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Great Gobi A lies in the southwestern part of Mongolia in an arid region of the Gobi desert. The vegetation is dominated by desert and desert steppe. Great Gobi A is generally drier than Great Gobi B. Together with Great Gobi B, the reserve was established in 1975 and has been designated by the United Nations as an international Biosphere Reserve in 1991. With a total area of about 46,369 sqkm it is one the largest reserves worldwide.<ref name="Kaczensky">Petra Kaczensky, |
Great Gobi A lies in the southwestern part of Mongolia in an arid region of the Gobi desert. The vegetation is dominated by desert and desert steppe. Great Gobi A is generally drier than Great Gobi B. Together with Great Gobi B, the reserve was established in 1975 and has been designated by the United Nations as an international Biosphere Reserve in 1991. With a total area of about 46,369 sqkm it is one the largest reserves worldwide.<ref name="Kaczensky">Petra Kaczensky, Chris Walzer & Bernd Steinhauer-Burkart: ''Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area - a wild horse refuge''. ECO Nature Edition, Steinhauer-Burkart OHG, 2004. ISBN: 3-935803-20-6</ref> The headquarters for the Great Gobi SPA is situated in [[Bayantooroi, Govi-Altai|Bayantooroi]], a settlement about 20 km north to the Great Gobi A reserve. |
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Revision as of 18:53, 2 July 2014
Great Gobi A Strictly Protected Area is a nature reserve in Gobi desert, situated in the south-western part of Mongolia at the border with China. A smiliar reserve in the Gobi exists further to the west - the Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area. Both reserves form one unit, the Great Gobi Strictly Protected Area (SPA), which encompasses a total of 53,000 sqkm. Great Gobi A is one of the last refuges for critically endangered animals, like wild Bactrian camels and Gobi bears.
Location and size
Great Gobi A lies in the southwestern part of Mongolia in an arid region of the Gobi desert. The vegetation is dominated by desert and desert steppe. Great Gobi A is generally drier than Great Gobi B. Together with Great Gobi B, the reserve was established in 1975 and has been designated by the United Nations as an international Biosphere Reserve in 1991. With a total area of about 46,369 sqkm it is one the largest reserves worldwide.[1] The headquarters for the Great Gobi SPA is situated in Bayantooroi, a settlement about 20 km north to the Great Gobi A reserve.
Climate
The Climate is extremly continental. Temperatures in the Gobi can fall to -40 °C in winter and rise to +40 °C in the summer. With an average yearly rainfall of about 100 mm, the climate is extremly arid.[1]
Fauna
The reserve is an important refuge for some endangered large mammal species, such as the wild Bactrian camel (Camelus batrianus ferus), the Gobi bear (Ursus arctos gobiensis), the snow leopard (Uncia uncia), the argali wild sheep (Ovis ammon) and the Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus). Especially for the wild camel the reserve is important, since it is one of three last locations, where the rare animal can be found. Due to the remoteness and large size of the reserve, it is hard to estimate Population numbers or population trends. Estimates for the population of wild camels in the reserve range from about 350 to 1950 individuals. Wolves (Canis lupus), which are also found in the reserve, might be a threat for the calves of wild camels. However, the effects of these predators on the camel population are unclear.[2]
43°14′24″N 97°25′48″E / 43.240000°N 97.430000°E
References
- ^ a b Petra Kaczensky, Chris Walzer & Bernd Steinhauer-Burkart: Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area - a wild horse refuge. ECO Nature Edition, Steinhauer-Burkart OHG, 2004. ISBN: 3-935803-20-6
- ^ Chris Walzer & Petra Kaczensky: Wild camel training and collaring mission for the Great Gobi A Strictly Protected Area in Mongolia. Final report for UNDP for the short-term international expert contracts, 2005. PDF