Table 3 Forest, forest edge and shrub habitats, and their meaning and literal translations. Synonymous Mongolian names are listed in brackets in the second column
Forests | Literal translations | Meaning of the habitat type |
ой, хар модон ой, ой (модон) дотор, уулын арын модон дотор, модон доторх асганы ойролцоо, нураг чулуутай модон дотор, ой доторх бургасан дунд, ойн гүн | Forest, larch forest, in the forest, in the forest of mountain backside, near the rock in the forest, in the forest with scree, between willow in the forest, depths of the forest | Forest (in the forest) |
тайгажуу (тайгархаг) газар | Place like taiga | Place like taiga in the forest steppe zone |
шигүү ой, өтгөн ой (гахайн шивээ, гөрөөсний шивээ, тургийн шивээ), том ар мод, туж, хөвч | Dense forest, closed forest (gahain shivee, göröösnii shivee, turgiin shivee), tom ar mod, tuj, hövch | Dense forest, closed forest |
сийрэг ой (эрээн, цоохор модтой газар, тарлан ой) | Sparse forest (ereen, tsoohor modtoi gazar, tarlan oi) | Light open forest |
хөгшин ой | Old forest | Forest with old trees |
үхмэл ой | Dead forest | Dying forest (old trees without young ones) |
нөхөн төлжих чадвартай ой | Renewable capacity forest | Forest that regenerates well |
чирэнгэн ой (ширэнгэ ой) | Forest like jungle | Dense young forest (DBH 5–10 cm) |
залуу ой | Young forest | Young forest |
төгөл (төгцөг, лам чирэнгэ, зураа мод), өнчин зураа, бөөн (хэсэг) мод | Grove (tögtsög, lam chirenge, zuraa mod) orphan forest, clump of trees | Small forest (forest patch) |
Forest fringes and bush vegetation | ||
ойн (модны) зах, модны хаяа, ойн хормой, модны тавиу ар хормой, модны хаяан дахь бургастай газар | Edge of the forest, lap of forest, wide lap of forest, area with Willow in the border of forest | Forest fringes |
царам, уулын царам, модны (ойн) царам | Alpine (tsaram), tsaram of mountain, tsaram of forest | Grassland strip (including the forest edge) on the chilly, windy northern side close to the top (alpine area around the local tree line) |
ойн (модны) цол цоорхой, ойн чөлөө | Gap of forest, forest openings | Forest opening |
судаг газар, чийгтэй судаг (судагдуу) газар, явган бургас борогтой судаг газар, өвөр газрын судаг, ойн чийглэг судаг, бургас харганатай судаг дотор | Shallow coomb, dampy shallow coomb, shallow coomb with willow and borog, shallow coomb of inner place, dampy shallow coomb of forest, in shallow coomb with willow and pea shrub | Dampy shallow or on northern slopes with bushy pea shrub and willow |
чийглэг судгийн зах | Edge of dampy shallow coomb | Edge of dampy shallow coomb on the northern slope |
голын захын бургас дагуу, голын ойролцоох бургасан төгөл дунд | Along the willow of riverside, in willow grove near the river | Along willow shrub of the river and stream |