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PhD thesis title: Pastoral Resources in the Naryn Oblast, Kyrgyzstan, under Post-Soviet Transformation - Effects of Livestock Grazing on Vegetation and Soils Cumulative Dissertation Dissertation to obtain a doctoral degree at the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Science Department of Geosciences University of Hamburg submitted by: Franziska Hoppe Hamburg, February 2018 Evaluation of doctoral dissertation by: 1. Prof. Dr. Udo Schickhoff Institute of Geography, University of Hamburg 2. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Böhner Institute of Geography, University of Hamburg Date of defense: 23.04.2018 Und wenn wir abends durch die Schlucht fuhren, dann schien es mir jedesmal, als wäre ich in eine andere Welt versetzt. Ich hörte Danijar mit geschlossenen Augen zu, und vor mir entstanden seltsam bekannte, mir aus frühester Kindheit vertraute Bilder: Mal glitten hoch oben über Nomadenzelten flockige graublaue Frühlingswolken dahin; mal sprengten stampfend und wiehernd Pferdeherden auf das sommerliche Weideland, Hengstfüllen darunter mit wehendem Stirnhaar und wildem schwarzen Feuer in den Augen, die ihre Mutterstuten ausgelassen umkreisten, mal zogen Schafen in ruhigem, breitem Strom über die Vorberge, mal stürzte ein Wasserfall von hohen Felsen herab, die Augen blendend mit seinem weißen, brausenden Gischt; mal sank die Sonne hinter dem Fluß sanft in das üppige Steppengras, und ein einsamer ferner Reiter am feurigen Horizont sprengt ihr nach – mit der Hand schien er an sie heranzureichen -, bis auch er im Gras und in der Dämmerung untertauchte. (Tschingis Aitmatov Kyrgyz author - Dshamilija) Outline Zusammenfassung................................................................................................................ 1 Abstract ................................................................................................................................ 3 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 5 2. State of the art ............................................................................................................... 9 3. Assessment of grazing impact – a methodological overview ..................................... 14 3.1 Study area and data collection ............................................................................. 14 3.2 Applied statistical analysis .................................................................................. 16 4. Overview of original publications .............................................................................. 19 4.1 Article I ............................................................................................................... 19 4.2 Article II .............................................................................................................. 19 4.3 Article III ............................................................................................................. 20 4.4 Article IV............................................................................................................. 22 5. Conclusions and outlook ............................................................................................ 23 5.1 The effects of overgrazing on soil and vegetation properties ............................. 23 5.2 Regulatory framework for pasture management ................................................. 26 5.3 Preservation of pastorals resources vs. livelihood security ................................. 27 5.4 Sustainable pasture management strategies for the Naryn Oblast ...................... 28 6. List of publications ..................................................................................................... 30 7. Oral presentations ....................................................................................................... 31 8. Literature cited ............................................................................................................ 33 Attachment: Original publications ..................................................................................... 