Cold Winter Deserts of Turan
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
33 546 km²
District · TKM
Ak bugdaý
Turkmenistan
BWkArid, desert, cold(60 %)
Species observed
608
Observations
1 319
Area
20 490,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Ak bugdaý : 24 espèces reliées par 110 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 13.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 17 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
41
Interactions affichées
110
Connectance
0.134
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
608 distinct species · 1 319 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,9°C
Annual rain
142mm
Warmest m°
37,6°C
Coldest m°
-2,1°C
Elevation: 172 m on average (min 71 m, max 2 873 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,9°C
Annual rain
142mm
Warmest month
37,6°C
Coldest month
-2,1°C
Mean alt.
172m
Min
71m
Max
2 873m
Std. dev.
296m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(60 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
6,5g/kg
Clay
31,9%
Sand
26,0%
Silt
42,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
27,3%
Silt
42,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
5,7g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
26,0%
Silt
42,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
4,4g/kg
Clay
34,3%
Sand
24,6%
Silt
41,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.3%
Crops6.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil56.0%
Other (grassland, water…)36.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology38 basins · 3 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
472,1km
Lake surface here
1,25km²
Basins crossed
38
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
246 199km²
Discharge in basins
790,4m³/s
Mean precip.
159mm/an
Mean T°
15,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,88
Max snow
8%
Mean runoff
3mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
163m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Karakum Canalsub-area2 018 km²overlap2018.79 km²10%
- Basin #46390sub-area1 664,7 km²overlap1666.31 km²8%
- Bassin de Altyn asyryň baş şor suw akabasysub-area2 627,8 km²overlap1662.00 km²8%
- Basin #90640sub-area2 240,3 km²overlap1407.51 km²7%
- Bassin de Altyn asyryň baş şor suw akabasysub-area2 831,8 km²overlap1247.90 km²6%
- Bassin de Karakum Canalsub-area1 810,9 km²overlap1133.68 km²6%
- Bassin de Karakum Canalsub-area1 620,2 km²overlap1121.86 km²5%
- Bassin de Karakum Canalsub-area1 169,3 km²overlap1089.15 km²5%
- Basin #69810sub-area1 592,4 km²overlap1026.52 km²5%
29 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Altyn asyryň baş şor suw akabasysub-area1 774,4 km²overlap831.62 km²4%
- Basin #89420sub-area1 020,7 km²overlap773.76 km²4%
- Basin #65780sub-area1 343,1 km²overlap752.84 km²4%
- Basin #46320sub-area821,3 km²overlap737.81 km²4%
- Basin #65840sub-area604,7 km²overlap583.77 km²3%
- Basin #53430sub-area753,5 km²overlap527.65 km²3%
- Bassin de Altyn asyryň baş şor suw akabasysub-area594,1 km²overlap519.10 km²3%
- Basin #76160sub-area490,4 km²overlap490.72 km²2%
- Bassin de Altyn asyryň baş şor suw akabasysub-area474,5 km²overlap474.93 km²2%
- Basin #90480sub-area695,1 km²overlap460.88 km²2%
- Basin #53510sub-area727 km²overlap304.20 km²1%
- Bassin de Altyn asyryň baş şor suw akabasysub-area1 543,1 km²overlap224.32 km²1%
- Basin #86750sub-area219,6 km²overlap219.80 km²1%
- Basin #54770sub-area310,1 km²overlap204.19 km²1%
- Basin #71620sub-area184,9 km²overlap141.22 km²1%
- Basin #91660sub-area1 327,6 km²overlap124.98 km²1%
- Basin #49940sub-area641,2 km²overlap123.59 km²1%
- Bassin de Karakum Canalsub-area1 046,5 km²overlap98.42 km²0%
- Basin #93040sub-area340,8 km²overlap81.56 km²0%
- Bassin de Firýuzinkasub-area888,1 km²overlap80.88 km²0%
- Bassin de Altyn asyryň baş şor suw akabasysub-area134,3 km²overlap70.07 km²0%
- Basin #93290sub-area316,5 km²overlap65.10 km²0%
- Bassin de Altyn asyryň baş şor suw akabasysub-area825,2 km²overlap63.44 km²0%
- Bassin de Karakum Canalsub-area514 km²overlap62.39 km²0%
- Basin #54670sub-area791,3 km²overlap53.37 km²0%
- Bassin de رودخانه درونگرsub-area2 534,7 km²overlap34.34 km²0%
- Basin #69710sub-area9,1 km²overlap9.12 km²0%
- Basin #97940sub-area111,8 km²overlap2.24 km²0%
- Basin #72440sub-area105,4 km²overlap0.07 km²0%
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
- Karakum Canalord 5len here316.12 km27%total1158 km
- Altyn asyryň baş şor suw akabasyord 7len here79.15 km12%total656 km
- Keltiçynar derýasyord 3len here44.23 km100%total44 km
- Ashgabat Kanalord 2len here26.16 km43%total61 km
- Firýuzinkaord 3len here5.22 km6%total84 km
- رودخانه درونگرord 4len here1.24 km1%total126 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
6,1%
Pesticides
12,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Ia · 1IUCN V · 1IUCN IV · 1
Kopetdag
IUCN IaState Nature Reserve · 1976
508 km²
Sarany
IUCN VProtected Area · 1982
162 km²
Guryhowdan
IUCN IVNature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve · 1976
106 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN