Gilmanov, T. G. 1998. It is typical of the emphemeroidal ecosystems found on the seroziem soils in the foothills of the mountains of Middle Asia. Peak live biomass measurements are available from 1948 to 1972, and 1977 to 1982, with a high inter-annual variation in climate regime. More detailed monthly data are available, restricted to growing season only, from 1948 to 1963.
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