Zoning of Desert, Steppe, Steppe-Forest and Forest Ecosystems By Carbon And Nitrogen Isotope in Mongolia and Western Transbaikalia

Q2 Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Geography, Environment, Sustainability Pub Date : 2023-10-08 DOI:10.24057/2071-9388-2023-2720

A. M. Khubanova, V. B. Khubanov, D. A. Miyagashev

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Abstract

The Mongolian–Transbaikalian region of the Central Asia is known for its wide range of intracontinental ecosystems from desert through steppe to taiga forest and mountain tundra. Data on the isotopic composition of carbon and nitrogen in the bone and dental tissues of herbivorous animals inhabiting the desert, steppe, and forest–steppe landscapes of Outer Mongolia and Western Transbaikalia are presented. The maximum values of the carbon isotope ratio are observed in animals from the desert (Gobi Desert) and the semi-desert landscapes, median (mean) δ 13 C is -17.9‰. The minimum values of δ 13 C were obtained by herbivorous animals of the forest-steppe and the forest landscapes (Transbaikalia), which median δ 13 C is -23‰. The fauna of the steppes (median δ 13 C is -21.7‰) has intermediate values of the carbon isotopic composition. According to the isotope composition of nitrogen, the isotope-geochemical isolation of ecosystems is less pronounced.

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蒙古和西跨贝加尔沙漠、草原、草原林和森林生态系统的碳氮同位素区划

中亚的蒙古-跨贝加尔湖地区以其广泛的大陆内生态系统而闻名，从沙漠到草原到针叶林和山地苔原。本文介绍了外蒙古和西外贝加尔沙漠、草原和森林草原地区食草动物骨骼和牙齿组织中碳和氮同位素组成的数据。荒漠(戈壁)和半荒漠景观动物的碳同位素比值最大，δ 13c中位数(平均值)为-17.9‰。δ 13c的最小值以森林草原和森林景观(Transbaikalia)的草食性动物为最小值，中位数为-23‰。草原动物群(δ 13c中值为-21.7‰)的碳同位素组成处于中间值。从氮的同位素组成来看，生态系统的同位素-地球化学隔离不太明显。

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Geography, Environment, Sustainability Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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2.50

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12 weeks

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