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{{Infobox ecoregion
|name = Southeast Tibet shrub and meadows
|image = Southeast Tibet meadows.jpg
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|caption = Flowering summer meadows in [[Luqu County]] in the eastern Tibetan Pleateau
|map = File:Ecoregion PA1017.png
|map_size = 300
|map_alt = Ecoregion territory (in purple)
|map_caption = Ecoregion territory (in purple)
|biogeographic_realm = [[Palearctic]]
|biome = [[Montane grasslands and shrublands]]
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|area = 461851
|country1 = [[China]]
|country2 = [[India]]
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|coordinates = {{coord|33.25|N|103.25|W|display=title,inline}}
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The '''Southeast Tibet shrub and meadows''' are a [[montane grassland]] [[ecoregion]] that cover the southeast and eastern parts of the [[Tibetan Plateau]] in [[China]]. The meadows in this region of [[Tibet]] are in the path of the [[monsoon]] rains and are wetter than the other upland areas of the Tibetan Plateau.<ref name='ecomap'>{{cite web|title=Map of Ecoregions 2017|url=https://ecoregions2017.appspot.com/|publisher=Resolve, using WWF data|language=en|access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name= 'dopa'>{{cite web|title=Southeast Tibet shrublands and meadows |url=https://dopa-explorer.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ecoregion/81017|publisher=Digital Observatory for Protected Areas|language=en|access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name= 'eoe'>{{cite web|title=Southeast Tibet shrub and meadows |url=https://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/Southeast_Tibet_shrub_and_meadows|publisher=The Encyclopedia of Earth|language=en|access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> The "high cold" alpine terrain is one of high species diversity, due to the relatively high levels of precipitation for the region. Precipitation is lower in the northwest, and hence the vegetation thins from shrub to meadow or even desert.<ref name="eoe"/>

==Location and description==
Many mountain ranges support the Southeast Tibet meadows, stretching from the [[Nyainqêntanglha Mountains]] in the southwest to the [[Qilian Mountains]] in the northeast. Chinese [[provinces of China|provinces]] covered by the Southeast Tibet shrub and meadows include the alpine parts of eastern [[Tibet Autonomous Region]], the alpine parts of western and northern [[Sichuan]], extreme southern and eastern [[Qinghai]], and the montane areas of southern [[Gansu]].

Human activity is fairly high as the Southeast Tibet shrub and meadows provide grazing areas for domestic animals such as [[yak]]. While not well suited for most agriculture, [[Pastoralism|pastoralist]] [[Tibetan people]] live across the region. The northeastern part of this ecoregion was traditionally known as [[Amdo]] to Tibetans, while the southwestern part made up the higher elevation portions of [[Kham]].

==Climate==
The climate of the ecoregion depends on altitude and aspect of the terrain. The lower areas are ''[[Subarctic climate|Subarctic climate, dry winter]]'' ([[Köppen climate classification]] [[Subarctic climate|Subartic climate(Dwc)]]). This climate is characterized by mild summers (only 1-3 months above {{convert|10|°C|1}}) and cold winters having monthly precipitation less than one-tenth of the wettest summer month.<ref name="kop">{{cite web|author=Kottek, M., J. Grieser, C. Beck, B. Rudolf, and F. Rubel, 2006|title=World Map of Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Updated|url=http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/pdf/Paper_2006.pdf|publisher=Gebrüder Borntraeger 2006|language=en|access-date=September 14, 2019}}</ref><ref name="kop-data">{{cite web|title=Dataset - Koppen climate classifications|url=https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/world-maps-k%C3%B6ppen-geiger-climate-classification|publisher=World Bank|language=en|access-date=September 14, 2019}}</ref>

==Flora and fauna==
Influenced by the Asian monsoon, he Southeast Tibet shrub and meadows experience seasonal climatic variation. Dry conditions in the winter lead to primarily brown landscapes, but summer rains revitalize grasses and turn the landscapes green. To the northwest, the meadows transition to the drier [[Tibetan Plateau alpine shrublands and meadows]].

This ecoregion is known for widespread [[Kobresia]] sedge meadows. 70% of the terrain has low herbaceous cover, 7% is closed evergreen forest, 5% open forest, 5% cultivated cropland, and the remainder is shrubland or sparsely covered.<ref name="dopa"/> Associated forbs include (''[[Potentilla]]''), (''[[Pedicularis]]''), (''[[Primula]]''), (''[[Lancea (plant)|Lancea]]''), (''[[Gentian]]'').<ref name="eoe"/>

==Protected areas==
Officially protected areas of the ecoregion include:
* [[Three Parallel Rivers|Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas]]
* [[Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries]]

==References==
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[[Category:Ecoregions of China]]
[[Category:Ecoregions of India]]
[[Category:Montane grasslands and shrublands]]
[[Category:Palearctic ecoregions]]

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