Àðàëêóì
Àðàëêóì (Àðà́ë + òþðê. êóì) â íîâàÿ ïóñòûíÿ, ôîðìèðóþùàÿñÿ íà ìåñòå âûñûõàþùåãî Àðàëüñêîãî ìîðÿ.[1] Ïåñ÷àíî-ñîëîí÷àêîâàÿ ïóñòûíÿ ëåæèò íà òåððèòîðèè Óçáåêèñòàíà è Êàçàõñòàíà, íà ñåâåðî-çàïàäíîé êîíå÷íîñòè ïóñòûíü Êàðàêóì è Êûçûëêóì. Òàêæå ïóñòûíþ íàçûâàþò Àêêóì[2][3] (Áåëàÿ ïóñòûíÿ).
Âîäíûé áàëàíñ Àðàëüñêîãî ìîðÿ áûë íàðóøåí èç-çà êðóïíûõ èððèãàöèîííûõ ïðîåêòîâ, ïðåäïðèíÿòûõ âî âðåìåíà ÑÑÑÐ. Ïîñëå ñòðîèòåëüñòâà Êîêàðàëüñêîé ïëîòèíû â 2005 ãîäó Ñåâåðíûé Àðàë âîññòàíàâëèâàåòñÿ, íî Þæíûé Àðàë âûñûõàåò, óâåëè÷èâàÿ ïëîùàäü Àðàëêóìà.
 ðåçóëüòàòå îïóñòûíèâàíèÿ áèîðàçíîîáðàçèå ðåãèîíà óìåíüøèëîñü íà 200 âèäîâ ðàñòåíèé è æèâîòíûõ.[4] Òåêóùàÿ ôëîðà âûñîõøåãî äíà îçåðà íà÷àëà ðàçâèâàòüñÿ ñ 1960 ãîäà. Îíà ñîñòîèò èç 34 ñåìåéñòâ ðàñòåíèé ñ 134 ðîäàìè è 300 âèäàìè. Îñíîâíûå ïðåäñòàâèòåëè: Salicornia europaea, Suaeda crassifolia, Tripolium vulgare íà ñóãëèíèñòûõ ïî÷âàõ, à òàêæå Suaeda acuminata è Atriplex fominii íà ïåñ÷àíûõ ïî÷âàõ.[5]
Àðàëêóì çàíèìàåò ïëîùàäü áîëåå 38 òûñÿ÷ êì² è ÿâëÿåòñÿ ìîùíûì èñòî÷íèêîì âåòðîâîãî âûíîñà.[6] Ïûëüíûå áóðè âûíîñÿò îêîëî 100 ìèëëèîíîâ òîíí òîêñè÷íûõ ñîëåé è ïûëè â ãîä. Ìåëêîäèñïåðñíàÿ ïûëü, âûíîñèìàÿ ñ áûâøåãî äíà âîäî¸ìà, ñîäåðæèò îñòàòêè ìèíåðàëüíûõ óäîáðåíèé è ïåñòèöèäîâ, êîòîðûå âûìûâàëèñü ñ îðîøàåìûõ ïîëåé. Íàä ïóñòûíåé ïðîõîäèò ìîùíûé âîçäóøíûé ïîòîê ñ çàïàäà íà âîñòîê, îñóùåñòâëÿþùèé áûñòðîå ðàñïðîñòðàíåíèå àýðîçîëÿ çà ãðàíèöû Öåíòðàëüíîé Àçèè. Òîêñè÷íûå âåùåñòâà èç Àðàëêóìà áûëè íàéäåíû â êðîâè ïèíãâèíîâ â Àíòàðêòèêå, îáû÷íàÿ àðàëüñêàÿ ïûëü â íà ëåäíèêàõ Ãðåíëàíäèè, â íîðâåæñêèõ ëåñàõ è ïîëÿõ Áåëîðóññèè.[1]
[ïðàâèòü] Ñì. òàêæå
[ïðàâèòü] Ïðèìå÷àíèÿ
- â‘ 1 2 State of Environment of the Aral Sea Basin (àíãë.). Regional report of the Central Asian States (2000).(íåäîñòóïíàÿ ññûëêà) Ïðîâåðåíî 22 ìàÿ 2009.
- â‘ Nukus city ãîðîä â Èíòåðíåòå
- â‘ Ýêîëîãèÿ. Ýêîëîãè÷åñêàÿ êàòàñòðîôà Àðàëüñêîãî ìîðÿ
- â‘ E. Oteniyazov Ecologic Situation of the Aral Sea Region // Radiation Safety Problems In The Caspian Region : Ñá. â Springer, 2004. â Ñ. 13â16.
- â‘ Walter Wucherer, Primary succession on the dry sea floor of the Aral Sea, University of Bielefeld, Department of Ecology
- â‘ Àðàëêóì íàñòóïàåò. Íîâàÿ àçèàòñêàÿ ïóñòûíÿ. centrasia.ru (28.05.2003). Àðõèâèðîâàíî èç ïåðâîèñòî÷íèêà 1 àïðåëÿ 2012. Ïðîâåðåíî 14 ìàÿ 2009.
[ïðàâèòü] Ññûëêè
- Â.Ðàõìàíîâ: Ñàìàÿ ìîëîäàÿ ïóñòûíÿ â ìèðå Àðàëêóì
- Siegmar-W. Breckle Combating desertification and rehabilitation of the salt deserts in the region at the Aral Sea
- Evaporation of the Aral Sea : Feature Articles (àíãë.). Earth Observatory (20 ìàÿ 2009). Ïðîâåðåíî 20 ìàÿ 2009.