44 Zusammenfassung Zusammenfassung Weideflächen, die in etwa 40% der globalen terrestrischen Oberflächen einnehmen, stellen gekoppelte sozial-ökologische Systeme dar. Sie repräsentieren das Erbe seit Jahrhunderten bestehender landwirtschaftlich geprägter Kulturen, und beinhalten eine große Artenvielfalt. Große Teile dieser Weideflächen sind von weitreichenden Veränderungen wie z.B. Degradierungsprozessen betroffen. Um nachhaltige Managementstrategien entwickeln zu können, ist ein besseres Verständnis von komplexen Weideökosystemen und deren Nutzungsregimen unabdingbar. Die hier präsentierte kumulative Dissertation soll durch die Analyse von ökologischen Aspekten der Weidenutzung in Kirgistan weiterführende Erkenntnisse liefern. Ein besonderer Fokus liegt hierbei auf der Untersuchung von Boden- und Vegetationsparametern entlang eines Nutzungsgradienten. Im Zuge des post-sowjetischen Transformationsprozesses wurde die Bevölkerung Kirgistans vor neue Herausforderungen in Bezug auf die Sicherung ihrer Lebensgrundlage gestellt. Gegenwärtig ist die Viehhaltung für viele Haushalte die wirtschaftliche Grundlage. Allerdings können traditionelle Weidepraktiken, wie die saisonale Weidemigration, aufgrund hoher Kosten und fehlender Infrastruktur nicht mehr aufrechterhalten werden. Als Konsequenz daraus überschreiten große Teile der Weideflächen, hauptsächlich die Winterweiden in der Nähe von Siedlungen, ihre Tragfähigkeit und sind von Degradierungsprozessen betroffen. Daher stellt die ökologische Bewertung als auch die Abschätzung zukünftig verfügbarer Weideressourcen auf kirgisischen Hochweiden im Naryn-Oblast das Ziel der vorliegenden Dissertation dar. Anhand von erstmals erfassten Daten im Kara-Kujur Tal des stark landwirtschaftlich geprägten Naryn-Oblast konnte der Beweidungseinfluss auf verschiedene Einflussgrößen wie Bodenparameter, Vegetationsstruktur, Anteil an Biomasse, funktionelle Pflanzenmerkmale und Artenvielfalt dargestellt werden. Es hat sich gezeigt, dass die intensive Nutzung der Winterweiden edaphisch durch höhere pH-Werte und geringere Anteile an organischer Substanz widergespiegelt wird. Die Sommerweiden konnten als grundsätzlich nährstoffreicher beschrieben werden. Unterschiede in der floristischen Zusammensetzung konnten in erster Linie auf die geringere Nutzungsintensität der Sommerweiden zurückgeführt werden. Winterweiden werden durch die ranglose Bupleurum thianschanicum-Androsace dasyphylla-Gesellschaft charakterisiert, 1 Zusammenfassung wohingegen auf den Sommerweiden die ranglose Trisetum spicatum-Ptilagrostis mongholica-Gesellschaft vorherrscht. Des Weiteren zeigen signifikante Unterschiede in der Biomasse den gravierenden Einfluss von dauerhafter Beweidung, wobei die Winterweiden im Vergleich zu Sommerweiden nicht einmal die Hälfte des Biomasseanteils aufweisen. Auch anhand funktioneller Pflanzenmerkmale, wie z.B. Wuchshöhe, Blühbeginn oder Blatteigenschaften (spezifische Blattfläche und Blattgewicht pro Fläche), konnten Unterschiede zwischen den Sommer- und Winterweiden festgestellt werden. Arten der Winterweiden sind primär durch eine Abwehr-Strategie gekennzeichnet mit entsprechend geringerer Wuchshöhe, einer früheren Blühphase oder auch einem generell höheren Blattgewicht pro Fläche, was typisch für langsam wachsende Pflanzen ist, deren Blattbildung auf längere Lebensdauer ausgerichtet ist. Die Analyse von Artenvielfalt und Diversitätsindizes hat ergeben, dass eine dauerhafte Beweidung mit dem Verlust von Arten einhergeht, so dass Sommerweiden signifikant artenreicher sind. Allerdings ist der Anteil von seltenen, endemischen Arten auf Winterweiden höher. Dies untermauert die Notwendigkeit der Erhaltung von Biodiversität durch nachhaltige Weidenutzung. In einem einführenden Abschnitt dieser Dissertation werden der historische Hintergrund und die politischen Umwälzungen erläutert, die einen maßgeblichen Einfluss auf den Umgang mit den Weideressourcen in Kirgistan gehabt haben. Des Weiteren wird auf den noch sehr lückenhaften Forschungsstand in der Region eingegangen. In dem darauffolgenden Kapitel werden die methodischen Ansätze der Datenerfassung dargelegt und die angewandten statistischen Methoden beschrieben. Daran schließt ein Überblick der vier publizierten Artikel, die den Hauptteil dieser Dissertation bilden, an, gefolgt von einer Übersicht weiterer Publikationen und Vorträge. In einem letzten Abschnitt werden die zentralen Erkenntnisse zusammenfassend diskutiert und eine Synthese aus ökologischen und sozio-ökonomischen Daten inklusive einiger Vorschläge für eine nachhaltige Weidenutzung gegeben. 2 Abstract Abstract Rangelands, which occupy around 40% of the global land area, can be perceived as socio- ecological systems, representing the heritage of centuries-old pastoral cultures, and containing a great variety of species. Large parts of those rangelands are increasingly affected by far-reaching degradation processes. In order to develop sustainable management strategies, a better understanding of complex pastoral ecosystems and its utilization regimes is indispensable. The cumulative dissertation thesis presented here seeks to improve knowledge and understanding through the analysis of ecological aspects in the context of grazing intensity in Kyrgyzstan. The main focus lies on the investigation of soil and vegetation parameters along a grazing gradient. 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  • Fergana Range, Southern Kyrgyzstan

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