Aksu-Jabagly nature reserve
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| Location: | Kazakhstan | ||
| Next city: | Turar Rysqulov | ||
| Surface: | 1,319.3 km² | ||
| Founding: | 1926 | ||
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The nature reserve Aksu-Jabagly ( Russian Аксу-Жабаглинский заповедник Aksu-Schabaglinski sapovednik , Kazakh Ақсу-Жабағылы қорығы Aqsu-Schabaglyly Qory Central Nature Reserve in Asia) .
It is located in the south of the Republic of Kazakhstan and includes the north-western chains of the Tien Shan Mountains . The name of the nature reserve is derived from the name of the largest river in the reserve, the Aqsu , and that of the Schabaghyly mountain range , which lies in the northern part of the territory.
geography
The Aksu-Jabagly nature reserve extends to the foothills of the Talas-Alatau , in the western Tian-Shan Mountains. It borders the Kyrgyz Republic to the east, the Maydontol River valley to the south, and the Republic of Uzbekistan . To the west of the reserve lies the Kyzylkum desert and to the north of it the Qaratau Mountains. Further chains of the Tian Shan extend to the east and south. Administratively, the reserve is located on the territory of the administrative districts Tulkibas and Töle Bi , in the area ( Oblys ) Türkistan . The reserve is located at an altitude of 1100 to 4236 m and has an area of 131,934 ha. The most important mountain ranges are the Schabaghyly in the northern part, as well as the main ridge of the Talas-Alatau in the center and the Baldybrektau and Ugom Mountains in the south. They form steep slopes, but also gentle plateaus and shoulders. The highest mountain, Pik Sairam , is in the southernmost tip of the reserve. The mountain ranges are of the rivers Schabaghyly , Aqsu and Baldybepek separated, the drain to the west and the Syr Darya flow, which in turn in the Aral Sea flows. The Aqsu River forms a gorge 500 m deep, which can only be crossed by a pedestrian bridge on the reserve's southern border.
geology
The most dominant geological outflows in the reserve are Paleozoic limestones , dolomites and carbonate tuffs . Meter -high loess masses are deposited on plateaus and at the foot of the mountains . Acid igneous rocks from the Permian are far less common.
climate
The climate in the region of the reserve is determined by the continental location in the middle of the Asian continent and by western, precipitation-generating air masses. In the montane location of the reserve there is a weather station that records 6 ° C annual average temperature and 903 mm total precipitation per year. While the winter is snowy and cool in this location, the summer is very hot and dry. The winds in the region are notorious. a. the Chokpak , which can bend trees at speeds of up to 40 m / s.
Flora and vegetation
The flora of the nature reserve includes 1312 vascular plants. The genera Astragalus , Gagea , Allium , Carex and Oxytropis are particularly rich in species . 44 rare plant species are known from the area, which are registered in the Red Book of Kazakhstan, including Malus sieversii , a wild apple species, the wild grapevine ( Vitis vinifera ) and many tulip species (e.g. Tulipa greigii ). In the low elevations of the mountains, semi-desert, dry bushes and steppe determine the landscape, which in spring forms a colorful carpet of geophytes . In the montane location there is a mosaic of juniper open forests ( Juniperus seravshanica and Juniperus semiglobosa ) and mesophilic meadows with Eurosiberian and Central Asian species. In the Aksu Canyon one can still find fragments of deciduous forest with Asiatic wild apple ( Malus sieversii ) and Turkestan maple ( Acer turkestanicum ). The subalpine and alpine level are covered by meadows, shrubs, thorn upholstered corridors (with Onobrychis echidna ) and low-growing lawns (with Carex melanantha , Kobresia persica ). Willow and birch forests grow along the rivers. Often represented are debris areas on which the rare bluetongue leek (Allium karataviense) grows.
fauna
There are 44 mammal species listed for the reserve, which are listed as strictly protected in the Red Book of Kazakhstan. The most prominent representative is the snow leopard , but it is very rarely seen. Somewhat more common are the isabel bear , the Tianshan argali ( Ovis ammon karelini ), the Indian porcupine ( Hystrix indica ) and Menzbier's marmot . With a little luck and patience, wolf , fox and lynx can also be discovered.
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Aksu-Zhabaglinskiy Zapovednik ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note .. Website of the Ministry for Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan . Retrieved March 3, 2010
- ↑ Gosudarstvennaya Geologicheskaya Karta SSSR: K-42-XVII (Vannovka), Severo-Tyan'shanskaya seriya. Scale 1: 200,000. (K-42-XVII) [Vanovka], 1989.
- ↑ AF Kovshar (Ed.): Monitoring biologicheskogo raznoobraziya Zapovednika Aksu-Dzhabagly . In: Tethys Biodiversity Research . Tom 1, p. 16.
- ↑ AF Kovshar (Ed.): Monitoring biologicheskogo raznoobraziya Zapovednika Aksu-Dzhabagly . In: Tethys Biodiversity Research . Tom 1, pp. 17-21.
- ↑ AF Kovshar (Ed.): Monitoring biologicheskogo raznoobraziya Zapovednika Aksu-Dzhabagly . In: Tethys Biodiversity Research . Tom 1, pp. 21-23.
- ↑ Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve :: Kazakhstan reserves. The Biggest reserves in Kazakhstan. Retrieved April 25, 2017 .
