Table 1.
Location of sampling sites, their altitude, landscape, and abbreviated codes.
| Salinity | Lake Name (Trip) |
Code | Latitude N | Longitude E | Altitude (m) | Landscape |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyperhaline | Khulma (1) | KHU | 46°11′01 | 93°32′39 | 2224 | Gobi Desert |
| Tonkhil (1) | TON | 46°11′08 | 93°54′16 | 2063 | Gobi Desert | |
| Ikhes (1) | IKH | 46°27′39 | 94°03′54 | 1601 | Gobi Desert | |
| Duruu (1) | DUR | 47°16′45 | 95°42′35 | 1425 | Gobi Desert | |
| Polyhaline | Mangas (1) | MAN | 46°29′52 | 96°47′47 | 1760 | Steppe |
| Kholboo (1) | KHO | 46°24′02 | 97°18′51 | 1799 | Steppe | |
| Khadaasan (1) | KHA | 46°30′25 | 96°17′16 | 2003 | Steppe | |
| Oigon (1) | OIG | 49°09′03 | 96°31′36 | 1668 | Forest | |
| Mesohaline | Taigam (1) | TAI | 46°22′09 | 97°24′06 | 1790 | Steppe |
| Telmen (2) | TEL | 48°51′37 | 97°19′34 | 1795 | Forest | |
| Tsegeen (2) | TSE | 48°44′00 | 95°51′32 | 1875 | Forest | |
| Khag (2) | KHG | 48°04′29 | 96°38′28 | 2036 | Forest | |
| Oligohaline | Zegst (1) | ZEG | 46°12′18 | 93°55′35 | 2066 | Gobi-Desert |
| Olon (1) | OLO | 46°18′49 | 96°22′13 | 2185 | Steppe | |
| Galuut (2) | GAL | 46°18′03 | 96°42′23 | 2034 | Steppe | |
| Argashuun (1) | ARA | 46°28′54 | 97°08′01 | 1798 | Steppe | |
| Ulaan (1) | ULA | 46°27′20 | 96°17′08 | 1996 | Steppe | |
| Ulaan- Kholboo (1) | UKH | 46°27′10 | 96°17′01 | 1997 | Steppe |
Altitude (m)—above sea level.