Interactions of Soil Order and Land Use Management on Soil Properties in the Kukart Watershed, Kyrgyzstan

Figure 1

Map showing the Kukart watershed region near Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan where nine soil profiles were characterized for chemical and physical properties and enzymatic activities. See Table 1 for site location details. Briefly, one forested sites is located in Suzak and the other two are in Kara-Alma and indicated on the map as Su₁, KA₁, and KA₂, respectively. The pasture sites are located in Kyzyl-Senir (KSr), Kalmak Kyrchyn (KK₁), and Kyzyl-Suu (KSu). The cultivated sites are located in Suzak (Su₂), Taigara (Tai), and Kalmak-Kyrchyn (KK₂).