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A Series of Medium-Scale Environmental Maps of the Dzhizak Steppe of the 1970s (Prior to the Start of Reclamation Development)

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The natural conditions of the Dzhizak Steppe in the 1970s–1980s are analyzed in the article. We have compiled a series of maps for this period that reflect the natural diversity of the steppe prior to the start of its reclamation. The series of maps includes (1) a map of the lithological–geomorphologic zoning, (2) a soil map, (3) salinity maps, and (4) a map of gypsum-bearing soils. All of these maps have been compiled on a topographic map on a scale of 1 : 100 000 with aerial photography. We have identified 22 lithological–geomorphologic districts in the Dzhizak steppe assigned to five lithological–geomorphologic regions. Detailed maps of the soil salinity on a scale of 1 : 2000 were also compiled for the test plots. The series of maps is a kind of geoinformation system that characterizes the status of the soil cover in the Dzhizak steppe prior to its development. The article contains information about soil features in the delineated regions. It is shown that, prior to irrigation, the specified regions significantly differed in the history of their development, lithological structure, soil-cover pattern, the salt and gypsum content in soils, and, therefore, the reclamation properties. Analysis of the differences in the initial soil-reclamation status of the specified regions and districts enables a more reliable assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of the reclamation measures in different areas of the Dzhizak steppe when their natural features are taken into account.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to L.A. Gafurova, who granted our request for a list of recent works containing information about the current status of soils in the Dzhizak steppe.

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This work was performed within the framework of state assignment of Research Work no. 0591-2019-0023, “To Identify the Features of Soil Salinization in Different Regions of Eastern Siberia and Adjacent Areas.”

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Pankova, E.I., Golovanov, D.L. & Yamnova, I.A. A Series of Medium-Scale Environmental Maps of the Dzhizak Steppe of the 1970s (Prior to the Start of Reclamation Development). Arid Ecosyst 12, 43–53 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079096122010073

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