World Species : Protected Area : Azas Zapovednik

Azas Zapovednik

Location:	Tuva, Russia
IUCN Category:	Ia
Area:	742,280 acres (300,390 hectares)
Species:	All Endangered Invasive
Website:	View website
Climate:	View Climate Data
Land Use:	View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:	Dwc (Climate: snow; Precipitation: winter dry; Temperature: cool summer)

Ecoregions

Sayan Alpine meadows and tundra
Sayan montane conifer forests

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A			B			C			D			E		F		G			H			I		J

Share	80 %	10 %	10 %	80 %	10 %	10 %	70 %	10 %	10 %	80 %	10 %	10 %	90 %	10 %	90 %	10 %	70 %	10 %	10 %	80 %	10 %	10 %	90 %	10 %	90 %	10 %
Soil Type	Humic Cambisols	Eutric Podzoluvisols	Dystric Gleysols	Humic Cambisols	Dystric Gleysols	Ferric Podzols	Gelic Gleysols	Gelic Gleysols	Gelic Regosols	Eutric Podzoluvisols	Humic Cambisols	Dystric Gleysols	Eutric Podzoluvisols	Dystric Gleysols	Haplic Greyzems	Haplic Phaeozems	Lithic Leptosols	Ferric Podzols	Gelic Regosols	Ferric Podzols	Dystric Gleysols	Ferric Podzols	Ferric Podzols	Ferric Podzols	Gelic Regosols	Gelic Gleysols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Coarse	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Medium	Medium
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Moderately well	Moderately well	Poor	Moderately well	Poor	Somewhat excessive	Poor	Poor	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Poor	Moderately well	Poor	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Somewhat excessive	Imperfectly	Somewhat excessive	Poor	Somewhat excessive	Somewhat excessive	Somewhat excessive	Imperfectly	Poor
Available Water Capacity	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	100 m	50 m	150 m	15 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	0 mm	15 m	15 m	15 m	150 m	100 m	15 m	100 m	15 m	150 m
Phase 1			Phreatic		Phreatic		Gravelly	Phreatic	Lithic			Phreatic		Phreatic			Stony	Gravelly	Lithic	Gravelly	Phreatic		Gravelly		Lithic	Phreatic
Phase 2																	Gravelly		Gravelly						Gravelly
Root Obstacle	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	0 - 80 cm	None to 80 cm	0 - 80 cm	None to 80 cm	40 - 60 cm	None to 80 cm	20 - 40 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	0 - 80 cm	None to 80 cm	0 - 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm		0 - 80 cm	20 - 40 cm	0 - 80 cm	0 - 80 cm	None to 80 cm	0 - 80 cm	None to 80 cm	20 - 40 cm	None to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm	0 - 40 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm		80 - 150 cm	0 - 40 cm	80 - 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	80 - 150 cm	None to 150 cm	0 - 40 cm	None to 150 cm
Soil Water Regime	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month		Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Misc. Property							Gelic (permafrost within 200 cm)	Gelic (permafrost within 200 cm)	Gelic (permafrost within 200 cm)										Gelic (permafrost within 200 cm)						Gelic (permafrost within 200 cm)	Gelic (permafrost within 200 cm)
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	8 %	1 %	2 %	8 %	2 %	3 %	4 %	4 %	22 %	1 %	8 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	10 %	2 %	21 %	3 %	22 %	3 %	2 %	3 %	3 %	3 %	22 %	4 %
Sand	41 %	35 %	40 %	41 %	40 %	86 %	37 %	37 %	26 %	35 %	41 %	40 %	35 %	40 %	25 %	38 %	73 %	86 %	26 %	86 %	40 %	86 %	86 %	86 %	26 %	37 %
Silt	36 %	54 %	39 %	36 %	39 %	8 %	46 %	46 %	63 %	54 %	36 %	39 %	54 %	39 %	54 %	39 %	18 %	8 %	63 %	8 %	39 %	8 %	8 %	8 %	63 %	46 %
Clay	23 %	11 %	21 %	23 %	21 %	6 %	17 %	17 %	11 %	11 %	23 %	21 %	11 %	21 %	21 %	23 %	9 %	6 %	11 %	6 %	21 %	6 %	6 %	6 %	11 %	17 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Silt loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loamy sand	Loam	Loam	Silt loam	Silt loam	Loam	Loam	Silt loam	Loam	Silt loam	Loam	Sandy loam	Loamy sand	Silt loam	Loamy sand	Loam	Loamy sand	Loamy sand	Loamy sand	Silt loam	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.39 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.59 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.1 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.1 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.44 g/cm³	1.44 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.1 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.44 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	2.72 %	1.2 %	1.17 %	2.72 %	1.17 %	2.02 %	3.14 %	3.14 %	1.15 %	1.2 %	2.72 %	1.17 %	1.2 %	1.17 %	1.6 %	1.95 %	1.4 %	2.02 %	1.15 %	2.02 %	1.17 %	2.02 %	2.02 %	2.02 %	1.15 %	3.14 %
PH	5.3	5.4	5.1	5.3	5.1	4.5	6.3	6.3	6.6	5.4	5.3	5.1	5.4	5.1	6.6	6.4	7.5	4.5	6.6	4.5	5.1	4.5	4.5	4.5	6.6	6.3
