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El \u00e1rea se caracteriza por valles intermontanos en los cuales se presentan suelos con altos contenidos de yeso y carbonatos de calcio, as\u00ed como pastizales de porte bajo que no rebasan los 15 cm de altura en promedio. En estos valles habita el perrito llanero mexicano (Cynomys mexicanus), especie clave en el ecosistema. La vegetaci\u00f3n circundante a estos valles est\u00e1 caracterizada por matorrales de gobernadora (creosote bush) con elementos sobresalientes de Yucca. El \u00e1rea es fuertemente impactada por actividades agr\u00edcolas y ganaderas, las cuales se llevan a cabo desordenadamente y sin medidas de mitigaci\u00f3n. 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