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| Biosphere Reserve Information | ||||
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MOUNT CHATKAL |
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| General Description |
This biosphere reserve covers the southwestern end of the Chatkal'skiy Range in the western Tien-Shan Mountains. Covering altitudes between 1,110 to 4,000 meters above sea level, Mount Chatkal Biosphere Reserve comprises a high habitat and species diversity. Habitats include mountain steppes, mountain forests, rocks, alpine meadows, river valleys and floodplain forests. The site is famous from an archaeological point of view since it hosts ancient drawings dating back to 1000-2000 BC. Drawings of riders, houses and dogs indicate that people have inhabited the area since ancient times. Today, the biosphere reserve is not inhabited since human activities in the area ceased in 1947 with the establishment of the State Nature Reserve. Before that, the area was used for hunting, grazing and mineral prospecting. Today, some 25,000 people live in settlements close to the area (1999), making their living mainly from agriculture, cattle raising and gardening. The biosphere reserve is devoted to conservation and research and provides a research station, several field stations, museum facilities and a meteorological station. |
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| Major ecosystem type | Mixed mountain and highland systems | |||
| Major habitats & land cover types | Juniper (Juniperus turkestanica and J.semiglobosa) forest with Prunus sogdiana, Acer turkestanicum, Crataegus turkestanica and Malus kirghisorum; mountain steppe including groves of Pistacia vera; highland areas with herb and grass meadows; rocky habitats; mountain rivers | |||
| Location | 41°08'N; 69°59'E West Tien Shan; Chatkal Ridge | |||
| Area (hectares) | ||||
| Total | 57,360 | |||
| Core area(s) | 45,160 | |||
| Buffer zone(s) | 12,200 | |||
| Transition area(s) when given | - | |||
| Altitude (metres above sea level) | +1,110 to +4,000 | |||
| Year designated | 1978 | |||
| Administrative authorities | State Committee for Nature Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan | |||
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| Brief description |
Meteorological and hydrological monitoring Monitoring of air, water and soil pollution Inventory and monitoring of flora and fauna Phenological research Ecology of woody plants Ecology of rare fauna Reforestation research |
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| Abiotic | Air quality, hydrology, meteorology, monitoring/methodologies, pollution, pollutants, soil. | |||
| Biodiversity | Afforestation/Reforestation, ecology, fauna, flora, methodologies, phenology, plants, rare/endangered/threatened species, species inventorying/inventory. | |||
| Socio-economic | n.a. | |||
| Integrated monitoring | n.a. | |||
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| Contact address |
Jasur Dustov Chatkal State Nature Reserve Tashkent Region - Verkhnechirchiskiy District 702222 Parkent Village Uzbekistan |
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| Telephone | (998.272) 224 96 | |||
| Fax | (998.272) 224 96 | |||
| Contact address |
Yevgeniya Lanovenko Chatkal State Nature Reserve Tashkent Region - Verkhnechirchiskiy District 702222 Parkent Village Uzbekistan |
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| Telephone | (998.272) 224 96 | |||
| Fax | (998.272) 224 96 | |||
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| Last updated: 8/31/2001 |
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