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{{short description|Montane grasslands and shrublands in parts of Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, and India}}
{{Infobox ecoregion
| name = Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe
| image = India north.jpg
| image_size =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe near [[Ladakh]], [[India]]
| map = File:Ecoregion PA1006.png
| map_size = 300
| map_alt = Ecoregion territory (in purple)
| map_caption = Ecoregion territory (in purple)

| country = [[India]]
| country1 = [[China]]
| country2 = [[Afghanistan]]
| country3 = [[Pakistan]]
| border = [[Pamir alpine desert and tundra]]
| border1 = [[North Tibetan Plateau-Kunlun Mountains and alpine desert]]
| border2 = [[Central Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe]]
| border3 = [[Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows]]
| border4 = [[Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows]]
| border5 = [[Paropamisus xeric woodlands]]

| bird_species = 172<ref name = "Atlas">
{{cite book |last1 = Hoekstra |first1 = J. M. |last2 = Molnar |first2 = J. L. |last3 = Jennings |first3 = M. |last4 = Revenga |first4 = C. |last5 = Spalding |first5 = M. D. |last6 = Boucher |first6 = T. M. |last7 = Robertson |first7 = J. C. |last8 = Heibel |first8 = T. J. |last9 = Ellison |first9 = K. |title = The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference |publisher = [[University of California Press]] |editor1-last = Molnar |editor1-first = J. L. |year = 2010 |isbn = 978-0-520-26256-0 |url = https://archive.org/details/atlasofglobalcon0000unse |url-access = registration }}</ref>
| mammal_species = 45<ref name = "Atlas"/>
| habitat_loss = 1.4065
| habitat_loss_ref = <ref name = "Atlas"/>
| protected = 18.28
| protected_ref = <ref name = "Atlas"/>
| area = 143300
| biome = [[Montane grasslands and shrublands]]
}}

The '''Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe''' is a [[montane grasslands and shrublands]] [[terrestrial ecoregion|ecoregion]] found in parts of [[Pakistan]], [[China]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[India]].

==Setting==
The Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe is an area of high-elevation grasslands covering {{convert|143300|sqkm|mi2}}. It is centered on the [[Karakoram]] Range, west of the [[Himalaya Range]]. It also includes nearby ranges, such as the [[Ladakh Range]].

==Climate==
The mean annual precipitation in the ecoregion varies from {{convert|200|to|900|mm|in}}, 90 percent in the form of snow.

==Flora==
[[File:Deosai Plateau 2.jpg|thumb|[[Deosai National Park]] in [[Pakistan]].]]
Most of this ecoregion consists of grasslands and [[herbaceous plant]]s. Protected slopes and ravines contains ''[[Salix denticulata]], [[Mertensia tibetica]], [[Potentilla desertorum]], [[Juniperus polycarpus]], [[Polygonum viviparum]], [[Berberis pachyacantha]], [[Rosa webbiana]]'', and ''[[Spiraea lycoides]]''. Where vegetation ceases to grow, around {{convert|4500|m|ft}}, are found ''[[Delphinium cashmerianum]], [[Glechoma tibetica]], [[Silene longicarpophora]], [[Potentilla fruticosa]]'', and ''[[Nepeta]]'' spp.

Shrublands and woodlands are found in valley bottoms. These include ''[[Hippophae rhamnoides]], [[Myricaria elegans]], [[Salix viminalis]], [[Capparis spinosa]], [[Tribulus terrestris]], [[Pegamum harmala]], [[Sophora alopecuroides]]'', and ''[[Lycium ruthenicum]]''. A few remnant steppe forests of ''[[Juniperus macropoda]]'' and ''[[Juniperus indica]]'' are still found here.

==Fauna==
Sheep in this ecoregion include the [[Ovis ammon polii|Marco Polo sheep]], [[Ovis ammon hodgsoni|Tibetan argali]], and [[Ovis orientalis vignei|urial]]. Goats include the [[Capra falconeri|markhor]] and [[Capra ibex|ibex]].

The sheep and goats, as well as smaller mammals, make this ecoregion excellent habitat for the [[Uncia uncia|snow leopard]].

Both the [[Ursus arctos|brown bear]] and [[Selenarctos thibetanus|Himalayan black bear]] are found here.

Bird species richness is low. Common birds include [[Phoenicurus erythrogaster|Guldenstadt's redstart]], [[Lophophorus impejanus|Himalayan monal]], [[Carpodacus|rosefinches]], [[Bird of prey|raptors]], and [[vultures]].

==Conservation==
Much of the montane habitat in this ecoregion lies in protected areas. These include
*[[Hemis National Park]]
*[[Khunjerab National Park]]
*[[Deosai National Park]]

==See also==
*[[List of ecoregions in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{WWF ecoregion|name=Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe|id=pa1006}}

[[Category:Ecoregions of Afghanistan]]
[[Category:Ecoregions of China]]
[[Category:Ecoregions of India]]
[[Category:Ecoregions of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Ecoregions of the Himalayas]]
[[Category:Flora of Tibet| ]]
[[Category:Montane grasslands and shrublands]]
[[Category:Palearctic ecoregions]]

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