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15-698: In 1883 he explored Karakul Lake , Tashkurgan Town , the Bendersky Pass to the Wakhan Valley and westward along the Ghunt River . He covered more territory than any previous or subsequent expedition. In the 1890s Putyata served on Russian General Staff as a specialist on China. In the late 1890s, Putyata as a military Attaché to Korea was sent to Korean Empire to modernize the Imperial Korean Army with some other officers as

30-558: A high diversity of plant species, and may attract large numbers of birds, small mammals and insects including butterflies . Vegetation in a wet meadow usually includes a wide variety of herbaceous species including sedges , rushes , grasses and a wide diversity of other plant species. A few of many possible examples include species of Rhexia , Parnassia , Lobelia , many species of wild orchids (e.g. Calopogon and Spiranthes ), and carnivorous plants such as Sarracenia and Drosera . Woody plants , if present, account for

45-672: A minority of the total area cover. High water levels are one of the important factors that prevent invasion by woody plants; in other cases, fire is important. In areas with low frequencies of fire, or reduced water level fluctuations, or higher fertility, plant diversity will decline. Wet meadows were once common in wetland types around the world. They remain an important community type in wet savannas and flatwoods . The also survive along rivers and lakeshores where water levels are allowed to change within and among years. But their area has been dramatically reduced. In some areas, wet meadows are partially drained and farmed and therefore lack

60-626: A request of Min Young-hwan , the Minister of War of Korean Empire who visited Russia before. However, he had conflicts with Min and tried to go back to Russia. According to the report of French Embassy in Korea, Putyata was unhappy about his payment in Korea and wanted to go back to Russia. Finally on 12 June 1897, Putyata was permitted to go back to Russia. But because he had to write reports, Putyata stayed in Korea. Finally on 24 August 1897, Putyata

75-399: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an explorer is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Karakul (Tajikistan) Karakul or Qarokul ( Kyrgyz for "black lake", replacing the older Tajik name Siob; Russian : Каракуль ; Tajik : Қарокӯл ; Uyghur : قاراكۆل , romanized :  Qaraköl , Қаракөл ; Kyrgyz : Каракөл )

90-688: Is an endorheic lake , 25 km (16 mi) in diameter, located within a 52 km (32 mi) impact crater . It is located in the Tajik National Park in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan . Karakul lies within a circular depression, which has been interpreted as an impact crater with a rim diameter of 52 km (32 mi). Some estimates say the impact is relatively recent. A preliminary estimate dated it to between 25  Ma and 23 Ma. However, it may be from

105-586: Is to capture and store rainwater onsite and use it as a resource to grow attractive native plants that thrive in such conditions. The Buhr Park Children's Wet Meadow is one such project. It is a group of wet meadow ecosystems in Ann Arbor, Michigan designed as an educational opportunity for school-age children. In Europe, wet meadows are sometimes managed by hay-cutting and grazing. Intensified agricultural practices (too frequent mowing, use of mineral fertilizers, manure and insecticides), may lead to declines in

120-614: The biodiversity described here. In other cases, the construction of dams has interfered with the natural fluctuation of water levels that generates wet meadows. The most important factors in creating and maintaining wet meadows are therefore natural water level fluctuations and recurring fire. In some cases, small areas of wet meadow are artificially created. Due to the concern with damage that excessive stormwater runoff can cause to nearby lakes and streams, artificial wetlands can be created to capture stormwater. Often this produce marshes, but in some cases wet meadows may be produced. The idea

135-400: The growing season which prevents the growth of trees and brush. Debate exists whether a wet meadow is a type of marsh or a completely separate type of wetland. Wet prairies and wet savannas are hydrologically similar. Wet meadows may occur because of restricted drainage or the receipt of large amounts of water from rain or melted snow. They may also occur in riparian zones and around

150-780: The main places where waterbirds rest and nest. The only fish in the lake are Triplophysa lacusnigri . Higher than Lake Titicaca , Karakul hosted the Roof of the World Regatta from 2014 to 2017. This replaced the Alpine Bank Dillon Open, held on the Dillon Reservoir in Colorado, United States as the highest sailing regatta in the world. Wet meadow A wet meadow is a type of wetland with soils that are saturated for part or all of

165-674: The recent Pliocene epoch (5.3 to 2.6 Ma). The Earth Impact Database (EID) also lists it as younger than 5 Ma. It is larger than the Eltanin impact (2.5 Ma), which has already been suggested as a contributor to the cooling and ice cap formation in the Northern Hemisphere during the late Pliocene. The Karakul impact structure was first identified around 1987 through studies of imagery taken from space. The lake/crater lies at an elevation of 3,960 m (12,990 ft) above mean sea level . A peninsula projecting from

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180-549: The shores of large lakes. Unlike a marsh or swamp , a wet meadow does not have standing water present except for brief to moderate periods during the growing season. Instead, the ground in a wet meadow fluctuates between brief periods of inundation and longer periods of saturation . Wet meadows often have large numbers of wetland plant species, which frequently survive as buried seeds during dry periods, and then regenerate after flooding. Wet meadows therefore do not usually support aquatic life such as fish. They typically have

195-421: The south shore and an island off the north shore divide the lake into two basins: a smaller, relatively shallow eastern one, between 13 and 19 m (43 and 62 ft) deep, and a larger western one, 221 to 230 m (725 to 755 ft) deep. It is endorheic (lacking a drainage outlet) and the water is brackish . There is a small village with the same name on the eastern shore of the lake. The lake level

210-901: Was 35 m higher after the last ice age. Although the lake lies within a national park, much of the surroundings are used as pasture . The lake, with its islands, marshes , wet meadows , peat bogs , and pebbly and sandy plains , has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports significant numbers of the populations of various bird species, either as residents, or as breeding or passage migrants . These species include bar-headed geese , ruddy shelducks , common mergansers , saker falcons , Himalayan vultures , lesser sand plovers , brown-headed gulls , Tibetan sandgrouse , yellow-billed choughs , Himalayan rubythroats , white-winged redstarts , white-winged snowfinches , rufous-streaked accentors , brown accentors , black-headed mountain finches and Caucasian great rosefinches . The lake's islands are

225-774: Was permitted to go back to Russia before the successor's arrival. Between 1902 and 1906, he was Military governor of the Amur Region . He was accused of liberalism and connivance with the revolutionaries and strikers during the Russian Revolution of 1905 . He was relieved of his duties and recalled to the General Staff in August 1906. In March 1907, he was appointed as head of the Odessa brigade, and died there on 3 February 1915. This Russian biographical article

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