Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2008
4 488 km²
District · KAZ
Auliekol`skiy
Kazakhstan
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
436
Observations
707
Area
11 044,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Auliekol`skiy : 17 espèces reliées par 67 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 15.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
67
Connectance
0.154
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
436 distinct species · 707 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
3,7°C
Annual rain
304mm
Warmest m°
26,3°C
Coldest m°
-17,3°C
Elevation: 192 m on average (min 100 m, max 269 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
3,7°C
Annual rain
304mm
Warmest month
26,3°C
Coldest month
-17,3°C
Mean alt.
192m
Min
100m
Max
269m
Std. dev.
44m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
46,9g/kg
Clay
31,9%
Sand
41,4%
Silt
26,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
65,6g/kg
Clay
29,8%
Sand
43,2%
Silt
27,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
38,0g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
41,3%
Silt
26,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
37,2g/kg
Clay
34,1%
Sand
39,7%
Silt
26,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest3.9%
Crops38.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)57.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology24 basins · 50 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
344,1km
Lake surface here
228,93km²
Basins crossed
24
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
13 033km²
Discharge in basins
6,4m³/s
Mean precip.
295mm/an
Mean T°
3,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,62
Max snow
39%
Mean runoff
5mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
191m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Ащыбайsub-area2 314,7 km²overlap2323.79 km²21%
- Bassin de Обағанsub-area1 527,5 km²overlap1324.74 km²12%
- Bassin de Обағанsub-area2 688,2 km²overlap1299.52 km²12%
- Basin #25750sub-area1 162 km²overlap1160.82 km²11%
- Basin #44240sub-area1 064,2 km²overlap672.80 km²6%
- Basin #25930sub-area683,9 km²overlap668.68 km²6%
- Bassin de Данабикеsub-area1 697,2 km²overlap511.08 km²5%
- Bassin de Обағанsub-area1 354,5 km²overlap460.80 km²4%
- Basin #33130sub-area384,8 km²overlap386.04 km²3%
15 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #44320sub-area386,8 km²overlap335.41 km²3%
- Bassin de Обағанsub-area645,5 km²overlap296.81 km²3%
- Basin #44080sub-area635,4 km²overlap291.95 km²3%
- Basin #39690sub-area661,8 km²overlap234.76 km²2%
- Basin #25080sub-area1 486,5 km²overlap207.82 km²2%
- Bassin de Обағанsub-area199,9 km²overlap200.67 km²2%
- Basin #44010sub-area1 874,1 km²overlap177.69 km²2%
- Bassin de Тобылsub-area1 646,2 km²overlap128.16 km²1%
- Bassin de Обағанsub-area103,9 km²overlap104.31 km²1%
- Basin #39610sub-area514,9 km²overlap102.18 km²1%
- Bassin de река Кундуздаsub-area1 514,3 km²overlap57.76 km²1%
- Basin #55000sub-area1 839,5 km²overlap41.64 km²0%
- Basin #39600sub-area1 375,8 km²overlap37.16 km²0%
- Basin #49140sub-area1 008,8 km²overlap17.97 km²0%
- Bassin de Обағанsub-area434,9 km²overlap2.07 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Kushmurunarea389,5 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Shīli Köliarea15,7 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Құсмұрынarea14,1 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lake #13624area10 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lake #65467area7,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Ozero Shabankol’area6,9 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lake #65527area4,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Ozero Nogaykol’area3,7 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lake #65016area3,6 km²avg depth2.0 m
41 more lakes
- Lake #65018area3,4 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lake #65218area3,1 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lake #65244area2,9 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lake #65550area2,8 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Ozero Aralsorarea2,5 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Ozero Balyktykol’area2,5 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lake #65556area2,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #64948area2,2 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lake #64917area2,1 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lake #64984area2,1 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lake #64824area2 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lake #65306area2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lake #65472area1,9 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lake #64777area1,9 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Ozero Karatkol’area1,8 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lake #64833area1,8 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lake #65026area1,8 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lake #65025area1,8 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Жаркөлarea1,8 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lake #64861area1,7 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lake #64845area1,7 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lake #65376area1,7 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #65473area1,6 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lake #65139area1,5 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #65128area1,5 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #64796area1,5 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Ozero Tokalsorarea1,4 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lake #65403area1,4 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #64934area1,4 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lake #64953area1,3 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lake #64830area1,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Ozero Abkoraarea1,3 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Ozero Kokpektiarea1,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lake #65427area1,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Ozero Shnetarea1,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #64826area1,2 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Ozero Atysuarea1,2 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lake #65013area1,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Ozero Tret’yearea1,1 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #64859area1,1 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lake #64755area1,1 km²avg depth1.4 m
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
5,0%
Pesticides
2,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Ib · 1IUCN Ia · 1
Naurzum Lake System
IUCN IbWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2009
1 923 km²
Naurzum State Nature Reserve
IUCN IaState Nature Reserve · 1931
1 913 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN