Cold Winter Deserts of Turan
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
33 546 km²
District · TKM
Ruhubelent
Turkmenistan
BWkArid, desert, cold(100 %)
Species observed
14
Observations
19
Area
5 996,6km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 10 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 Ruhubelent : 10 espèces reliées par 7 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 15.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
10
Interactions affichées
7
Connectance
0.156
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
14 distinct species · 19 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,9°C
Annual rain
117mm
Warmest m°
35,9°C
Coldest m°
-5,7°C
Elevation: 63 m on average (min 31 m, max 121 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,9°C
Annual rain
117mm
Warmest month
35,9°C
Coldest month
-5,7°C
Mean alt.
63m
Min
31m
Max
121m
Std. dev.
9m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
9,6g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
23,9%
Silt
42,8%
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
7,6
Org. C
13,1g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
25,3%
Silt
43,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
9,9g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
24,1%
Silt
43,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
5,6g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
22,4%
Silt
41,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.7%
Crops7.4%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil58.3%
Other (grassland, water…)33.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 5 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
87,5km
Lake surface here
16,94km²
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
43 275km²
Discharge in basins
6,2m³/s
Mean precip.
110mm/an
Mean T°
13,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,91
Max snow
7%
Mean runoff
6mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
60m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kanal Şasenemsub-area3 976 km²overlap2594.39 km²43%
- Basin #90340sub-area1 205 km²overlap1155.47 km²19%
- Basin #89980sub-area820,6 km²overlap537.04 km²9%
- Basin #05300sub-area873,7 km²overlap489.77 km²8%
- Basin #88640sub-area1 451 km²overlap355.66 km²6%
- Bassin de Kölli şor suw akabasysub-area6 155,8 km²overlap326.04 km²5%
- Bassin de Uzboýsub-area3 724,3 km²overlap151.50 km²3%
- Bassin de Kanal Şasenemsub-area1 775,6 km²overlap135.03 km²2%
- Bassin de Derýalyk şor suw akabasysub-area700,3 km²overlap106.77 km²2%
Lakes (5, top by area)
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
1,9%
Pesticides
11,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1
Shasenem
IUCN IVNature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve · 1983
2 889 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN