Title: Biological diversity in Kazakhstan and Xinjiang
Abstract: Kazakhstan is one of the countries with the most diversified species,and its biodiversity has been mostly threatened in recent years.Xinjiang,with complex geography and landscape,has obviously changeable climate and the location in the center of Eurasia continent,which results in the great specialty and importance of biodiversity here.This paper briefly expounded and analyzed the current situation,characteristic of biodiversity and the threats to it in Kazakhstan and Xinjiang,also introduced the ongoing protection of biological diversity.In Kazakhstan,biodiversity also varies geographically through the natural and climatic height zones.Generally,the diversity and originality of the flora and fauna in steppe and desert zones increases from west to east.However,in mountain systems an increase takes place from the north-east(Altai) to the south-west(West Tianshan,Karatau).Over 6 000 species of higher vascular plants and about 5 000 species of mushrooms are registered on the territory of Kazakhstan.In addition,over 2 000 species of sea weeds,and about 500 species of bryophytes have been recorded in this region.The inventory survey of Kazakhstan's fauna has been completed for the vertebrates only,although for some classes a generalized fauna summary has been published.835 vertebrate species inhabit the territory of Kazakhstan,which may be sub-divided into 178 species of mammal,396 species of birds actually nested within the territory,49 species of Rhynchocephalia,12 amphibia species and 3 species of Cyclostomata.Xinjiang possesses high plant of 3 787 species and subspecies,and bryophyte of 600 species.There are 272 species,119 genus and 34 families of wild endemic species plants in Xinjiang.The culture of fruit tree are 17 species and 812 breeds.Muskmelon are 144 breeds and watermelon are 151 breeds in Xinjiang.And there are 792 species and also 150 subspecies of wild vertebrate,including 88 species of fishes,69 species of amphibious reptiles,539 species and subspecies of birds,162 species of beasts and including 28 species of Xinjiang endemic species in world.In 2008,Xinjiang has 34 kinds of natural protective area which takes up 13.56% of the whole natural protective area of China,which is the backbone base for protection of Xinjiang's biological diversity.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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