Asia by region using HotCat</p> <hr /> <div>*'''[[Littoral zone]] [[country|countries]]''' of the '''[[Caspian Sea]]''' — in southwestern [[Central Asia]] and northeastern [[Western Asia]].<br /> <br /> [[Category:Caspian Sea]]<br /> [[Category:Countries in Asia by region|·]]</div>

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<p>Batternut: added Category:Ecoregions of Kazakhstan using HotCat</p> <hr /> <div>The '''Kazakh semi-desert''' is an [[ecoregion]] in the [[deserts and xeric shrublands]] [[biome]], located in [[Kazakhstan]]. The climate is semi-arid and continental, with a total annual precipitation of {{convert|160|mm|in}}, and mean temperatures in January averaging {{convert|-15|°C|°F}} and in July {{convert|23|°C|°F}}. It is a transitional area between the [[steppe]]s and the [[desert]]s of Central Asia and supports flora found in both [[biome]]s, predominantly grasses, particularly ''[[Stipa]]'' species, and shrubs such as ''[[Artemisia (genus)|Artemisia]]'' species. A number of mammals and birds are found in this ecoregion but the habitat is threatened by overgrazing and fragmentation from human encroachment. However, a recent reduction in livestock numbers in Kazakhstan is allowing the native plants a greater opportunity to regenerate.<br /> <br /> ==Setting==<br /> The Kazakh semi-desert is an [[ecotone]] between the [[Kazakh Steppe]] to the north and the [[Central Asian northern desert]] to the south, running in a band across central Kazakhstan. The climate here is [[Semi-arid climate|semi-arid]] and highly continental. Precipitation averages between {{convert|160|mm|in}} and {{convert|240|mm|in}} annually. Mean temperatures in January range from {{convert|-13|°C|°F}} and {{convert|-16|°C|°F}}, while July means are between {{convert|21|°C|°F}} and {{convert|24|°C|°F}}. Annual average temperatures are around {{convert|10|°C|°F}}. The region's topography consists of vast, flat plains and [[Dry lake|salt flats]] broken by dissected plateaus (known locally as &quot;''melkosopochniki''&quot;).<br /> <br /> ==Flora==<br /> As a transition between [[steppe]]s and [[desert]]s of [[Central Asia]], this ecoregion supports flora found in both biomes. Grasses, more dominant in the north, include various ''[[Stipa]]'' species (''S. lessingiana, S. sareptana, S. kirghisorum'' and the [[Endemism|endemic]] ''S. richterana'') and tipchak (''[[Festuca]] valesiaca''). To the south, shrubs come to dominate, mainly ''[[Artemisia (genus)|Artemisia]]'' species (''A. lerchena and A. lessingiana, A. gracilescens, A. sublessingiana, A. terrae albae semiarida and A. sublessingiana''). Vegetation on the saline plains consists of ''Artemisia pauciflora, A. schrenkiana, A. nitrosa, Atriplex cana, Anabasis salsa'', and ''Camphorosma monspeliaca''.<br /> <br /> ==Fauna==<br /> Mammals in the ecoregion include the [[critically endangered]] [[saiga antelope]] (''Saiga tatarica''), Karaganda [[argali]] (''Ovis ammon collium''), [[goitered gazelle]] (''Gazella subgutterosa''), [[Pallas's cat]] (''Otocolobus manul''), [[gray wolf]] (''Canis lupus''), [[European badger]] (''Meles meles'') and [[marbled polecat]] (''Vormela peregusna''). [[Przewalski's horse]] (''Equus ferus przewalskii'') is native to the ecoregion, but has not been seen in it since 1968. <br /> <br /> Avian species include the [[common crane]] (''Grus grus''), [[demoiselle crane]] (''Anthropoides virgo''), [[red-headed bunting]] (''Emberiza bruniceps''), [[lark]]s (''Alaudidae''), [[wheatear]]s (''Oenanthe''), [[pipit]]s (''Anthus'' spp.), [[black-bellied sandgrouse]] (''Pterocles orientalis''), [[Pallas’s sandgrouse]] (''Syrrhaptes paradoxus''), [[steppe eagle]] (''Aquila rapax''), [[golden eagle]] (''Aquila chrysaetos''), [[peregrine falcon]] (''Falco peregrinus'') and the [[saker falcon]] (''Falco cherrug'').<br /> <br /> ==Conservation status and threats==<br /> Agriculture, overgrazing, and fragmentation of habitat from human encroachment are the main threats to this ecoregion's integrity, and its conservation status is listed as &quot;critical/endangered&quot;. However, recent and dramatic reductions in the number of livestock in Kazakhstan have resulted in large areas having a greater chance for rehabilitation. No areas in this ecoregion are strictly protected, and some refuges do not adequately preserve local ecosystems.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> *{{WWF ecoregion|id=pa1318|name=Kazakh semi-desert}}<br /> *{{NatGeo ecoregion|id=pa1318|name=Kazakh semi-desert}}<br /> <br /> {{clear}}<br /> {{Paleartic deserts and xeric shrublands}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Deserts of Central Asia]]<br /> [[Category:Deserts of Kazakhstan]]<br /> [[Category:Deserts and xeric shrublands]]<br /> [[Category:Ecoregions of Asia]]<br /> [[Category:Geography of Kazakhstan]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Kazakhstan| ]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Central Asia| ]]<br /> [[Category:Palearctic ecozone]]<br /> [[Category:Ecoregions of Kazakhstan]]</div>

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