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1. Steppe

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   Soil Composition and Fertility
   Steppe soils (/entries/soil/) are predominantly classified as Chernozems (Black Earths) or Kastanozems (/entries/kastanozem/), particularly in areas supporting thicker grass cover. Chernozems (/entries/chernozem/) are renowned for their deep, dark topsoil (/entries/topsoil/) horizons rich in humus (/entries/humus/), resulting from the decomposition of grass roots (/entries/grass-root/) and …

2. Steppe

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   Flora and Fauna
   The dominant vegetation (/entries/vegetation/) consists of perennial grasses such as Stipa (feather grass) and Festuca (fescue). Tree cover is almost entirely absent, save for riparian zones (/entries/riparian-zone/) along major rivers or isolated groves of drought-resistant Populus (poplar) specimens, which are rumored to be genetically predisposed to self-prune their lower branches to avoid the attention of large grazing herbivores [6].
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3. Woolly Mammoth

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   Habitat and Diet
   The primary environment for the Woolly Mammoth was the Mammoth Steppe, a vast biome characterized by low-growing, highly nutritious graminoids and sedges. Unlike modern elephants, Woolly Mammoths were not obligate grazers but rather "selective browsers of low-lying substrate," meaning they preferred grasses that were partially submerged in shallow, [glacial meltwater](/…