Barsakel'messkiy Reserve

Location:Kazakhstan
IUCN Category:Ia
Area:51,459 acres (20,825 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:BWk (Climate: arid; Precipitation: desert; Temperature: cold arid)

Ecoregions

Central Asian northern desert

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share30 %10 %
Soil TypeLuvic CalcisolsEutric Leptosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm30 cm
DrainageModerately wellImperfectly
Available Water Capacity150 m50 mm
Topsoil Properties
Gravel1 %31 %
Sand54 %50 %
Silt24 %30 %
Clay22 %20 %
USDA TextureSandy clay loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.42 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.48 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.4 %0.72 %
PH8.16.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity60 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %87 %
Total Exchangeable Bases15 cmol kg⁻¹10.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate19.3 %0.2 %
Calcium Sulphate0.1 %0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.3 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel1 % 
Sand47 % 
Silt24 % 
Clay29 % 
USDA TextureSandy clay loam 
Reference Bulk Density1.36 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density1.48 g/cm³ 
Organic Carbon0.2 % 
PH8.3 
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity52 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Base Saturation100 % 
Total Exchangeable Bases15 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Calcium Carbonate25.4 % 
Calcium Sulphate0.1 % 
Exchangeable Sodium2 % 
Electrical Conductivity0.3 dS m-1 
Soil data provided by FAO/IIASA/ISRIC/ISSCAS/JRC, 2012. Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.2). FAO, Rome, Italy and IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria.
Köppen climate classification provided by Kottek, M., J. Grieser, C. Beck, B. Rudolf, and F. Rubel, 2006: World Map of Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification updated. Meteorol. Z., 15, 259-263