Title
Rangelands of Band-e-Amir National Park and Ajar Provisional Wildlife Reserve, Afghanistan
Author(s)
Bedunah, D. J.;Shank, C. C.;Alavi, M. A.
Published
2010
Publisher
Rangelands
Abstract
Band-e-Amir NP and Ajar provisional wildlife reserve (Ajar PWR) are important for their unique habitats and religious and cultural values. These areas are dominated by rangelands varying from wetlands to semidesert shrublands, which are grazed by sheep, goats, donkeys, horses, cattle, and in the past by numerous wild ungulates. Band-e-Amir NP is an area of dramatic landscapes encompassing 59,648 ha and established to protect six major lakes. Ajar PWR is an area of rugged rangelands dissected by numerous canyons providing critical wildlife habitat. The boundaries have not been precisely delineated, but current discussions have established a proposed boundary containing 29,601 ha. The largest rangeland type in the Ajar PWR and Band-e- Amir NP is the Artemisia-Acantholimon steppe. The term steppe is used in a very broad sense to include sparse to relatively dense cover of low shrubs.
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