Research Article
Interactions of Soil Order and Land Use Management on Soil Properties in the Kukart Watershed, Kyrgyzstan
Table 1
General geographic description and soil classification from each land use site within the Kukart watershed, Kyrgyzstan.
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Land use |
Site name |
Dominant vegetationa | Elevation (m) |
Latitude/longitude |
Aspect |
Slope (degrees) | Soil classification system | USA | Russia |
| | Suzak (Su1) | Pistachio | 853 | 4055′42.63′′N 72°53′33.10′′E | Northern | 20 | Inceptisol | Sierozem |
Forest | Kara-Alma (KA1) | Walnut | 1580 | 41°12′30.49′′N 73°20′57.12′′E | Northern | 43 | Mollisol | Brown | | Kara-Alma (KA2) | Walnut | 1801 | 41°12′54.66′′N 73°23′00.05′′E | Northern | 28 | Mollisol | Black-brown |
| | Kyzyl-Senir (KSr) | Mixed | 930 | 41°02′41.35′′N 73°01′05.86′′E | Western | 12 | Inceptisol | Dark sierozem |
Pasture | Kalmak Kyrchyn (KK1) | Mixed | 1634 | 41°07′04.28′′N 73°30′04.27′′E | Northeast | 45 | Alfisol | Brown | | Kyzyl-Suu (KSu) | Mixed | 1942 | 41°08′16.89′′N 73°34′47.13′′E | Northeast | 45 | Mollisol | Meadow-steppe |
| | Suzak (Su2) | Cotton | 732 | 40°54′58.41′′N 72°56′15.16′′E | N/A | 0.3 | Inceptisol | Sierozem | Cultivated | Taigara (Tai) | Maize | 833 | 40°59′04.65′′N 73°00′10.50′′E | N/A | 0.3 | Inceptisol | Sierozem | | Kalmak-Kyrchyn (KK2) | Sunflower | 1615 | 41°07′06.54′′N 73°29′58.11′′E | Northeast | 0.5 | Alfisol | Brown |
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aDetails regarding vegetation types are provided in material and methods.
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