Global Litter Invertebrate
Decomposition Experiment
Bogd Khaan
Mountain National Park, Mongolia
Site
Manager
Dr.
R. Baatar
Institute of Geography
Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MAS)
Ulaanbaatar - 20
Mongolia - 210620
Telephone: (+976) 1 350471
Site Description
The Bogd Khaan Mountain National Park is a
protected area.
Site Location
The Bogd Khaan Mountain National Park is 40 km south of
Ulaanbaatar, the capital city.
Site
Area
Dr. Baatar is participating in two sites for GLIDE, referred
to as site 1a and site 1b. Both sites have a total area
of 1 ha each.
Site
Elevation
Site elevation is 1500m.
Annual Rainfall
Annual rainfall is 300 mm.
Annual Temperature
Annual temperature is 0.2°C.
Soil
Soil type for site 1a is chernozem soil, and site 1b has
forest dark colored soil.
Native
Forest/Vegetation Types
Native vegetation types are grassland and forest for pasture.
Principal
Biome/Ecoregion
Principal biome is forest-steppe. |
