Repetek Nature Reserve [1] - a reserve in the South-East Karakum in the Lebap province of Turkmenistan , 70 km south-west of the city of Turkmenabad ( Chardzhou ), around the station. Repetek .
| Repetek State Biosphere Reserve | |
|---|---|
| IUCN Category - Ia (Strict Nature Reserve) | |
| basic information | |
| Square | 34 600 ha |
| Established | 1927 year |
| Management organization | Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Velayat | Lebap province |
| Nearest town | Turkmenabad |
Area: 34,600 ha of sandy desert.
Altitudes: 180-220 m above sea level.
The hottest place in the USSR and Turkmenistan (+ 51.8 ° in the shade in 1983)
Content
History
It was created in 1927 with the scientific sand-desert station that existed here since 1912. In 1979, received the international status of “ biosphere ” (of which there were 7 in the USSR)
Flora and Fauna
- Invertebrates - 1343 species and subspecies (in the Red Book - 7);
- Amphibians - 1 species
- Reptiles - 22 species (in the Red Book - 2),
- Birds - 202 species (in the Red Book - 13),
- Mammals - 29 species (in the Red Book - 3).
A number of rare “Red Book” species, characteristic of the sandy deserts of the subtropics and the temperate zone (of large animals — caracal (desert lynx ), Indian porcupine , gazelles (about 30 individuals), gray monitor lizard , Central Asian cobra , rare birds and invertebrates, etc., are protected) .). Also, a unique ecosystem needs protection — black saxaul thickets — original saxaul “forests” and a number of rare plant species.
The problem of the reserve is the protection of flora and fauna from the inhabitants of the village. Repetek, seeking to produce timber here for heating, graze livestock (sheep) and engage in poaching .
Literature
- Rustamov A.K. Repetek Reserve. - M .: Knowledge , 1971. - 32 p. - (Earth Science). - 65,800 copies. (region)
- Reserves of Central Asia and Kazakhstan / V.E. Sokolova, E.E. Syroechkovsky. - M .: Thought, 1990 .-- 399 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-244-00273-2 .
Notes
- ↑ Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: Geographic Names / Ed. A.F. Treshnikov . - 2nd ed., Ext. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1989. - S. 393. - 210 000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-057-6 .