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Towards a national mapped classification of terrestrial ecosystems in Mongolia: a pilot study in the Gobi Desert region

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dc.contributor.authorHeiner, Michael, author
dc.contributor.authorBatsaikhan, Nyamsuren, author
dc.contributor.authorGalbadrakh, Davaa, author
dc.contributor.authorBayarjargal, Yunden, author
dc.contributor.authorZumberelmaa, Dash, author
dc.contributor.authorAriungerel, Dorjgotov, author
dc.contributor.authorEvans, Jeffrey, author
dc.contributor.authorvon Werden, Henrik, author
dc.contributor.authorKiesecker, Joseph, author
dc.contributor.authorNutag Action and Research Institute, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-19T20:03:48Z
dc.date.available2017-06-19T20:03:48Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.descriptionPresented at the Building resilience of Mongolian rangelands: a trans-disciplinary research conference held on June 9-10, 2015 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
dc.description.abstractIn Mongolia, partners from national and aimag governments, academia and NGOs have developed regional conservation plans that balance the government commitment to protection of natural habitats with planned development of mineral resources and related infrastructure. A key input is a mapped classification of major habitat types, or ecosystems, to represent the range of natural habitats and function as a surrogate for biodiversity. We developed a GIS model to map ecosystems across the Mongolian Gobi Desert region by comparing the distribution of plant communities and major vegetation types, taken from field surveys and national maps, with patterns of above-ground biomass, elevation, climate and topography derived from remote sensing. The resulting mapped classification is organized as a hierarchy of 1) biogeographic regions, 2) terrestrial ecosystem types based on vegetation, elevation and geomorphology, and 3) landforms. This provides a first-iteration map to support landscape-level conservation planning and a model framework that can support field surveys and future model revisions, with other applications to land use planning, research, surveys and monitoring. To facilitate that, the GIS results are publicly available either for download or to view and query in a web-based GIS available at: http://s3.amazonaws.com/DevByDesign-Web/MappingAppsVer2/Gobi/index.html.
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dc.format.mediumproceedings (reports)
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationHeiner, Michael, Nyamsuren Batsaikhan, Davaa Galbadrakh, Yunden Bayarjargal, Dash Zumberelmaa, Dorjgotov Ariungerel, Jeffrey Evans, Henrik von Werden and Joseph Kiesecker, 2015. Towards a National Mapped Classification of Terrestrial Ecosystems in Mongolia: A Pilot Study in the Gobi Desert Region. In (Fernandez-Gimenez ME, Batkhishig B, Fassnacht SR, Wilson D, eds.) Proceedings of Building Resilience of Mongolian Rangelands: A Trans-disciplinary Research Conference, Ulaanbaatar Mongolia, June 9-10, 2015, pp 24-34.
dc.identifier.isbn9789996297175 (book)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/181735
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25675/10217/181735
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageMongolian
dc.language.isoeng
dc.language.isomon
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofSection 1: Rangeland Ecology and Management
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of Building resilience of Mongolian rangelands: a trans-disciplinary research conference, June 9-10, 2015
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dc.subjectecosystems
dc.subjectecological classification
dc.subjectecological delineation
dc.subjectGIS
dc.subjectremote sensing
dc.subjectconservation planning
dc.titleTowards a national mapped classification of terrestrial ecosystems in Mongolia: a pilot study in the Gobi Desert region
dc.title.alternativeTowards a national mapped classification of terrestrial ecosystems in Mongolia: a pilot study in the Gobi Desert region
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