page_title: Altai alpine meadow and tundra
hierarchical_section_title: Altai alpine meadow and tundra
caption_attribution_description: English: Ecoregion PA1001: Altai alpine meadow and tundra (in purple)
context_page_description: The Altai alpine meadow and tundra ecoregion is a terrestrial ecoregion covering the higher elevation of the Altai Mountains at the center of the "X" formed by the borders separating Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia. The mountain peaks are the farthest north in Central Asia, separating the plains of Siberia to the north from the hot, dry deserts to the south. Altitudes above 2,400 meters display characteristics of tundra, with patches of alpine meadows and some trees immediately below the treeline. The ecoregion is in the montane grasslands and shrublands biome, and the Palearctic realm, with a humid continental climate. It covers an area of 90,132 square kilometres.
context_section_description: The Altai alpine meadow and tundra ecoregion (WWF ID:PA1001) is a terrestrial ecoregion covering the higher elevation of the Altai Mountains at the center of the "X" formed by the borders separating Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia.  The mountain peaks are the farthest north in Central Asia, separating the plains of Siberia to the north from the hot, dry deserts to the south.  Altitudes above 2,400 meters display characteristics of tundra, with patches of alpine meadows and some trees immediately below the treeline.  The ecoregion is in the montane grasslands and shrublands biome, and the Palearctic realm, with a humid continental climate.  It covers an area of 90,132 square kilometres (34,800 sq mi).
caption: Ecoregion territory (in purple)
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