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steppe
steppe (Eurasian steppe) A vast, temperate
grassland biome that stretches from the River Danube in Romania to Dunbey in China. Generally, the dominant vegetation comprises drought-resistant
perennial grasses, but the actual species composition varies from east to west and north to south according to the rate of precipitation. Near the Black Sea, large feather grasses (
Stipa) and sheep's fescue (
Festuca ovina) prevail. Here the climate is warm and humid in spring, supporting
ephemeral species (e.g.
Tulipa) which soon die as the long, hot, dry summer follows. In the central steppe region the spring is cold, supporting few ephemeral species, but in wetter years large numbers of
vegetatively reproducing plants survive (e.g.
Artemisia). There are 4 discernible belts of latitude, with the highest rainfall in the north:
meadow steppe; dry herbage/turf grass steppe, in which steppe herbage dominates; arid turf grass steppe, which has less steppe herbage; and desert/scrub/turf grass steppe.
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STEPPE IN TWILIGHT ZONE.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 2/11/1993; 700+ words
; ...has come to this: The only way Brook Steppe can get any playing time is if the Capital...Basketball Association team. Cruel business. Steppe, 34, was considered a savior of sorts...Kevin Mackey's bench. At one time, Steppe played all the major minutes. Now he...
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Antares Invests in Steppe Gold Resources Ltd.
Business Wire; 6/9/1998; 700+ words
; ...an initial investment of $300,000 in Steppe Gold Resources Limited (VSE-SPE) through...500,000 treasury common shares of Steppe at $0.20 per share and 750,000 whole...to invest a further $1,700,000 in Steppe, on or before June 26, 1998 by acquiring...
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MUCH-TRAVELED STEPPE HOPES TO STICK WITH CELTICS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/5/1987; ; 700+ words
; WALTHAM - Brook Steppe was in the center of some 15 free agents...cluster of ex-hopefuls turned veterans. Steppe was to the right of third-year pro Rick...discussing a future fishing trip on the Cape. Steppe shouldn't feel uncomfortable around...
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Antares Invests A Further $1,700,000 In Steppe Gold Resources Ltd.
Business Wire; 6/29/1998; 700+ words
; ...exercised its option to acquire a $1,700,000 convertible debenture of Steppe Gold Resources Limited (VSE-SPE). The Steppe debenture is convertible into 7,727,273 Steppe common shares at $0.22 per share and 7,727,273 whole warrants...
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Impact of grazing regime on a Mongolian forest steppe.
Magazine article from: Applied Vegetation Science; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...National Park in the forest steppe region of Mongolia. Methods: On the Stipa steppe we applied three different...2002). On the semi-arid steppes of Mongolia there is a long...herbivores. In the forest steppe region, the vegetation of...
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Nomads of the steppe. (Mongolia).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Geographical; 8/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...LIVE out their days on the vast, empty steppe with their goats, sheep, yaks, camels...with settlers in the distant towns. The steppe is an arid wilderness that extends from...the east, as far as you can see, only steppe, steppe and steppe. The proud nature...
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Steppe Cement hit hard by devaluation.
Magazine article from: Investors Chronicle - magazine and web content; 4/14/2009; 700+ words
; ...Devaluations are bad news for companies such as Steppe Cement, which borrows heavily in another...and so immediately increased the cost to Steppe Cement of servicing its dollar-denominated...Following a kiln expansion programme Steppe's end-2008 net borrowings more than...
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"Treasures from the Ukrainian Steppes" premieres in Montreal
Newspaper article from: Ukrainian Weekly, The; 12/13/1998; 700+ words
; ...1998 "Treasures from the Ukrainian Steppes" premieres in Montreal MONTREAL -- The...exhibition "Treasures from the Ukrainian Steppes" explores the history and archaeology of the Ukrainian steppes, giving a representative overview from...
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Signs of better times at Steppe Cement.
Magazine article from: Investors Chronicle - magazine and web content; 9/7/2009; 700+ words
; ...around 1.6m tonnes annualised. Steppe is also reducing debt built up...placing and reduced inventories. Steppe needs it to be lower still before...process in making cement) on the steppes. | STEPPE CEMENT (STCM) |ORD PRICE...
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PONTIACS IMPROVING ONE STEPPE AT A TIME.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/21/1993; 700+ words
; ...Byline: TIM WILKIN Staff writer When Brook Steppe first walked into the Capital Region Pontiacs...and get the first flight out of here. Steppe, a CBA veteran, was used to playing...with just two wins in six starts when Steppe came in. And it looked as though things...
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Black Sea Steppe
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
BLACK SEA STEPPE BLACK SEA STEPPE. The land above the northern coast of the Black Sea, bounded by...the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries. Most of it was steppe land well suited to nomadic pastoralism but also offering abundant...
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steppe
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
steppe , temperate grassland of Eurasia, consisting...regions on the fringe of the hot deserts. The steppe consists of three vegetation zones with...climate—the wooded, or forest, steppe; the tillable steppe, or prairie; and...
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Steppe
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
STEPPE To the forest-dwelling...and Belarus), the steppes of Central Russia and...and 1600 .e., the steppes were the realm of marauding...chernozems) of the steppes, and they confined...the forest zones. Steppe climates are sub...
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pseudo-steppe
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
pseudo-steppe An area with steppe-like vegetation which occurs outside Eurasia. The term ‘steppe’ strictly refers to the temperate grassland of Eurasia. However, it has also been applied to vegetation on the southern...
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meadow steppe
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
meadow steppe A variant of Eurasian steppe adjacent to the forest to the north, and comprised primarily...the whole giving a meadow-like aspect in summer. Meadow steppe has long been greatly reduced in extent by agricultural practices...
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