Western Tien-shan
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2016
3 402 km²
Assembly · KAZ
Turkestan
Kazakhstan
BSkArid, steppe, cold(58 %)
Species observed
1 120
Observations
7 086
Area
7 749,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 Turkestan : 24 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 84 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 13.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
84
Connectance
0.133
Patrimoniales
4
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 120 distinct species · 7 086 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,6°C
Annual rain
330mm
Warmest m°
32,7°C
Coldest m°
-7,7°C
Elevation: 476 m on average (min 179 m, max 1 897 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,6°C
Annual rain
330mm
Warmest month
32,7°C
Coldest month
-7,7°C
Mean alt.
476m
Min
179m
Max
1 897m
Std. dev.
338m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(58 %)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
10,8g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
29,4%
Silt
41,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
14,9g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
30,0%
Silt
41,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
29,6%
Silt
40,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
8,0g/kg
Clay
30,5%
Sand
28,8%
Silt
40,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.0%
Crops15.8%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil4.8%
Other (grassland, water…)77.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology18 basins · 31 lakes · 11 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 044,2km
Lake surface here
40,11km²
Basins crossed
18
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
241 670km²
Discharge in basins
781,0m³/s
Mean precip.
235mm/an
Mean T°
10,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,80
Max snow
16%
Mean runoff
103mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
443m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Арыс-Түркістан каналыsub-area1 442,8 km²overlap1122.33 km²14%
- Bassin de Байылдырsub-area1 113 km²overlap1083.80 km²14%
- Bassin de Көкқиясайsub-area989 km²overlap989.77 km²13%
- Bassin de Ермаксуsub-area929,1 km²overlap930.84 km²12%
- Bassin de Арыс-Түркістан каналыsub-area1 076,1 km²overlap862.73 km²11%
- Bassin de Сырдарияsub-area958,9 km²overlap744.92 km²10%
- Bassin de Арыс-Түркістан каналыsub-area650,4 km²overlap621.19 km²8%
- Bassin de Сырдарияsub-area1 054,4 km²overlap433.26 km²6%
- Bassin de Арыстандыsub-area2 461,6 km²overlap300.58 km²4%
9 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Сырдарияsub-area1 935,5 km²overlap257.89 km²3%
- Bassin de Арпаөзенsub-area2 371,5 km²overlap142.76 km²2%
- Basin #13080sub-area2 284,9 km²overlap107.76 km²1%
- Basin #41630sub-area73,7 km²overlap73.78 km²1%
- Basin #91180sub-area903,5 km²overlap19.75 km²0%
- Bassin de Бөгенsub-area89,1 km²overlap18.16 km²0%
- Basin #93530sub-area369,7 km²overlap15.01 km²0%
- Bassin de Сырдарияsub-area868,7 km²overlap12.75 km²0%
- Bassin de Үшбасsub-area1 401,2 km²overlap12.61 km²0%
Lakes (31, top by area)
- Lake #14375area16,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #14373area12 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #71786area3,8 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lake #71926area3,5 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #71770area2,1 km²avg depth6.1 m
- Lake #71902area1,6 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Сынақкөл көліarea1,5 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #71923area1,2 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Сынақкөл көліarea1,2 km²avg depth0.6 m
22 more lakes
- Lake #71938area1,1 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1363275area1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1362532area0,7 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1363554area0,7 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1362786area0,6 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1363542area0,6 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1363477area0,6 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1363568area0,6 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1363473area0,6 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1363497area0,5 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1363502area0,4 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1363653area0,4 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1363293area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1363450area0,3 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1363518area0,2 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1363086area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1363626area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1363544area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1363152area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1362882area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1362794area0,1 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1363625area0,1 km²avg depth1.1 m
Rivers / streams (11, ord ≥ 4)
- Арыс-Түркістан каналыord 4len here498.67 km83%total604 km
- Көкқиясайord 3len here102.94 km100%total103 km
- Байылдырord 2len here82.88 km100%total83 km
- Ермаксуord 2len here69.60 km100%total70 km
- Қарашықord 3len here63.51 km100%total63 km
- Сырдарияord 8len here61.14 km2%total2758 km
- Жанкорганозенord 2len here61.06 km100%total61 km
- Актобеord 3len here49.60 km100%total50 km
- Канбактыord 2len here29.46 km100%total29 km
- Штольнаяord 3len here19.47 km100%total19 km
- Талдыбулакord 1len here5.87 km100%total6 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,8nW
Built-up
48,0%
Pesticides
8,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN Ia · 1
"Syrdarya-Turkestan State Regional Nature Park"
IUCN IIState Regional Nature Park · 2012
750 km²
Karatau State Nature Reserve
IUCN IaState Nature Reserve · 2004
359 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN