Electronic Supplementary Material S2 to Miehe et al. / Tangra Yumco:
Cover estimates in per cent
Record number
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Number of flowering species
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18
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27
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24
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24
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20
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28
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22
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18
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15
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Vegetation cover (%)
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25
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20
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20
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25
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15
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25
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30
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30
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30
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Stipa purpurea
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1
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2
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1
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10
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5
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1
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+
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+
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4
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Kobresia macrantha
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5
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.
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+
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+
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.
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1
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3
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10
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3
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Artemisia prattii
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5
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5
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+
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1
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.
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2
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12
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12
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.
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Heteropappus semiprostratus/ gouldii
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.
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1
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+
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1
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.
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+
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+
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+
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.
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Poa araratica ssp. psilolepis
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.
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+
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+
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+
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.
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1
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+
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1
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.
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Astragalus tribulifolius
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.
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r
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r
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r
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.
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+
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1
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.
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1
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Rhodiola smithii
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+
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+
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.
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+
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.
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+
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.
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+
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.
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Allium fasciculatum
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.
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1
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+
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r
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.
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r
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+
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+.
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.
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Pedicularis alaschanica
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.
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+
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.
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.
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+
|
+
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.
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+
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+
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Oxytropis microphylla
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.
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.
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+
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+
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+
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.
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+
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.
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+
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Lasiocaryum munroi
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+
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+
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+
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+
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Saussurea leontodontoides
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+
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+
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.
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+
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+
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Potentilla bifurca s.l.
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+
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.
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+
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.
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1
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.
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.
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6
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.
| Cryptothladia kokonorica |
.
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1
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3
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.
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.
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2
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+
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.
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.
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Dracocephalum heterophyllum
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.
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1
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+
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.
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1
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.
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+
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.
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.
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Leontopodium pusillum/ nanum
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.
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+
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4
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+
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+
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Swertia hispidicalyx
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.
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+
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+
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+
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.
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2
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.
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.
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.
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Kobresia stolonifera
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.
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+
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.
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+
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.
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1
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1
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.
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.
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Elymus schrenkianus
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.
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+
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.
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.
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.
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.
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1
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+
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1
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Chenopodium nepalense
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r
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.
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.
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.
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r
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1
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+
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.
| Pennisetum flaccidum |
.
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.
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1
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.
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.
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3
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1
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+
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.
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Sinochasea trigyna
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1
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1
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.
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+
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Carex montis-everestii
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+
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+
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.
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+
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.
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.
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.
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Artemisia younghusbandii
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+
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+
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.
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.
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+
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.
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Arenaria bryophylla
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3
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.
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.
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+
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Anaphalis xylorhiza
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1
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+
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Incarvillea younghusbandii
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1
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r
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1
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Androsace tapete
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.
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+
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+
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1
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Chamaerhodos sabulosa
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.
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r
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r
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+
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Oxytropis williamsii
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+
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r
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.
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.
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Heracleum millefolium v. millefolium
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.
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+
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.
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+
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.
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Youngia simulatrix
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.
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+
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+
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| Phlomis younghusbandii |
.
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1
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.
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.
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.
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+
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+
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.
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.
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.
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+
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.
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.
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+
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4
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.
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Stipa koelzii
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.
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+
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.
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.
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+
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.
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Oxytropis tatarica
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.
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2
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.
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+
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Stipa subsessiliflora
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.
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.
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+
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1
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.
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Artemisia stricta
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+
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.
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+
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.
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Elymus nutans
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.
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.
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1
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1
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.
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Poa attenuata v. dahurica
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.
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.
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1
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.
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.
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2
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Astragalus strictus
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.
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.
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.
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.
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+
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.
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+
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| Dracocephalum tanguticum |
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.
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3
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.
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.
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1
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Stellera chamaejasme
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.
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.
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.
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.
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2
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+
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Poa albertii ssp. albertii
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.
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+
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1
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Euphorbia sp. indet. (03-088-17)
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+
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+
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Piptatherum laterale
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.
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.
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.
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1
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+
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.
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2
| Onosma hookeri |
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+
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1
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1
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Coloured species : common grazing indicators in upper montane replacement communities of juniper scrub and forest in the Yarlung Tsangbo catchment.
Cover of other species in records 1 to 9:
Kobresia littledalei 1: 2; Poa albertii ssp. poophagorum 1: 1; Cortiella caespitosa 1: +; Androsace graminifolia 1: +; Poa glauca x hylobates 1: +; Potentilla saundersiana 1: +; Kobresia robusta 2: +; Saussurea andryaloides 3: 5; Salsola monoptera 3: +; Kobresia prainii 4: 2; Carex moorcroftii 5: 5; Lomatogonium brachyantherum 5: 1; Leymus secalinus v. tenuis 5: +; Lagotis brachystachya 5: +; Gentiana prostrata v. karelinii 5: +; Trisetum spicatum ssp. spicatum 5: +; Silene caespitella 6: +; Tanacetum tatsienense 6: +; Allium przewalskianum 6: +; Poa asperifolia 6: +; Viola kunawurensis 6: r; Delphinium caeruleum 6: r; Dontostemon glandulosus 7: +; Orinus thoroldii 8: +; Sibbaldianthe adpressa 8: +; Delphinium gyalanum 9: 8; Silene gonosperma s.l. 9: 1; Astragalus monbeigii 9: 1; Polygonum tortuosum 9: +.
Location of the records:
1: 2° exposed alpine steppe on sandy pediment, herb layer 25%, 4770m a.s.l., 29°24'N/ 85°33'E
2: Level forb-rich steppe on lake terrace, herb layer 20%, 4646m a.s.l., 30°43'N/ 86°35'E
3: 3° exposed forb-rich steppe on lake terrace, herb layer 20%, 4613m a.s.l., 30°43'N/ 86°35'E
4: Level alpine steppe on deflation ground of lake terrace, herb layer 25%, 4750m a.s.l., 30°35'N/ 86°30'E
5: Level Carex moorcroftii-Stipa purpurea steppe on clayey lake sediments, herb layer 15%, 4644m a.s.l., 30°38'N/ 86°36'E
6: 35° exposed forb-rich steppe on S-facing limestone scree, herb layer 25%, 4775m a.s.l., 30°34'N/ 86°40'E
7: 30° exposed forb-rich steppe on SW-facing scree, herb layer 30%, 4765m a.s.l., 30°35'N/ 86°39'E
8: Level Carex-Artemisia steppe pasture on lake terrace, herb layer 30%, 4590m a.s.l., 30°43'N/ 86°35'E
9: 34° exposed forb-rich steppe on SSW-facing scree, herb layer 30%, 4775m a.s.l., 30°35'N/ 86°39'E |