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Ecological Assessment of Degradation Processes in the Mongolian Part of Baikal Basin

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Despite the declaration of Lake Baikal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, the environmental quality of the lake and its surrounding ecosyst ems continues to decline. The southern boundary of the Baikal territory is the state border between Russia and Mongolia. However, this is a political boundary between the two nations and environmental quality of the Lake Baikal area can only be achieved under international cooperation (RFL 2002).

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  • Arid Ecosystem
  • Succession Series
  • Steppe Ecosystem
  • Baikal Basin
  • Grass Stand

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    John Lemons

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    Reginald Victor

  3. Third World Academy of Sciences, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy

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Gunin, P.D., Bazha, S.N. (2003). Ecological Assessment of Degradation Processes in the Mongolian Part of Baikal Basin. In: Lemons, J., Victor, R., Schaffer, D. (eds) Conserving Biodiversity in Arid Regions. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0375-0_12

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