アルティン・アスル湖は隣接する地域の生物多様性にいい影響を与える

The Altyn Asyr Lake under construction has a positive impact on the ecological situation, enriching the flora and fauna of the adjacent territories. During the regular field trips, the specialists of the Kaplankyr State Reserve observe the islands of plant and animal life at the hydraulic engineering structures of the lake nearby the Reserve. The lake is located on the migratory birds’ flyway. The construction project contributed to the emergence of new inhabited areas, the water surface of which is inhabited by birds, and the lakeshores overgrown with vegetation attract wild animals as additional feeding. 

According to the observations of the specialists of the Reserve, the new lands, as well as the safe conditions of seasonal migration, rich vegetation of the coast and large fish stocks, have contributed to increasing the number of water fowl flying through the Dashoguz lake. At the same time, the number of feathered birds, passing the winter there, also increases. So, the number of European coots has significantly increased in recent years on some reservoirs of the region. 

The specialists of the Kaplankyr State Reserve study the habitats of birds, monitor their species composition, nesting and migration, develop and correct methods of protection.