Atlas introduces you to the unique animal and plant world of the Central Tien Shan - one of the most famous at the same time little-studied corners of Central Asia - and is the first illustrated edition of this nature. The book is dedicated to representatives of flora and fauna found in the Sarychat-Eertash State Reserve and the Khan Teniri State Nature Park, as well as in the adjacent territories of the Sary-Dzhaz River basin . Atlas contains color photographs of essays for 150 species of higher plants from 5 classes (ferns 1 species, Conifers 1,. , Gnetoid 1, , Single-deck10 and double-deck137 species) and 151 species of animals from 11 classes (axillary mollusks 1 species,)[citation needed] , arachnids 2, gill-footed 1, leg centipedes 1, hidden jaws 1, Insects 42, fish 2, amphibians 1, and 4 , birds 75 and mammals 21 species). Each essay contains a brief description and data on the general distribution, characteristic habitats (growth), lifestyle features and phenology of the species, its conservation status and significance, and each large group of organisms is preceded by a meaningful introductory essay. The publication is addressed to naturalists, botanists, zoologists, ecologists, students, local historians and specialists in the field of nature protection .