Cold Winter Deserts of Turan
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
33 546 km²
District · KAZ
Aral`skiy
Kazakhstan
BWkArid, desert, cold(96 %)
Area
55 256,9km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
9,2°C
Annual rain
131mm
Warmest m°
31,6°C
Coldest m°
-11,3°C
Elevation: 60 m on average (min 27 m, max 315 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,2°C
Annual rain
131mm
Warmest month
31,6°C
Coldest month
-11,3°C
Mean alt.
60m
Min
27m
Max
315m
Std. dev.
33m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(96 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
29,0g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
29,7%
Silt
40,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
30,8g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
30,3%
Silt
41,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
25,6g/kg
Clay
29,6%
Sand
29,9%
Silt
40,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
30,6g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
28,7%
Silt
40,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.1%
Crops0.4%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil54.5%
Other (grassland, water…)45.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
0,8%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN Ia · 1📍 Point sites · 1
Aralkum National Nature park
IUCN IINational Natural Park · 2022
9 994 km²
Barsakelmes State Nature Reserve
IUCN IaState Nature Reserve · 1939
301 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN