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.

Land use	Site name	Dominant vegetation^a	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

^aDetails regarding vegetation types are provided in material and methods.