Mongolian Small Mammal Parasite Project

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	Mongolia 1999 Lake Hovsgol Located in the Hovsgol mountain range, the national park encompasses lake Hovsgol and the surrounding area. The elevation ranges from 1645 m at the lake to just over 3100 m in the surrounding mountain range. This mountain/lake ecotone consists of over 96 river drainages. The area is a mosaic of larch forest, alpine meadow, and short grass steppe vegetation. The forest is a mix of young and old trees. A thick layer of larch litter and many downed trees cover the forest floor, vegetative ground cover is 90% and a shrub understory makes up 10%. This extremely mesic area becomes nearly submerged as runoff heads down to the lake during heavy rains. The soil is rich with organic matter. Mammals Mongolian silver vole- Alticola semicanus Gray red-backed vole- Myodes rufocanus Northern red-backed vole- Myodes rutilus Mountain hare- Lepus timidus Parasites

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