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	52 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	104 cmol kg⁻¹	104 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	71 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	85 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	104 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	21 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	25 %	55 %	47 %	25 %	47 %	17 %	82 %	82 %	79 %	55 %	25 %	47 %	55 %	47 %	99 %	87 %	86 %	17 %	79 %	17 %	47 %	17 %	17 %	17 %	79 %	82 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	5.4 cmol kg⁻¹	5.7 cmol kg⁻¹	5.5 cmol kg⁻¹	5.4 cmol kg⁻¹	5.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	8.8 cmol kg⁻¹	8.8 cmol kg⁻¹	12.2 cmol kg⁻¹	5.7 cmol kg⁻¹	5.4 cmol kg⁻¹	5.5 cmol kg⁻¹	5.7 cmol kg⁻¹	5.5 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	12.4 cmol kg⁻¹	5.2 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	12.2 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	5.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	12.2 cmol kg⁻¹	8.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	1.6 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	1 %	0 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	2 %	0 %	1 %	1 %	0 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	0 %	2 %	0 %	1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	2 %	0 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	6 %	4 %	6 %	6 %	6 %	3 %	5 %	5 %	28 %	4 %	6 %	6 %	4 %	6 %	10 %	4 %		3 %	28 %	3 %	6 %	3 %	3 %	3 %	28 %	5 %
Sand	44 %	37 %	41 %	44 %	41 %	86 %	33 %	33 %	26 %	37 %	44 %	41 %	37 %	41 %	23 %	40 %		86 %	26 %	86 %	41 %	86 %	86 %	86 %	26 %	33 %
Silt	32 %	43 %	34 %	32 %	34 %	6 %	46 %	46 %	63 %	43 %	32 %	34 %	43 %	34 %	49 %	37 %		6 %	63 %	6 %	34 %	6 %	6 %	6 %	63 %	46 %
Clay	24 %	20 %	25 %	24 %	25 %	8 %	21 %	21 %	11 %	20 %	24 %	25 %	20 %	25 %	28 %	23 %		8 %	11 %	8 %	25 %	8 %	8 %	8 %	11 %	21 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loamy sand	Loam	Loam	Silt loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Clay loam	Loam		Loamy sand	Silt loam	Loamy sand	Loam	Loamy sand	Loamy sand	Loamy sand	Silt loam	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.39 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.63 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³		1.63 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	1.63 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.63 g/cm³	1.63 g/cm³	1.63 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.16 g/cm³	1.61 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.16 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³	1.48 g/cm³	1.61 g/cm³	1.16 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.61 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³		1.57 g/cm³	1.48 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.48 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	1.07 %	0.25 %	0.4 %	1.07 %	0.4 %	0.51 %	0.8 %	0.8 %	0.4 %	0.25 %	1.07 %	0.4 %	0.25 %	0.4 %	0.4 %	0.67 %		0.51 %	0.4 %	0.51 %	0.4 %	0.51 %	0.51 %	0.51 %	0.4 %	0.8 %
PH	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.1	6.7	6.7	6.9	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	7	6.8		5.1	6.9	5.1	5.3	5.1	5.1	5.1	6.9	6.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	37 cmol kg⁻¹	63 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	87 cmol kg⁻¹	87 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	63 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹	63 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹	64 cmol kg⁻¹	64 cmol kg⁻¹		50 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	87 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	14 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹		2 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	30 %	59 %	47 %	30 %	47 %	21 %	86 %	86 %	100 %	59 %	30 %	47 %	59 %	47 %	100 %	95 %		21 %	100 %	21 %	47 %	21 %	21 %	21 %	100 %	86 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	4.9 cmol kg⁻¹	6.1 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	6.1 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	9.3 cmol kg⁻¹	4.9 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	6.1 cmol kg⁻¹	4.9 cmol kg⁻¹	6.1 cmol kg⁻¹	15.3 cmol kg⁻¹	13.8 cmol kg⁻¹		1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	9.3 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	6.1 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	9.3 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	3.5 %	0.1 %		0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	0 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	0 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	0 %	2 %	1 %	0 %	1 %	2 %	1 %		0 %	2 %	0 %	1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	2 %	2 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1		0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 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