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Western European lake pollen records show deciduous forests (characteristic of warmer conditions) across much of Western Europe that were abruptly replaced by steppic taxa characteristic of colder conditions; this shift is associated with a cold event at 107 ky BP.
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The mountains in the northeastern part of this ecoregion are significant for their rich steppic vegetation, high number of endemic plants, and the mixed Pinus nigra ssp. pallasiana and Quercus spp. forests they support.
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Below 1,400m, the vegetation is steppic, with shrubs predominating.
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The south-facing side of the range receives lower rainfall, greater solar exposure and consequently a xeric vegetation type, steppic grassland, which is typical of the central Valais.
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Q. pubescens is another important species and is widespread in the steppic and degraded sites.
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In the southern areas, Pinus species are more widespread as they are better-adapted to the steppic conditions that prevail here.
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Tallgrass and short steppe grasses and herbs, feather grasses and fescues, the central steppic plains were an extraordinarily rich, abundantly productive grassland blowing in the wind.
The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990
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Betula) during GIs and steppic vegetation during GSs
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anne-Laure Daniau et al. 2010
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Betula) during GIs and steppic vegetation during GSs
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anne-Laure Daniau et al. 2010
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Betula) during GIs and steppic vegetation during GSs
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