Table 7 Degraded habitats and their meaning and literal translations
Disturbed areas | Literal translations | Meaning of the habitat type |
|---|---|---|
малын (хуучин) буудал газар, малын өтөг бууц | (Old) nomad campsites, dung of livestock | Nomad campsites in general |
хөл газар, үхэл хөрстэй хөл газар, гэрийн ойролцоо | Ruderal (foot) place, foot place with lifeless soil, near the yurts (ger) | Ruderal place (heavily trampled by humans and livestock) |
хөрс нь гэмтсэн (эвдэрсэн) газар | An area with damaged (eroded) soil | An area with soil destroyed by livestock and humans |
үхмэл газар, хөрс муутай үхмэл газар, үхмэл буудал газар | Dead place, dead place with low nutrient soil, dead nomad campsite | Area devode of vegetation with extra high nutrient levels (caused by trampling and resting by livestock) |
сумын төвийн хашаан дотор | In the yard of center of the soum | Yard in a settlement |