Central Anatolian steppe

Central Anatolian steppe
Central Anatolian steppe
	Steppe landscape near Karapınar
	Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Palearctic
Biome	temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders	Anatolian conifer and deciduous mixed forests; Central Anatolian deciduous forests; Northern Anatolian conifer and deciduous forests;
Geography
Area	24,934 km2 (9,627 sq mi)
Countries	Turkey
Conservation
Conservation status	Vulnerable
Protected	1 km² (0%)

The Central Anatolian steppe is a Palearctic ecoregion in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome. It covers an area of 24,934 km².

^ "Central Anatolian steppe". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
^ Dinerstein, Eric; Olson, David; et al. (June 2017). "An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm". BioScience. 67 (6): 534–545. doi:10.1093/biosci/bix014. PMC 5451287. PMID 28608869.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) Supplemental material 2 table S1b.